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Ecology
Carlo L. Seifert, Patrick Strutzenberger, Konrad Fiedler
Summary: We studied the relationship between life history traits and adult body size in European geometrid moths. Our results showed that species associated with woody plants tend to be larger and increase in size with broader diet breadth. Additionally, univoltine species are larger than multivoltine species and attain larger sizes when their larvae occur in the early season. Moreover, species overwintering as pupae have smaller adult body size compared to those overwintering as eggs or caterpillars.
JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
(2023)
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Entomology
Keiji Nakamura, YuuK Fukushima
Summary: This study examines the seasonal and geographical adaptations of the parthenogenetic stick insect in terms of embryonic diapause. It is found that eggs in an early embryonic stage enter diapause at high temperatures, enabling the insect to survive adverse conditions in summer and winter. Additionally, insects originating from higher latitudes take longer to hatch, and the intensity of diapause is lowest in insects from lower latitudes.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY
(2022)
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Entomology
Sergey Ya Reznik, Natalia N. Karpun, Vilena Ye Zakharchenko, Yelena Shoshina, Margarita Yu Dolgovskaya, Aida Kh Saulich, Dmitry L. Musolin
Summary: The brown marmorated stink bug is a serious pest that damages a wide range of crops. Understanding its seasonal development and phenology is crucial for monitoring and predicting its spread.
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Plant Sciences
Changhui Sun, Changcai He, Chao Zhong, Shihang Liu, Hongying Liu, Xu Luo, Jun Li, Yuxiu Zhang, Yuting Guo, Bin Yang, Pingrong Wang, Xiaojian Deng
Summary: Photoperiod is crucial for plant flowering, and different plants have different responses to photoperiod. The molecular mechanisms of flowering time in rice and Arabidopsis have gradually been clarified, providing an opportunity to study the differences in day length measurement between these two types of plants. The relationship among photoperiodic regulators and a proposed regulatory framework for the reversible mechanism are evaluated, which deepens our understanding of the CDL regulation mechanism.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2022)
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Microbiology
Si-Xun Ge, Feng-Ming Shi, Jia-He Pei, Ze-Hai Hou, Shi-Xiang Zong, Li-Li Ren
Summary: The study revealed differences in gut bacterial composition among M. saltuarius larvae feeding on different host tree species, with greater diversity in bacterial communities and metabolites in larvae feeding on P. tabuliformis. Xylems from P. tabuliformis had more diverse and abundant secondary metabolites, leading to larvae feeding on these trees having a stronger metabolic capacity for secondary metabolites than larvae feeding on other host tree species. Correlation analysis showed that dominant bacterial genera in P. tabuliformis feeders were more negatively correlated with plant secondary metabolites compared to other host tree feeders.
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Changhui Sun, Kuan Zhang, Yi Zhou, Lin Xiang, Changcai He, Chao Zhong, Ke Li, Qiuxia Wang, Chuanpeng Yang, Qian Wang, Congping Chen, Dan Chen, Yang Wang, Chuanqiang Liu, Bin Yang, Hualin Wu, Xiaoqiong Chen, Weitao Li, Jing Wang, Peizhou Xu, Pingrong Wang, Jun Fang, Chengcai Chu, Xiaojian Deng
Summary: The study identified a novel gene, OsLHY, in rice that may be involved in regulating the circadian clock. OsLHY influences flowering time through the OsGI-Hd1 pathway and plays a role in fine-tuning the critical day length (CDL) by directly regulating OsGI. This study illustrates a new regulatory mechanism between the circadian clock and photoperiodic flowering.
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
(2021)
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Ecology
Jiri Dolezal, Veronika Jandova, Martin Macek, Pierre Liancourt
Summary: The study found that biomass allocation in plants varies with size and age, with optimal partitioning observed during growth. In steppe plants, there is a preference for allocating biomass to stems with increasing size and age, while in large alpine and subnival plants, stem prioritization decreases with age.
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Zaray Rojas Conzuelo, Natalie S. Bez, Steffen Theobald, Katrin A. Kopf-Bolanz
Summary: This study estimated the protein quality of exclusively plant-protein-based day menus and found that the addition of high-quality protein sources can improve the protein quality. Consuming high-quality protein sources in a vegan diet can help meet the recommended intake of essential amino acids. This research is important for understanding and applying methods to estimate protein quality.
