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Oviposition Habitat Selection in Response to Risk of Predation in Temporary Pools: Mode of Detection and Consistency across Experimental Venue by Blaustein, Leon, Kiflawi, Moshe, Eitam, Avi, Mangel, Marc, Cohen, Joel E.

“…Natural selection should favor females that avoid ovipositing where risk of predation is high for their progeny. Despite the large consequences of such…”
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Density and Intercohort Priority Effects on Larval Salamandra salamandra in Temporary Pools by Eitam, Avi, Blaustein, Leon, Mangel, Marc

“…Priority effects, i.e., effects of an early cohort on the performance of a later cohort, are generally studied between, and not within, species. The paucity of…”
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Effects of predator density and duration of predator occupancy on crustacean abundance and diversity in experimental pools by Eitam, Avi, Blaustein, Leon

“…Keystone predators, by reducing the abundance of competitively superior prey, may have indirect positive effects on weak competitors, possibly increasing their…”
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Impact of Introduction of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Classical Biological Control Releases of Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Economically Important Fruit Flies in French Polynesia by Vargas, Roger I., Leblanc, Luc, Putoa, Rudolph, Eitam, Avi

“…Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), was discovered on Tahiti Island in July 1996. Eradication programs were conducted from…”
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Oviposition habitat selection by mosquitoes in response to predator (Notonecta maculata) density by Eitam, A, Blaustein, L

“…Some species of mosquitoes can detect the presence of predatory notonectid bugs and avoid oviposition in predator pools. The oviposition response of two…”
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Effects of Anisops sardea (Hemiptera: Notonectidae) on oviposition habitat selection by mosquitoes and other dipterans and on community structure in artificial pools by EITAM, Avi, BLAUSTEIN, Leon, MANGEL, Marc

“…We investigated the effects of the predatory backswimmer, Anisops sardea, on oviposition habitat selection of mosquitoes and other dipterans, and on community…”
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Crustacean species richness in temporary pools: relationships with habitat traits by EITAM, Avi, BLAUSTEIN, Leon, VAN DAMME, Kay, DUMONT, Henri J, MARTENS, Koen

“…We examined species richness separately for cladocerans and ostracods in 52 temporary pools in a small geographical area, relating species richness with…”
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Microturbellarian species richness and community similarity among temporary pools: relationships with habitat properties by Eitam, Avi, Noreña, Carolina, Blaustein, Leon

“…Temporary water bodies exhibit a high level of biodiversity,much of which is unique tothese habitats.Studies of microturbellarian community ecology in…”
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Oviposition behavior and development of immature stages ofParasierola swirskiana, a parasitoid of the lesser date mothBatrachedra amydraula by Eitam, Avi

“…Parasierola swirskiana Argaman (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) is a parasitoid of the mothBatrachedra amydraula Meyrick, a pest of unripe fruits of the date…”
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Host Habitat Preference of Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae), a Parasitoid of Tephritid Fruit Flies by Eitam, Avi, Vargas, Roger I

“…The braconid parasitoid Fopius arisanus (Sonan) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a candidate for augmentative biological control of tephritid fruit flies. In the…”
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Impact of Introduction ofBactrocera dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Classical Biological Control Releases ofFopius arisanus (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Economically Important Fruit Flies in French Polynesia by Vargas, Roger I., Leblanc, Luc, Putoa, Rudolph, Eitam, Avi

“…Oriental fruit fly,Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), was discovered on Tahiti Island in July 1996. Eradication programs were conducted from…”
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Biogeography of Braconid Parasitoids of the Caribbean Fruit Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Florida by Eitam, Avi, Sivinski, John, Holler, Tim, Aluja, Martin

“…The geographic distribution of three braconid parasitoids of the Caribbean fruit fly, Anastrepha suspensa (Loew), was determined by collecting host fruit…”
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No Evidence for Bacteriophage WO orf7 Correlation with Wolbachia-Induced Cytoplasmic Incompatibility in the Culex pipiens Complex (Culicidae: Diptera) by Sanogo, Yibayiri O., Eitam, Avi, Dobson, Stephen L.

“…Gene flow between populations of Culex pipiens L. is relevant to observed differences in disease transmission, insecticide resistance, behavior, and…”
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Impact of introduction of Bactrocera dorsalis (Diptera : Tephritidae) and classical biological control releases of Fopius arisanus (Hymenoptera : Braconidae) on economically important fruit flies in French Polynesia by VARGAS, Roger I, LEBLANC, Luc, PUTOA, Rudolph, EITAM, Avi

“…Oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), was discovered on Tahiti Island in July 1996. Eradication programs were conducted from…”
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No Evidence for Bacteriophage WO orf7 Correlation with Wolbachia -Induced Cytoplasmic Incompatibility in the Culex pipiens Complex (Culicidae: Diptera) by Sanogo, Yibayiri O., Eitam, Avi, Dobson, Stephen L.

“…Gene flow between populations of Culex pipiens L. is relevant to observed differences in disease transmission, insecticide resistance, behavior, and…”
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Oviposition Behavior and Development of Immature Stages of Parasierola swirskiana, a Parasitoid of the Lesser Date Moth Batrachedra amydraula by Eitam, A

“…Parasierola swirskiana Argaman (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) is a parasitoid of the moth Batrachedra amydraula Meyrick, a pest of unripe fruits of the date palm,…”
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No Evidence for Bacteriophage WO orf7 Correlation with Wolbachia-Induced Cytoplasmic Incompatibility in the Culex pipiens Complex (Culicidae: Diptera) by Sanogo, Yibayiri O., Eitam, Avi, Dobson, Stephen L.

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USE OF HOST FRUIT CHEMICAL CUES FOR LABORATORY REARING OF DORYCTOBRACON AREOLATUS (HYMENOPTERA: BRACONIDAE), A PARASITOID OF ANASTREPHA SPP. (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE) by Eitam, Avi, Holler, Tim, Sivinski, John, Aluja, Martin

“…Doryctobracon areolatus (Szepligeti) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) is a common parasitoid of Anastrepha spp. (Diptera: Tephritidae). An efficient method of…”
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