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Oviposition in the blood-sucking insect Rhodnius prolixus is modulated by host odors [PDF]
, 2015 Background: Triatomine bugs are blood-sucking insects, vectors of Chagas disease. Despite their importance, their oviposition behavior has received relatively little attention. Some triatomines including Rhodnius prolixus stick their eggs to a substrate.
Guerenstein, Pablo Gustavo +1 more
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Coactivation of leg reflexes in the stick insect [PDF]
Biological Cybernetics, 1992 Each leg of a standing stick insect acts as a height controller. The leg contains several joints. Most of these joints are known to be controlled by feedback loops which are the basis of resistance reflexes (review Bassler 1983). This leads to the question of whether the resistance reflex of the whole leg can be understood as a simple, vectorial sum of
Cruse, Holk +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2013 Stick insects (Carausius morosus) have two distinct types of attachment pad per leg, tarsal "heel" pads (euplantulae) and a pre-tarsal "toe" pad (arolium). Here we show that these two pad types are specialised for fundamentally different functions.
David Labonte, Walter Federle
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The response of neotropical dragonflies (Insecta: Odonata) to local and regional abiotic factors in small streams of the Amazon [PDF]
, 2019 Since the relative role of local and regional abiotic factors on the Odonata diversity in rainforest streams is still poorly understood, we evaluated the effects of these factors on adult Odonata (Insecta) from preserved and altered streams in the ...
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When the going gets rough – studying the effect of surface roughness on the adhesive abilities of tree frogs [PDF]
, 2016 Tree frogs need to adhere to surfaces of various roughnesses in their natural habitats; these include bark, leaves and rocks. Rough surfaces can alter the effectiveness of their toe pads, due to factors such as a change of real contact area and abrasion
Barnes, W. Jon P. +4 more
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Nature, 1936 SINCE 1910, we have bred a continuous supply of the common stick insect (Carausius). These are lodged in a glass rectangular case 18½ in. × 9 in. × 15½ in. fitted with a movable glass front. Two glass vases holding ivy leaves in water furnish food and moisture for the insects.
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Novitates Caribaea, 2020 The new Hesperophasmatini–genus Sigaruphasma gen. nov. from Hispaniola is described and illustrated. It is remarkable for violating several of the previously stated diagnostic features of the tribe Hesperophasmatini Bradley and Galil, 1977.
Frank H. Hennemann +3 more
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The worldwide status of phasmids (Insecta: Phasmida) as pests of agriculture and forestry, with a generalised theory of phasmid outbreaks [PDF]
, 2015 © 2015 Baker. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium ...
Baker, E
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Assortative Mating By Diet In A Phenotypically Unimodal But Ecologically Variable Population Of Stickleback [PDF]
, 2008 Speciation with gene flow may be driven by a combination of positive assortative mating and disruptive selection, particularly if selection and assortative mating act on the same trait, eliminating recombination between ecotype and mating type ...
Bolnick, Daniel I., Snowberg, Lisa K.
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Frontiers in MicrobiologyPhasmatodea, commonly known as stick insects, are recognized as noteworthy pests globally, impacting agriculture and forest ecosystems. Among them, the outbreak of Ramulus mikado has emerged as a notable concern in East Asian forests.
Donggyu Min +10 more
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