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1. Acute toxicity and adverse effects of aqueous and ethanol extracts of Parkia biglobosa pods on biochemical parameters of Clarias gariepinus

Author:
KA Bawa-Allah; BO Akinnuoye
Source:
African journal of aquatic science 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 89-95
ISSN:
1727-9364
Subject:
Clarias gariepinus; Parkia biglobosa; acute toxicity; adverse effects; alanine transaminase; alkaline phosphatase; aquatic ecosystems; aspartate transaminase; bioassays; catalase; distress; enzyme activity; ethanol; exposure duration; fish; invertebrates; laboratory experimentation; lethal concentration 50; malondialdehyde; pods; superoxide dismutase
Abstract:
... The acute toxicity of the aqueous and ethanol extracts of Parkia biglobosa pods against Clarias gariepinus was investigated under laboratory conditions. Agitated behaviours and respiratory distress were also observed during the exposure period. The adverse effects on biochemical parameters were assessed using semi-static bioassays for 28 days. The ethanol extract of P. biglobosa pods was found to ...
DOI:
10.2989/16085914.2018.1559794

2. Ants as Predators of Diorhabda elongata (Chrysomelidae), a Biological Control Agent of Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.), in Texas

Author:
Allen E. Knutson; Manuel Campos
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 1-9
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Armadillidiidae; Crematogaster; Diorhabda elongata; Formica; Monomorium; Solenopsis invicta; Tamarix; biological control; biological control agents; larvae; plant litter; predation; predators; pupae; shrubs; trees; Texas
Abstract:
... Four species of leaf beetles, Diorhabda spp, (Chrysomelidae), were introduced for biological control of saltcedar, Tamarix spp., an invasive small tree or shrub, in the US. In Texas, three species established at some sites but failed to establish or initially established but did not persist at other sites. Diorhabda larvae pupate in leaf litter on the soil surface and thus are exposed to ants and ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0101

3. Análisis de Secuencias del Gen del Citocromo Oxidasa c Región I Sugieren una Alta Cercanía Genética entre Chelonus insularis y Chelonus sonorensis

Author:
María Berenice González-Maldonado; Miguel Mauricio Correa-Ramírez; Maribel Mireles-Martínez; Isaías Chaírez-Hernández; Marco Antonio Garzón-Zuñiga
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 303-313
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Chelonus; DNA; Spodoptera frugiperda; Zea mays; corn; cytochrome-c oxidase; genes; genetic distance; genetic variation; parasitoids; polymerase chain reaction; sequence analysis; statistical analysis; Mexico
Abstract:
... The molecular characterization of three species of the genus Chelonus was conducted for: [Ch. insularis Cresson 1865, Ch. cautus Cresson 1872 and Ch. sonorensisCameron 1887 (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) - nominal species], parasitoids of the armyworm Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) collected in maize (Zea mays L.), which are distributed in Durango and in other states of Mex ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0132

4. Aristolochia lorenae, a New Cauliflorous Aristolochia (Aristolochiaceae) from the Brazilian Amazonian Forest

Author:
Joelcio Freitas; Favio González; Anderson Alves-Araújo
Source:
Systematic botany 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 101-106
ISSN:
0363-6445
Subject:
Aristolochia; biogeography; flowers; forests; internodes; new species; photographs; plant taxonomy; racemes; taxon descriptions; Amazonia; Brazil
Abstract:
... We describe and illustrate Aristolochia lorenae , a new species found in the state of Pará, Brazil. The new species is assigned to subseries Anthocaulicae F. González, which is characterized by the presence of extremely short cauliflorous and/or ramiflorous racemes that have shortened internodes and flowers subtended by a small bract. We provide a taxonomic description complemented with illustrati ...
DOI:
10.1600/036364419X697949

5. Assessing landscape composition using visual assessment: accuracy of rapid description compared to digital mapping

Author:
Ariane Chabert; Alexandre Amossé; Jean-Pierre Sarthou
Source:
Landscape research 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 6-18
ISSN:
1469-9710
Subject:
aerial photography; computer-aided mapping; crops; ecology; forests; geographic information systems; grasslands; land use; landscapes; France
Abstract:
... We compared the accuracy of visual assessment of landscape composition to that of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping in (agro)ecology studies that focus on processes in which landscape factors are assumed to be insignificant and are often ignored. Seven land-use types were visually estimated from aerial photographs of contrasting rural landscapes in France. Visual assessment showed good ...
DOI:
10.1080/01426397.2017.1392493

6. Asymmetric effects of a leaf‐chewing herbivore on aphid population growth

Author:
Elizabeth Davidson‐Lowe; Zsofia Szendrei; Jared G. Ali
Source:
Ecological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 81-92
ISSN:
0307-6946
Subject:
Leptinotarsa decemlineata; Myzus persicae; chemical constituents of plants; crop yield; environmental impact; field experimentation; glycoalkaloids; herbivores; insects; mastication; plant hormones; plant response; population growth; tubers
Abstract:
... 1. Plant responses to herbivory are often specific to the feeding guild of the attacking herbivore. These phytochemical responses to herbivore damage can affect herbivore performance and activity. Comprehensive studies on the ecological consequences of multi‐herbivore plant interactions are key to understanding plant–herbivore community dynamics. 2. This study examined how feeding damage by co‐occ ...
DOI:
10.1111/een.12681

7. AtMBD4: A methylated DNA binding protein negatively regulates a subset of phosphate starvation genes

Author:
Adwaita Prasad Parida; Amrapali Sharma; Arun Kumar Sharma
Source:
Journal of biosciences 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 14
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
Arabidopsis; DNA methylation; DNA-binding domains; DNA-binding proteins; X chromosome; anthocyanins; gene expression regulation; genes; genomic imprinting; loci; messenger RNA; microarray technology; mutants; mutation; phosphates; polymerase chain reaction; promoter regions; transcription (genetics); transcription factors; transfer DNA; transporters; transposons
Abstract:
... DNA methylation is an important epigenetic modification that governs transcriptional regulation. The methylation mark is read by a special class of proteins called methyl-CpG-binding domain proteins. The role of DNA methylation has been found in X-chromosome inactivation, genomic imprinting, transposon silencing, and self-incompatibility. Recently, remodeling of global DNA methylation was demonstr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12038-018-9843-5

8. The BiZiFED project: Biofortified zinc flour to eliminate deficiency in Pakistan

Author:
H. Ohly; M. R. Broadley; E. J. M. Joy; M. J. Khan; H. McArdle; M. Zaman; M. Zia; N. Lowe
Source:
Nutrition bulletin 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 60-64
ISSN:
1471-9827
Subject:
biofortification; biotechnology; breeding methods; cost effectiveness; economic impact; flour; food crops; nutrient deficiencies; plant breeding; plant cultural practices; public health; wheat; women; zinc; Pakistan
Abstract:
... Zinc deficiency is a global public health problem, affecting ~17% of the world's population, with the greatest burden in low‐ and middle‐income countries. An increasing body of evidence suggests that biofortification may be a cost‐effective and sustainable approach to reducing zinc and other micronutrient deficiencies. Biofortification enhances the nutritional quality of food crops through convent ...
DOI:
10.1111/nbu.12362
PubMed:
31217749
PubMed Central:
PMC6559288

9. Biorational Management of Pecan Nut Casebearer, Acrobasis nuxvorella Neuzing¹, and its Effect on Associated Parasitoids

Author:
Emigdio Morales-Olais; Héctor González-Hernández; Urbano Nava-Camberos; Armando Equihua-Martínez; José Luis Carrillo-Sánchez; Jesús G. Arreola-Ávila; Verónica Ávila-Rodríguez
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 41-51
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Acrobasis nuxvorella; Apanteles; Carya illinoinensis; Goniozus; Macrocentrus; Trichogramma; chlorpyrifos; growing season; larvae; methoxyfenozide; moths; orchards; panicles; parasitism; parasitoids; pecans; pheromone traps; sex pheromones; trees; Mexico
Abstract:
... Biorational methods (Trichogramma, methoxyfenozide, and spinetoram), conventional control (chlorpyrifos ethyl), and no control were used against pecan nut casebearer, Acrobasis nuxvorella Neuzing, in pecan (Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh) K. Koch), orchards in the Comarca Lagunera region of Coahuila and Durango, Mexico, during the 2016 and 2017 growing seasons. Effects of different management strate ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0105

10. Body size explains interspecific variation in size–latitude relationships in geographically widespread beetle species

Author:
Michelle Tseng; Sina Soleimani Pari
Source:
Ecological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 151-156
ISSN:
0307-6946
Subject:
Coleoptera; birds; body size; geographical distribution; insects; interspecific variation; latitude; mammals; prediction; rearing; temperature; North America
Abstract:
... 1. In most birds and mammals, larger individuals of the same species tend to be found at higher latitudes, but in insects, body size–latitude relationships are highly variable. 2. Recent studies have shown that larger‐bodied insect species are more likely to decrease in size when reared at increased temperature, compared with smaller‐sized species. These findings have led to the prediction that a ...
DOI:
10.1111/een.12684

11. Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells protect lungs from smoke inhalation injury by differentiating into alveolar epithelial cells via Notch signaling

Author:
Yuan Liang; Cunping Yin; Xi Lu; Hua Jiang; Faguang Jin
Source:
Journal of biosciences 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 2
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
Western blotting; blood gases; bone marrow; breathing; epithelial cells; histopathology; inhalation exposure; interleukin-10; interleukin-13; interleukin-1beta; lungs; mesenchymal stromal cells; protective effect; protein content; protein synthesis; rats; respiratory tract diseases; signal transduction; smoke; tumor necrosis factor-alpha
Abstract:
... To examine the protective effect of transplanting bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs) in treating lung injury induced by smoke exposure and to investigate the underlying mechanisms of this protection. SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: normal group, normal + BMSCᴳFᴾ group, smoke group, and smoke + BMSCᴳFᴾ group. To detect lung injury, we measured arterial blood gas, the wet-to- ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12038-018-9824-8

12. Brongniartia bicornuta (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae), a New Species from the Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests of the Balsas River Basin, México

Author:
Óscar Dorado; Dulce M. Arias; José M. de Jesús-Almonte
Source:
Systematic botany 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 139-145
ISSN:
0363-6445
Subject:
Faboideae; Lavandula; corolla; new species; plant taxonomy; scientific illustration; shrubs; taxon descriptions; tropical forests; watersheds; Mexico
Abstract:
... The new species Brongniartia bicornuta (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae), endemic to seasonally dry tropical forests of the Balsas River Basin in the states of Guerrero and Puebla, Mexico, is described and illustrated. It is a shrub with conspicuous, horn-shaped stipules and small flowers with bicolor petals that are lavender at the base and gradually becoming yellowish-green on the upper portion. It ...
DOI:
10.1600/036364419X697985

