Search Results - "Die Naturwissenschaften"

An estimated 400–800 million tons of prey are annually killed by the global spider community by Nyffeler, Martin, Birkhofer, Klaus

“…Spiders have been suspected to be one of the most important groups of natural enemies of insects worldwide. To document the impact of the global spider…”
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Side-effects of pesticides on non-target insects in agriculture: a mini-review by Serrão, José Eduardo, Plata-Rueda, Angelica, Martínez, Luis Carlos, Zanuncio, José Cola

“…Climate change mediated by anthropogenic activity induces significant alterations on pest abundance and behavior and a potential increase in the use of…”
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Pesticide exposure in honey bees results in increased levels of the gut pathogen Nosema by Pettis, Jeffery S., vanEngelsdorp, Dennis, Johnson, Josephine, Dively, Galen

“…Global pollinator declines have been attributed to habitat destruction, pesticide use, and climate change or some combination of these factors, and managed…”
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Extraordinary range expansion in a common bat: the potential roles of climate change and urbanisation by Ancillotto, L, Santini, L, Ranc, N, Maiorano, L, Russo, D

“…Urbanisation and climate change are two global change processes that affect animal distributions, posing critical threats to biodiversity. Due to its versatile…”
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Polarisation vision: overcoming challenges of working with a property of light we barely see by Foster, James J., Temple, Shelby E., How, Martin J., Daly, Ilse M., Sharkey, Camilla R., Wilby, David, Roberts, Nicholas W.

“…In recent years, the study of polarisation vision in animals has seen numerous breakthroughs, not just in terms of what is known about the function of this…”
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Modelling the effects of climate and land-cover changes on the potential distribution and landscape connectivity of three earth snakes (Genus Conopsis, Günther 1858) in central Mexico by Sunny, Armando, Manjarrez, Javier, Caballero-Viñas, Carmen, Bolom-Huet, René, Gómez-Ortiz, Yuriana, Domínguez-Vega, Hublester, Heredia-Bobadilla, Rosa Laura, Torres-Romero, Erik Joaquín, González-Fernández, Andrea

“…Anthropogenic land use and climate change are the greatest threats to biodiversity, especially for many globally endangered reptile species. Earth snakes (…”
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Occurrence of virus, microsporidia, and pesticide residues in three species of stingless bees (Apidae: Meliponini) in the field by Guimarães-Cestaro, Lubiane, Martins, Marta Fonseca, Martínez, Luís Carlos, Alves, Maria Luisa Teles Marques Florêncio, Guidugli-Lazzarini, Karina Rosa, Nocelli, Roberta Cornélio Ferreira, Malaspina, Osmar, Serrão, José Eduardo, Teixeira, Érica Weinstein

“…Bees are important pollinators whose population has declined due to several factors, including infections by parasites and pathogens. Resource sharing may play…”
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A Myanmar amber cockroach with protruding feces contains pollen and a rich microcenosis by Hinkelman, Jan, Vršanská, Lucia

“…Early endosymbiotic interactions are recorded only from a Cretaceous termite and a cockroach. Mesoblatta maxi Hinkelman, gen. et sp. nov. is the second…”
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Circadian rhythms of insect pheromone titer, calling, emission, and response: a review by Levi-Zada, Anat, Byers, John A.

“…Many insect species have circadian rhythms of pheromone production/titer, calling, emission, and response that are involved in intraspecific communication and…”
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In vitro biodegradation potential of airborne Aspergilli and Penicillia by Savković, Željko, Stupar, Miloš, Unković, Nikola, Ivanović, Žarko, Blagojević, Jovana, Vukojević, Jelena, Ljaljević Grbić, Milica

“…The study addresses in vitro degradation potential of airborne Aspergillus and Penicillium / Talarmyces species originating from cultural heritage conservation…”
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Obstacle negotiation in female desert locust oviposition digging by Klechevski, Chen, Kats, Lazar, Ayali, Amir

“…The female locust lays its eggs deep within soft substrate to protect them from predators and provide optimal conditions for successful development and…”
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Animal family discrimination from hair using ATR-FTIR and machine learning methods for applications in illegal wildlife trafficking by Bala, Rajni, Sharma, Akanksha, Sharma, Vishal

“…Wildlife forensics plays a pivotal role in the combating illegal trafficking, supporting biodiversity conservation, and aiding in the identification of animals…”
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Fine-scale habitat selection in tree-dwelling spiders: an experimental approach by Villanueva-Bonilla, German Antonio, Mesas, Yuri Fanchini, de Oliveira Gonzaga, Marcelo, da Silva Souza, Hebert, Brescovit, Antonio Domingos, Sobczak, Jober Fernando, Neto, João Vasconcellos

“…Habitat selection by spiders is strongly influenced by biotic factors such as the availability and diversity of prey and abiotic factors such as temperature,…”
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Hidden in red: evidence for and against red camouflage in a jumping spider (Saitis barbipes) by Gerfen, Jasmin Laura, Tedore, Cynthia

“…Investigating the conspicuousness of animal color patterns to different observers is crucial for understanding their function. This study examines the peculiar…”
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Discovering spider fly (Diptera: Acroceridae) hosts and their biology using citizen science by Barahona-Segovia, Rodrigo M., Montenegro Vargas, Rubén, Rojas, Roberto, Aguilera, Milenko A., González, Christian R.

“…Acroceridae are active parasitoids of mygalomorph spiders. However, little is known of their interaction numbers and biology in the Neotropics. In this study,…”
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A new carcharodontosaurid specimen sheds light on the anatomy of South American giant predatory dinosaurs by Rolando, Alexis M. Aranciaga, Motta, Matías J., Agnolín, Federico L., Tsuihiji, Takanobu, Miner, Santiago, Brissón-Egli, Federico, Novas, Fernando E.

“…Carcharodontosaurids were gigantic terrestrial dinosaurs and top predators of dinosaur faunas in Gondwanan landmasses during the “Mid”-Cretaceous Period…”
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Postdoctoral struggles in the Global South: insights from India by Khadakkar, Suvarna, van Nouhuys, Saskya

“…The global postdoctoral community faces many challenges including low pay, irregular benefits, little job security amid cost-of-living hikes, challenges to…”
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Investigating the distribution of a unique crustacean microendemic to tree hollows by Raiary, Bruna, Ribeiro, Carolina, Lima, Débora, Afeitos, Arthur, Mendonça, Thais, Cárdenas, Valéria, Magalhães, André, de Azevedo, Cristiano Schetini, Cassino, Raquel, Antonini, Yasmine, Cardoso, João C. F.

“…Water-filled tree hollows constitute phytotelmata that harbor specialized organisms. One striking example of extreme adaptation to these microhabitats is the…”
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Extracts from the leaves of knotweeds (Reynoutria spp.) have a stimulating effect on the germination and initial growth of wheat grains by Šerá, Božena, Doshi, Pratik, Věchet, Lubomír

“…Knotweed ( Reynoutria sp.) plants are known in the world mainly as invasive plants. However, it is known that their rhizomes or leaves contain secondary…”
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Neither nectar nor deception: the role of floral rewards in the pollination system of Laelia (Orchidaceae: Laeliinae) by Pansarin, Emerson R., Pedro, Silvia R. M., Pansarin, Ludmila M., Davies, Kevin L., Stpiczyńska, Małgorzata

“…Orchids offer a variety of floral rewards to pollinators. In many orchid groups, however, the transfer of pollen is based on food-deception, as in the case of…”
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