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Identification of orb-web spider species and their food source through environmental DNA analysis

Journal of Ecology and Environment
Spiders play a vital role in agricultural ecosystems by capturing and preying on small insects, thereby controlling the pests around crops. However, without directly collecting the specimen, it is challenging to accurately determine the species of the ...
Keonhee Kim, Seung Tae Kim
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Standardization of measurement and reporting of medication adherence using the TEN‐SPIDERS tool for claims data

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
This study provides the first open‐source tool to implement the complete TEN‐SPIDERS framework in linked datasets for the determination of the PDC for medication adherence. The TEN‐SPIDERS tool enables transparent, reproducible medication adherence research through automated reporting of all calculation parameters and flexible customization options ...
Adam C. Livori, Tzu‐Yung Kuo, Jenni Ilomäki, Monique F. Kilkenny, Stella Talic, Zanfina Ademi, J. Simon Bell, Jedidiah I. Morton, Lachlan L. Dalli   +8 more
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First Record of the Family Hahniidae in Ecuador with Description of Thirteen New Species and Three New Genera (Araneae: Hahniidae)

Taxonomy
The Nearctic family Hahniidae is seldom found in South America; only 20 species occur on the continent. Herein, we present the first record of the family in mainland Ecuador, with the description of thirteen new species in five different genera.
Nadine Dupérré, Elicio Tapia
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Listening to Hong Kong children's perspectives through pretend play

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become an increasing concern in recent years. The issue has been regularly discussed by different stakeholders. However, the rising concern regarding quality in ECEC has not seriously taken into account children's perspectives.
Suzannie K. Y. Leung
wiley   +1 more source

Species conservation profiles of endemic spiders (Araneae) from Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos, Portugal

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2017
Pedro Cardoso, Luís Crespo, Isamberto Silva, Paulo Borges, Mário Boieiro   +4 more
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Mimicry in Spiders.

Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology, 1909
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
openaire   +1 more source

How wildlife respond to tropical cyclones: short‐term tactics and long‐term impacts

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From butterflies to lizards and from sharks to seabirds, wildlife exhibit tactics to survive the impacts of tropical cyclones, also known as hurricanes, cyclones, or typhoons depending on where they occur. Some species seek refuge during the storm by moving, some remain in place and ride it out, and others move longer distances, avoiding the ...
Erin L. Koen, Mohamed Khalil Meliane, Zachery B. Holmes, Karl E. Miller, William J. Barichivich, Emilie Dedeban, Alex Furst, Miranda Imeri, Peyton E. Niebanck, Samantha Nunn, Kailee Pearson, Nicole Rita, Brier Ryver, Dakotah Shaffer, Susan C. Walls, E. Hance Ellington   +15 more
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Orchard netting impacts on biodiversity leading to cascading effects at the ecosystem level

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Agriculture must ensure food production without further compromising the ecosystem functions upon which it depends. Agricultural practices should therefore avoid harming farmland biodiversity, especially of taxa that supply the key ecosystem services (e.g.
Corrado Alessandrini, Karan Sethi, Emanuela Granata, Ekaterina Mogilnaia, Valeria Vitangeli, Giovanni Zanfei, Chiara Fedrigotti, Paolo Biella, Dino Scaravelli, Luigi Marchesi, Péter Batáry, Diego Rubolini, Paolo Pedrini, Mattia Brambilla   +13 more
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Evidence for adaptive explanations of semelparity in animals

Biological Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Semelparity, the reproductive strategy of reproducing once, is widespread but uncommon in animals. Classes of models to explain the evolution of semelparity are based either on age structure and mortality schedules – demographic models in which high post‐reproductive mortality risk favours high reproductive effort and semelparity results from ...
Diana O. Fisher, Roberto Salguero‐Gómez   +1 more
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Beyond Structural Interventions: The Human Architecture Shaping ESG Integration in Corporate Systems

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Despite the promotion of ESG in corporate discourse, substantive integration of ESG principles into business practices remains challenging. This study applies and extends Meadows' leverage framework to examine ESG integration in UAE‐listed firms.
M. Schulte, Dimitris Christopoulos
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