13. CMIP5 drought projections in Canada based on the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index

Author:
Benita Y. Tam; Kit Szeto; Barrie Bonsal; Greg Flato; Alex J. Cannon; Robin Rong
Source:
Canadian water resources journal 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 90-107
ISSN:
1918-1817
Subject:
autumn; climate; climate change; climate models; coasts; drought; evapotranspiration; prairies; seasonal variation; spring; summer; surface water; temperature; uncertainty; winter; Canada
Abstract:
... Drought projections on seasonal to annual time scales are presented for Canada over the twenty-first century, based on the Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI). Results make use of bias-corrected temperature and precipitation projections from 29 global climate models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5), and include three different forcin ...
DOI:
10.1080/07011784.2018.1537812

14. Carbohydrates and polyphenolics of extracts from genetically altered plant acts as catalysts for in vitro synthesis of silver nanoparticle

Author:
Abhishek Kumar; Aaram A Kumar; Aditya P Nayak; Priyanka Mishra; Madhusmita Panigrahy; Pratap K Sahoo; Kishore C S Panigrahi
Source:
Journal of biosciences 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 6
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
Arabidopsis thaliana; Gracilaria; Potamogeton; Ulva; biochemical pathways; biosynthesis; brackish water; catalysts; ecosystems; gene overexpression; homeostasis; models; mutants; nanobiotechnology; nanoparticles; nanosilver; plant extracts; polyphenols; spectroscopy; sugars
Abstract:
... Eco-friendly biosynthetic approach for silver nanoparticles production using plant extracts is an exciting advancement in bio-nanotechnology and has been successfully attempted in nearly 41 plant species. However, an established model plant system for systematically unraveling the biochemical components required for silver nanoparticles production is lacking. Here we used Arabidopsis thaliana as t ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12038-018-9826-6

15. Cardiac autonomic function during hypothermia and its measurement repeatability

Author:
Gary J. Hodges; Steven A.H. Ferguson; Stephen S. Cheung
Source:
Applied physiology, nutrition and metabolism 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 31-36
ISSN:
1715-5320
Subject:
anxiety; cold; cooling; electrocardiography; heart rate; hypothermia; males; precooling; sympathetic nervous system
Abstract:
... This study examined the effect of mild hypothermia (a 0.5 °C decrease in rectal temperature) on heart rate variability (HRV), with the identical hypothermia protocol performed twice and compared using intraclass correlation coefficient (r) analysis to study the repeatability. Twelve healthy males each completed 1 neutral (23 °C) and 2 cold (0 °C) trials. In the neutral trial, participants sat quie ...
DOI:
10.1139/apnm-2018-0248

16. Character Evolution and Recircumscription of the Northern Andean Begonia Section Casparya (Begoniaceae)

Author:
Orlando A. Jara-Muñoz; James E. Richardson; Santiago Madriñan
Source:
Systematic botany 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 52-65
ISSN:
0363-6445
Subject:
Begonia; chloroplasts; convergent evolution; fruits; perianth; placenta; plant taxonomy; polyphyly; Andes region
Abstract:
... Sections Casparya and Semibegoniella are some of the most species rich groups of Begonia in the North Andean region. Taken together, both sections are clearly recognizable with respect to other sections of Begonia because of their distinctive fruits that open at the back of the locules and usually have no wings but horns, however the differences between the two are less clear. The gamophyllous per ...
DOI:
10.1600/036364419X697895

17. Characterization and DNA methylation modulatory activity of gold nanoparticles synthesized by Pseudoalteromonas strain

Author:
Yugandhara M Patil; Shriram N Rajpathak; Deepti D Deobagkar
Source:
Journal of biosciences 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 15
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
DNA; DNA methylation; Pseudoalteromonas; X-ray diffraction; bacteria; cytotoxicity; energy-dispersive X-ray analysis; environmental factors; epigenetics; extremophiles; fibroblasts; genes; gold; humans; melanoma; methyltransferases; nanogold; nanoparticles; oxidative stress; proteins; scanning electron microscopy; transmission electron microscopy; Arabian Sea
Abstract:
... Marine extremophiles are shown to tolerate extreme environmental conditions and have high metal reducing properties. Here, we report intracellular synthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNP) by marine extremophilic bacteria Pseudoalteromonas sp. Bac178 which was isolated from the OMZ of Arabian Sea. Preliminary observations suggest that these bacteria use different pathways which may involves the membr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12038-018-9842-6

18. Characterization of novel β‐1,3‐glucan recognition proteins from a Tibetan Plateau ghost moth Thitarodes pui (Lepidoptera, Hepialidae)

Author:
Zixuan Sun; Wenjing Wu; Guren Zhang
Source:
Physiological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 20-32
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Beauveria bassiana; Thitarodes; amino acids; beta-glucans; binding capacity; clones; complementary DNA; curdlan; entomopathogenic fungi; fat body; gene expression; hemolymph; innate immunity; larvae; molecular weight; phylogeny; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; receptors; China
Abstract:
... β‐1,3‐glucan recognition proteins (βGRPs) function as pattern recognition receptors in the innate immune response against invading pathogens. In the present study, we obtain full‐length cDNA clones for two novel putative βGRPs: TpβGRPc and TpβGRPd from the ghost moth Thitarodes pui (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae). Phylogenetic analysis shows a small distinct lineage, βGRP clade 4, consisting of T. pui β ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12272

19. Chromosome evolution and phylogeny in Ronderosia (Orthoptera, Acrididae, Melanoplinae): clues of survivors to the challenge of sympatry?

Author:
Elio R.D. Castillo; Dardo A. Martí; Maximiliano M. Maronna; María C. Scattolini; Diogo C. Cabral‐de‐Mello; María M. Cigliano
Source:
Systematic entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 61-74
ISSN:
0307-6970
Subject:
Acrididae; X chromosome; autosomes; chromosome aberrations; crossing over; grasshoppers; internal transcribed spacers; karyotyping; male genitalia; models; monophyly; sympatry; topology
Abstract:
... In an attempt to unveil the origin of neo‐sex chromosomes in Ronderosia Cigliano grasshoppers, we performed a combined phylogenetic analysis based on morphological (external morphology and male genitalia) and molecular data (COI, COII, 16S and ITS2) to explore the chromosome evolution within the genus. We also analysed the distributional patterns of the various Ronderosia species and considered th ...
DOI:
10.1111/syen.12317

20. Cold hardiness in immature stages and adults in the adult‐diapausing spider mite Stigmaeopsis longus

Author:
Katsura Ito; Younghae Chae
Source:
Physiological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 11-19
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Sasa; Tetranychidae; adulthood; adults; arthropods; bamboos; cold; cold tolerance; diapause; eggs; females; host plants; immatures; males; nymphs; overwintering; survival rate; temperate zones; temperature; winter; Japan
Abstract:
... The cold hardiness of arthropods is an important characteristic associated with overwintering success. Cold‐tolerant stages affect overwintering strategy, especially in arthropods that continuously feed on evergreen host plants in temperate regions. However, cold hardiness to mildly low temperature is rarely investigated. In the present study, we estimate the stage‐specific cold hardiness of a pop ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12271

21. Comparative Activity of Commercial Baculovirus Formulations against Heliothine Pests of Cotton

Author:
Nathan S. Little; Randall G. Luttrell; R. Michelle Mullen; K. Clint Allen; Katherine A. Parys
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 105-115
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Baculoviridae; Gossypium hirsutum; Helicoverpa zea; Heliothis virescens; beneficial insects; cotton; crops; death; insecticide resistance; leaves; markets; microbial insecticides; new products; pests; pupation; tobacco; United States
Abstract:
... Nuclear polyhedrosis viruses have been labeled for use as microbial insecticides in agronomically-important crops in the U.S. since the 1970s. New products developed from viral isolates of different species in the heliothine genera Helicoverpa, Heliothis, and Chloridea have been introduced to the market and are receiving renewed attention for controlling heliothine pests. Two laboratory assays wer ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0112

22. Comparative Efficacy of Entomopathogenic Nematodes Against a Multi-Acaricide Resistant Strain of Southern Cattle Fever Tick, Rhipicephalus microplus

Author:
Nirbhay K. Singh; John A. Goolsby; Jyoti .; David I. Shapiro-Ilan; Robert J. Miller; Adalberto A. Pérez de León
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 143-153
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Heterorhabditis bacteriophora; Heterorhabditis indica; Rhipicephalus microplus; Steinernema carpocapsae; Steinernema feltiae; Steinernema riobravis; acaricides; adults; dose response; egg hatchability; eggs; entomopathogenic nematodes; females; hatching; lethal concentration 50; mortality; nematode larvae; oviposition; ticks
Abstract:
... Comparative efficacy of infective juveniles of Steinernema riobrave Cabanillas, Poinar, and Raulston (355 strain), S. carpocapsae (Weiser) (All strain), S. feltiae Filipjev (SN strain), Heterorhabditis bacteriophora Poinar (VS strain), H. indica Poinar, Karunakar, and David (HOM1 strain), and H. floridensis Nguyen, Gozel, Koppenhöfer, and Adams (K22 strain) were evaluated against engorged adult fe ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0116

23. A Comparison of Food Demand Estimation from Homescan and Consumer Expenditure Survey Data

Author:
Tullaya Boonsaeng; Carlos E. Carpio
Source:
Journal of agricultural and resource economics 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 117-140
ISSN:
1068-5502
Subject:
consumer expenditure surveys; models; prices
Abstract:
... This study evaluates the differences between the Exact Affine Stone Index (EASI) demand model estimates obtained using Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX) data and Nielsen Homescan data. Results indicated that elasticities obtained from CEX and Homescan data–based demand models differ not only statistically but also economically. Own-price elasticities obtained from the CEX data–based demand model w ...
DOI:
10.22004/ag.econ.281316

24. Comparison of inoculation methods for selecting common bean genotypes with physiological resistance to white mold

Author:
Lenio U. Ferreira; Victor A. Ribeiro; Patrícia G. S. Melo; Murillo Lobo Junior; Joaquim Geraldo C. Costa; Helton S. Pereira; Leonardo C. Melo; Thiago Lívio P. O. Souza
Source:
Tropical plant pathology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 65-72
ISSN:
1983-2052
Subject:
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; beans; cotton; flowers; genotype; greenhouses; inoculation methods; leaves; markets; mycelium; standard deviation; straw
Abstract:
... Although different methods of inoculation have been proposed to assess the reaction of common bean to white mold (WM) caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum, a thorough comparison among them is lacking. In this study, six approaches were tested to identify the most reproducible and efficient method for discriminating six common bean genotypes of carioca market class based on their resistance to white ...
DOI:
10.1007/s40858-018-0258-5

