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Predicted secondary structure for 28S and 18S rRNA from Ichneumonoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apocrita): impact on sequence alignment and phylogeny estimation by Gillespie, Joseph J, Yoder, Matthew J, Wharton, Robert A

“…We utilize the secondary structural properties of the 28S rRNA D2-D10 expansion segments to hypothesize a multiple sequence alignment for major lineages of the…”
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Assessment of interspecific interactions among parasitoids on the outcome of inoculative biological control of leafminers attacking chrysanthemum by Bader, Amy E., Heinz, Kevin M., Wharton, Robert A., Bográn, Carlos E.

“…Indigenous natural enemies occur within field grown crops at varying densities dependent upon a variety of other biotic and abiotic parameters. This natural…”
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Four new species of Tanycarpa (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae) from the Palaearctic Region and new records of species from China by Yao, Junli, Kula, Robert R, Wharton, Robert A, Chen, Jiahua

“…Four new species of Tanycarpa (Hymenoptera, Braconidae, Alysiinae), T. gymnonotum Yao sp. n., T. similis Yao sp. n., T. areolata Yao sp. n., and T. lineata Yao…”
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Description of a New Solifuge Melanoblossia ansie sp. n. (Solifugae, Melanoblossiidae) with Notes on the Setiform Flagellar Complex of Melanoblossiinae Roewer, 1933 by Bird, Tharina L, Wharton, Robert A

“…Melanoblossiidae Roewer, 1933 is a small family of solifuges (Solifugae, Arachnida), comprising two subfamilies: Melanoblossiinae Roewer, 1933 and the…”
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Structural and Genetic Investigation of the Egg and First-Instar Larva of an Egg-Laying Population of Blaesoxipha plinthopyga (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), a Species of Forensic Importance by Pimsler, Meaghan L., Pape, Thomas, Johnston, J. Spencer, Wharton, Robert A., Parrott, Jonathan J., Restuccia, Danielle, Sanford, Michelle R., Tomberlin, Jeffery K., Tarone, Aaron M.

“…Flies in the family Sarcophagidae incubate their eggs and are known to be ovoviviparous (i.e., ovolarviparous), but a laboratory-maintained colony of…”
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Eggs and Egg Loads of Field-Collected Ctenoplematinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): Evidence for Phylogenetic Constraints and Life-History Trade-Offs by Cummins, Heather M, Wharton, Robert A, Colvin, Aubrey M

“…Ctenoplematine Ichneumonidae were sampled with Malaise traps, primarily from central Texas, and dissected to explore variation in reproductive tract…”
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Geographic Distribution, Host Fruit, and Parasitoids of African Fruit Fly Pests Ceratitis anonae, Ceratitis cosyra, Ceratitis fasciventris, and Ceratitis rosa (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Kenya by Copeland, Robert S, Wharton, Robert A, Luke, Quentin, De Meyer, Marc, Lux, Slawomir, Zenz, Nikolaus, Machera, Peris, Okumu, Millicent

“…The fruit of indigenous, cultivated, and naturalized exotic plants was sampled in Kenya to determine the geographical and host plant distributions of the fruit…”
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Fruit Flies of the Genus Anastrepha (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Associated Native Parasitoids (Hymenoptera) in the Tropical Rainforest Biosphere Reserve of Montes Azules, Chiapas, Mexico by Aluja, Martín, Rull, Juan, Sivinski, John, Norrbom, Allen L, Wharton, Robert A, Macías-Ordóñez, Rogelio, Díaz-Fleischer, Francisco, López, Maurilio

“…We report the results of a 2-yr survey that determined some of the host plant and parasitoid associations of Anastrepha fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) in…”
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Indigenous Hosts of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera:Tephritidae) in Kenya by Copeland, Robert S, Wharton, Robert A, Luke, Quentin, De Meyer, Marc

