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Why we Should Study Solitary Species to Understand the Costs of Group‐Living

Ethology, EarlyView.
It's easier to measure the benefits than the costs of a trait. Solitary species benefit by avoiding the costs of group living. Thus, measuring benefits of solitary living informs us about the costs of group living. ABSTRACT While for decades behavioral ecologists have studied the benefits of group living, measuring its costs has been more difficult. It
Lindelani Makuya, Carsten Schradin
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Not every sperm counts: Male fertility in solitary bees, Osmia cornuta. [PDF]

PLoS One, 2019
Strobl V, Straub L, Bruckner S, Albrecht M, Maitip J, Kolari E, Chantawannakul P, Williams GR, Neumann P.   +8 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Leaders Are Somethin' Else: Behavioural Variation Associated With Roles During Tandem Running Recruitment

Ethology, EarlyView.
In this study, we found moderate to strong repeatabilities in behavioural variables measuring the personality traits: activity, aggressiveness and exploration. Similarly, the probability of acting as a leader during tandem running in an emigration event was moderately (R = 0.469) repeatable.
Maria Eduarda Lima Vieira, Lucia C. Neco, Gabrielle Winandy, Nicolas Châline, Heiko G. Rödel   +4 more
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Imidacloprid Alters Activity and Responses to a Visual Predator Stimulus in Aussie Bronze Jumping Spiders (Helpis minitabunda, Araneae, Salticidae)

Ethology, EarlyView.
A field‐recommended concentration of a commercial imidacloprid formulation reduced open arena activity and slowed climbing in the jumping spider Helpis minitabunda. Exposed spiders still detected a looming predator stimulus, but their responses were reduced.
Reshnu Rajan‐Sheela, Gregory I. Holwell, Anne Wignall   +2 more
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Rapid Intrasegmental Progression After Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Incidence, Imaging Features, and Clinical Outcomes

Hepatology Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is curative therapy for early‐stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but a rare subset of patients develop aggressive intrasegmental recurrence shortly after complete ablation. We characterized the incidence, risk factors, and absolute risk.
Takuma Kaneko, Takuma Nakatsuka, Ryosuke Tateishi, Keisuke Mabuchi, Yuki Matsushita, Tomoharu Yamada, Tatsuya Minami, Masaya Sato, Mitsuhiro Fujishiro   +8 more
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Not all crickets are equal: selective shrike predation highlights the conservation value of diverse arthropod communities to grassland birds

Ibis, EarlyView.
Understanding dietary preferences and prey selection is pivotal for interpreting the ecology and conservation needs of threatened species. We investigated the diet composition and prey selection of the Red‐backed Shrike Lanius collurio in a montane grassland of the central Italian Apennines, with special regard to sex‐related differences and the ...
Leonardo Ancillotto, Sauro Giannerini, Matteo Bianchi, Giulia Santalmasi, Marco Zaccaroni, Tommaso Lipparelli, Matteo Annessi, Jacopo Martino, Emiliano Mori   +8 more
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Is urbanisation a barrier to genetic diversity in the solitary specialist bee, Melissodes druriellus?

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Bees are integral pollinators commonly found in and supported by urban green spaces; however, their eco‐evolutionary response to urbanisation varies interspecifically. While several studies have explored the population and landscape genetics of bees in response to urbanisation, few have examined solitary or specialist species which may be more ...
Anthony C. Ayers, Sargon Yousefian Dezag Tekkie, S. Eryn McFarlane, Sandra M. Rehan   +3 more
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In Vitro Rearing of Solitary Bees: A Tool for Assessing Larval Risk Factors. [PDF]

J Vis Exp, 2018
Dharampal PS, Carlson CM, Diaz-Garcia L, Steffan SA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Fragmented grasslands in different landscape structures provide different opportunities for cavity‐nesting Hymenoptera

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Grassland fragmentation effects on cavity‐nesting Hymenoptera are habitat‐specific. Isolated sand steppe fragments are associated with higher brood‐cell abundance. In loess steppes, higher flower frequency increases bee brood‐cell production and parasitoid activity. Abstract The global decline in insects threatens ecosystem functioning, but the drivers
Edina Török, Róbert Gallé, Dávid Korányi, Zsolt Józan, Tamás Lakatos, Katalin Szitár, Péter Batáry   +6 more
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Seasonal shifts in network structure and species roles in a tropical island plant–flower visitor community Cambios estacionales en la estructura de la red de interacciones entre plantas y visitantes florales y en los roles de las especies en una comunidad insular tropical

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Constant visitation rates across the flowering season masked major shifts in plant and flower visitor interaction structure, specialization, species roles and trait‐driven patterns shaping interaction intensity. Plants and flower visitors changed ecological roles over time, with native flower visitors playing key roles in maintaining network cohesion ...
Alba Costa, Julia Jaca, Christopher N. Kaiser‐Bunbury, Anna Traveset   +3 more
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