25. Compatibilidad de Beauveria bassiana y Metarhizium anisopliae con el Parasitismo Natural de Anagyrus kamali en Nayarit, México

Author:
Enrique Mora-Aguirre; Augustin Robles-Bermúdez; Santiago Domínguez-Monge; Néstor Isiordia-Aquino; y Manuel Campos-Figueroa
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 297-302
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Anagyrus; Beauveria bassiana; Hibiscus rosa-sinensis; Maconellicoccus hirsutus; Metarhizium anisopliae; conidia; entomopathogenic fungi; experimental design; parasitism; parasitoids; Mexico
Abstract:
... The aim this study was to evaluate the effects of fungi based on Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) Sorokin and Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) strain Ma143 (M. anisopliae), strain Ma65 (M. anisopliae), and strain Bb122 (B. bassiana) on natural parasitism by Anagyrus kamali (Moursi) (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) at concentration of 1 x 10⁸ conidia ml⁻¹. For eac ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0131

26. Competencia por Territorios Alimenticios en Dos Especies de Moscas Ricárdidos Neotropicales¹: Experimento de Exclusión en Campo

Author:
Felipe Becerril-Morales
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 261-269
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Diptera; Eupatorium; Neotropics; bags; forage; host plants; phylogeny; territoriality
Abstract:
... It is generally assumed that phytophagous species do not usually compete for food, however this can be questioned in the case of phylogenetically related species. Through an exclusion experiment, the value of the food resource and the corresponding occurrence of territorial behavior between two species of richardid dipterans Odontomera nitens (Schiner 1868) and O. ferruginea (Macquart 1844) were d ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0128

27. The Composition, Diversity, and Distribution of Mosquito Fauna (Diptera: Culicidae) in Kosovo

Author:
Nesade Muja-Bajraktari; Ferdije Zhushi-Etemi; Enkelejda Dikolli-Velo; Perparim Kadriaj; Filiz Gunay
Source:
Journal of vector ecology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 94-104
ISSN:
1081-1710
Subject:
Aedes; Anopheles; Coquillettidia; Culex pipiens; Culiseta; DNA barcoding; Uranotaenia; arboviruses; disease outbreaks; fauna; monitoring; mosquito control; public health; risk; Kosovo
Abstract:
... The aim of this study is to identify the mosquito species that currently exist and their distributions in Kosovo in order to determine current potential endemic zones and areas at a higher risk for future epidemics. These scientific data will be shared with public health authorities for implementing mosquito control programs. During a two-year period of monitoring in 48 localities in 23 provinces ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvec.12333

28. Conidia Shelf-Life and Pathogenicity of Strains of Hirsutella citriformis Speare¹ Against Diaphorina citri Kywayama² Produced on Rice

Author:
Orquídea Pérez-González; María Guadalupe Maldonado-Blanco; Arcadio Valdes-Gonzalez
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 165-171
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Diaphorina citri; Hirsutella; Oryza sativa; adults; agar; ambient temperature; conidia; culture media; germination; pathogenicity; processing time; rice; shelf life; storage temperature; storage time; viability
Abstract:
... After conidia of Hirsutella citriformis Speare produced on potato dextrose agar or rice (Oryza sativa L.) were harvested and dried, the shelf-life was evaluated after storage at room temperature. Viability and pathogenicity of conidia against Diaphorina citri Kuwayama adults also was determined. Most conidia germinated on agar at 72 hours (93.7-98.7% for INIFAP-Hir-2 and INIFAP-Hir-7 strains, resp ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0118

29. Conservation of Black Bass Diversity: An Emerging Management Paradigm

Author:
Andrew T. Taylor; James M. Long; Michael D. Tringali; Brandon L. Barthel
Source:
Fisheries 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 20-36
ISSN:
0363-2415
Subject:
Micropterus; bass; climate change; fauna; game fish; indigenous species; phylogeny; Southeastern United States
Abstract:
... Black bass Micropterus spp. are quintessential North American sportfishes that support economically valuable fisheries and act as keystone predators within aquatic ecosystems. Despite their prominence among North American fish fauna, a number of taxonomic designations are unresolved and novel forms continue to be identified within drainages of the southeastern USA. We review the current understand ...
DOI:
10.1002/fsh.10187

30. Construction of a dietary-cure Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 and investigation of its hypoglycemic activity in type 2 diabetes mellitus mouse model

Author:
Pingzhe Jiang; Chao Ma; Junfeng Hao; Yike Han; Minggang Li
Source:
Journal of biosciences 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 9
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
green fluorescent protein; medicine; high carbohydrate diet; yeasts; glycemic effect; tandem repeat sequences; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Western blotting; mice; chronic diseases; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; peptides; streptozotocin; glucagon-like peptide 1; oral administration; genetic vectors; animal disease models
Abstract:
... Bio-drug is a new type of beneficial biology expressing therapeutic peptides (protein) as orally administrated medicine to treat diseases, in particular, chronic diseases like diabetes. In order to develop recombinant yeast strains as a bio-drug which could effectively ameliorate type 2 diabetes, an integrating expression vector pNK1-PGK that could successfully express green fluorescent protein (G ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12038-018-9831-9

31. Construction, validation, and application of nocturnal pollen transport networks in an agro‐ecosystem: a comparison using light microscopy and DNA metabarcoding

Author:
Callum J. Macgregor; James J. N. Kitson; Richard Fox; Christoph Hahn; David H. Lunt; Michael J. O. Pocock; Darren M. Evans
Source:
Ecological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 17-29
ISSN:
0307-6946
Subject:
DNA barcoding; agroecosystems; light microscopy; moths; mouthparts; pollen; pollination; pollinators; trophic relationships
Abstract:
... 1. Moths are globally relevant as pollinators but nocturnal pollination remains poorly understood. Plant–pollinator interaction networks are traditionally constructed using either flower‐visitor observations or pollen‐transport detection using microscopy. Recent studies have shown the potential of DNA metabarcoding for detecting and identifying pollen‐transport interactions. However, no study has ...
DOI:
10.1111/een.12674

32. Cuphea lanceolata and Cuphea ignia Seed Increase Using Three Pollinators in Insect-Proof Cages in the Field

Author:
Craig A. Abel; J. W. Van Roekel; Richard L. Wilson
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 95-98
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Apis mellifera; Bombus bimaculatus; Cuphea lanceolata; Osmia cornifrons; cages; honey bees; industry; medium chain fatty acids; oils; petrochemicals; pollination; pollinators; seed weight; tropical plants
Abstract:
... Oil from seed of many Cuphea (Lythraceae) species is abundant in medium-chain fatty acids (C₈-C₁₄). The fatty acids are valuable to industry and obtained from petrochemicals and tropical plants. Cuphea could provide a valuable temperate plant source of fatty acids, but there are agronomic limitations to commercial production. Many Cuphea spp. are entomophilous, so finding suitable pollinators will ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0110

33. D-Tryptophan governs biofilm formation rates and bacterial interaction in P. mendocina and S. aureus

Author:
Saheli Ghosh; Asifa Qureshi; Hemant J Purohit
Source:
Journal of biosciences 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 3
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
Pseudomonas mendocina; Staphylococcus aureus; biofilm; biofouling; cell communication; coatings; genes; polystyrenes; quantitative polymerase chain reaction; scanning electron microscopy; tryptophan
Abstract:
... Biofilm genesis by Pseudomonas and Staphylococcus sp is associated with biofouling in natural settings. D-Tryptophan (D-Trp) inhibits bacterial biofilms and have been proposed for biofouling control applications. In this study, D-Trp significantly inhibited Pseudomonas mendocina and Staphylococcus aureus cell attachment (biofilm formation) rates on polystyrene 96-well microtiter plates in comparis ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12038-018-9841-7

34. Decoding the biology of language and its implications in language acquisition

Author:
D R Rahul; R Joseph Ponniah
Source:
Journal of biosciences 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 25
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
cognition; epigenetics; gene expression; genes; humans; language development; learning; mutation
Abstract:
... Associating human genetic makeup with the faculty of language has long been a goal for biolinguistics. This stimulated the idea that language is attributed to genes and language disabilities are caused by genetic mutations. However, application of genetic knowledge on language intervention is still a gap in the existing literature. In an effort to bridge this gap, this article presents an account ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12038-018-9832-8

35. Descripción de la Primera Especie Pálida del Género Aleuropleurocelus

Author:
Vicente Emilio Carapia-Ruiz; Oscar Ángel Sánchez-Flores
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 315-319
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Aleyrodidae; Ipomoea; leaves; new species; puparium
Abstract:
... A new species is described of a pale whitefly Aleuropleurocelus pallidus Carapia-Ruiz & Sánchez-Flores sp. nov., found in Guerreo, Morelos and Puebla on the underside of Ipomoea arborescens (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) G. Don. leaves. Microphotographs of morphological structures of the puparium are provided, and a key for the separation from other species of Aleuropleurocelus is discussed. ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0133

36. Development and the effects of extended parenting in the cold‐breeding burying beetle Nicrophorus sayi

Author:
Kyle M. Benowitz; Ashley U. Amukamara; Elizabeth C. Mckinney; Allen J. Moore
Source:
Ecological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 11-16
ISSN:
0307-6946
Subject:
Nicrophorus; body size; cold; cold zones; life history; models; mortality; parental behavior; parenting; prediction; progeny; rearing; temperature; vertebrates
Abstract:
... 1. Burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp.) provide an excellent model system to test predictions about the relationships between environment, life‐history and behaviour. All species in the genus display similar natural histories, breeding on vertebrate carcasses and providing parental care to developing offspring. However, variations in other aspects of species' ecologies provide a rich framework to ex ...
DOI:
10.1111/een.12670

37. Differential elevational cline in the phenology and demography of two temporally isolated populations of a damselfly: Not two but one taxon?