“…To study the relationship of Mediterranean fruit fly or medfly, Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), to native plant hosts in an area within its original home…”
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Abundance of Anastrepha fraterculus (Diptera: Tephritidae) and Its Associated Native Parasitoids (Hymenoptera) in “Feral” Guavas Growing in the Endangered Northernmost Yungas Forests of Argentina with an Update on the Taxonomic Status of Opiine Parasitoids Previously Reported in This Country by Ovruski, Sergio M, Wharton, Robert A, Schliserman, Pablo, Aluja, Martín

“…We report the results of a 2-yr survey aimed at determining the identity and abundance of native parasitoids of fruit infesting tephritids attacking Psidium…”
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Cross mating studies among five fruit fly parasitoid populations: potential biological control implications for tephritid pests by Billah, Maxwell K, Kimani-Njogu, Susan W, Wharton, Robert A, Overholt, William A, Wilson, David D, Cobblah, Millicent A

“…The reproductive compatibility between four different species/populations of the tephritid parasitoid Psyttalia (Walker) species from Kenya and individuals of…”
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Aganaspis alujai (Hymenoptera: Figitidae: Eucoilinae), a New Species Attacking Rhagoletis (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Neotropical Region by Ovruski, Sergio M, Wharton, Robert A, Rull, Juan, Guillén, Larissa

“…A new neotropical species of Aganaspis (Hymenoptera: Figitidae, Eucoilinae) is described and compared to other Aganaspis species occurring in the Neotropical…”
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Acceptance and suitability of different host stages of Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Tephritidae) and seven other tephritid fruit fly species to Tetrastichus giffardii Silvestri (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) by Mohamed, Samira A., Wharton, Robert A., Mérey, Georg von, Schulthess, Fritz

“…Tetrastichus giffardii Silvestri is a gregarious eulophid endoparasitoid of several tephritid fruit fly species. Host stage suitability was studied using nine…”
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Changes in ice cover thickness and lake level of Lake Hoare, Antarctica: implications for local climatic change by Wharton, Jr, R A, McKay, C P, Clow, G D, Andersen, D T, Simmons, Jr, G M, Love, F G

“…We report results from 10 years of ice thickness measurements at perennially ice-covered Lake Hoare in southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. The ice cover of…”
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Antarctic paleolake sediments and the search for extinct life on Mars by Doran, Peter T., Wharton, Robert A., Des Marais, David J., McKay, Christopher P.

“…Evidence of lakes in Mars history is substantial. The proposed similarities between the ancient Martian environment and certain modern environments on Earth…”
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Relationships of Exodontiella, a non-alysiine, exodont member of the family Braconidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera) by Wharton, Robert A., Yoder, Matthew J., Gillespie, Joseph J., Patton, John C., Honeycutt, Rodney L.

“…The placement of Exodontiella Wharton is re‐examined in light of the discovery of four additional individuals. Genomic DNA was extracted from one of the…”
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Year-Round Production of Pest Ceratitis Species (Diptera: Tephritidae) in Fruit of the Invasive Species Solanum mauritianum in Kenya by Copeland, Robert S, Wharton, Robert A

“…To evaluate its importance as a possible reservoir host of tephritid pests (Diptera) of cultivated fruit, we sampled fruit of the exotic invasive Solanum…”
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Thickness of ice on perennially frozen lakes by Mckay, C. P., Wharton, R. A., Jr, Squyres, S. W., Clow, G. D.

“…A simple energy-balance model for the perenially frozen lakes of Antarctica's southern Victoria Land is presented which, using the measured ablation rate of 30…”
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Acceptability and suitability of six fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) for Kenyan strains of Psyttalia concolor (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) by Mohamed, S.A, Overholt, W.A, Lux, S.A, Wharton, R.A, Eltoum, E.M

“…Host acceptability and suitability Psyttalia concolor (Szepligeti) is a koinobiont, larval parasitoid of tephritid fruit flies. Individuals of P. concolor were…”
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Ciliated protozoa of two antarctic lakes: analysis by quantitative protargol staining and examination of artificial substrates by Kepner, R. L. Jr, Wharton, R. A. Jr, Coats, D. W., Wharton RA, J. r.

“…Planktonic and artificial substrate-associated ciliates have been identified in two perennially ice-covered antarctic lakes of the McMurdo Dry Valleys…”
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