Search Results - "Butterill, Philip"
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Quantitative assessment of plant-arthropod interactions in forest canopies: A plot-based approach
Published in PloS one (23-10-2019)“…Research on canopy arthropods has progressed from species inventories to the study of their interactions and networks, enhancing our understanding of how…”
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Gall-forming insects in a lowland tropical rainforest: low species diversity in an extremely specialised guild
Published in Ecological entomology (01-08-2015)“…1. Gall‐forming insects are a guild of endophages that exhibit a high level of fidelity to their host plants, however, their level of host specificity is…”
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Phylogenetic composition of host plant communities drives plant-herbivore food web structure
Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-05-2017)“…1. Insects tend to feed on related hosts. The phylogenetic composition of host plant communities thus plays a prominent role in determining insect…”
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Flaviviridae viruses use a common molecular mechanism to escape nucleoside analogue inhibitors
Published in Biochemical and biophysical research communications (28-10-2017)“…The RNA-dependent RNA polymerases of Flaviviridae viruses are crucial for replication. The Flaviviridae polymerase is organized into structural motifs (A-G),…”
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A taxonomic treatment of Synopeas Förster (Platygastridae, Platygastrinae) from the island of New Guinea
Published in Journal of Hymenoptera research (23-12-2021)“…Synopeas from New Guinea is revised, including 16 new species and four previously named species. The concepts for these species were developed in conjunction…”
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Host specificity and interaction networks of insects feeding on seeds and fruits in tropical rainforests
Published in Oikos (01-09-2021)“…In the tropics, antagonistic seed predation networks may have different properties than mutualistic pollination and seed dispersal networks, but the former…”
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Host phylogeny and nutrient content drive galler diversity and abundance on willows
Published in Ecological entomology (01-10-2017)“…1. Different groups of specialised herbivores often exhibit highly variable responses to host plant traits and phylogeny. Gall‐forming insects and mites on…”
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Substrate prediction of Ixodes ricinus salivary lipocalins differentially expressed during Borrelia afzelii infection
Published in Scientific reports (01-09-2016)“…Evolution has provided ticks with an arsenal of bioactive saliva molecules that counteract host defense mechanisms. This salivary pharmacopoeia enables…”
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New gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) from Papua New Guinea
Published in Austral entomology (01-02-2015)“…Two new species of gall midges that feed on trees in Papua New Guinea are described. The larvae of Schizomyia novoguineensis Kolesik sp. nov. transform the…”
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global distribution of diet breadth in insect herbivores
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (13-01-2015)“…Understanding variation in resource specialization is important for progress on issues that include coevolution, community assembly, ecosystem processes, and…”
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Three new species of gall-forming psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) from Papua New Guinea, with new records and notes on related species
Published in Journal of natural history (10-05-2016)“…Three new species of gall-forming psyllids (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) in the families Triozidae and Phacopteronidae are described from Papua New Guinea: Trioza…”
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An all-atom, active site exploration of antiviral drugs that target Flaviviridae polymerases
Published in Journal of general virology (01-10-2016)“…Natural 2'-modified nucleosides are the most widely used antiviral therapy. In their triphosphorylated form, also known as nucleotide analogues, they target…”
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Unveiling the above-ground eukaryotic diversity supported by individual large old trees: the “Life on Trees” integrative protocol
Published in Frontiers in Forests and Global Change (29-08-2024)“…Large tropical trees are rightly perceived as supporting a plethora of organisms. However, baseline data about the variety of taxa coexisting on single large…”
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Abundance, occurrence and time series: long-term monitoring of social insects in a tropical rainforest
Published in Ecological indicators (01-06-2023)“…[Display omitted] •Social insects are important in tropical forests, but monitoring data are lacking.•We examined time series (2009–2021) for 7 social insect…”
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The role of herbivorous insects and pathogens in the regeneration dynamics of Guazuma ulmifolia in Panama
Published in Nature Conservation (06-03-2019)“…A significant proportion of the mortality of rainforest trees occurs during early life stages (seeds and seedlings), but mortality agents are often elusive…”
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Vertical stratification and defensive traits of caterpillars against parasitoids in a lowland tropical forest in Cameroon
Published in Oecologia (01-04-2024)“…Insect herbivores and their parasitoids play a crucial role in terrestrial trophic interactions in tropical forests. These interactions occur across the entire…”
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A taxonomic treatment of Synopeas Förster from the island of New Guinea
Published in Journal of Hymenoptera research (23-12-2021)“… Synopeas from New Guinea is revised, including 16 new species and four previously named species. The concepts for these species were developed in…”
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New gall midges ( D iptera: C ecidomyiidae) from P apua N ew G uinea
Published in Austral entomology (01-02-2015)“…Abstract Two new species of gall midges that feed on trees in P apua N ew G uinea are described. The larvae of S chizomyia novoguineensis K olesik sp. nov…”
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Impacts of local adaptation of forest trees on associations with herbivorous insects: implications for adaptive forest management
Published in Evolutionary applications (01-12-2015)“…Disruption of species interactions is a key issue in climate change biology. Interactions involving forest trees may be particularly vulnerable due to…”
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