Author:
Hichem Amari; Rabah Zebsa; Amel Lazli; Soufyane Bensouilah; Mohamed Khalil Mellal; Hayat Mahdjoub; Moussa Houhamdi; Rassim Khelifa
Source:
Ecological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 93-104
ISSN:
0307-6946
Subject:
Lestes; adults; altitude; autumn; demography; freshwater; insects; niches; phenology; ponds; prediction; reproduction; spring; summer; surveys; univoltine habit; Algeria
Abstract:
... 1. Temporal isolation by cohort splitting is a life‐history mechanism that has been reported in many temperate insects, including those inhabiting freshwater habitats. Although the cohorts seem to maintain separate temporal niches in a specific location, the temporal isolation may be disrupted across a geographic gradient due to constraints imposed by seasonality. 2. This prediction was tested on ...
DOI:
10.1111/een.12680

38. Differential susceptibility to the mycoparasite Paraphaeosphaeria minitans among Sclerotinia sclerotiorum isolates

Author:
Philippe C. Nicot; Félicie Avril; Magali Duffaud; Christel Leyronas; Claire Troulet; François Villeneuve; Marc Bardin
Source:
Tropical plant pathology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 82-93
ISSN:
1983-2052
Subject:
Coniothyrium minitans; Paraphaeosphaeria; Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; biological control; biological control agents; commercialization; farmers; inoculum; mycelium; pathogens; sclerotia; selection pressure; France
Abstract:
... The mycoparasitic fungus Paraphaeosphaeria minitans (formerly Coniothyrium minitans), is increasingly used by farmers to reduce soilborne inoculum of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. In France, its field efficacy tends to be higher in the North than in the South, leading to the hypothesis of possible regional differences in the susceptibility of the pathogen to the biocontrol agent. A standardized assay ...
DOI:
10.1007/s40858-018-0256-7

39. Distinct feeding strategies of generalist and specialist spiders

Author:
Gabriel Pompozzi; Luis F. García; Lenka Petráková; Stano Pekár
Source:
Ecological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 129-139
ISSN:
0307-6946
Subject:
Araneae; DNA; digestive system; feeding frequency; feeding methods; foraging; half life; phylogeny; polymerase chain reaction; predators
Abstract:
... 1. Feeding behaviour of generalist and specialist predators is determined by a variety of trophic adaptations. Specialised prey‐capture adaptations allow specialists to catch relatively large prey on a regular basis. As a result, specialists might be adapted to exploit each item of prey more thoroughly than do generalists. 2. It was expected that obligatory specialist cursorial spiders would feed ...
DOI:
10.1111/een.12683

40. Distribution of Triatomine (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Vectors of Chagas Disease in the State of Hidalgo, Mexico

Author:
Alberto Antonio-Campos; Vanessa Cuatepotzo-Jiménez; Julio Noguéz-García; Ricardo Alejandre-Aguilar; Nancy Rivas
Source:
Journal of vector ecology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 179-186
ISSN:
1081-1710
Subject:
Chagas disease; Triatominae; health services; risk; Mexico
Abstract:
... Chagas disease represents a significant public health problem in Mexico. In the state of Hidalgo, studies on the presence of triatomines are scarce and restricted to a few locations. To determine the risk of transmission in the state of Hidalgo and stratify the vector potential, the distribution of Triatominae was surveyed from 2015 to 2016 in collaboration with primary health care services and lo ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvec.12342

41. Diversity, Ecology, and Seasonality of Hard Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Eastern Croatia

Author:
Stjepan Krčmar
Source:
Journal of vector ecology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 18-29
ISSN:
1081-1710
Subject:
Dermacentor marginatus; Dermacentor reticulatus; Ixodes canisuga; Ixodes hexagonus; Ixodes ricinus; adults; fauna; females; forest communities; hosts; males; nymphs; ticks; vertebrates; Croatia
Abstract:
... The diversity of hard tick fauna was studied in different forest communities in 48 localities of eastern Croatia using the dragging-flagging method and by hand from ten different vertebrate hosts. A total of 2,225 specimens comprising seven species in three genera were identified. Ixodes ricinus, the most abundant species (72.8% of all collected specimens) was recorded in 44 localities, followed b ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvec.12325

42. Downtown Girls: Ant Species in Downtown Dallas, TX Green Spaces

Author:
Murry J. Gans; James R. Arnold; Epingo Raphael
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 63-68
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Nylanderia; Paratrechina longicornis; Pheidole; Solenopsis invicta; girls; green infrastructure; surveys; Texas
Abstract:
... A survey of 18 green spaces in Downtown Dallas, TX yielded 19 species of ants. A new record for Texas was collection of Nylanderia wojciki Trager at 13 sites. Other species collected included Paratrechina longicornis Latrielle, Pheidole lamia Wheeler, Hypoponera opacior Forrel, and Strumigenys louisianae Roger. The red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, was the only species collected at ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0107

43. Early evolution of Nemopteridae illuminated with the first and oldest thread‐winged lacewing in Cretaceous amber

Author:
Xiumei Lu; Bo Wang; Shiyan Yang; Xingyue Liu
Source:
Systematic entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 262-272
ISSN:
0307-6970
Subject:
Cretaceous period; adults; amber; fossils; habitats; lacewings; larvae; new genus; phylogeny; South America
Abstract:
... Nemopteridae are a charismatic family of lacewings distinguished by specialization of morphology in both larvae and adults as well as in their biology and behaviour. The evolutionary history of Nemopteridae is largely unknown due to the scarcity of fossil records. Here we report a new genus and species of Nemopteridae (Cretocroce xiai gen. et sp.n.) based on an exquisitely preserved adult specimen ...
DOI:
10.1111/syen.12328

44. Effect of Acute and Chronic Exposure to Ammonia on Different Larval Instars of Anopheles Darlingi (Diptera: Culicidae)

Author:
Alyne C. A. Dias; Moreno M. S. Rodrigues; Alexandre A. Silva
Source:
Journal of vector ecology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 112-118
ISSN:
1081-1710
Subject:
Anopheles darlingi; adults; ammonia; breeding sites; chronic exposure; instars; larvae; larval development; long term effects; malaria; mortality; pollutants; probability; pupae; toxicity; vector-borne diseases; South America
Abstract:
... Anopheles darlingi (Diptera: Culicidae) is the most important vector of malaria in South America and has already been found in peri-urban areas that commonly contain toxic nitrogenous compounds, such as ammonia. The adaptation of mosquitoes to polluted breeding sites can increase their distribution and affect the dynamics of vector-borne diseases such as malaria. Therefore, the present study inves ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvec.12335

45. Effect of environmental factors on the abundance variations of two native rodents in agricultural systems of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Author:
Juan S. Guidobono; Gerardo R. Cueto; Pablo Teta; María Busch
Source:
Austral ecology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 36-48
ISSN:
1442-9985
Subject:
Athene cunicularia; Calomys; Leopardus geoffroyi; Tyto; agroecosystems; environmental factors; meteorological data; meteorological parameters; population characteristics; predation; rodents; seasonal variation; temperature; vegetation cover; Argentina
Abstract:
... Our aim was to assess the effect of environmental factors on short temporal abundance variations of the two most abundant native rodents of agricultural agroecosystems, Akodon azarae and Calomys laucha. We conducted a 3‐year longitudinal sampling of rodents, and recorded meteorological data such as temperature and precipitation, predation rate by Leopardus geoffroyi, Tyto furcata and Athene cunicu ...
DOI:
10.1111/aec.12650

46. Effect of food intake on the ventilatory response to increasing core temperature during exercise

Author:
Keiji Hayashi; Nozomi Ito; Yoko Ichikawa; Yuichi Suzuki
Source:
Applied physiology, nutrition and metabolism 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 22-30
ISSN:
1715-5320
Subject:
body temperature; breathing; carbon dioxide; exercise; food intake; males; metabolism; oxygen; peak oxygen uptake; skin temperature; tidal volume
Abstract:
... Food intake increases metabolism and body temperature, which may in turn influence ventilatory responses. Our aim was to assess the effect of food intake on ventilatory sensitivity to rising core temperature during exercise. Nine healthy male subjects exercised on a cycle ergometer at 50% of peak oxygen uptake in sessions with and without prior food intake. Ventilatory sensitivity to rising core t ...
DOI:
10.1139/apnm-2018-0069

47. Effects of Attachment Substrate, Larval Diet, and Temperature on Development and Survival of Immature Coquillettidia linealis (Skuse) and Coquillettidia xanthogaster (Edwards)

Author:
Petrina H. Johnson; Richard C. Russell
Source:
Journal of vector ecology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 138-148
ISSN:
1081-1710
Subject:
Coquillettidia; diet; eclosion; immatures; instars; larvae; pupae; pupation; rearing; seedlings; submerged aquatic plants; temperature; wheat
Abstract:
... A sustainable colony allowed investigations into attachment substrates, diet and temperature in the development of the immature stages of Cq. linealis and its local congener Cq. xanthogaster. As immatures, these mosquitoes attach to submerged plants for respiration, and various field-collected and laboratory-raised plants were compared with non-living substrates. Hydroponically-grown wheat plant s ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvec.12338

48. Effects of Native Entomopathogenic Fungal Strains and Neem Extract on Spodoptera frugiperda on Maize

Author:
A. Hernandez-Trejo; B. Estrada-Drouaillet; J. A. López-Santillán; C. Rios-Velasco; R. Rodríguez-Herrera; E. Osorio-Hernández
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 117-124
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Azadirachta indica; Fusarium solani; Metarhizium robertsii; Spodoptera frugiperda; Zea mays; corn; entomopathogenic fungi; grain yield; insecticidal properties; insecticides; insects; leaves; spores; vegetable oil
Abstract:
... The objective of this study was to evaluate the insecticidal activity of native entomopathogenic fungi and neem extract on Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) attacking maize (Zea mays L.). The treatments were the following: Metarhizium robertsii J.F. Bisch., Rehner & Humber and Fusarium solani (Mart.) Sacc at 1 × 10⁸ spores ml⁻¹ and 15% vegetable oil, neem extract in two c ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0113

49. Effects of a single bout of high-intensity interval exercise on C1q/TNF-related proteins

Author:
Michihiro Kon; Yoshiko Ebi; Kohei Nakagaki
Source:
Applied physiology, nutrition and metabolism 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 47-51
ISSN:
1715-5320
Subject:
adiponectin; blood sampling; blood serum; body mass index; exercise; insulin resistance; males; men; metabolism; necrosis; proteins; secretion
Abstract:
... High-intensity interval training (HIIT) is known to be an effective exercise training regimen to improve energy substrate metabolism and insulin sensitivity. However, the underlying mechanisms of improvement in insulin sensitivity due to HIIT have not yet been fully clarified. C1q/tumor necrosis factor-related protein (CTRP) 1 and CTRP9, which are adiponectin paralogs and novel adipokines, have fa ...
DOI:
10.1139/apnm-2018-0355

50. Effects of temperature and other environmental factors on the post‐diapause development of walnut husk fly Rhagoletis completa (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Author:
Sara E. Emery; Nicholas J. Mills
Source:
Physiological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 33-42
ISSN:
0307-6962
Subject:
Juglans hindsii; Juglans nigra; Rhagoletis completa; adults; ambient temperature; cold treatment; cultivars; diapause; females; heat sums; latitude; males; orchards; puparium; walnuts; California
Abstract:
... To more effectively manage walnut husk fly Rhagoletis completa (Diptera: Tephritidae), in California walnut orchards, it is important to understand the factors that affect the timing of adult emergence. In the present study, we examine the effects of incubation temperature, pre‐chill and chill durations, latitude, cultivar and size on the post‐diapause development of R. completa puparia. The lower ...
DOI:
10.1111/phen.12273

