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Biology
Frederik Pueffel, O. K. Walthaus, Victor Kang, David Labonte
Summary: The ability of herbivores to mechanically process plant tissue is determined by their maximum force and the minimum force required to fracture the tissue. Mandibular wear may have a more significant impact on cutting force than mandible size.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Richard J. Knecht, Anshuman Swain, Jacob S. Benner, Steve L. Emma, Naomi E. Pierce, Conrad C. Labandeira
Summary: A trace fossil representing the earliest indication of endophytic feeding behavior has been discovered, dating back to the Middle Pennsylvanian period, approximately 312 million years ago. This finding sheds light on the evolutionary transition to true foliar endophagy and enhances our understanding of early holometabolous insect behaviors and macroevolutionary patterns of plant-insect interactions.
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Ecology
Michael Eisenring, Sybille B. Unsicker, Richard L. Lindroth
Summary: Variation in individual plant functional traits is influenced by genetic, spatial, and biotic factors, which have significant ecological consequences. The sources contributing to subindividual trait heterogeneity within plants are complex and multifaceted, including genetic variation, spatial distribution, and biotic interactions. These factors play a key role in shaping within-plant trait variance and can impact ecological interactions within plant communities.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
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Ecology
Gisele M. Mendes, Fernando A. O. Silveira, Carolina Oliveira, Wesley Dattilo, Roger Guevara, Betsabe Ruiz-Guerra, Maria Gabriela Boaventura, Sershen, Syd Ramdhani, Shyam S. Phartyal, Servio P. Ribeiro, Victor Diniz Pinto, Heraldo L. Vasconcelos, Richard Tito, Cassio Cardoso Pereira, Barbara Carvalho, Gabriel M. Carvalho, Ek Del-Val, Elise Buisson, Andre J. Arruda, Jean-Baptiste Toth, Fabio de O. Roque, Allan Henrique Souza, Fabio Bolzan, Frederico Neves, Juliana Kuchenbecker, Guilherme Ramos Demetrio, Luziene Seixas, Gustavo Q. Romero, Paula M. de Omena, Jhonathan O. Silva, Lucas Paolucci, Elenir Queiroz, Mark K. J. Ooi, Charlotte H. Mills, Pille Gerhold, Anne Merzin, Jhonny C. Massante, Ramiro Aguilar, Lucas M. Carbone, Ricardo Campos, Inacio Gomes, Gabriela Zorzal, Ricardo Solar, Leticia Ramos, Tathiana Sobrinho, Pedro Sanders, Tatiana Cornelissen
Summary: Herbivory is a crucial factor in plant distribution and performance, yet remains largely undocumented. This study introduced a collaborative network to update and expand data on insect herbivory in tropical and temperate plant species.
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Ecology
Walter S. de Araujo, Jefferson B. B. S. Oliveira
Summary: The study found that different insect guilds have similar response patterns to anthropogenic disturbances, leading to decreased species richness and increased specialization of insect species.
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Plant Sciences
R. P. de Farias, L. E. N. da Costa, E. C. P. de Arruda, A. F. M. de Oliveira, T. Cornelissen, K. Mehltreter
Summary: Host plant selection by herbivores is influenced by a complex array of cues, including leaf traits and previous leaf damage. The study on Cyathea phalerata investigated the effects of a galling insect on repellent or attractant cues for sawfly feeding and the role of leaf size on herbivory levels. Results showed differences in nutritional quality, phenolic concentration, and C/N ratio between galled and non-galled leaf samples, but chewer damage did not differ significantly.
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Plant Sciences
Leandro G. Cosmo, Lydia F. Yamaguchi, Gabriel M. F. Felix, Massuo J. Kato, Rodrigo Cogni, Martin Pareja
Summary: Plant secondary chemistry influences plant-insect community structure; phytochemical diversity plays a role in shaping the variation in plant secondary chemistry and its impact on community structure. Both compositional and structural dimensions of PD affect herbivory, caterpillar biodiversity, and plant-herbivore network structure at different scales, indicating that PD has distinct roles across biological organization scales.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2021)
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Ecology
Marcia Gonzalez-Teuber, Valeria Palma-Onetto, Carolina Aguirre, Alfredo J. Ibanez, Axel Mithoefer
Summary: One major impact of climate change is increasing global temperatures, which can affect plant interactions with other trophic levels. In this study, the effects of climate warming on plant performance, leaf nutrients, and primary and secondary metabolites were assessed using a warming scenario of +2.7 degrees C. Changes in host plant chemistry were found to affect the growth and nutritional parameters of a specialist herbivore. These findings contribute to our understanding of climate change impacts on trophic interactions.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
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Entomology
Mohamed Samir Tawfik Abbas
Summary: Laboratory studies demonstrated the virulence of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) to larvae of the three dipteran families. Semi-field and field trials indicated that they could effectively reduce populations of treated insects without affecting others.
EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL
(2022)
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Forestry
Yu Hirano, Motoki Marui, Shuhei Tachikake, Taku Kato, Nobuo Imai
Summary: Leaf herbivory rates potentially affect carbon and nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems. Determinants of leaf herbivory rates in mangroves are poorly understood. This study examined the differences in leaf herbivory rates among leaf phenotypes, leaf ages, and seasons in six communities of subtropical mangroves. The herbivory rates decreased from seaward to landward mangrove species. The concentration of leaf condensed tannins moderately influenced leaf herbivory. Understanding these mechanisms is critical for a comprehensive appreciation of the high productivity and nutrient cycling in mangrove forest ecosystems.
JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Martine Huberty, Katja Steinauer, Robin Heinen, Renske Jongen, S. Emilia Hannula, Young Hae Choi, T. Martijn Bezemer
Summary: This study investigates the influence of time of conditioning on soil microbiome composition, plant growth, and metabolomics, and plant-insect interactions. The results show that the biomass response of the test plants to soil conditioning remained consistent throughout the year, even though both the soil microbiome and leaf metabolomic responses to conditioned soil varied greatly over time. These soil-induced changes in the metabolome of plants over time can be an important driver of above-ground multitrophic interactions in nature.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2022)
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Evolutionary Biology
Lucia Doktorovova, Alice Exnerova, Katerina Hotova Svadova, Pavel Stys, Dana Adamova-Jezova, Vitali Zverev, Mikhail V. Kozlov, Elena L. Zvereva
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Forestry
Leena Finer, Vitali Zverev, Marjo Palviainen, Tatiana Romanis, Mikhail V. Kozlov
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2019)
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Ecology
Mark D. Hunter, Mikhail Kozlov
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2019)
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Biodiversity Conservation
J. Kullberg, B. Yu. Filippov, V. M. Spitsyn, N. A. Zubrij, M. V. Kozlov
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Biodiversity Conservation
Tobias M. Sandner, Vitali Zverev, Mikhail Kozlov
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2019)
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Ecology
Elena L. Zvereva, Mikhail V. Kozlov
ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS
(2019)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jean-Marc Lassance, Glenn P. Svensson, Mikhail V. Kozlov, Wittko Francke, Christer Lofstedt
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ECOLOGY
(2019)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Sarah Rheubottom, Isabel C. Barrio, Mikhail Kozlov, Juha M. Alatalo, Tommi Andersson, Ashley L. Asmus, Capucine Baubin, Francis Q. Brearley, Dagmar D. Egelkraut, Dorothee Ehrich, Gilles Gauthier, Ingibjorg Svala Jonsdottir, Sophia Konieczka, Esther Levesque, Johan Olofsson, Janet S. Prevey, Guillaume Slevan-Tremblay, Aleksandr Sokolov, Natalia Sokolova, Svetlana Sokovnina, James D. M. Speed, Otso Suominen, Vitali Zverev, David S. Hik
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Ecology
Elena L. Zvereva, Bastien Castagneyrol, Tatiana Cornelissen, Anders Forsman, Juan Antonio Hernandez-Agueero, Tero Klemola, Lucas Paolucci, Vicente Polo, Norma Salinas, Kasselman Jurie Theron, Guorui Xu, Vitali Zverev, Mikhail V. Kozlov
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2019)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Vitali Zverev, Mikhail V. Kozlov
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Plant Sciences
Mikhail V. Kozlov, Vitali Zverev
Summary: Growing evidence suggests that the Small Island Effect (SIE) may not be a general rule in urban green spaces. Plant species richness is more influenced by open ground area rather than total courtyard area. Increasing the open ground area in urban green spaces can enhance plant diversity.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Mikhail V. Kozlov, Vitali Zverev, Elena L. Zvereva
Summary: This study compared the sensitivity of leaf fluctuating asymmetry (FA) and leaf size to simulated herbivory stress. The results showed that leaf size was a more sensitive indicator of stress compared to leaf FA. Additionally, the study emphasized the importance of publishing "negative" or inconclusive results to overcome publication bias.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
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Entomology
Mikhail V. Kozlov, Vitali Zverev, Tobias M. Sandner, Erik J. van Nieukerken, Elena L. Zvereva
Summary: Damage to plant communities caused by insect herbivores generally decreases with increasing latitude. This study examined the hypothesis that the food consumption by individual herbivores decreases from low to high latitudes due to a decrease in metabolic expenses driven by temperature. The results revealed that the larval feeding efficiency increased with latitude, resulting in reduced foliar biomass consumption by the herbivores at higher latitudes to reach the same size.
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Entomology
Mikhail V. Kozlov, Vitali Zverev, Elena L. Zvereva
Summary: Industrial pollution in polar regions does not significantly affect the overall abundance of moths and butterflies, but does lead to a decline in their diversity. Different species have varying responses to pollution. This study reveals the unexpected tolerance of arctic communities of moths and butterflies to industrial pollution.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Urszula M. Marcinkowska, Markus J. Rantala, Anthony J. Lee, Mikhail V. Kozlov, Toivo Aavik, Huajian Cai, Jorge Contreras-Garduno, Oana A. David, Gwenael Kaminski, Norman P. Li, Ike E. Onyishi, Keshav Prasai, Farid Pazhoohi, Pavol Prokop, Sandra L. Rosales Cardozo, Nicolle Sydney, Hirokazu Taniguchi, Indrikis Krams, Barnaby J. W. Dixson
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2019)