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Trap nesting bees of genus Megachile and nesting biology of three species of subgenus Callomegachile (Hymenoptera; Megachilidae) from North India 膜翅目巨蜂属捕巢蜂及其亚属三种巢巢生物学研究产于北印度的巨型甲虫科

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Animal Biology Pub Date : 2023-03-13 DOI: 10.1163/15707563-bja10104

Neha Kunjwal, Mohammad Sarfraz Khan

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Effect of host plants on the biology and nutritional indices of fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) 寄主植物对秋粘虫(Spodoptera frugiperda)生物学和营养指标的影响(鳞翅目:夜蛾科)

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Animal Biology Pub Date : 2023-02-20 DOI: 10.1163/15707563-bja10102

D. Nandhini, Sharanabasappa S. Deshmukh, C. Kalleshwaraswamy, K. Satish, H. G. Sannathimmappa

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Fatty acids for insect species remain constant: A case study of pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) 昆虫种类的脂肪酸保持不变:以粉棉铃虫Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders)为例

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Animal Biology Pub Date : 2023-02-13 DOI: 10.1163/15707563-bja10103

V. Shah, R. Pande, P. Verma, T. Prabhulinga, T. Madhu, N. Gokte-Narkhedkar, V. N. Waghmare

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Animal Biology Pub Date : 2023-02-07 DOI: 10.1163/15707563-00731p14

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Evaluation of antioxidant enzymes in the female genital fluid of the bat Corynorhinus mexicanus during sperm storage 墨西哥棒猴雌性生殖液中抗氧化酶在精子储存过程中的评价

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Animal Biology Pub Date : 2023-02-01 DOI: 10.1163/15707563-bja10100

Angie Carolina Campos-Rentería, A. Rodríguez-Tobón, A. Salame-Méndez, M. León-Galván, E. Arenas-Ríos

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Cellular mechanisms of the lufenuron growth regulator in adults of Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) 氟虫腈生长调节剂在大花田鼠成虫体内的细胞机制

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Animal Biology Pub Date : 2023-01-31 DOI: 10.1163/15707563-bja10101

Glaucilane dos Santos Cruz, V. W. Teixeira, Maria Clara da Nóbrega Ferreira, H. N. da Costa, Ismaela Maria Ferreira de Melo, C. Guedes, L. D. V. Filho, C. J. Neto, Á. Teixeira

{"title":"Cellular mechanisms of the lufenuron growth regulator in adults of Anthonomus grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)","authors":"Glaucilane dos Santos Cruz, V. W. Teixeira, Maria Clara da Nóbrega Ferreira, H. N. da Costa, Ismaela Maria Ferreira de Melo, C. Guedes, L. D. V. Filho, C. J. Neto, Á. Teixeira","doi":"10.1163/15707563-bja10101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/15707563-bja10101","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000Growth-regulating insecticides are used for several cotton pests when immature, and although not registered for Anthonomus grandis, their use causes a satisfactory population reduction in adults. However, it is not known which mechanisms are involved in this reduction. Thus, we studied which tissue and cellular changes may be involved in this process. Adults were fed with flower buds treated with lufenuron (4 ml commercial product /l) for 24 h. Then, the histology of the gonads, oxidative stress and apoptosis were evaluated after periods of 24 h and 48 h. Our study revealed that lufenuron activates the oxidative stress pathway in A. grandis, causing significant changes at the cellular level. These changes may have been caused by stimulation of the production of oxygen ions, free radicals and hydrogen peroxides, resulting in an increase in lipid peroxidation 48 h after treatment. These effects were confirmed by the presence of histopathologies in the gonads of this pest such as disorganization of the follicular cell epithelium, reduction of the yolk, disappearance of the germinal vesicle, reduction of sperm bundles and cysts. Such alterations injured the gonads and impaired tissue homeostasis. It is concluded that together these factors lead to a desirable population reduction when it comes to managing the pest in the field, because the aim is to keep it below the control level. In addition to this desired effect, it is worth noting that lufenuron is safer when compared to other commonly used products, another feature that makes its use quite interesting.","PeriodicalId":7876,"journal":{"name":"Animal Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43597455","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A test of associative olfactory learning in the ant Formica clara (Hymenoptera: Formicidae); the power of a MaLER-based conditioning protocol 蚁的联想嗅觉学习测试（膜翅目：蚁科）；基于MaLER的调节协议的威力

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Animal Biology Pub Date : 2023-01-19 DOI: 10.1163/15707563-bja10098

Kubilay Duymaz, V. Aksoy

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Null and neutral models for explaining spatial variations in intertidal invertebrate species diversity on rocky shores in Antofagasta town (23°S, Chile) 用于解释Antofagasta镇（23°S，智利）岩石海岸潮间带无脊椎动物物种多样性空间变化的零和中性模型

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Animal Biology Pub Date : 2023-01-18 DOI: 10.1163/15707563-bja10099

P. R. De los Ríos-Escalante, C. Esse, C. Stella, P. Adikesavan, O. Zúñiga

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Associations between spectral properties, bacteriological characteristics, chlorophyll and zooplankton communities in two north Patagonian lakes 巴塔哥尼亚北部两个湖泊光谱特性、细菌特征、叶绿素和浮游动物群落之间的关系

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Animal Biology Pub Date : 2022-11-03 DOI: 10.1163/15707563-bja10097

P. R. De los Ríos-Escalante, Á. Contreras, G. Lara, M. Latsague, C. Esse

{"title":"Associations between spectral properties, bacteriological characteristics, chlorophyll and zooplankton communities in two north Patagonian lakes","authors":"P. R. De los Ríos-Escalante, Á. Contreras, G. Lara, M. Latsague, C. Esse","doi":"10.1163/15707563-bja10097","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1163/15707563-bja10097","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000The Chilean north Patagonian lakes are characterized by their marked oligotrophic or oligomesotrophic status and low abundance of zooplankton species; many of the lakes with oligomesotrophic status are associated with human intervention due to towns on their shores. The aim of the present study was to determine the relations between spectral properties (LANDSAT OLI), chlorophyll and plankton abundances in two north Patagonian lakes: Villarrica, which has two towns on its shores, and Lake Caburgua, which has native forest on its shores. The results revealed that Lake Villarrica has high reflectance in the near infrared, red and green bands, high concentrations of chlorophyll a, the absence of mixotrophic protozoa, and a high abundance of bacterial and plankton, mainly phytoplankton (Chlophyceae and diatoms) and zooplankton. Lake Caburgua, on the other hand, has low reflectance in the same bands, and low chlorophyll concentrations, low bacterial and zooplankton abundances, with the exception of high mixotrophic ciliates and small phytoplankton, and Volvox colonies. The obtained results agree with limnological observations on both lakes, and observations agrees with similar observations of the spectral properties of glacial north Patagonian lakes and of the zooplankton community, and in this scenario, the use of remote-sensing techniques would be a good tool to predict the plankton community in Patagonian lakes.","PeriodicalId":7876,"journal":{"name":"Animal Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47303521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Attraction of leaf hopper, Amrasca biguttulla biguttulla, and whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, toward natural essential oils in cotton 棉中天然精油对小飞虱和烟粉虱的引诱作用

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Animal Biology Pub Date : 2022-10-21 DOI: 10.1163/15707563-bja10095

Madhu T N, Rishi Kumar, V. C. Naik, T. Prabhulinga, S. Santosh, N. Chandrashekar, P. Verma

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