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1. Globally invariant metabolism but density-diversity mismatch in springtails

Author: Anton M. Potapov, Carlos A. Guerra, Johan van den Hoogen, Anatoly Babenko, Bruno C. Bellini, Matty P. Berg, Steven L. Chown, Louis Deharveng, Ľubomír Kováč, Natalia A. Kuznetsova, Jean-François Ponge, Mikhail B. Potapov, David J. Russell, Douglas Alexandre, Juha M. Alatalo, Javier I. Arbea, Ipsa Bandyopadhyaya, Verónica Bernava, Stef Bokhorst, Thomas Bolger, Gabriela Castaño-Meneses, Matthieu Chauvat, Ting-Wen Chen, Mathilde Chomel, Aimee T. Classen, Jerome Cortet, Peter Čuchta, Ana Manuela de la Pedrosa, Susana S. D. Ferreira, Cristina Fiera, Juliane Filser, Oscar Franken, Saori Fujii, Essivi Gagnon Koudji, Meixiang Gao, Benoit Gendreau-Berthiaume, Diego F. Gomez-Pamies, Michelle Greve, I. Tanya Handa, Charlène Heiniger, Martin Holmstrup, Pablo Homet, Mari Ivask, Charlene Janion-Scheepers, Malte Jochum, Sophie Joimel, Bruna Claudia S. Jorge, Edite Jucevica, Olga Ferlian, Luís Carlos Iuñes de Oliveira Filho, Osmar Klauberg-Filho, Dilmar Baretta, Eveline J. Krab, Annely Kuu, Estevam C. A. de Lima, Dunmei Lin, Zoe Lindo, Amy Liu, Jing-Zhong Lu, María José Luciañez, Michael T. Marx, Matthew A. McCary, Maria A. Minor, Taizo Nakamori, Ilaria Negri, Raúl Ochoa-Hueso, José G. Palacios-Vargas, Melanie M. Pollierer, Pascal Querner, Natália Raschmanová, Muhammad Imtiaz Rashid, Laura J. Raymond-Léonard, Laurent Rousseau, Ruslan A. Saifutdinov, Sandrine Salmon, Emma J. Sayer, Nicole Scheunemann, Cornelia Scholz, Julia Seeber, Yulia B. Shveenkova, Sophya K. Stebaeva, Maria Sterzynska, Xin Sun, Winda I. Susanti, Anastasia A. Taskaeva, Madhav P. Thakur, Maria A. Tsiafouli, Matthew S. Turnbull, Mthokozisi N. Twala, Alexei V. Uvarov, Lisa A. Venier, Lina A. Widenfalk, Bruna R. Winck, Daniel Winkler, Donghui Wu, Zhijing Xie, Rui Yin, Douglas Zeppelini, Thomas W. Crowther, Nico Eisenhauer, Stefan Scheu, Johann-Friedrich Blumenbach Institut für Zoologie und Anthropologie, Georg-August-University = Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences [Moscow] (RAS), German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Institute of Biology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany, Department of Environmental Systems Science [ETH Zürich] (D-USYS), Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology [Zürich] (ETH Zürich), Department of Botany and Zoology, Biosciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRGS), Systems Ecology, Department of Ecological Science, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Community and Conservation Ecology Group [Groningen], Université de Groningen, Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB ), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université des Antilles (UA), Department of Zoology, Institute of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Košice, Slovakia, Institute of Biology and Chemistry, Moscow Pedagogical State University, Moscow, Russia, Mécanismes Adaptatifs et Evolution (MECADEV), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Department of Soil Zoology, Senckenberg Society for Nature Research, Görlitz, Germany, Department of Soil Science, Centre for Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Santa Catarina State University (UDUESC Lages), Lages, SC, Brazil (UDUESC), Environmental Science Center, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar, Department of Sciences, CEPA Camargo, Astillero, Spain, Visva Bharati University, Bengal, India, Administración de Parques Nacionales, San Antonio, Argentina, School of Biology and Environmental Science - University College of Dublin, University College Dublin [Dublin] (UCD), UCD Earth Institute, University College Dublin, Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus Juriquilla, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, México, Etude et Compréhension de la biodiversité (ECODIV), Université de Rouen Normandie (UNIROUEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU), Institute of Entomology [České Budějovice] (BIOLOGY CENTRE CAS), Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences (BIOLOGY CENTRE CAS), Czech Academy of Sciences [Prague] (CAS)-Czech Academy of Sciences [Prague] (CAS), FiBL France, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Museum of Zoology, The University of Michigan Research Museums Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108-2228, USA, Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Université de Montpellier (UM), Departmento de Biología Zoología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, Institute of Biology Bucharest, Romanian Academy, Department of General and Theoretical Ecology, University of Bremen, University of Bremen, Conservation Ecology, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences (GELIFES), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Department of Coastal Systems, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, ‘t Horntje, the Netherlands, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute (FFPRI), Université du Québec à Montréal = University of Québec in Montréal (UQAM), Ningbo University (NBU), Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Universidad Nacional de Misiones, University of Pretoria [South Africa], Geneva School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HEdS-Ge / HES-SO), Section of Terrestrial Ecology, Department of