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Comparative external morphology of the three species of the Telchin licus (Drury) complex (Lepidoptera, Castniidae) with a synonymy [PDF]

, 2009
É apresentado um estudo morfológico detalhado da cabeça, do tórax e do abdome de três espécies próximas de castníideos neotropicais. O posicionamento taxonômico dessas espécies é ainda bastante controverso.
DUARTE, Marcelo, MORAES, Simeão S.
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Bat Tongues and Foraging: Linking Morphology to Hunting Strategies

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We linked the bat tongue's mediodorsal lobe (MDL), a muscular prominence, to foraging strategies. Aerial hawkers exhibit tall MDLs and prominent forward‐pointing papillae. The MDL may function as a barrier or filter, preventing unintentional ingestion of non‐food material, aiding in prey handling, and controlling food access during fast flight ...
Danilo Russo, Hugo Rebelo, Vanessa Mata, Ana Margarida Augusto, Luca Cistrone, Chiara Belli, Diogo Oliveira   +6 more
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Analyzing Insect-Plant Predation Data By Bayesian Nonparametrics [PDF]

arXiv, 2019
In the prospect of ecology and biology, studying insect-plant predation will considerably contribute to pest control, benefit agriculture and afforestation, and also help people to better understand insect-plant co-evolution. Therefore, we are motivated to do two work in this study.
arxiv  

Characterization and analysis of the flight dynamics of fruit flies [PDF]

, 2007
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2007.Includes bibliographical references (p. 39).For centuries, the human race has been perplexed by the various complex physical manifestations in nature.
Hilton, Emily M. (Emily Margaret)
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Potential Correlation Between Bombus lantschouensis Thoracic Morphology and Flight Behavior

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Potential correlation between Bombus lantschouensis thoracic morphology and flight behavior. ABSTRACT Remarkably little modern work has investigated the thoracic structures of insects and their relationship to flight locomotion. Most studies focus exclusively on either morphology or flight kinematics.
Wenjie Li, Sipei Liu, Le Zong, Zhengzhong Huang, Lei Jiang, Xiaokun Liu, Pingping Yang, Yitian Zhang, Zhong Du, Weili Fan, Zhuanghui Qin, Xieshuang Wang, Xinying Zhang, Xiaolong Wang, Haodong Yin, Jiandong An, Chaodong Zhu, Michael C. Orr, Jiangning Wang, Siqin Ge   +19 more
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Improved light extraction in the bioluminescent lantern of a Photuris firefly (Lampyridae)

, 2013
A common problem of light sources emitting from an homogeneous high-refractive index medium into air is the loss of photons by total internal reflection. Bioluminescent organisms, as well as artificial devices, have to face this problem.
Bay, Annick, Cloetens, Peter, Suhonen, Heikki, Vigneron, Jean Pol   +3 more
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Enhanced flight performance by genetic manipulation of wing shape in Drosophila [PDF]

, 2016
Insect wing shapes are remarkably diverse and the combination of shape and kinematics determines both aerial capabilities and power requirements. However, the contribution of any specific morphological feature to performance is not known.
A Censi, A Hedenstrom, AH Brand, ALR Thomas, BF Menezes, CH Waddington, CP Ellington, CP Ellington, CP Ellington, CP Klingenberg, CP Klingenberg, D Lentink, DR Warrick, FT Muijres, G Dietzl, J Young, JH Marden, JH Marden, KE Weber, KG Götz, L Abouchar, LF Tammero, M Calleja, M Mronz, MH Dickinson, MH Dickinson, P Henningsson, RJ Bomphrey, RJ Bomphrey, SA Combes, SM Walker, SM Walker, SM Walker, SN Fry, SN Fry, SP Sane, SP Sane, T Weis-Fogh, V Debat, Y Benjamini, YL Zhang   +40 more
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A Short‐Read Amplicon Sequencing Protocol and Bioinformatic Pipeline for Ecological Surveillance of Dipteran Disease Vectors

Molecular Ecology Resources, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Vector control remains an important strategy worldwide to prevent human infection with pathogens transmitted by arthropods. Vector control strategies rely on accurate identification of vector taxa along with vector‐specific biological indicators such as feeding ecology, infection prevalence and insecticide resistance.
Raquel Lima‐Cordón, Jason Travis Mohabir, Mohini Sooklall, Aina Martinez Zurita, Meg Shieh, Cheyenne Knox, Sabrina Gobran, Zachary Johnson, Margaret Laws, Ruchit Panchal, Reza Niles‐Robin, Horace Cox, Maria Eugenia Grillet, Jorge E. Moreno, Socrates Herrera, Martha Quinones, Angela M. Early, Jacob A. Tennessen, Daniel E. Neafsey   +18 more
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Animal Communication: He’s Giving Me Good Vibrations [PDF]

, 2015
SummaryA unique bioassay allows a substrate-borne vibration signal to be isolated and manipulated to test its role in eliciting female mate choice, which may be driving a speciation event, by a live, unrestrained ...
Hill, Peggy S.M.
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The American cocoa pod borer, Carmenta foraseminis, an emerging pest of cocoa: A review El barrenador americano de la mazorca de cacao, Carmenta foraseminis, una plaga emergente del cacao: una revisión

Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.
Abstract This review provides a synthesis of the available knowledge on Carmenta foraseminis, an emerging cocoa pest in northern South America. This moth was first described in 1995 in Panama, and its proliferation across the Amazon basin is currently threatening the production of cocoa in the region and may endanger the sector's sustainability. Hence,
Mónica Arias, Philippe Ninnin, Martijn Ten Hoopen, Jhoner Alvarado, Oscar Cabezas Huayllas, Bruno Valderrama, Gabriel Alguilar, Charles Perrier, Frédéric Dedieu, Leïla Bagny Beilhe   +9 more
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