Sandra Tranquilli, Michael Abedi‐Lartey, Fidèle Amsini, L Arranz et al.
Abstract A network of resource management areas (RMAs) exists across tropical Africa to protect natural resources. However, many are poorly managed and weakly protected. We evaluated how the lack of conservation effort influences the extinction risk of African great apes. We compiled information on ...
J.P. Takan, J. Chipili, S. Muthumeenakshi, Nicholas J. Talbot et al.
In this study, host-specific forms of the blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) were characterised from distinct cropping locations using a combination of molecular and biological assays. Finger millet blast populations in East Africa revealed a continuous genetic variation p...
Minsheng You, Fushi Ke, Shijun You, Zhangyan Wu et al.
The diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella is a cosmopolitan pest that has evolved resistance to all classes of insecticide, and costs the world economy an estimated US $4-5 billion annually. We analyse patterns of variation among 532 P. xylostella genomes, representing a worldwide sample of 114 popu...
Abu Tayeb Mohammad Hasanuzzaman, Md. Nazrul Islam, Yi Zhang, Chenyang Zhang et al.
The sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) MEAM1, is considered a serious pest of horticultural and many other crops. While eggplant (Solanum melongena) is one of the most favored host plants, the whiteflies exhibit preferences among different varieties. We hypothesized that c...
Paulo A. V. Borges, François Rigal, Alejandra Ros‐Prieto, Pedro Cardoso
Abstract A dramatic insect decline has been documented on the grasslands and forests of European or North American mainland. Yet, other parts of the world and other ecosystems remain much less studied with unknown patterns. Using a unique time‐series dataset, we investigate recent trends on abundanc...
Md. Ruhul Amin, Luc F. Bussière, Dave Goulson
In social insects, the reproductive strategies adopted by colonies emerge as a complex property of individual behaviours, but as yet we are often unable to fully explain them in evolutionary terms. In bumblebees, colonies adopt either a short-lived strategy specializing in male production, or a long...
Samantha M. O’Loughlin, Takahisa Okabayashi, Masaaki Honda, Y. Kitazoe et al.
Anopheles dirus and Anopheles baimaii are closely related species which feed on primates, particularly humans, and transmit malaria in the tropical forests of mainland Southeast Asia. Here, we report an in-depth phylogeographic picture based on 269 individuals from 21 populations from mainland South...
J. K. Min, Md. Salim Hossan, Nazia Akter, C. Na Jae et al.
A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of monochromatic light on sexual maturity, production performance, and egg quality of laying hens. A total of 144 14-week-old Hy-Line Brown chickens were reared in cages and illuminated under four different light treatment groups with three replicates (12...
Shams M. Galib, Jingrui Sun, Sean D. Twiss, Martyn C. Lucas
There is increasing evidence that personality traits may drive dispersal patterns of animals, including invasive species. We investigated, using the widespread signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus as a model invasive species, whether effects of personality traits on dispersal were independent of...
Jedediah F. Brodie, Susan Lieberman, Axel Moehrenschlager, Kent H. Redford et al.
Coordinated policies are needed for the translocation of species for conservation
David B. Lank, Constance M. Smith
Anwesha Chakraborty, Rim Chaudhury, Smritikana Dutta, Mridushree Basak et al.
Flowering is one of the most important physiological processes of plants that ensures continuity of genetic flow from one generation to the next and also maintains food security. Therefore, impact of various climate-related abiotic stresses on flowering have been assessed to evaluate the long-term i...
Md. Nazrul Islam, Abu Tayeb Mohammad Hasanuzzaman, Zhanfeng Zhang, Yi Zhang et al.
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) production is seriously hampered by the infestation of the sweetpotato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci MEAM 1 (Middle East-Asia Minor 1). The infestation behavior of the whiteflies could be affected by the quantity of plant released volatile organic compounds (VOCs) related to...
MM Hossain
The traditional therapeutic uses of some indigenous orchids of Bangladesh are described in this paper. Terrestrial (11) and epiphytic (18) orchids, 29 in total, are used by Bangladeshi rural and tribal people for the treatment of nearly 45 different diseases and ailments. Roots, tubers, pseudobulbs,...
Raf Guns, Yuxian Liu, Dilruba Mahbuba