51. Emerging roles of long non-coding RNAs in cancer

Author:
Manjima Chatterjee; Sonali Sengupta
Source:
Journal of biosciences 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 22
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
DNA damage; biomarkers; cell growth; cohesion; genomics; immunologic factors; mutation; neoplasms; non-coding RNA; nutritional status; prognosis; therapeutics
Abstract:
... Cancer is a physiological condition that has both the endogenous and exogenous influences on its progression. It originates from unusual cell growth, where the cells undergo massive genetic alterations, bypass the signaling machinery and compromise its genetic cohesion. Literature has well narrated the DNA damage studies including driver mutations that interfere with the treatment strategies. Howe ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12038-018-9820-z

52. Estimating the Basis Risk of Rainfall Index Insurance for Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage

Author:
Jisang Yu; Monte Vandeveer; Jerry D. Volesky; Keith Harmoney
Source:
Journal of agricultural and resource economics 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 179-193
ISSN:
1068-5502
Subject:
forage; forage yield; insurance; meteorological data; pastures; rain; rangelands; risk; Kansas; Nebraska
Abstract:
... Using historical yield and rainfall data from three university-managed ranches in Kansas and Nebraska, we measure basis risk of Rainfall Index Insurance for Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage (PRF-RI). We investigate the relationship between forage yield and monthly precipitation and estimate the relationship between forage yield and PRF-RI indices. Finally, we estimate basis risk of PRF-RI. Our estim ...
DOI:
10.22004/ag.econ.281319

53. Evidence of Culiseta Mosquitoes as Vectors for Plasmodium Parasites in Alaska

Author:
Matthew M. Smith; Caroline Van Hemert; Colleen M. Handel
Source:
Journal of vector ecology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 68-75
ISSN:
1081-1710
Subject:
Aedes; Culiseta; DNA; Plasmodium; Poecile atricapillus; birds; blood; global warming; hosts; insect vectors; latitude; parasites; statistical analysis; summer; thorax; Alaska
Abstract:
... Mosquito vectors play a crucial role in the distribution of avian Plasmodium parasites worldwide. At northern latitudes, where climate warming is most pronounced, there are questions about possible changes in the abundance and distribution of Plasmodium parasites, their vectors, and their impacts to avian hosts. To better understand the transmission of Plasmodium among local birds and to gather ba ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvec.12330

54. Excess Competition among Food Hubs

Author:
Rebecca Cleary; Stephan J. Goetz; Dawn Thilmany McFadden; Houtian Ge
Source:
Journal of agricultural and resource economics 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 141-163
ISSN:
1068-5502
Subject:
agricultural resources; carrying capacity; commodity markets; farming systems; farms; foods; grants; issues and policy; journals; local food systems; models; solutions
Abstract:
... Food hubs offer a novel solution to connect small and mid-sized local farms, which individually lack the scale to profitably market their products. Because many food hubs rely on grants and philanthropy to provide services and are not necessarily profit-driven, markets may unintentionally over saturate due to overinvestment. We use a firm-entry model to estimate the average U.S. county population ...
DOI:
10.22004/ag.econ.281317

55. Field experiments show contradictory short‐ and long‐term myrmecochorous plant impacts on seed‐dispersing ants

Author:
Robert J. Warren II; Katherine J. Elliott; Itamar Giladi; Joshua R. King; Mark A. Bradford
Source:
Ecological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 30-39
ISSN:
0307-6946
Subject:
Formicidae; ant colonies; field experimentation; herbaceous plants; lipid content; mutualism; seed dispersal; seeds; understory; North America
Abstract:
... 1. Some interactions previously described as mutualistic were revealed to be commensal or parasitic in subsequent investigations. Ant‐mediated seed dispersal has been described as a mutualism for more than a century; however, recent research suggests that it may be commensal or parasitic. Plants demonstrably benefit from ant‐mediated seed dispersal, although there is little evidence available to d ...
DOI:
10.1111/een.12666

56. First Record of Epichrysocharis burwelli¹ from Mexico, a New Invasive Gall Wasp Attacking Corymbia (Myrtaceae)

Author:
Juli Pujade-Villar; Sara G. Díaz-Ramos; Antonio Rodríguez-Rivas; Víctor D. Cibrián-Llanderal; Dick Askew
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 323-325
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Corymbia citriodora; Cynipidae; aesthetics; galls; leaves; Brazil; Mexico; Portugal; United States
Abstract:
... The eulofid Epichrysocharis burwelli Schauff was reported for the first time in Mexico. The species causes economic and aesthetic damage by producing small galls on leaves of Corymbia citriodora (Hook.) K.D. Hill & L.A.S. Johnson. E. burwelli, presumed to be of Australasian origin, is mentioned only in the United States, Brazil, and Portugal. ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0135

57. Five New Nearctic Species of Boletina Staeger Fungus Gnats

Author:
Stephen W. Taber
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 235-250
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Malaise traps; fungus gnats; new species; Huron-Manistee National Forest; Michigan
Abstract:
... Five new species of Boletina Staeger fungus gnats were discovered in the eastern Lower Peninsula of Michigan in Huron National Forest. Boletina solituda Taber, Boletina speranza Taber, Boletina extensa Taber, Boletina pollexa Taber, and Boletina truncata Taber were collected in Malaise traps in swampy mixed pine and deciduous woods. ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0126

58. Food fortification and biofortification as potential strategies for prevention of vitamin D deficiency

Author:
J. Guo; J. A. Lovegrove; D. I. Givens
Source:
Nutrition bulletin 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 36-42
ISSN:
1471-9827
Subject:
animal-based foods; biofortification; blood; cholecalciferol; diet; eggs; ergocalciferol; fish; food fortification; fortified foods; lifestyle; meat; metabolites; mushrooms; patients; pigmentation; randomized clinical trials; solar radiation; sunscreens; vitamin D deficiency; vitamin status
Abstract:
... Hypovitaminosis D (vitamin D deficiency) is widespread throughout the world. The cutaneous production of vitamin D through sunlight can be limited by several factors (e.g. skin pigmentation, sunscreen usage and, increasingly, indoor lifestyle). Thus, diet has become an important strategy to increase vitamin D intake and status {blood 25‐hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]}. However, there are a limited num ...
DOI:
10.1111/nbu.12363

59. Genus delimitation, biogeography and diversification of Choristoneura Lederer (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) based on molecular evidence

Author:
Giovanny Fagua; Fabien L. Condamine; Jason J. Dombroskie; Bong‐Kyu Byun; Jurate De Prins; Thomas J. Simonsen; Marcos Baez; Bryan M.T. Brunet; Felix A.H. Sperling
Source:
Systematic entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 19-38
ISSN:
0307-6970
Subject:
Archips; Cacoecimorpha pronubana; Choristoneura occidentalis; DNA; Miocene epoch; Palearctic region; biogeography; boreal forests; conifers; cytochrome-c oxidase; defoliating insects; fossils; genes; homonym; leafrollers; mitochondria; moths; new combination; nucleotide sequences; polyphyly; temperate forests; trees; Africa; Arctic region
Abstract:
... Widely known for pest species that include major modulators of temperate forests, the genus Choristoneura is part of the species‐rich tribe Archipini of leafroller moths (Tortricidae). Delimitation of the genus has remained unresolved because no phylogeny has included species endemic to Africa and studies have often omitted the type species of the genus. Further taxonomic confusion has been genera ...
DOI:
10.1111/syen.12306

60. Geographical ecology and conservation of Eugenia L. (Myrtaceae) in the Brazilian Cerrado: Past, present and future

Author:
Hauanny Rodrigues Oliveira; Vanessa G. Staggemeier; Jair Eustáquio Quintino Faria; Guilherme de Oliveira; José Alexandre F. Diniz‐Filho
Source:
Austral ecology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 95-104
ISSN:
1442-9985
Subject:
Eugenia; cerrado; climate change; climatic factors; ecosystems; forests; habitat destruction; humans; models; niches; species richness
Abstract:
... Human actions have caused the fragmentation of natural vegetation, habitat loss and climate change. The Cerrado, considered one of the global hotspots of diversity, has suffered great habitat loss due to these factors, which has been aggravated by the agricultural expansion that took place during the last 60 years. In this context, we chose species of the genus Eugenia L. (Myrtaceae) occurring in ...
DOI:
10.1111/aec.12657

61. Giant sawflies and their kin: morphological phylogeny of Cimbicidae (Hymenoptera)

Author:
Lars Vilhelmsen
Source:
Systematic entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 103-127
ISSN:
0307-6970
Subject:
Cimbicidae; Palearctic region; adults; body size; monophyly; paraphyly; polyphyly; sawflies; South America
Abstract:
... The Cimbicidae is a small family including the largest extant true sawflies (Tenthredinoidea). It comprises four subfamilies, three of which have a northern hemisphere distribution (Abiinae, Cimbicinae – Holarctic/Oriental; Corynidinae – Palaearctic), whereas the Pachylostictinae are restricted to South America. No previous attempts have been made to evaluate the subfamily classification in a clad ...
DOI:
10.1111/syen.12314

62. Historical Biogeography and Temporal Diversification in Symphoricarpos (Caprifolieae, Caprifoliaceae, Dipsacales)

Author:
Charles D. Bell; Lauren A. Gonzalez
Source:
Systematic botany 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 83-89
ISSN:
0363-6445
Subject:
Miocene epoch; Oligocene epoch; Symphoricarpos; biogeography; climate; climate change; divergent evolution; ecosystems; flora; forest habitats; niche conservatism; paleobotany; phylogeny; plant taxonomy; temporal variation; Asia; Mexico; Southwestern United States
Abstract:
... The major aim of this paper was to investigate temporal diversification within Symphoricarpos (Caprifoliaceae, Dipsacales). We used recently published molecular sequences, along with fossil data, to examine when Symphoricarpos may have arrived in the New World and if current distributional patterns can be explained by data based on biogeographic, climatological, and geological events. We simultane ...
DOI:
10.1600/036364419X697921

63. How Does the Japanese Water Shrew Chimarrogale platycephalus Cross the Concrete Walls of Check Dams?

Author:
Hiroaki Saito; Hiroshi Hashimoto; Teruaki Hino; Masaharu Motokawa
Source:
Mammal study 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 1-11
ISSN:
1348-6160
Subject:
concrete; dams (hydrology); rivers; sediments; shrews; streams; surveys; Japan
Abstract:
... The concrete walls of check dams are considered a physical barrier for aquatic and semiaquatic animals that inhabit mountain streams. Traveling behaviors around concrete check dams by the Japanese water shrew Chimarrogale platycephalus, a semi-aquatic mammal, were directly observed via radio-tracking in Kamikoshi Stream in central Honshu, Japan. Traveling behaviors were mainly observed on the wet ...
DOI:
10.3106/ms2017-0056

