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Homo sapiens, industrialisation and the environmental mismatch hypothesis

Biological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 2, Page 580-601, April 2026.
ABSTRACT For the vast majority of the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens, a range of natural environments defined the parameters within which selection shaped human biology. Although human‐induced alterations to the terrestrial biosphere have been evident for over 10,000 years, the pace and scale of change has accelerated dramatically since the onset
Daniel P. Longman, Colin N. Shaw
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Representativeness of the Natura 2000 network for preserving plant biodiversity in the European Union

Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract The Natura 2000 (N2K) network of protected areas is one of the main tools for area‐based conservation in the European Union (EU), yet its role in preserving plant biodiversity requires better understanding. We examined data kept in the European Vegetation Archive from over 1.2 million vegetation plots and obtained over 14.2 million plant ...
Michele Di Musciano, Piero Zannini, Riccardo Testolin, Francesco Maria Sabatini, Diletta Santovito, Borja Jiménez‐Alfaro, Florian Jansen, Milan Chytrý, Lorenzo Ricci, Emiliano Agrillo, Fabio Attorre, Idoia Biurrun, Gianmaria Bonari, Hans Henrik Bruun, Luigi Cao Pinna, Andraž Čarni, Maria Laura Carranza, Roberto Cazzolla Gatti, Jürgen Dengler, Michele De Sanctis, Úna Fitzpatrick, Anna Rita Frattaroli, Emmanuel Garbolino, Stephan Hennekens, Ute Jandt, Jan Jansen, Zygmunt Kacki, Ilona Knollová, Jonathan Lenoir, Jesper Erenskjold Moeslund, Tomáš Peterka, Nataša Pipenbaher, Duccio Rocchini, Eszter Ruprecht, Solvita Rūsiņa, Urban Šilc, Sonja Škornik, Grzegorz Swacha, Milan Valachovič, Kiril Vassilev, Wolfgang Willner, Alessandro Chiarucci   +41 more
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Using miniaturized laboratory equipment and DNA barcoding to improve conservation genetics training and identify illegally traded species

Conservation Biology, Volume 40, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract Illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is one of the largest global illegal activities, and it negatively affects biodiversity and sustainable development worldwide. DNA barcoding coupled with high‐throughput sequencing (i.e., metabarcoding) is useful in identifying taxa affected by IWT and has been used routinely for decades.
Maria Joana Ferreira da Silva, Ivo Colmonero‐Costeira, Saidil Lamine Djaló, Tomás Camará, Rui M. Sá, Tania Minhós, Angelika Kiebler, Martin Grethlein, Netta Pikkarainen, Stefan Prost   +9 more
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Range Dynamics of Spongy Moth (<i>Lymantria dispar</i> L.) in Northern European Russia over the Past Two Centuries. [PDF]

Insects
Selikhovkin A, Mamaev N, Sherbakova L, Sinev S, Broshkov A, Alekseev A, Martemyanov V.   +6 more
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Understanding the Hygienic Behavioral Dynamics of Ants Using Multi‐State Models

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 4, Page 361-370, April 2026.
Leaf‐cutting ants adjust grooming to pathogen risk and vulnerable nestmates. Multi‐state Markov models reveal shorter, frequent self‐grooming bouts and reduced allogrooming persistence under stress, optimizing social immunity via stigmergic decision‐making.
Isabella Bueno, Gabriel R. Palma, Idemauro A. R. Lara, Rafael A. Moral, Italo Delalibera Jr, Wesley A. C. Godoy   +5 more
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Retrospective Analysis of the Impact of Vaccination with an Inactivated Vaccine on Toxoplasmosis-Associated Mortality in Captive Wildlife. [PDF]

Vaccines (Basel)
Scuotto A, Ogonczyk-Makowska D, Quiévy A, Berthet M, Schlax K, Boussarie D, Maillot A, Popelin-Wedlarski F, Charpentier T, Perot M, Quintard B, van Elderen M, Stumpel JBG, Tahas SA, Modlinska A, Sós-Koroknai V, Azevedo A, Muciño MDCC, Martins MC, Madrid C, Stadlin JP, Henao-Montoya LM, Betbeder D.   +22 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Solving the trophic puzzle: Host–parasite associations in Neotropical fig wasps associated with fig trees of section Americanae

Ecological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 2, Page 284-294, April 2026.
We determined the trophic associations among fig wasp species associated with Ficus citrifolia by integrating gall morphology, the temporal sequence of wasp colonization, and oviposition behaviour. Dissection of galls produced by four gall‐inducing species at a late developmental phase enabled direct identification of occupants and inference of host ...
Leví Oliveira Barros, Fernando Henrique Antoniolli Farache, Rodrigo Augusto Santinelo Pereira   +2 more
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Land expropriation, litigation, and reinterpretation of space in the genesis of the zoobotanical park of Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, 1895-1941. [PDF]

Hist Cienc Saude Manguinhos
Leal D, Sanjad N.
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Nutrient addition, but not vertebrate predator exclusion, shapes arthropod communities and herbivory in a temperate forest

Ecological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 2, Page 303-321, April 2026.
We experimentally manipulated top‐down (predator exclusion) and bottom‐up (fertilisation) forces in a temperate forest understory to test effects on arthropod densities, body sizes and herbivory. Predator exclusion had no detectable effect on arthropod density, herbivory damage or body size, whereas fertilisation increased herbivory damage and ...
Jan Kollross, Leonardo Re Jorge, Jakub Pawlik, Katerina Sam   +3 more
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Air pollution likely reduces hemoglobin levels in urban fruit bats. [PDF]

iScience
Gal O, Eitan O, Rachum A, Weinberg M, Zigdon D, Assa R, Price C, Yovel Y.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source