The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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<i>Hellwigia opalina</i> (Zingiberaceae) - a new species of the enigmatic jade gingers of Sulawesi. [PDF]
Poulsen AD +3 more
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Iflaviruses in arthropods: when small is mighty
Many arthropod species harbor iflaviruses, which often cause covert (asymptomatic) infections, but may still affect host fitness. We review the impact of iflaviruses on arthropod fitness, immunity, behaviour as well as the iflavirus’ host range, transmission, tissue tropism and the interactions with other microorganisms within arthropods.
Annamaria Mattia +3 more
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<i>Didymocarpus xuanlienensis</i>, a new species of <i>Didymocarpus</i> (Gesneriaceae) from Vietnam. [PDF]
Tran VTT +4 more
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Mothbox and Mothbot: Automated light trap and data processing system for scalable insect monitoring
Abstract Insects represent the most diverse group of organisms on Earth and comprise the majority of known species; yet they are seldom accounted for in large‐scale biodiversity monitoring systems and conservation planning. We have developed the Mothbox—an open source automated light trap that makes insect monitoring accessible to non‐specialists and ...
Hubert A. Szczygieł +5 more
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Revealing Non-Conventional and Thermotolerant Yeasts from Tropical Regions: Diversity and Potential Traits for Bioproducts. [PDF]
Nurcholis M +5 more
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ABSTRACT In 2019, the Dadan Archaeological Project (CNRS/RCU/AFALULA) identified a Late Antique village 1 km south of ancient Dadan in the al‐ʿUlā valley (northwest Saudi Arabia). Three excavation seasons at this site (2021–2023) have uncovered a massive building constructed in the late third or early fourth cent.
Jérôme Rohmer +11 more
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A new tree species from seasonally dry tropical forest in southern Ecuador, <i>Spirotheca zapotillana</i> sp. nov. (Malvaceae), resolves a putatively disjunct distribution. [PDF]
Armijos-Barros J +6 more
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ABSTRACT While oasis settlements emerged during the Bronze Age in Eastern and Northern Arabia, the settlement process in Central Arabia was different. Excavations at al‐Yamāma—main ancient settlement of the al‐Kharj oasis (Riyadh Province, KSA)—suggest that the latter did not emerge before the second half of the first millennium BCE.
Elora Chambraud +4 more
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Ecological Network Theory Boosts Land Maxing Benefits for Biodiversity: An Example with Tropical Bee-Plant Interactions. [PDF]
Peters VE, Cardona EC.
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