Search Results - "Tindo, Maurice"
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Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Cameroon: Case study on its distribution, damage, pesticide use, genetic differentiation and host plants
Published in PloS one (29-04-2019)“…Maize farmers in sub-Saharan Africa recently experienced unusual damage in their farms, attributed to the fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E…”
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Genetic tracing of the illegal trade of the white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis) in western Central Africa
Published in Scientific reports (07-06-2024)“…The white-bellied pangolin is subject to intense trafficking, feeding both local and international trade networks. In order to assess its population genetics…”
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Taxonomic review of the grasshopper genus Pteropera Karsch, 1891 (Orthoptera, Acrididea, Catantopinae) with description of three new species and a preliminary phylogeny of the Cameroonian species
Published in ZooKeys (25-10-2024)“…The Afrotropical grasshopper genus Pteropera Karsch, 1891, is reviewed. Some species present in Cameroon are described, Pteropera augustini Donskoff, 1981, is…”
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Mutualistic interactions between ants and fungi: A review
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-08-2023)“…The large amount of dead plant biomass caused by the final extinction events triggered a fungi proliferation that mostly differentiated into saprophytes…”
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Development and characterization of 20 polymorphic microsatellite markers for the white-bellied pangolin Phataginus tricuspis (Mammalia, Pholidota)
Published in Molecular biology reports (01-06-2020)“…Pangolins, or scaly anteaters, have recently been flagshiped as one of the most illegally traded mammals, and as a corollary, as potential intermediate hosts…”
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Temporal variation in ant community assemblages along a rural–urban gradient in the Yaoundé metropolis, Cameroon
Published in Urban ecosystems (01-02-2022)“…Urbanization is one of the most lasting anthropogenic disturbances threatening native species diversity including ants. Ants play important ecological…”
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Record of new host plants associated to the invasive mealybug species Paracoccus marginatus Williams and Granara de Willink (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) in the Center and Littoral regions of Cameroon
Published in International journal of tropical insect science (01-06-2021)“…The papaya mealybug (PM) is a known notorious polyphagous insect pest of many plant species and has always been found associated with a new host/s in newly…”
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Integrative taxonomic revision of the grasshopper genera Parapetasia Bolívar, 1884, and Loveridgacris Rehn, 1954 (Orthoptera, Pyrgomorphidae), with description of a new species of Loveridgacris
Published in Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift (21-10-2024)“…The taxonomic status of the Pyrgomorphid genera Parapetasia Bolívar, 1884, and Loveridgacris Rehn, 1954 is complex and challenging. Here, we use a combination…”
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Correction: Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Cameroon: Case study on its distribution, damage, pesticide use, genetic differentiation and host plants
Published in PloS one (04-06-2019)“…[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215749.]…”
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Overall dominance of Spodoptera frugiperda Smith (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) within the lepidopteran pests community infesting maize fields in the Littoral Region of Cameroon
Published in International journal of tropical insect science (01-02-2023)“…Maize is one of the most important staple food crops in Africa, however its production is hampered by many constraints including attacks of lepidopteran pests…”
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Diversity of ant assemblages (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in an urban environment in Cameroon during and after colonization of the area by Wasmannia auropunctata
Published in European journal of entomology (01-01-2019)“…Invasive species disrupt the organization and functioning of many ant communities. Little is known about ant assemblages formerly in areas invaded by the…”
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Genetic structure, nestmate recognition and behaviour of two cryptic species of the invasive big-headed ant Pheidole megacephala
Published in PloS one (21-02-2012)“…Biological invasions are recognized as a major cause of biodiversity decline and have considerable impact on the economy and human health. The African…”
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Worldwide invasion by the little fire ant: routes of introduction and eco‐evolutionary pathways
Published in Evolutionary applications (01-07-2010)“…Biological invasions are generally thought to occur after human aided migration to a new range. However, human activities prior to migration may also play a…”
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DNA-typing improves illegal wildlife trade surveys: Tracing the Cameroonian bushmeat trade
Published in Biological conservation (01-05-2022)“…Although the bushmeat trade is a significant component of the Anthropocene crisis in the tropics, the reliability of species-level identification is generally…”
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Ant Diversity in Dominant Vegetation Types of Southern Cameroon
Published in Biotropica (01-01-2015)“…Ants have been shown as particularly affected by land disturbance through deforestation and conversion of forest to agriculture. The effect of land use change…”
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Venomics survey of six myrmicine ants provides insights into the molecular and structural diversity of their peptide toxins
Published in Insect biochemistry and molecular biology (01-12-2022)“…Among ants, Myrmicinae represents the most speciose subfamily. The venom composition previously described for these social insects is extremely variable, with…”
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Bactrocera invadens (Diptera: Tephritidae), a New Invasive Fruit Fly Pest for the Afrotropical Region: Host Plant Range and Distribution in West and Central Africa
Published in Environmental entomology (01-08-2011)“…In 2003, the invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens Drew, Tsuruta & White (Diptera: Tephritidae) (Drew et al. 2005), of possible Sri Lankan origin, has been…”
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The Peptide Venom Composition of the Fierce Stinging Ant Tetraponera aethiops (Formicidae: Pseudomyrmecinae)
Published in Toxins (14-12-2019)“…In the mutualisms involving certain pseudomyrmicine ants and different myrmecophytes (i.e., plants sheltering colonies of specialized "plant-ant" species in…”
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Correction: Spodoptera frugiperda Smith
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