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Physiology
Jane Dobkin, Ling Wu, Nilam S. Mangalmurti
Summary: The human immune system has evolved in response to pathogens, with malaria being one of the deadliest. Red blood cells, which are the target of malaria, have immunomodulatory properties that remain understudied in relation to critical illness. Understanding the evolutionary adaptations of red blood cells to malaria may provide insight into the host response to critical illness and guide future precision medicine approaches.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LUNG CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
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Ecology
Jonathan T. D. Finch, Sally A. Power, Justin A. Welbergen, James M. Cook
Summary: This study surveyed multiple populations of Phyllanthaceae plants and their Epicephala pollinators, finding a strong correlation between fruit abundance and adult Epicephala activity, indicating the stability of these mutualisms. Results showed that Epicephala moths use diapause at different lifecycle stages to adapt to the variable phenology of host plants.
BMC ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Entomology
Nicola Bodino, Stefano Demichelis, Anna Simonetto, Stefania Volani, Matteo Alessandro Saladini, Gianni Gilioli, Domenico Bosco
Summary: Spittlebugs are the vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Europe, potentially causing severe epidemics in cultivated plants like grapevines. Understanding the phenology, density, and ecology of these vectors in vineyards is crucial to assess the risk posed by the bacterium. Studies in northwestern Italy revealed that Philaenus spumarius is the most common spittlebug species, with high population levels on herbaceous cover and a serious risk for Xf spread.
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Entomology
Jeannette K. Winsou, Ghislain T. Tepa-Yotto, Karl H. Thunes, Richard Meadow, Manuele Tamo, May-Guri Saethre
Summary: This study conducted a two-year field survey in southern and central Benin and discovered 11 new host plant species and 7 parasitoid species associated with fall armyworm (FAW). The most abundant parasitoid species found was the egg parasitoid Telenomus remus. These findings contribute to a better understanding of the bioecology of FAW and provide valuable information for its long-term management using natural enemies.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Monica Farid, Yusuke Tsugawa, Anupam B. Jena
Summary: This study investigated the association between inpatient handoffs of hospitalist physicians and patient mortality among hospitalized Medicare beneficiaries. It found that, overall, physician handoff was not associated with increased mortality, but among patients with high illness severity, there was a higher mortality rate in those with a high likelihood of physician handoff compared to those with a low likelihood.
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Ecology
Fritzi S. Grevstad, Tyson Wepprich, Brittany Barker, Leonard B. Coop, Richard Shaw, Robert S. Bourchier
Summary: A conceptual approach and phenology model were presented to assess the phenological consequences of photoperiodism for organisms exposed to new climates. By incorporating a short-day diapause response, the model showed significant differences in attempted voltinism and potential generations. The study also highlighted the potential risks of phenological mismatch, such as increased mortality and reduced exploitation of the growing season. This approach and model have implications for establishing biocontrol populations and studying climate-related impacts on various organisms.
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2022)
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Ecology
Anuj Jain, Yiwen Zeng, Edward L. Webb
Summary: Increasing urbanization in the tropics has led to habitat loss, local extirpations, and the introduction of non-native plants. Non-native plants can have positive and negative ecological implications on native fauna, including butterflies. A study in Singapore found that a non-native host plant can provide ecological benefits and sustain tropical butterfly populations, suggesting their use as a secondary strategy in highly urbanized tropical landscapes.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Behavioral Sciences
Gabriella Gamberale-Stille, Alexander Schapers, Niklas Janz, Soeren Nylin
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
(2019)
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Ecology
Olle Lindestad, Christopher W. Wheat, Soren Nylin, Karl Gotthard
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Evolutionary Biology
Houshuai Wang, Jeremy D. Holloway, Niklas Wahlberg, Min Wang, Soren Nylin
SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY
(2019)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Maertha Eriksson, Soren Nylin, Mikael A. Carlsson
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2019)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Callum J. Macgregor, Chris D. Thomas, David B. Roy, Mark A. Beaumont, James R. Bell, Tom Brereton, Jon R. Bridle, Calvin Dytham, Richard Fox, Karl Gotthard, Ary A. Hoffmann, Geoff Martin, Ian Middlebrook, Soren Nylin, Philip J. Platts, Rita Rasteiro, Ilik J. Saccheri, Romain Villoutreix, Christopher W. Wheat, Jane K. Hill
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2019)
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Evolutionary Biology
Mariana P. Braga, Michael J. Landis, Soren Nylin, Niklas Janz, Fredrik Ronquist
SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY
(2020)
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Evolutionary Biology
Lijun Ma, Yuan Zhang, David J. Lohman, Niklas Wahlberg, Fangzhou Ma, Soren Nylin, Niklas Janz, Masaya Yago, Kwaku Aduse-Poku, Djunijanti Peggie, Min Wang, Peng Zhang, Houshuai Wang
SYSTEMATIC ENTOMOLOGY
(2020)
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Ecology
Peter Pruisscher, Soren Nylin, Christopher West Wheat, Karl Gotthard
Summary: Developmental plasticity refers to the ability of individuals with the same genotype to undergo permanent changes in phenotype based on specific external stimuli. One example of adaptive developmental plasticity studied extensively is the induction of facultative diapause in insects. Research on the genetic inheritance of diapause induction has shown diverse origins, with limited genome-wide scans identifying genes influencing this decision.