64. Human impact on the abundance of useful species in a protected area of the Brazilian Cerrado by people perception and biological data

Author:
Taline Cristina da Silva; Letícia Zenóbia de Oliveira Campos; William Balée; Maria Franco Trindade Medeiros; Nivaldo Peroni; Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque
Source:
Landscape research 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 75-87
ISSN:
1469-9710
Subject:
aerial photography; anthropogenic activities; cerrado; conservation areas; economic plants; forests; humans; landscape management; landscapes; national forests; people; phytosociology; plant density; Brazil
Abstract:
... Studies about relationships between people and landscapes have shown that local communities can affect the abundance of plant species useful to humans, which raises the question of how landscape management processes might modify the abundance of useful plant species in a forested area. We addressed this issue based on people perception and biological evidence. This study was undertaken in the Arar ...
DOI:
10.1080/01426397.2017.1396304

65. Identification of the miRNA-mRNA regulatory network of antler growth centers

Author:
Baojin Yao; Mei Zhang; Meixin Liu; Bocheng Lu; Xiangyang Leng; Yaozhong Hu; Daqing Zhao; Yu Zhao
Source:
Journal of biosciences 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 11
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
antlers; bone formation; chondrogenesis; developmental stages; fibroblast growth factor receptor 3; gene expression regulation; genes; mammals; messenger RNA; microRNA; sequence analysis
Abstract:
... Antler growth is a unique event compared to other growth and development processes in mammals. Antlers grow extremely fast during the rapid growth stage when growth rate peaks at 2 cm per day. Antler growth is driven by a specific endochondral ossification process in the growth center that is in the distal region of the antler tip. In this study, we used state-of-art RNA-seq technology to analyze ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12038-018-9835-5

66. Impact of agricultural development on evapotranspiration trends in the irrigated districts of Pakistan: evidence from 1981 to 2012

Author:
Mobin-ud-Din Ahmad; J. M. Kirby; M. J. M. Cheema
Source:
Water international 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 51-73
ISSN:
1941-1707
Subject:
agricultural development; agricultural statistics; arid zones; basin irrigation; evapotranspiration; groundwater; irrigated farming; time series analysis; water management; Pakistan
Abstract:
... Understanding time-series evapotranspiration trends is critical for water-balance assessments and sustainable water management in arid regions. In this paper, an approach is presented to understand time-series evapotranspiration trends by combining remote sensing-based evapotranspiration and agricultural statistics data and applying them to understand district-level water-use trends in the Indus b ...
DOI:
10.1080/02508060.2019.1575110

67. Influence of some environmental variables and addition of r-lysozyme on efficacy of Vibrio harveyi phage for therapy

Author:
Tanmoy Gon Choudhury; Biswajit Maiti; M N Venugopal; Indrani Karunasagar
Source:
Journal of biosciences 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 8
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
Vibrio harveyi; bacteria; bacteriophages; disease control; environmental factors; fish; in vitro studies; lysozyme; pH; salinity; seawater; shrimp; shrimp culture; therapeutics; vibriosis; virulent strains
Abstract:
... Bacteriophage therapy is a viable proposition for controlling luminous vibriosis caused by Vibrio harveyi in shrimp aquaculture. However, environmental factors influence the growth and activity of phage and affect its efficiency in controlling bacterial diseases. An essential problem in the use of vibrio phage as a therapeutic agent was the development of resistance to phage attachment, rendering ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12038-018-9830-x

68. Innovation of Agricultural Biotechnology with Experimental Use Licensing

Author:
Jeremy Jackson; Jason Smith
Source:
Journal of agricultural and resource economics 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 80-97
ISSN:
1068-5502
Subject:
agricultural biotechnology; agricultural economics; agricultural resources; journals; models; prices; purchasing; seed products; wills
Abstract:
... Innovation in agricultural biotechnology seed products can be characterized as a non-drastic innovative process with product differentiation. We model this innovation and examine the pricing and purchase decisions for experimental use licensing. In equilibrium, a technologically advantaged firm will purchase a license, while a technologically disadvantaged firm will not. This is the case regardles ...
DOI:
10.22004/ag.econ.281310

69. Insects of Dominant Shrub Communities at Pawnee and Comanche National Grasslands, Colorado

Author:
Eric M. Knutson; Jialuo Liu; Boris Kondratieff
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 79-93
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Acrididae; Aphididae; Artemisia filifolia; Atriplex canescens; Chrysomelidae; Cicadellidae; Cleridae; Coccinellidae; Ericameria nauseosa; Formicidae; Juniperus monosperma; Lygaeidae; Meloidae; Miridae; Reduviidae; Rhus trilobata; Sarcobatus vermiculatus; grasslands; insects; shrubs; Colorado; Comanche National Grassland; Pawnee National Grassland
Abstract:
... Terrestrial insects associated with shrubs at Pawnee National Grassland in northeastern Colorado and Comanche National Grassland in southeastern Colorado were identified to family or genus with some taxa to species. Six species of grassland shrubs were sampled using a funnel-bucket method each month from June-September 2014 and 2015. Insect diversity and abundance differed between the grasslands. ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0109

70. Interrelation of Ca2+ and PE_PGRS proteins during Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis

Author:
Laxman S Meena
Source:
Journal of biosciences 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 24
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
Bacilli; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; bacteria; binding proteins; calcium; calcium signaling; death; genes; homeostasis; human population; humans; macrophages; pathogenesis; pathogens; phagosomes; tuberculosis
Abstract:
... In today’s era tuberculosis is a major threat to human population. The lethality of this disease is caused by very efficiently thrived bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). Ca²⁺ plays crucial role in maintenance of cellular homeostasis. Bacilli survival in human alveolar macrophages majorly depends on disruption in Ca²⁺ signaling. Bacilli sustainability in phagosome lies in the in ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12038-018-9828-4

71. LIM kinase 1 acts as a profibrotic mediator in permanent atrial fibrillation patients with valvular heart disease

Author:
Qinhua Chen; Ryan C Gimple; Guannan Li; Jianzhou Chen; Han Wu; Ran Li; Jun Xie; Biao Xu
Source:
Journal of biosciences 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 16
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
actin; atrial fibrillation; biopsy; collagen; fibroblasts; fibrosis; gene expression regulation; microtubules; muscles; pathogenesis; patients; polymerization; protein content; protein-serine-threonine kinases; risk; serine; small interfering RNA; threonine; transforming growth factor beta
Abstract:
... Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently diagnosed cardiac arrhythmia worldwide. Patients with permanent atrial fibrillation are at an increased risk of developing valvular heart disease. Atrial fibrosis occurs in this pathophysiological setting. LIM kinase 1 (LIMK1) is a serine/threonine kinase that regulates microtubule stability and actin polymerization in fibroblasts. LIMK1 has been imp ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12038-018-9825-7

72. Lake extent changes in Basotu, Tanzania: a mixed-methods approach to understanding the impacts of anthropogenic influence and climate variability

Author:
Lindsey Higgins; Martina Angela Caretta
Source:
Landscape research 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 35-47
ISSN:
1469-9710
Subject:
agricultural land; anthropogenic activities; case studies; climate change; ecosystems; environmental impact; food production; freshwater; lakes; land use; semiarid zones; surface area; Tanzania
Abstract:
... Incompatible land use is a major contributor to ecosystem degradation, and is often exacerbated by climate change impacts. We investigate Lake Basotu, Tanzania as a case study where natural lake variability has been affected by agricultural land use. Comparisons between a satellite-derived history of lake surface area, local precipitation records, and corresponding anthropogenic activity show the ...
DOI:
10.1080/01426397.2017.1416599

73. Landscape biographies of commemoration

Author:
Max van der Schriek
Source:
Landscape research 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 99-111
ISSN:
1469-9710
Subject:
ancestry; buildings; landscapes; politics; social structure
Abstract:
... All social structures, ranging from world-wide cultural communities to local networks of individuals, develop more or less specific memory cultures to connect places, buildings and land to memories and notions of ancestry and origin. One can focus on several histories in the landscape or bring one moment in time to the exclusive attention. This paper will discuss two examples of landscapes of comm ...
DOI:
10.1080/01426397.2018.1427710

74. Latitudinal variation in the phenological responses of eastern tent caterpillars and their egg parasitoids

Author:
Mariana Abarca; John T. Lill
Source:
Ecological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 50-61
ISSN:
0307-6946
Subject:
Malacosoma americanum; egg masses; eggs; environmental factors; growing season; hosts; hyperparasitoids; insect larvae; latitude; maternal effect; overwintering; phenology; spring; starvation; temperature; wasps; winter; North America
Abstract:
... 1. Eastern tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americanum) are broadly distributed within North America, with populations spanning a wide range of environmental conditions. Their egg masses are consistently attacked by a variety of wasps in the superfamily Chalcidoidea. We performed a reciprocal transplant‐type experiment to assess the performance of three populations spanning 15° of latitude when subje ...
DOI:
10.1111/een.12673

75. Machine Learning in Human Olfactory Research

Author:
Jörn Lötsch; Dario Kringel; Thomas Hummel
Source:
Chemical senses 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 11-22
ISSN:
1464-3553
Subject:
artificial intelligence; biomarkers; databases; humans; odors; phenotype; physicochemical properties; prediction; smell
Abstract:
... The complexity of the human sense of smell is increasingly reflected in complex and high-dimensional data, which opens opportunities for data-driven approaches that complement hypothesis-driven research. Contemporary developments in computational and data science, with its currently most popular implementation as machine learning, facilitate complex data-driven research approaches. The use of mach ...
DOI:
10.1093/chemse/bjy067
PubMed:
30371751
PubMed Central:
PMC6295796

76. Management of Congo grass cover crop affects timing of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum carpogenic germination and decay of soybean stem rot

Author:
Ederson A. Civardi; Claudia A. Görgen; Vilmar A. Ragagnin; Américo N. da Silveira Neto; Luciana C. Carneiro; Murillo Lobo Jr.
Source:
Tropical plant pathology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 94-103
ISSN:
1983-2052
Subject:
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum; Trichoderma harzianum; Urochloa ruziziensis; apothecia; canopy; commercial farms; cover crops; crop management; crop yield; disease control; disease incidence; disease severity; disinfestation; flowering; germination; mulching; plant density; principal component analysis; sclerotia; seeds; soil; soybeans; spring; stem rot; summer; weeds; Brazil
Abstract:
... The effects of cover crop management on the carpogenic germination of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum sclerotia and stem rot disease of soybean were investigated during three seasons (2008/2009 to 2010/2011) in a commercial farm of Goiás State, Brazil. Congo grass (Urochloa ruziziensis) annually grown during the fall at different densities (150, 300, 450 and 600 units of pure live seeds) was evaluated as ...
DOI:
10.1007/s40858-018-0268-3

