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Morpho‐functional analyses of the jaw apparatus in the Blue‐and‐yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna, Psittaciformes, Aves): Adaptations to feeding behavior

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Macaws are renowned for processing dry, mechanically resistant fruits, yet the species‐level anatomical and functional correlates of this performance remain incompletely resolved. We examined the feeding apparatus of the Blue‐and‐yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) using an integrated approach that combines osteology, myology, and bite‐force estimates
Sérgio R. Posso, Ana Caroline M. Barbosa, Victor R. Caciatori   +2 more
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Bite force estimates and morphological correlations of jaw muscles in parrots

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Parrots (Order: Psittaciformes) are renowned for their high bite force (BF) and morphological correlates thereof, including a highly mobile skull and two unique mandibular adductor muscles—m. pseudomasseter and m. ethmomandibularis, with the former being hypothesized to increase force output.
Ana Carolina L. Faillace, Arin Berger, Marcelo Ismar S. Santana, Adam Hartstone‐Rose   +3 more
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What drives animal responses to high severity fire? The role of functional traits

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fire regimes are changing worldwide, with increases in the frequency, extent, and severity of fires posing growing risks to biodiversity. Fire severity – the degree of habitat alteration following fire – strongly influences both immediate survival and long‐term recovery of fauna.
Grace A. Vielleux, Trent D. Penman, Victoria A. Reynolds, Matthew H. Swan   +3 more
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Land birds on atolls: diversity, origin, and function

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Oceanic islands are global hotspots of avian biodiversity and endemism. Their isolation and distinct environmental conditions have uniquely shaped the evolutionary trajectories of island birds, while, in turn, land bird communities have become critical providers of ecological functions to island ecosystems.
Sebastian Steibl, Alex S. Wegmann, Nick D. Holmes, Caitlin E. Andrews, Gérard Rocamora, Simon Ducatez, James C. Russell   +6 more
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Analysis of the Gut Bacterial Community of Wild Larvae of Anastrepha fraterculus sp. 1: Effect of Host Fruit, Environment, and Prominent Stable Associations of the Genera Wolbachia, Tatumella, and Enterobacter

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
The genus Anastrepha (Diptera Tephritidae) includes some of the most important fruit fly pests in the Americas. Here, we studied the gut bacterial community of 3rd instar larvae of Anastrepha fraterculus sp. 1 through Next Generation Sequencing (lllumina)
Julieta Salgueiro, Julieta Salgueiro, A. Laura Nussenbaum, A. Laura Nussenbaum, Fabián H. Milla, Elias Asimakis, Lucía Goane, Lucía Goane, M. Josefina Ruiz, M. Josefina Ruiz, Guillermo E. Bachmann, Guillermo E. Bachmann, María T. Vera, María T. Vera, Panagiota Stathopoulou, Kostas Bourtzis, Ania T. Deutscher, Silvia B. Lanzavecchia, George Tsiamis, Diego F. Segura, Diego F. Segura   +20 more
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Bromelain as the enzyme of the future: A global bibliometric mapping of its applications and emerging trends

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract INTRODUCTION Bromelain, a complex mixture of proteolytic enzymes primarily extracted from plants of the Bromeliaceae family, has gained prominence because of its broad industrial applicability, particularly in the food, pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors.
Genésio José da Silva Neto, Tonny Cley Campos Leite, Mônica Tejo Cavalcanti, Geany Targino Sousa Pedrosa, Rerisson do Nascimento Alves, Amanda Reges de Sena, Mônica Correia Gonçalves   +6 more
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New protein sources in adults diet for mass-rearing of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera:Tephritidae)

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2012
The aim of this study was to find alternatives to reduce the cost of mass production of the South American fruit fly (A. fraterculus) by looking for locally available products as protein source in the diet of adults to replace the imported product ...
Renata Morelli, Karen Zamboni Costa, Kenya Martins Fagioni, Maria de Lourdes Zamboni Costa, Antônio Souza do Nascimento, Rodrigo Meirelles de Azevedo Pimentel, Julio Marcos Melges Walder   +6 more
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Treasures of the Serra da Jiboia (Bahia, Brazil): a new species of Racinaea and an overview of the local Bromeliaceae flora

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Serra da Jiboia, located in the south‐central region of Bahia, represents an important ecotone between the Atlantic Forest and the Caatinga and harbors high floristic diversity and numerous endemic species. The Bromeliaceae family, well represented in the region, stands out for its ecological importance and adaptability to various microenvironments ...
Everton Hilo de Souza, Eduardo P. Fernandez, Gláucia C. Ferreira, Lidyanne Yuriko Saleme Aona, Fernanda Vidigal Duarte Souza, Elton Martiez Carvalho Leme   +5 more
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Development and characterization of a pupal-colour based genetic sexing strain of Anastrepha fraterculus sp. 1 (Diptera: Tephritidae)

BMC Genetics, 2020
Background Area-wide integrated pest management programs (AW-IPM) incorporating sterile insect technique (SIT) have been successful in suppressing populations of different fruit fly species during the last six decades.
José S. Meza, Kostas Bourtzis, Antigone Zacharopoulou, Angeliki Gariou-Papalexiou, Carlos Cáceres   +4 more
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Aiouea riedeliana comb. nov. (Lauraceae) from Brazil, with an amended description and provisional extinction threat assessment

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Aiouea riedeliana (Kosterm.) P.L.R.Moraes and Brotto is the new combination for Cinnamomum riedelianum Kosterm., whose type‐bringing synonym is Persea riedelii Meisn. The placement of this taxon in Aiouea is presented, justified, and illustrated here, disagreeing with its previous classification in Ocotea, as Ocotea riedeliana (Kosterm.) Kottaim., then
Pedro Luís Rodrigues de Moraes, Lilian Silva Santos, Marcelo Leandro Brotto   +2 more
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