Article
Ecology
Maertha Eriksson, Niklas Janz, Soren Nylin, Mikael A. Carlsson
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2020)
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Physiology
Naomi L. P. Keehnen, Lucie Kucerova, Soren Nylin, Ulrich Theopold, Christopher W. Wheat
Summary: The study found that infection with different bacteria species resulted in different physiological tradeoffs in the butterfly Pieris napi, affecting weight loss, development rate, mortality, and other life history parameters. Individuals infected with Micrococcus luteus had a higher mortality rate and lower pupal weight, while those infected with Escherichia coli showed less pronounced tradeoffs between homeostasis and immune response. Males also exhibited a more negative impact of infection than females.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
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Genetics & Heredity
Naomi L. P. Keehnen, Lisa Fors, Peter Jarver, Anna-Lena Spetz, Soren Nylin, Ulrich Theopold, Christopher W. Wheat
Summary: Insects rely on their innate immune system to interact with their microbiota, with populations of butterflies found to differ in phagocytic capability and genetic variation related to phagocytosis. Enrichment analysis identified genes involved in glutamine metabolism as potentially underlying these phenotypic differences.
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Evolutionary Biology
Maria de la Paz Celorio-Mancera, Pasi Rastas, Rachel A. Steward, Soren Nylin, Christopher W. Wheat
Summary: The study assembled and annotated a high-quality genome of the comma butterfly, providing an important resource for investigating coevolutionary dynamics and comparative analyses in Lepidoptera.
GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Ecology
Mariana P. Braga, Niklas Janz, Soren Nylin, Fredrik Ronquist, Michael J. Landis
Summary: The study reveals that as pierids gained new hosts and re-colonized ancestral hosts, it promoted a phase transition in network structure. Combining network analysis with Bayesian inference of host-repertoire evolution proves effective in understanding changes in complex species interactions over time.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Olle Lindestad, Soren Nylin, Christopher W. Wheat, Karl Gotthard
Summary: Geographical variation in voltinism, the number of generations produced per year, has been observed in many insect species. This study used population genomics to compare nine Scandinavian populations of the butterfly Pararge aegeria with different life cycle traits along both north-south and east-west clines. The results identified candidate genes related to the insect circadian clock, including a novel gene deletion in a single population. This research adds to the understanding of circadian gene variation as a potential mechanism for generating local adaptation of life cycles.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nicolas Chazot, Fabien L. Condamine, Gytis Dudas, Carlos Pena, Ullasa Kodandaramaiah, Pavel Matos-Maravi, Kwaku Aduse-Poku, Marianne Elias, Andrew D. Warren, David J. Lohman, Carla M. Penz, Phil DeVries, Zdenek F. Fric, Soren Nylin, Chris Muller, Akito Y. Kawahara, Karina L. Silva-Brandao, Gerardo Lamas, Irena Kleckova, Anna Zubek, Elena Ortiz-Acevedo, Roger Vila, Richard Vane-Wright, Sean P. Mullen, Chris D. Jiggins, Christopher W. Wheat, Andre V. L. Freitas, Niklas Wahlberg
Summary: The study finds that the global increase in species richness in butterflies towards the tropics is mainly influenced by global climate change and tropical niche conservatism. The Neotropical region has high diversity due to low extinction rates, while Southeast Asia has low speciation rates but serves as a main source of dispersal events throughout history.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)