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Laboratory Biology, Immature and Adult Morphology of Trichopria drosophilae (Perkins) (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae), Parasitoids of Drosophila Flies

open access: yesEntomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, EarlyView.
This study investigates the laboratory biology and morphology of the parasitoid Trichopria drosophilae, which targets Drosophila flies, including the invasive Drosophila suzukii. Key findings include a detailed description of the parasitoid's egg, three larval instars, and pupal stage, as well as unique behaviors such as siblicide and encapsulation in ...
Alex Gumovsky   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

On Metaphor [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
メタファー(metaphor)についての研究は,従来の詩的空想の世界における修辞的技法や表現法を離れ,言語学の分野において大きな関心を集めている。とりわけ,80年代に入ると,認知科学の発展とともに,メタファーは,人間の思考や概念構造といった観点から論じられるようになってきた。本稿では,アリストテレスの時代に遡る伝統的なメタファー論とLakoff and Johnson(1980)に代表される認知言語学におけるメタファー論を比較検討することによって,メタファーの本質に迫り ...
Seta, Yukito
core   +1 more source

First report in Italy of Thrips parvispinus (Karny, 1922) (Thysanoptera, Thripidae), a major threat for Sicilian horticulture and floriculture

open access: yesEPPO Bulletin, EarlyView.
Abstract The presence of Thrips parvispinus (Karny, 1922) is reported for the first time in Italy. Prior to this finding, within Europe the pest was only known to be established in Spain. The discovery happened in a greenhouse cultivating gerberas in south‐eastern Sicily, a region recognized as Italy's primary and one of Europe's most important ...
Giuseppe Massimino Cocuzza   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vascularized bone grafting using the 1,2 intercompartmental supraretinacular artery for the treatment of Preiser’s disease

open access: yesJournal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery
Introduction: Preiser’s disease refers to a rare idiopathic avascular necrosis of the scaphoid that often leads to pole collapse and poor clinical outcomes when managed conservatively.
Yoshinori Takemura   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Female Mating Status on Male Courtship Behaviour in a Sexually Cannibalistic New Zealand Fishing Spider

open access: yesEthology, EarlyView.
Scoring of male courtship behaviour in Dolomedes minor revealed no effect of female mating status on courtship duration or sequence structure, but males delayed the initiation of courtship when encountering previously mated females. ABSTRACT The evolution of male courtship rituals has traditionally been attributed to female mate selection, but may also
Bastien E. Clémot   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Life History and Laboratory Rearing of \u3ci\u3eCorythucha Juglandis\u3c/i\u3e (Hemiptera: Tingidae) With Descriptions of Immature Stages [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The life history of Corythucha juglandis was investigated in Jackson and Alexander counties. Illinois. August 1981-December 1985 and the immature stages were described.
McPherson, J. E, Vogt, T. E
core   +2 more sources

Passive transponder implantation in Theraphosidae: A tool for traceability and conservation

open access: yesInsect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
PIT TAG microchip implantation was successfully performed in multiple tarantula species, showing high tolerance, rapid recovery from anaesthesia and no mortality associated with the procedure. Microchips remained stable and detectable after successive ecdysis events, with no negative effects on feeding behaviour, development, courtship, mating success ...
Marcelo Lago   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Species of Sminthuridae from North America (Collembola: Symphypleona) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
(excerpt) This account is the result of efforts by Drs. Kenneth Christiansen and Peter Bellinger to amass and examine the major collections of North American Collembola.
Snider, Richard J
core   +2 more sources

An investigation of the efficiency of South Africa's sector education and training authorities (SETA's)

open access: yes, 2013
The performance of South African Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETA’s) has been increasingly questioned. On this premise, the paper investigated the efficiency of the SETAs with respect to their utilization of funds in order to promote a ...
M. Turner   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Efficacy of up to 4 years of tralokinumab in adults with moderate‐to‐severe atopic dermatitis

open access: yesJournal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.
AD is a relapsing and remitting skin disease often requiring long‐term treatment. We assessed the long‐term efficacy of tralokinumab in adults with moderate‐to‐severe AD consistently treated for up to 4 years. Treatment with tralokinumab plus optional TCS/TCI provided substantial improvements in AD signs and symptoms, and these improvements were ...
Melinda Gooderham   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

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