77. Massive Expansion of Bitter Taste Receptors in Blind Cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus

Author:
Vladimir Shiriagin; Sigrun I Korsching
Source:
Chemical senses 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 23-32
ISSN:
1464-3553
Subject:
Astyanax mexicanus; bitterness; fish; gene duplication; habitats; humans; lifestyle; phylogeny; pseudogenes; taste; taste receptors; vision
Abstract:
... A sensory deficit both at the individual and at the species level can be compensated by increased acuity in other senses. The loss of vision in blind cavefish, Astyanax mexicanus, appears to be partially counterbalanced by enhanced chemosensory perception. Whether such improvement also involves adaptive changes in chemosensory receptor repertoires was unknown. The typical bitter taste receptor rep ...
DOI:
10.1093/chemse/bjy062

78. Measles virus phosphoprotein inhibits apoptosis and enhances clonogenic and migratory properties in HeLa cells

Author:
Sankhajit Bhattacharjee; Rishi Kumar Jaiswal; Pramod Kumar Yadava
Source:
Journal of biosciences 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 10
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
genome; neoplasm cells; DNA-directed RNA polymerase; virus replication; measles; migratory behavior; uterine cervical neoplasms; ribonucleoproteins; antineoplastic agents; viruses; apoptosis; human cell lines; developing countries; Measles morbillivirus; children; cell proliferation; mortality; phosphoproteins; vaccines; genomics; RNA; nucleocapsid proteins
Abstract:
... Measles virus is the causative agent of measles, a major cause of child mortality in developing countries. Two major proteins, coded by the viral genome, are nucleocapsid protein (N) and phosphoprotein (P). The N protein protects the viral genomic RNA and forms ribonucleoprotein complex (RNP) together with P protein. MeV-P protein recruits the large protein (L), i.e. viral RNA-depended RNA polymer ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12038-018-9834-6

79. Menthol as an alternative anaesthetic and sedative for rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

Author:
C Teta; H Kaiser
Source:
African journal of aquatic science 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 71-76
ISSN:
1727-9364
Subject:
Oncorhynchus mykiss; acetone; ambient temperature; analgesic effect; anesthesia; ethanol; exposure duration; juveniles; menthol; sedatives; storage time; trout
Abstract:
... Menthol is known for its analgesic properties, but relatively little information is available on its potential as an anaesthetic on fish. The purpose of this study was to assess anaesthetic and sedative effectiveness of menthol and its safety in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Juvenile rainbow trout 180 ± 28 g (mean ± SD) within a range of 152–208 g fish⁻¹ were individually exposed to menthol ...
DOI:
10.2989/16085914.2018.1548342

80. Mobilising vitamin D from adipose tissue: The potential impact of exercise

Author:
A. Hengist; O. Perkin; J. T. Gonzalez; J. A. Betts; M. Hewison; K. N. Manolopoulos; K. S. Jones; A. Koulman; D. Thompson
Source:
Nutrition bulletin 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 25-35
ISSN:
1471-9827
Subject:
adipose tissue; adults; blood serum; exercise; lipophilicity; nutrient intake; obesity; vitamin D; vitamin D deficiency; vitamin status
Abstract:
... Vitamin D is lipophilic and accumulates substantially in adipose tissue. Even without supplementation, the amount of vitamin D in the adipose of a typical adult is equivalent to several months of the daily reference nutrient intake (RNI). Paradoxically, despite the large amounts of vitamin D located in adipose tissue, individuals with obesity are often vitamin D deficient according to consensus me ...
DOI:
10.1111/nbu.12369

81. Modeled Distributions of Aedes Japonicus Japonicus and Aedes Togoi (Diptera: Culicidae) in the United States, Canada, and Northern Latin America

Author:
Daniel A.H. Peach; Max Almond; Joshua C. Pol
Source:
Journal of vector ecology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 119-129
ISSN:
1081-1710
Subject:
Aedes togoi; Ochlerotatus japonicus japonicus; climatic factors; coasts; disease vectors; habitats; models; risk; Alaska; Canada; East Asia; Hawaii; Latin America; Northeastern United States
Abstract:
... The Asian bush mosquito, Aedes japonicus japonicus, and the coastal rock pool mosquito, Aedes togoi, are potential disease vectors present in both East Asia and North America. While their ranges are fairly well-documented in Asia, this is not the case for North America. We used maximum entropy modeling to estimate the potential distributions of Ae. togoi and Ae. j. japonicus in the United States, ...
DOI:
10.1111/jvec.12336

82. Modelling expected trout ranges under current and future water temperature regimes in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Author:
NA Rivers-Moore; BR Ellender; OLF Weyl
Source:
African journal of aquatic science 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 35-42
ISSN:
1727-9364
Subject:
Oncorhynchus mykiss; Salmo trutta; cold; digital elevation models; habitats; probability; rivers; sport fishing; trout; water; water temperature; South Africa
Abstract:
... Different values have resulted in conflicts between anglers and conservation lobbies in the management of trout in South Africa. Key to the conflict is the demarcation of boundaries to areas in which brown trout Salmo trutta and rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss currently occur, or are likely to establish following stocking for angling. To provide a longer-term perspective on these areas, we devel ...
DOI:
10.2989/16085914.2019.1590684

83. Molecular and Morphological Analyses Support the Transfer of Gleadovia kwangtungensis to Christisonia (Orobanchaceae)

Author:
Guang-Da Tang; Jun-Fang Liu; Lin Huang; Chu-Meng Zhu; Li-Hua Liu; Christopher P. Randle; Wen-Bin Yu
Source:
Systematic botany 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 74-82
ISSN:
0363-6445
Subject:
Orobanchaceae; color; corolla; monophyly; new combination; plant taxonomy; India
Abstract:
... Christisonia kwangtungensis is a new combination proposed in this study on the basis of both molecular andmorphological evidence. The basionym, Gleadovia kwangtungensis, was subsumed into Christisonia hookeri by Zhang in 1986. Because the type material of C. hookeri lacks important diagnostic characters and no fresh materials from Sikkim were available, Chinese plants with white flowers were conse ...
DOI:
10.1600/036364419X697912

84. Molecular phylogenetic and morphological studies on the systematic position of Heracula discivitta reveal a new subfamily of Pseudobistonidae (Lepidoptera: Geometroidea)

Author:
Houshuai Wang; Jeremy D. Holloway; Niklas Wahlberg; Min Wang; Sören Nylin
Source:
Systematic entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 211-225
ISSN:
0307-6970
Subject:
Lepidoptera; moths; new subfamily; synapomorphy; China; India; Nepal
Abstract:
... Heracula discivitta Moore is an uncommon moth species currently recorded from India, Nepal and China. Although this species has traditionally been placed in Lymantriinae, its systematic position in Macroheterocera has been enigmatic due to its unique morphological features. Here we used molecular and morphological data to explore the systematic position of H. discivitta. Our molecular phylogenetic ...
DOI:
10.1111/syen.12326

85. Morphological and Climatic Variability of Teosinte (Zea spp.) and Relationships Among Taxa

Author:
Diana M. Rivera-Rodríguez; José de Jesús Sánchez González; Lino De la Cruz Larios; Fernando Santacruz-Ruvalcaba; José Ariel Ruiz Corral
Source:
Systematic botany 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 41-51
ISSN:
0363-6445
Subject:
Zea diploperennis; Zea luxurians; Zea perennis; altitude; data collection; diploidy; multivariate analysis; phylogeny; plant taxonomy; races; tetraploidy; Costa Rica; Guatemala; Mexico
Abstract:
... The wild species of the genus Zea comprise nine different taxa, including annual and perennial, diploid and tetraploid species, distributed from northern Mexico to Costa Rica. Due to the great variability existing among species, the aim of this work was to evaluate the morphological and climatic variability patterns and phylogenetic relationships among species, based on morphological characters. T ...
DOI:
10.1600/036364419X697886

86. Morphological and Molecular Evidence for a New Species of Bolanthus (Caryophyllaceae) from Turkey

Author:
Murat Koç; Ergin Hamzaoğlu; ˙Ilker Büyük
Source:
Systematic botany 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 189-196
ISSN:
0363-6445
Subject:
Caryophyllaceae; DNA; herbaria; microstructure; new species; phylogeny; plant taxonomy; Turkey (country)
Abstract:
... In Turkey, the genus Bolanthus is represented by 10 endemic taxa. Some interesting Bolanthus specimens were collected from Afyonkarahisar province. After examining the literature and herbarium specimens, it was found that these specimens resemble Bolanthus thymoides but differ from this species by several characters. The newly collected specimens and B. thymoides were compared with each other in t ...
DOI:
10.1600/036364419X698010

87. Morphological differentiation among populations of Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron Rüppell 1852 across the West African Lagoon systems (Benin, Cameroon, Nigeria, Togo)

Author:
MO Popoola; FDB Schedel; MA Akintoye
Source:
African journal of aquatic science 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 43-52
ISSN:
1727-9364
Subject:
Sarotherodon; morphometry; vision; Benin; Cameroon; Nigeria
Abstract:
... Morphometric variation among populations of Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron across its natural range (Mahin, epe, Lekki, Apese, Kuramo, Lagos, Iyagbe, Ologe, Badagry, Yewa – Nigeria; Be Lagoon – Togo; Idenau – Cameroon, Aheme – Benin; Portonovo – Benin) were studied to assess the level of differentiation of one of the populations that is currently isolated from the rest, the Apese Lagoon po ...
DOI:
10.2989/16085914.2018.1548341

88. A Morphometric Analysis of Serpocaulon gilliesii (Polypodiaceae) Reveals a New Species for Yungas Montane Forest, S. Australe

Author:
David Sanín; Juan C. Ospina; Ingridy Oliveira Moura; Alexandre Salino
Source:
Systematic botany 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 90-100
ISSN:
0363-6445
Subject:
Serpocaulon; flora; fronds; herbaria; montane forests; morphometry; new species; plant taxonomy; rhizomes; sporophytes; Andes region; Argentina; Bolivia
Abstract:
... A new species, Serpocaulon australe, from the Yungas Montane Forest of Argentina and Bolivia, is described based on a reinterpretation of the name S. gilliesii. The new species is similar to S. lasiopus, but can be distinguished by its rhizome scales with entire margins and acute-acuminate apices, glabrous fronds with few axillary scales in the segments, sori absent in the apex of the segments, an ...
DOI:
10.1600/036364419X697930