Ecoscience, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiología de Sevilla (IRNAS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC), Tallinn University of Technology, Tartu College, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa, Department of Entomology, Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa, Ecologie fonctionnelle et écotoxicologie des agroécosystèmes (ECOSYS), AgroParisTech-Université Paris-Saclay-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul [Porto Alegre] (UFRGS), Institute of Biology, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia, Department of Soil Science, Centre for Agriculture and Veterinary Science, Santa Catarina State University (UDESC-Lages), Lages, SC, Brazil, Department of Animal Science, Santa Catarina State University (UDESC Oeste), Chapecó, SC, Brazil, Department of Soil and Environment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, Climate Impacts Research Centre (CIRC), Umeå University, Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMU), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Key Laboratory of the Three Gorges Reservoir Region’s Eco-Environment, Ministry of Education, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China, Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, University of Western Ontario (UWO), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Johannes Gutenberg - Universität Mainz = Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU), Rice University [Houston], Wildlife and Ecology Group [New Zealand], Massey University, Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan, Department of Sustainable Crop Production (DI.PRO.VE.S.), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy, University of Cadiz, Netherlands Institute of Ecology - NIOO-KNAW (NETHERLANDS), Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria México, Natural History Museum [Vienna] (NHM), University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Department of Integrated Biology and Biodiversity Research, Institute of Zoology (BOKU), King Abdulaziz University, Department of Biological Sciences, Université du Québec à Montréal, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, Senckenberg – Leibniz Institution for Biodiversity and Earth System Research - Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Leibniz Association-Leibniz Association, Institute for Alpine Environment, Eurac Research, Ecology, University of Innsbruck, Leopold Franzens Universität Innsbruck - University of Innsbruck, State Nature Reserve 'Privolzhskaya Lesostep', Penza, Russia, Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China, Institute of Biology Komi Science Centre UB RAS, University of Bern, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada, Sault Ste. Marie, ON, Canada, Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden, Greensway AB, Uppsala, Sweden, Institute of Wildlife Biology and Game Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Institute of Wildlife Management and Wildlife Biology, University of Sopron, Sopron, Hungary, Key laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Environment, Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130102, China, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, Community Department, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research, Halle, Germany, State University of Paraiba, Institute of Integrative Biology, Centre for Biodiversity and Sustainable Land-use [University of Göttingen] (CBL), Terrestrial Ecology (TE), Conservation Ecology Group, Govers group, Ecology & Evolution, Amsterdam Sustainability Institute, Systems Ecology, Animal Ecology, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Unité Mixte de Recherche sur l'Ecosystème Prairial - UMR (UREP), and VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)
Subjects: [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], Soil Science, General Physics and Astronomy, 580 Plants (Botany), 000 Computer science, knowledge & systems, Markvetenskap, 590 Tiere (Zoologie), General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Soil, terrestrial food web, SDG 13 - Climate Action, Humans, Animals, 000 Informatik, Wissen, Systeme, Macroecology, Arthropods, Tundra, Ecosystem, Ekologi, Multidisciplinary, Ecology, soil fertility, collembola, Biodiversity, General Chemistry, 580 Pflanzen (Botanik), Settore AGR/11 - ENTOMOLOGIA GENERALE E APPLICATA, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, 570 Life sciences, biology, 590 Animals (Zoology), 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie
Abstract: Soil life supports the functioning and biodiversity of terrestrial ecosystems. Springtails (Collembola) are among the most abundant soil arthropods regulating soil fertility and flow of energy through above- and belowground food webs. However, the global distribution of springtail diversity and density, and how these relate to energy fluxes remains unknown. Here, using a global dataset representing 2470 sites, we estimate the total soil springtail biomass at 27.5 megatons carbon, which is threefold higher than wild terrestrial vertebrates, and record peak densities up to 2 million individuals per square meter in the tundra. Despite a 20-fold biomass difference between the tundra and the tropics, springtail energy use (community metabolism) remains similar across the latitudinal gradient, owing to the changes in temperature with latitude. Neither springtail density