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Identification of termites from Gabon using MALDI-TOF MS

Heliyon
Termites are one of the most common pests that damage wood and other cellulosic materials. Although Africa has more varieties of termite species than any other continent, few entomological studies have been conducted in Gabon.
Bouthaina Hasnaoui, Adama Zan Diarra, Patrice Makouloutou-Nzassi, Jean-Michel Bérenger, Afaf Hamame, Barthelemy Ngoubangoye, Mapenda Gaye, Bernard Davoust, Oleg Mediannikov, Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki, Philippe Parola   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Production of Ligninolytic Enzymes by Coptotermes curvignathus Gut Bacteria

Environmental and Climate Technologies, 2019
Maximum utilization of lignocellulosic biomass is contingent upon degrading the recalcitrant lignin polymer. Conventional methods employed in delignification require high inputs of energy and chemicals, resulting in the release of highly toxic effluents.
Ayeronfe Fadilah, Kassim Angzzas, Hung Patricia, Ishak Nadiah, Syarifah Sharfina, Aripin Ashuvila   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Trace Element Patterns in Juvenile Wild Chimpanzee Dentitions

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Trace elements are used to infer mammalian early‐life diets, environmental toxins, dispersal patterns, stress histories, and weaning ages. Here, we employ laser ablation‐inductively coupled plasma‐mass spectrometry (LA‐ICP‐MS) to reveal elemental patterns in our closest living relatives, chimpanzees.
Tanya M. Smith, Manish Arora, Maya Bharatiya, Nicole Leonard, Jian‐xin Zhao, Christine Austin   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Resistência natural da madeira de Corymbia maculata (Hook.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S. Johnson a fungos e cupins xilófagos, em condições de laboratório Wood natural resistance of Corymbia maculata (Hook.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S Johnson to wood destroying fungi and termites, under laboratory tests

Revista Árvore, 2002
A pesquisa teve o objetivo de avaliar a resistência natural da madeira de Corymbia maculata a fungos e a cupins xilófagos, em condições de laboratório. De peças radiais (tábuas) que continham o cerne e o alburno intactos foram retirados corpos-de-prova ...
Juarez Benigno Paes
doaj   +1 more source

What Would Animals Say If We Asked the Right Questions? by Vinciane Despret [PDF]

, 2017
Review of Vinciane Despret\u27s What Would Animals Say If We Asked the Right ...
Tebokkel, Nathan
core   +1 more source

An Easy Method to Sample Headspace Pheromones in the Field

Ethology, EarlyView.
Females of the orb‐web spider Argiope bruennichi produces a pheromone to attract males for mating. Most of our knowledge about the pheromone and its strategical use by the females is known from the laboratory. While we have confidence in the validity of these results, we wanted to make sure and measure pheromones in the field.
Zoe Dössel, Katharina Weiss, Jutta M. Schneider   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigation of wood properties and resistance of 25-year-old Gmelina arborea wood selected from crown region to termite attack

Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2023
Gmelina arborea is widely planted and produces many useful products. However, the upper portion of the stem might be useful for some practical applications if properly managed and harvested. In order to explore the potential of this residues, this study
Samuel Oluyinka Olaniran, Ebenezer Adeyemi Iyiola, Abdulmuhmeen Abbey Oyekola   +2 more
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Seasonal dynamics in terrestrial insect communities after the impact of the Brumadinho tailings dam disaster

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Despite severe habitat loss, insect species richness, seasonal fluctuations in richness and temporal β‐diversity did not differ significantly among forests adjacent to the mudflow and reference sites. We found higher wet‐season species richness for ants, bees, butterflies and dung beetles, while termites showed no seasonal change; β‐diversity was ...
Frederico Neves, Inácio Gomes, Pedro Giovâni da Silva, Marina Beirão, Cassiano Sousa Rosa, Flávio Castro, José Eustáquio Santos Júnior, Mariana Moura, Adriano Paglia, Tiago Dornas, Fábio Vieira, Ricardo Solar   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neglected Floral Visitors in the Galapagos Islands: Understanding the Structure of Ant‐Flower Interaction Networks

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ant‐flower interactions are prevalent in many ecosystems, yet their ecological significance remains poorly understood, particularly in isolated systems like the Galapagos Islands, where unique biotic assemblages create distinct interaction networks.
Alejandro Mieles, Wesley Dáttilo, Anna Traveset   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidences of Batesian Mimicry and Parabiosis in Ants of the Brazilian Savannah

Sociobiology, 2014
Despite the numerous records of ant-mimicking arthropods, reports of ant species that are mimics among themselves are still rare. In the savannah of central Brazil we found two ant species that are remarkably similar in color pattern and body size ...
María Cristina Gallego Ropero, Rodrigo Machado Feitosa   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source