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Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.A study of louse flies in the United Kingdom, Isle of Man, and Ireland found 212 different interactions between Hippoboscidae and their hosts, of which 70 were previously unrecorded. No louse flies were found on aquatic species of birds. Host‐switching to gulls (Laridae) has occurred during a period in which these species have started relying on ...
Denise C. Wawman +2 more
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Postembryonic development of the predatory strike mechanics in a praying mantis (Insecta: Mantodea)
Physiological Entomology, EarlyView.Praying mantis forelegs capture prey using specific kinematic and kinetic traits that change in size and morphology during postembryonic growth and sexual dimorphism influences these dynamics. Strike forces grow hyperallometrically with body weight; larger mantises show longer strike durations, slower joint angular velocities and increased tibia ...
Thies H. Büscher +3 more
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Rulers of the Open Sky at Risk: Climate-Driven Habitat Shifts of Three Conservation-Priority Raptors in the Eastern Himalayas. [PDF]
Biology (Basel)Mahananda P +6 more
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Veterinary Ophthalmology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To establish normative retinal imaging and measurement data for the Collared Scops Owl (Otus lettia), a nocturnal raptor clinically free of systemic and ophthalmological disorders, using optical coherence tomography and histopathology.
Yun‐Shan Chiu +5 more
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Photobleaching shapes the expression of plumage phenotypes. [PDF]
Biol OpenGalván I +3 more
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