89. MusatransSSRDB (a transcriptome derived SSR database) – An advanced tool for banana improvement

Author:
Suthanthiram Backiyarani; Arumugam Chandrasekar; Subbaraya Uma; Marimuthu Somasundaram Saraswathi
Source:
Journal of biosciences 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 4
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
Musa; Pratylenchus coffeae; bananas; biochemical pathways; breeding; cultivars; data collection; databases; gene expression regulation; genes; genomics; leaf spot; messenger RNA; microsatellite repeats; root lesion nematodes; single nucleotide polymorphism; transcriptome
Abstract:
... Availability of transcriptome datasets for use in accelerated molecular-based breeding in Musa species is limited. Illumina Hiseq technology was employed to determine differential gene expression between the contrasting cultivars for three different stresses (Eumusae leaf spot –Mycosphaerella eumusae, root lesion nematode – Pratylenchus coffeae and moisture deficit stress) under challenged and unc ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12038-018-9819-5

90. Nest architecture and colony characteristics of Meliponula (Axestotrigona) ferruginea (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Meliponini) in Cameroon

Author:
Moses Tita Mogho Njoya; Seino Richard Akwanjoh; Dieter Wittmann
Source:
Journal of biosciences 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 13
ISSN:
0250-5991
Subject:
Apis mellifera adansonii; Trigona; forests; highlands; nests; phylogeny; stingless bees; surveys; tree trunk; Cameroon
Abstract:
... Stingless bees have evolved adaptive nest constructions strategies which have resulted in sophisticated nest architecture in many species while others lack certain structural components. However, no information exists on the nest biology and ecology on the genus Meliponula in Cameroon. This study aims to contribute to knowledge on the nest architecture and colony characteristics of Meliponula (Axe ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12038-018-9840-8

91. Nevirapine in African surface waters induces liver histopathology in Oreochromis mossambicus: A laboratory exposure study

Author:
UMC Nibamureke; IEJ Barnhoorn; GM Wagenaar
Source:
African journal of aquatic science 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 77-88
ISSN:
1727-9364
Subject:
Human immunodeficiency virus; Oreochromis mossambicus; adults; adverse effects; antiretroviral agents; apoptosis; bile ducts; biometry; blood; caudal vein; chronic exposure; fibrosis; fish; fish health; histology; histopathology; humans; liver; necropsy; spleen; surface water
Abstract:
... Nevirapine (NVP) is one of the HIV antiretrovirals detected recurrently in African surface waters. Liver side effects in humans were reported. Because the effects on fish are unknown, this study investigated the potential effects of NVP on selected biometric indices and liver histology of Oreochromis mossambicus (Mozambique tilapia) in a chronic exposure. Adult fish were exposed to two concentrati ...
DOI:
10.2989/16085914.2019.1571477

92. New Host Records and Biological Notes for Diceroprocta bulgara¹ (Distant) in Mexico

Author:
José Antonio Sánchez-García; José Joaquín Velázquez-Monreal; Héctor Miguel Guzmán-Vásquez; Roselia Jarquín-López; Jesús Alberto Ortíz-López; Miguel Ángel Manzanilla-Ramírez; Manuel Ovando-Cruz; Teodulfo Aquino-Bolaños; Allen F. Sanborn
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 229-233
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Diceroprocta; new host records; oviposition; Mexico
Abstract:
... New host records and observations of the process of oviposition for Diceroprocta bulgara (Distant) in Mexico are presented. ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0125

93. Nuevo Registro de Distribución De Canthon angustatus Harold en Veracruz, México

Author:
José Luis Sánchez-Huerta; Victor Moctezuma; Gonzalo Halffter
Source:
Southwestern entomologist 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 353-355
ISSN:
0147-1724
Subject:
Canthon; tropical rain forests; Mexico
Abstract:
... The occurrence of Canthon angustatus in Veracruz is reported. This new record increases its northern distributional limit by more than 200 km. The new record was collected in a tropical rainforest from Las Choapas. We include 16 Scarabaeinae species that co-occur with C. angustatus at Las Choapas. ...
DOI:
10.3958/059.044.0143

94. Nutritional recovery with a soybean diet impaired the glucagon response but did not alter liver gluconeogenesis in the adult offspring of rats deprived of protein during pregnancy and lactation

Author:
Nelma Cristina Silva Pacheco; Ana Paula Carli de Almeida; Kariny Cássia de Siqueira; Faena Moura de Lima; Sílvia Regina de Lima Reis; Márcia Queiroz Latorraca; Luiz Fabrizio Stoppiglia
Source:
Applied physiology, nutrition and metabolism 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 13-21
ISSN:
1715-5320
Subject:
adults; alanine transaminase; blood glucose; carboxy-lyases; casein; enzyme activity; glucagon; gluconeogenesis; glucose; glycerol kinase; glycogen; insulin resistance; lactation; liver; males; malnutrition; messenger RNA; mothers; pregnancy; progeny; protein content; pyruvic acid; rats; soy flour; soybeans; weaning
Abstract:
... Nutritional recovery of early malnutrition with a soybean diet reduces liver glycogen stores in the fed state and produces liver insulin resistance. We investigated whether nutritional recovery on a soybean flour diet alters hepatic gluconeogenesis in the adult offspring of rats deprived of protein during pregnancy and lactation. Male rats from mothers that were fed either 17% (C) or 6% (L) protei ...
DOI:
10.1139/apnm-2017-0859

95. Ovarian activity and plasma sex steroid levels of Distichodus antonii in relation to environmental conditions in the upper basin of the Congo River

Author:
JS Osombause; SNM Mandiki; JA-P Ulyel; J-C Micha; P Kestemont
Source:
African journal of aquatic science 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 61-70
ISSN:
1727-9364
Subject:
Distichodus; adults; basins; body weight; breeding season; environmental factors; females; fish; indigenous species; oocytes; oogenesis; overfishing; rain; rivers; sex hormones; spawning; temperature; watersheds; wet season
Abstract:
... Distichodus antonii is an endemic fish species of the Congo River basin in which the stocks of wild populations are threatened by overfishing pressure. Knowledge of its reproductive biology would be useful in consideration of conservation and management options for the species. Therefore, this study investigated changes in ovarian activity and levels of steroid profiles in wild populations in rela ...
DOI:
10.2989/16085914.2018.1555511

96. Pay it forward: refuse dump from leaf‐cutting ants promotes caterpillar digestive performance by increasing plant nitrogen content

Author:
Maria Natalia Lescano; Carolina Quintero; Alejandro Gustavo Farji‐Brener; Esteban Balseiro
Source:
Ecological entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 40-49
ISSN:
0307-6946
Subject:
Acromyrmex; animals; carbon; carbon nitrogen ratio; energy; excretion; fertilizers; food chain; herbivores; insect larvae; leaf-cutting ants; leaves; mastication; nitrogen; nutrient availability; nutrients; nutritive value; plant nitrogen content; soil nutrients; solid wastes; steppe soils; trophic levels
Abstract:
... 1. The activity of soil‐disturbing animals that increase soil nutrients can affect the carbon : nitrogen (C : N) ratio of plants, which, in turn, may determine the transfer of energy and nutrients through higher trophic levels. However, the strength and sign of this indirect effect depend on whether enhanced nutrient substrates increase plant foliar nutrients and/or plant defensive traits. 2. We i ...
DOI:
10.1111/een.12667

97. Phylogenetic Placement of New Species with Fused Calyx Reveals Homoplastic Character in Eugenia (Myrtaceae)

Author:
Augusto Giaretta; Bruno S. Amorim; Paulo T. Sano; Gustavo Souza; Eve Lucas
Source:
Systematic botany 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 66-73
ISSN:
0363-6445
Subject:
Eugenia; calyx; flowering; forests; genetic markers; hypanthium; new species; phylogeny; plant taxonomy; scientific illustration; taxon descriptions; Brazil
Abstract:
... The hyper-diverse Eugenia with ca. 1050 species currently includes Calycorectes, which fits the morphological delimitation of the latter except its calyx lobes are fused in the bud and tear at anthesis. Previous phylogenetic reconstruction demonstrates a single evolutionary event of calyx fusion in Eugenia. A new species, Eugenia petaloidea, found in remnants of submontane Atlantic Forest in north ...
DOI:
10.1600/036364419X697903

98. Phylogenetic relationships and convergent evolution of ocean‐shore ground beetles (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae: Bembidion and relatives)

Author:
David R. Maddison; Munetoshi Maruyama
Source:
Systematic entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 39-60
ISSN:
0307-6970
Subject:
Amphipoda; Bembidion; adults; ancestry; convergent evolution; elytra; genes; genetic similarity; gravel; habitats; littoral zone; phylogeny; rivers; Arctic region
Abstract:
... Through phylogenetic analysis of seven genes, we show that there have been at least six independent entries into intertidal habitats in the history of bembidiine carabids, in the ancestors of: (i) Orzolina Machado, (ii) Bembidion (Desarmatocillenus Netolitzky), (iii) Bembidion laticeps (LeConte) + palosverdes Kavanaugh & Erwin, (iv) Bembidion laterale (Samouelle), (v) Bembidion umi Sasakawa and Be ...
DOI:
10.1111/syen.12307

99. Phylogeny and evolution of the cryptic fungus‐farming ant genus Myrmicocrypta F. Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) inferred from multilocus data

Author:
Jeffrey Sosa‐Calvo; Fernando Fernández; Ted R. Schultz
Source:
Systematic entomology 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 139-162
ISSN:
0307-6970
Subject:
Mycocepurus; Myrmicocrypta; ancestry; coevolution; cryptic species; cultivars; fungi; fungus gardening; genes; hairs; mitochondria; monophyly; symbiosis
Abstract:
... Fungus‐farming ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) have become model systems for exploring questions regarding the evolution of symbiosis. However, robust phylogenetic studies of both the ant agriculturalists and their fungal cultivars are necessary for addressing whether or not observed ant–fungus associations are the result of coevolution and, if so, whether that coevolution has been strict or diffus ...
DOI:
10.1111/syen.12313

100. Physiological responses to partial-body cryotherapy performed during a concurrent strength and endurance session

Author:
Alessandro Piras; Francesco Campa; Stefania Toselli; Rocco Di Michele; Milena Raffi
Source:
Applied physiology, nutrition and metabolism 2019 v.44 no.1 pp. 59-65
ISSN:
1715-5320
Subject:
athletes; bioelectrical impedance; blood; body mass index; body water; cryosurgery; energy costs; heart rate; lactic acid; oxygen; physiological response; strength training; temperature
Abstract:
... This investigation examined the effect of partial-body cryostimulation (PBC) performed in the recovery time between a strength training and an interval running (IR) session. Nine rugby players (age, 23.7 ± 3.6 years; body mass index, 28.0 ± 2.6 kg·m⁻²) were randomly exposed to 2 different conditions: (i) PBC: 3 min at −160 °C, and (ii) passive recovery at 21 °C. We performed the bioelectrical impe ...
DOI:
10.1139/apnm-2018-0202