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The active control of wing rotation by Drosophila [PDF]
, 1993 This paper investigates the temporal control of a fast wing rotation in flies, the ventral flip, which occurs during the transition from downstroke to upstroke. Tethered flying Drosophila actively modulate the timing of these rapid supinations during yaw
Dickinson, Michael H. +2 more
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Central Generation of Grooming Motor Patterns and Interlimb Coordination in Locusts [PDF]
, 1996 Coordinated bursts of leg motoneuron activity were evoked in locusts with deefferented legs by tactile stimulation of sites that evoke grooming behavior.
Berkowitz, Ari, Laurent, Gilles
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Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.Abstract Thanasimus formicarius (L.) (Coleoptera: Cleridae) is an important bark beetle predator and can reduce bark beetle population densities of some of the most severe forest pests in Europe. We analysed the population genetics and phylogeography of T.
Eva Papek +19 more
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Energetic and Control Trade-offs in Spring-Wing Systems [PDF]
arXivFlying insects are thought to achieve energy-efficient flapping flight by storing and releasing elastic energy in their muscles, tendons, and thorax. However, flight systems consisting elastic elements coupled to nonlinear, unsteady aerodynamic forces also present possible challenges to generating steady and responsive wing motions.
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Agricultural and Forest Entomology, EarlyView.Abstract Invasive eucalypt psyllids pose a threat to the long‐term production of eucalypts worldwide. In order to reduce their economic impact, classical biological control using Psyllaephagus species has been used successfully. The objectives of this study were to determine the host specificity and host stage preference of Psyllaephagus blastopsyllae,
Privilege T. Makunde +3 more
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Economic Impact of Allergic Diseases and Asthma—The HEAD Pan‐European Registry
Allergy, EarlyView.This registry‐based study demonstrates the substantial economic burden of allergic diseases across Europe with a high degree of heterogeneity between countries. Treatments and specialist visits are the primary drivers of healthcare costs. Asthma poses the highest disease burden.
Ioana Agache +66 more
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Insects, Trees, and Climate: The Bioacoustic Ecology of Deforestation and Entomogenic Climate Change [PDF]
arXiv, 2006 Accumulating observational evidence suggests an intimate connection between rapidly expanding insect populations, deforestation, and global climate change. We review the evidence, emphasizing the vulnerability of key planetary carbon pools, especially the Earth's forests that link the micro-ecology of insect infestation to climate.
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Australian Veterinary Journal, EarlyView.Australia is free from many economically devastating emergency animal diseases (EADs) that threaten livestock production in neighbouring countries. In Australia, an important consideration for EAD control is managing susceptible feral animal populations, especially in remote and inaccessible areas where carcass disposal poses considerable logistical ...
O Schlosberg +8 more
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Nucleotide Distribution Patterns in Insect Genomes [PDF]
Systemix Reports 1, Feb 18, 2007, 2007 This work analyzed genome-wide nucleotide distribution patterns in ten insect genomes. Two internal measures were applied: (i) GC variation and (ii) third codon nucleotide preference. Although the genome size and overall GC level did not show any correlation with insect order, the internal measures usually displayed higher levels of consistency.
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Aegeritella (Deuteromycetes) on Formica (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in Spain [PDF]
, 2003 Se comentan dos muestras de hormigas (Formica rufa y Formica rufibarbis) con bulbilos del hongo epizoico Aegeritella tuberculata BaL. & Wi¿s. procedentes del norte de España, junto a la costa atlántica. F.
Espadaler, Xavier, Monteserín, Susana
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