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Airway microbiota in young people across four continents differ by country, asthma status and inflammatory phenotype. [PDF]

Thorax
Taylor SL, Brooks CR, Pembrey L, Manning SK, Elms L, Mpairwe H, Figueiredo CA, Oviedo AY, Chico M, Burmanje J, Ali H, Nambuya I, Tumwesige P, Robertson S, Rutter CE, van Veldhoven K, Ring SM, Barreto ML, Cooper PJ, Cruz ÁA, Pearce N, Rogers GB, Douwes J, WASP Study Group.   +23 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Different Effects of Induced Plant Defense on Population Densities of Specialist and Generalist Insects: An Explanation by Mathematical Modeling

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
Induced defense chemicals in plants determine the community structure of different insect (herbivore) groups. In particular, specialists are endemic and generalists are non‐endemic in the wild because of the ecological roles of induced secondary metabolites.
Suman Chakraborty, Stefan Schuster
wiley   +1 more source

Evolution of the α‐Glucosidase Gene Family in Apoidea

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
This study traces the origin of the α‐glucosidase gene family in bees back to approximately 140 million years ago, revealing that its evolutionary history closely aligns with the rise of angiosperms and coevolution. Furthermore, by identifying the core members Hbg1–3 and 28 key functional sites driven by positive selection, the study systematically ...
Jiaqi Li, Wenmi Wang, Yuanyuan Du, Junxia Jia, Zhaoming Wei   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Honey wasps differ from other wasps in possessing large gut communities dominated by host-restricted bacteria. [PDF]

mBio
Holley J-aC, Martin AN, Pham AT, Schlauch J, Moran NA.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Using DNA Metabarcoding and Citizen Science to Assess the Diet of Owned Domestic Cats

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Various methods have been attempted to quantify hunting and consumption of wild prey by domestic cats, but molecular analysis of their scat using DNA metabarcoding has rarely been attempted. In this study, we relied on owner‐collected scats (n = 32) from litterboxes and backyards to test whether this methodology could be used to detect ...
Hee Jin Chung, Stevi L. Vanderzwan, Benjamin N. Sacks   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Age-related differences in learning, memory and brain plasticity in workers of the common wasp, Vespula vulgaris. [PDF]

J Exp Biol
Mattens A, Christiaens H, Debeuckelaere K, Di Pietro V, Mendes Ferreira H, do Nascimento FS, Oi CA, Wenseleers T.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Climate warming and altered precipitation restructure grassland bumblebee communities

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 9, September 2026.
Abstract Climate change represents a major threat to global biodiversity and associated ecosystem functions, including pollination. In both natural and agricultural environments, semi‐natural grasslands represent crucial foraging and nesting habitats for wild pollinators such as bumblebees, for which temporal population trends in these habitats remain ...
Liam Kendall, Mark V. Brady, Kimberly A. Nicholas, Peter Olsson, Zheng Zhou, Henrik G. Smith   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pumping Venom: Valvilli Architecture in Diacamma (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Implications for Stinger Functionality

Journal of Morphology, Volume 287, Issue 9, September 2026.
The insect stinger is among the best‐known venom‐delivery structures, yet its valvilli—paired flaps within the valve chamber—remain poorly understood. Using micro‐CT, histology, serial block‐face SEM and CLSM in the ant Diacamma nr. indicum, we show that the valvilli are not uniformly flexible flaps but are materially differentiated structures with ...
Alexandre Casadei‐Ferreira, Johan Billen, Sebastian Büsse, Julian Katzke, Riou Mizuno, Adrian Richter, Evan Economo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The social wasps as a reservoir of non-Saccharomyces yeasts for bio-protection strategies in winemaking. [PDF]

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
Barbato D, Guerrini S, Galli V, Mari E, Rosi MC, Granchi L.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

AI‐Accelerated Design and Modeling of Organic Electrochemical Energy Materials: From Redox‐Active Molecules to Polymer Electrolytes

Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, Volume 311, Issue 9, September 2026.
AI is reshaping the design and modeling of organic electrochemical energy materials, from redox‐active molecules to polymer electrolytes. Progress across data‐driven prediction, machine‐learning interatomic potentials, generative models, and agentic workflows is assessed, while persistent challenges in data quality, polymer representation, validation ...
Zhan‐Yun Zhang, Giannis Savvas, Jichen Li, Yue Zhou, Thanh Trung Le, Daniel Brandell, Rocío Mercado, Chao Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source