Phylogeny of Dictyoptera: Dating the Origin of Cockroaches, Praying Mantises and Termites with Molecular Data and Controlled Fossil Evidence [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Understanding the origin and diversification of organisms requires a good phylogenetic estimate of their age and diversification rates. This estimate can be difficult to obtain when samples are limited and fossil records are disputed, as in Dictyoptera ...
Frédéric Legendre +2 more
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The evolution of startle displays: a case study in praying mantises. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2020 Anti-predator defences are typically regarded as relatively static signals that conceal prey or advertise their unprofitability. However, startle displays are complex performances that deter or confuse predators and can include a spectacular array of movements, colours and sounds.
Vidal-García M +3 more
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A Cretaceous-aged Palaeotropical dispersal established an endemic lineage of Caribbean praying mantises. [PDF]
Proc Biol Sci, 2017 Recent phylogenetic advances have uncovered remarkable biogeographic histories that have challenged traditional concepts of dispersal, vicariance and diversification in the Greater Antilles. Much of this focus has centred on vertebrate lineages despite the high diversity and endemism of terrestrial arthropods, which account for 2.5 times ...
Svenson GJ, Rodrigues HM.
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Novel Mitochondrial Gene Rearrangement and Intergenic Regions Exist in the Mitochondrial Genomes from Four Newly Established Families of Praying Mantises (Insecta: Mantodea). [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Long non-coding regions (NCRs) and gene rearrangements are commonly seen in mitochondrial genomes of Mantodea and are primarily focused on three regions: CR-I-Q-M-ND2, COX2-K-D-ATP8, and ND3-A-R-N-S-E-F-ND5.
Lin YJ +6 more
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Mismatched menu: the incompatibility of adult black soldier flies as praying mantis feed. [PDF]
Front Insect SciPraying mantises are known for their striking predatory behavior and are becoming increasingly popular with hobbyists and for scientific research. As generalist predators with a wide range of insect-based diets, it is crucial to identify suitable prey ...
Klüber P, Gabche R.
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An annotated type catalogue of praying mantises (Mantodea) in the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH)
European Journal of TaxonomyWith this publication we provide an updated catalogue of the type material of mantises (Mantodea) deposited in the Zoological Museum Hamburg (ZMH). We report 84 type specimens (51 holotypes, 25 paratypes and 8 syntypes) belonging to 64 species (45 valid
Eileen Nguyen +2 more
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Neuropeptides from a praying mantis: what the loss of pyrokinins and tryptopyrokinins suggests about the endocrine functions of these peptides. [PDF]
PeerJBackground Neuropeptides play important roles in insects, but in many cases their functions remain obscure. Comparative neuropeptidome analyses may provide clues to what these functions might be.
Veenstra JA.
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The Role of Central Complex Neurons in Prey Detection and Tracking in the Freely Moving Praying Mantis (Tenodera sinensis). [PDF]
Front Neural Circuits, 2022 Complex tasks like hunting moving prey in an unpredictable environment require high levels of motor and sensory integration. An animal needs to detect and track suitable prey objects, measure their distance and orientation relative to its own position ...
Wosnitza A +4 more
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Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 In this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of praying mantises Phyllothelys breve (Wang, 1993) (GenBank accession no. MT024239) using next-generation sequencing method.
Yang Wang, Yang Wang, Yang Liu
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Morphology and material composition of raptorial foreleg cuticles in praying mantises Gongylus gongylodes and Sphodromantis lineola. [PDF]
Sci RepPraying mantises (Mantodea, Insecta) are capable of capturing larger invertebrates and also smaller vertebrates with their raptorial forelegs. Forelegs may exhibit morphological adaptations based on the type of prey they prefer (e.g., softer or harder ...
Zeimet T, Gorb SN, Krings W.
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