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Volatile Compounds in Feathers of the Scarlet Macaw (Ara macao) Reflect Sex and Pair‐Bond Status
Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Scarlet macaws exhibit sex‐ and pair‐related differences in plumage volatile composition, with males showing greater chemical richness. Partnered individuals differ in specific compound classes, whereas no clear association with immune function was detected. These results support a potential role for olfactory cues in sexual and social communication in
Elisa Espartosa +3 more
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Brazilian Journal of BiologyEntomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are a promising alternative to integrated control in many fruit pests. Few studies were made on the relationship of Anastrepha fraterculus natural population with native EPNs population and other biotic and abiotic ...
E. Foelkel +3 more
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Impact of gamma radiation dose on sterility and quality parameters of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de CiênciasAnastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is a major fruit pest, which is basicaly controlled using insecticides, which represents a risk to beneficial arthropods, human health and food contamination.
ALEXANDRA P. KRÜGER +6 more
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Addiction, EarlyView.Abstract Background and aims Comprehensive community initiatives (CCI) are prioritised in global drug strategies to address alcohol related harms. However, their impact is unclear and moderators of impact are rarely considered. We explored CCIs that address alcohol use or related harms including approaches, effectiveness and factors that strengthen ...
Peter Gates +3 more
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Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.The study examined multiscale factors influencing walnut fruit infestations by the invasive pest fly Rhagoletis completa. Infestation rates increased with fruit size, host tree abundance, grasslands, hedgerows and temperatures, but decreased with anthropogenic habitats and heavy spring rainfall.
Méghan Boulembert +5 more
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Structure and agency in emancipatory reform: A blueprint from a Black union
American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.Abstract The National Labor Convention of 1869, the first of its kind for African American workers, yielded a grand strategy for achieving full emancipation, in which those long subjected to domination might attain durable independence. Drawing upon decades of Black republican thought, this agenda combined macro‐level reforms targeting agrarian and ...
Benjamin T. Lynerd
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BMC Microbiology, 2019 Background The interaction between gut bacterial symbionts and Tephritidae became the focus of several studies that showed that bacteria contributed to the nutritional status and the reproductive potential of its fruit fly hosts.
María Laura Juárez +14 more
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Beyond the Dichotomy of Success and Failure: Making Activism Meaningful in South Korea and France
American Anthropologist, EarlyView.ABSTRACT First deployed in the 1970s, prefiguration has recently gained traction among ethnographers of political action as a descriptor for activist practices that foreground participatory democracy, horizontality, and direct action, as seen in social movements like Occupy Wall Street. Notably, ethnographers have come to understand these prefigurative‐
Guilherme Fians, Sera Yeong Seo Park
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A benefit cost analysis on management strategies for Queensland Fruit Fly: methods and observations [PDF]
The Queensland Fruit Fly (QFF) — Bactrocera tryoni — poses a significant threat to horticultural production in Victoria causing losses of fruit and jeopardising access to interstate and international markets.
Fisher, Bill +3 more
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Insects, 2019 The South American fruit fly Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) is a complex of cryptic species, the so-called “Anastrepha fraterculus complex”, for which eight morphotypes are currently recognized.
Leandro F. Prezotto +4 more
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