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Insect Science, EarlyView.Aphids pose a serious risk to horticultural crops. Current biocontrol strategies often fail due to the poor establishment of natural enemies when aphids are scarce. We evaluated the potential of two aphidophagous predators, Micromus variegatus and Scymnus interruptus, to be used as preventive biocontrol agents, released before aphid infestation.
Jesica Pérez‐Rodríguez +3 more
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QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCI FOR FLEECE TRAITS IN BALUCHI SHEEP
Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2012 Three sheep chromosome regions (OAR1, OAR5 and OAR25) were selected to study quantitative trait loci (QTL) segregating for wool traits in Baluchi sheep, an indigenous sheep breed in Iran.
Gholam Reza Dashab +4 more
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Polymorphisms and association of FAT1 gene with wool quality traits in Chinese Merino sheep
Czech Journal of Animal Science, 2020 FAT atypical cadherin 1 (FAT1) is a member of the atypical cadherin superfamily and is involved in the planar cell polarity signalling pathway which regulates hair follicle morphogenesis, cycling, and orientation.
Guang-Wei Ma +10 more
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Males of the two-spotted spider mite attempt to copulate with mated females: effects of double mating on fitness of either sex [PDF]
In Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae), when the intervals between first and second copulation are more than 24 h, only the first copulation is effective for females.
Oku, K.
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Effect of the microbiome on pathogen susceptibility across four Drosophilidae species
Insect Science, EarlyView.Four Drosophilidae species were used to investigate how variation in the host microbiome influences susceptibility to infection. Microbial composition and abundance differed among species and treatments. The effects of microbiome manipulation on host survival were both species‐ and pathogen‐specific.
Hongbo Sun, Ben Longdon, Ben Raymond
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.Climate change and anthropogenic activities drive antagonistic degradation of landscape connectivity for endangered François’ langur (1987–2024), causing 48.8% habitat loss, north‐south fragmentation, and centroid migration (1.2 km/yr). Despite protected areas buffering connectivity, static management fails dynamic priority habitats; we propose ...
Guangmei Yang +5 more
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Wool production of North-East Bulgarian Merino sheep
Животновъдни науки, 2020 The aim of the study was to analyze the development trends, the general genetic variance and the genetic effects for some wool productivity traits in North-East Bulgarian Merino sheep with distinct participation of AM and Bo breeds in the genotype.
Nevyana Stancheva +2 more
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Jointly selecting for fibre diameter and fleece weight: A market-level assessment of the QPLU$ Merino breeding project [PDF]
The QPLU$ Merino breeding project began in the early 1990s. The aim of the project was to demonstrate the efficiency of using a selection index to achieve breeding objectives.
Griffith, Garry R. +2 more
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