Elucidation of the whole carotenoid biosynthetic pathway of aphids at the gene level and arthropodal food chain involving aphids and the red dragonfly [0.03%]
介壳虫类胡萝卜素生物合成途径的基因组学阐明及其甲壳动物食物链研究
Miho Takemura,Takashi Maoka,Takashi Koyanagi et al.
Miho Takemura et al.
Background: Aphids can be positioned as robust pest insects in farming and as ones of the model organisms for arthropods in molecular biology. Carotenoids are pigments that protect organisms from photooxidative damage cau...
Jakob Prömer,Andy Sombke,Thomas Schwaha
Jakob Prömer
Background: Bryozoans are sessile aquatic suspension feeders in mainly marine, but also freshwater habitats. Most species belong to the marine and calcified Cheilostomata. Since this taxon remains mostly unstudied regardi...
The dark-ventral-patch of male red deer, a sexual signal that conveys the degree of involvement in rutting behavior [0.03%]
雄红鹿的暗腹斑：一种反映求偶行为参与度的性信号
Eva de la Peña,Javier Pérez-González,José Martín et al.
Eva de la Peña et al.
Background: In polygynous mammals, signalling may play a decisive role in mating behavior, mediating the intensity of male fights and female mate choice. During the rutting season, male red deer may show a visible dark pa...
Phylogeography of the parasitic mite Laelaps agilis in Western Palearctic shows lineages lacking host specificity but possessing different demographic histories [0.03%]
西方古大陆寄生螨Laelaps agilis的谱系地理学表明缺乏宿主特异性但具有不同的种群动态历史
Masoud Nazarizadeh,Jana Martinů,Milena Nováková et al.
Masoud Nazarizadeh et al.
Background: Laelaps agilis C.L. Koch, 1836 is one the most abundant and widespread parasitic mite species in the Western Palearctic. It is a permanent ectoparasite associated with the Apodemus genus, which transmits Hepat...
Seasonal variation of Hedruris dratini (Nematoda) parasitizing Hydromedusa tectifera (Chelidae), with focus on host's torpor state [0.03%]
乌龟宿主蛰伏状态下棒花甲壳虫旋毛纲线虫Hedruris dratini寄生的季节变化
Ezequiel Palumbo,María Julia Cassano,Leandro Alcalde et al.
Ezequiel Palumbo et al.
Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the seasonal distribution of the nematode Hedruris dratini parasitizing the South American Snake-necked turtle Hydromedusa tectifera and the amphipod Hyalella spp. in an ur...
Activity patterns of the soprano pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus throughout the year in southern Norway [0.03%]
全年南部挪威高地小蹄蝠的活动模式
Karl Frafjord
Karl Frafjord
Background: Most temperate bats are regular hibernators in the winter. Knowledge about the length of their active season and how they adjust their nightly activity throughout the season, is critical to conservation. The c...
Activity patterns and interactions of rodents in an assemblage composed by native species and the introduced black rat: implications for pathogen transmission [0.03%]
由本地物种和入侵小家鼠组成群落中的啮齿动物活动模式及生态位分化：对病原传播的启示
Rodrigo Salgado,Isabel Barja,María Del Carmen Hernández et al.
Rodrigo Salgado et al.
Background: The degree of temporal overlap between sympatric wild hosts species and their behavioral interactions can be highly relevant to the transmission of pathogens. However, this topic has been scantly addressed. Fu...
Assessing the extent of land-use change around important bat-inhabited caves [0.03%]
评估重要蝙蝠洞周围土地利用的变化程度
Mariëtte Pretorius,Wanda Markotter,Mark Keith
Mariëtte Pretorius
Background: Modification and destruction of natural habitats are bringing previously unencountered animal populations into contact with humans, with bats considered important zoonotic transmission vectors. Caves and cave-...