Jurnal Biodjati, 2021 Giam Siak Kecil Bukit Batu is a biosphere reserve which one of its functions is as a habitat for wildlife. However, biodiversity data in the Giam Siak Kecil Bukit Batu Biosphere Reserve (GSKBB-BR) is still very minimal, including insects (Coleoptera and ...
Hasni Ruslan, Imran S. L. Tobing
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Images of Music and Musicians as Indicators of Status, Wealth and Political Power on Roman Funerary Monuments [PDF]
, 2019 Untersuchungen bildlicher Darstellungen von Musikinstrumenten sowie Musikantinnen und Musikanten haben ergeben, dass sie in Grabkontexten benutzt wurden, um auf den Wohlstand sowie den politischen oder sozialen Status der verstorbenen Person oder ihrer ...
Alexandrescu, Cristina-Georgeta
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Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico
Diversity, 2013 We describe and illustrate the biogeography of the cicadas inhabiting continental North America, north of Mexico. Species distributions were determined through our collecting efforts as well as label data from more than 110 institutional collections. The
Allen F. Sanborn, Polly K. Phillips
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Insects, 2012 This study evaluated foraging effectiveness of Pacific cicada killers (Sphecius convallis) by comparing observed prey loads to that predicted by an optimality model. Female S.
Joseph R. Coelho +2 more
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Microsatellite typing of avian clinical and environmental isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus [PDF]
, 2011 Aspergillosis is one of the most common causes of death in captive birds. Aspergillosis in birds is mainly caused by Aspergillus fumigatus, a ubiquitous and opportunistic saprophyte.
Beernaert, Lies +8 more
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Sleep loss impairs cognitive performance and alters song output in Australian magpies
Scientific Reports, 2022 Sleep maintains optimal brain functioning to facilitate behavioural flexibility while awake. Owing to a historical bias towards research on mammals, we know comparatively little about the role of sleep in facilitating the cognitive abilities of birds. We
Robin D. Johnsson +6 more
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An Annotated List of Phytophagous Insects Collected on Immature Black Walnut Trees in Southern Illinois [PDF]
, 2017 An annotated list of phytophagous insects on immature black walnut in southern Illinois was compiled between 26 April, 1974, and 9 October, 1975. Approximately 300 species, in 10 orders, were collected by hand-picking and sweeping.
McPherson, J. E, Nixon, P. L
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Spongivory in the Wakatobi Marine National Park, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia [PDF]
, 2015 Sponges are functionally important coral reef fauna and there is strong evidence from the Caribbean that predation has important impacts on sponge-Assemblage dynamics; whether the same is true for Indo-Pacific sponges remains unknown.
Abigail Powell +20 more
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The association between evidence of a predator threat and responsiveness to alarm calls in Western Australian magpies (Cracticus tibicen dorsalis) [PDF]
PeerJ, 2019 Alarm calls are a widespread form of antipredator defence and being alerted to the presence of predators by the alarm calls of conspecifics is considered one of the benefits of group living.
Annabel Silvestri +2 more
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The Auditory System of the Dipteran Parasitoid Emblemasoma auditrix (Sarcophagidae) [PDF]
, 2016 Several taxa of insects evolved a tympanate ear at different body positions, whereby the ear is composed of common parts: a scolopidial sense organ, a tracheal air space, and a tympanal membrane. Here, we analyzed the anatomy and physiology of the ear at
Kampschulte, Marian +5 more
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