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A new morphological phylogeny of Malacostraca comparing the application of character dependencies and implied weighting

Cladistics, Volume 41, Issue 3, Page 283-303, June 2025.
Abstract Using a new character matrix composed of revised matrices of previous analyses and new morphological findings, the phylogeny of Malacostraca (Pancrustacea) is analysed anew with 207 characters for 35 terminal taxa across all recognized orders. Particular emphasis was placed on methodological versatility, including different degrees of implied ...
Markus Grams, Ambrosio Torres, Christian S. Wirkner, Stefan Richter   +3 more
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Selection for increased sexual bimaturism in the common housefly, Musca domestica

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 173, Issue 6, Page 545-557, June 2025.
Females and males may have different economic value in insect production. We selected houseflies, Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae), for six generations for increased sexual bimaturism by breeding early‐emerging males with late‐emerging females.
Giovanni Petrucci, Ljubinka Francuski, Walter L. Jansen, Leo W. Beukeboom   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

RNAi of the elastomeric protein resilin reduces jump velocity and resilience to damage in locusts. [PDF]

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Rogers SM, Cullen DA, Labonte D, Sutton GP, Vanden Broeck JJM, Burrows M.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Correlated response to selection for increased body weight on fecundity in Hermetia illucens

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 173, Issue 6, Page 532-544, June 2025.
Selection for economically interesting traits like body weight can play a crucial role in lowering production costs in black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). However, how selection for higher larval body weight impacts fecundity, another economically important trait, is not known.
Kriti Shrestha, Petra Junes, Estelle van den Boer, Ilse Christianen, Roland Jacobse, Eric Schmitt   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

How does viewing angle affect the perceived accuracy of Batesian mimicry in hoverflies? [PDF]

Behav Ecol
Baker L, Taylor C, Gilbert F, Reader T.
europepmc   +1 more source

Variation in strain performance and estimates of heritability of body size indicate considerable potential for genetic improvement of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 173, Issue 6, Page 558-574, June 2025.
This study investigates genetic variation and heritability in the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens), a key species for sustainable protein production. Using a standardised split‐brood design, we exposed three domesticated strains of Hermetia illucens to three dietary substrates and demonstrated strong genotype‐by‐environment interactions. Moreover,
Tomas N. Generalovic, Christoph Sandrock, Sam Leonard, Tarryn Schuldiner‐Harpaz, Miha Pipan, John J. Welch, Chris D. Jiggins   +6 more
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Minimally destructive hDNA extraction method for retrospective genetics of pinned historical Lepidoptera specimens. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Rayo E, Ulrich GF, Zemp N, Greeff M, Schuenemann VJ, Widmer A, Fischer MC.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

What is the potential for artificial selection of insect biological control traits? A systematic review of their genetic variation, heritability, and evolvability

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 173, Issue 6, Page 463-497, June 2025.
Growing interest in optimizing biocontrol traits, particularly due to Nagoya Protocol constraints, necessitates understanding their heritability and genetic variation. This systematic review of 5209 studies on arthropod biocontrol agents yielded 94 relevant articles, with 42 providing heritability values.
Sophie R. Chattington, Jiaqi Chen, Bart A. Pannebakker, Kelley Leung   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Insight into Nucleotide Changes on Irradiated Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), A Pest of Horticultural Importance. [PDF]

Trop Life Sci Res
Yusof S, Othman NW, Dzomir AZM, Mohammed MA, Aman-Zuki A, Yaakop S.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The Lost Large Mammals of Arabia

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 52, Issue 6, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim If successful, plans to restore the vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula (AP) as announced by the Middle East and Saudi Green Initiatives will see the greatest increase in vegetation cover since the beginning of the Holocene Humid Phase (HHP), roughly 9–10,000 years ago.
Christopher Clarke, Sultan M. Alsharif
wiley   +1 more source