nor community metabolism is predicted by local species richness, which is high in the tropics, but comparably high in some temperate forests and even tundra. Changes in springtail activity may emerge from latitudinal gradients in temperature, predation and resource limitation in soil communities. Contrasting relationships of biomass, diversity and activity of springtail communities with temperature suggest that climate warming will alter fundamental soil biodiversity metrics in different directions, potentially restructuring terrestrial food webs and affecting soil functioning. The article is an outcome of the #GlobalCollembola community initiative that is voluntarily supported by researchers around the world. Data collection and analysis was supported by the Russian Science Foundation (19-74-00154 to A.P.) and by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (493345801 to A.P. and 192626868—SFB 990 to S.S.). We acknowledge support by the Open Access Publication Funds of the Göttingen University. The following funding bodies provided support for individual contributors: ARC SRIEAS Grant SR200100005 Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future to S.L.C., Slovak Scientific Grant Agency VEGA 1/0438/22 to Ľ.K., RFBR 19-516-60002 to N.A.K., Carl Tryggers Stiftelse för Vetenskaplig Forskning and Qatar Petroleum to J.M.A., BIO 27 (2013-2014)-MAGyP and PICTO 2084 (2012)-ANPCyT to V.B., DAAD-19-10 and MSM200962001 to T.C., grant TE, PN-III-P1-1.1-TE-2019-0358 to C.F., NWO grant 821.01.015 to O.F., National Natural Sciences Foundation of China No 41471037 and 41871042 to M.G., BIO 27 (2013-2014), MAGyP; PICT 2084 (2012), FONCyT to D.F.G., NRF South African National Antarctic Programme grant 110734 to M.G., Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), EcoEnergy Innovation Initiative under the Office of Energy Research and Development, and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to I.T.H., L.A.V. and L.R., Independent Research Fund Denmark grant no. DFF-4002-00384 to M.H., Estonian Science Foundation G9145 to M.I., SA-France bilateral grant to C.J., SA (NRF)/Russia (RFBR) Joint Science and Technology Research Collaboration project no. 19-516-60002 (FRBR) and no. 118904 (NRF) to M.P. and C.J., European Research Council (ERC), European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement no. 677232; to N.E.); iDiv, German Research Foundation (DFG–FZT 118, 202548816) to M.J. and N.E., French National Agency of Research (ANR) (JASSUR research project; ANR-12-VBDU-0011), «Ministère de l’Agriculture et de la Pêche» and «Ministère de l’Education Nationale de la Recherche et de la Technologie» (ACTA programme), «Ministère de l’Aménagement du Territoire et de l’Environnement» (Pnetox programme), EU-funded project, ECOGEN QLK5-CT-2002-01666 (www.ecogen.dk), “Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Énergie” (BIOINDICATEUR 2, BIOTECHNOSOL), ANDRA and GISFI (www.gisfi.fr) to S.J., GRR SER-BIODIV (Région Normandie, France) to MCha, ESF9258, B02 to A.K., Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (grant no. 2018CDXYCH0014) to D.L., DFG 316045089 to J.L., Massey University Research Fund grant to M.A.M., DFG SCHE 376/38-2 to M.M.P., grant from the Austria Academy of Science: Heritage_2020-043_Modeling-Museum to P.Q., Slovak Scientific Grant Agency: VEGA Nos. 1/0441/03 and 1/3267/06 to N.R., Higher Education Commission of Pakistan to M.I.R., RSF 21-74-00126 to R.A.S., Austrian Federal Government and European Union (Rural Development 2014-2020) to J.S., АААА-А17-122040600025-2 to A.A.T., Brazilian Council for Scientific and Technological Development—CNPq (grant no. 152717/2016-1) to B.R.W., 309030/2018-8 to D.Z. and 305426/2018-4 to B.C.B., National Natural Science Foundation of China (31970434, 31772491) to N.N.G., Research and Innovation Support Foundation of Santa Catarina (FAPESC) (6.309/2011-6/FAPESC) and the CNPq (563251/2010-7/CNPq) to L.C.I.O.F., O.K.-F., the Latvian Council of Science Grants no. 90.108, 93.140, 96.0110, 01.0344 to E.J., CNPq for the Research Productivity Grant (305939/2018-1) to D.B., FPI-MICINN grant in the project INTERCAPA (CGL2014-56739-R) to P.H, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to Z.L., Ministry of Innovation and Technology of Hungary TKP2021-NKTA-43 to D.W. Authors are grateful to Penelope Greenslade for providing the literature on Australian Collembola communities. Authors are grateful to Frans Janssens for providing the global checklist of Collembola.
Published: 2023
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2. Clutch-size variation in Western Palaearctic secondary hole-nesting passerine birds in relation to nest box design

Author: Anne E. Goodenough, Alexis S. Chaine, Martyn J. Stenning, Jacques Blondel, Shelley A. Hinsley, Philipp Heeb, Erkki Korpimäki, Olli J. Loukola, Anne Charmantier, Tore Slagsvold, Eduardo Garcia-del-Rey, Paul Isenmann, Carla S. Pimentel, Aya Goldshtein, Arne Lundberg, Jean Charles Bouvier, Andrew F. Russell, Zihad Bouslama, Ilze Priedniece, Jordi Camprodon, Janne T. Seppänen, Markku Orell, Alexandr Artemyev, Camillo Cusimano, Judith Morales-Fernaz, Peter N. Ferns, Vladimír Remeš, Juan Moreno, Frank Adriaensen, János Török, Xavier Morin, Ian R. Hartley, Ruedi G. Nager, Toni Laaksonen, Marcel M. Lambrechts, Christopher M. Perrins, Tapio Eeva, Rimvydas Juškaitis, Seppo Rytkönen, Luís P. da Silva, Arie J. van Noordwijk, Rianne Pinxten, Hugo Robles, Juan Carlos Senar, Bruno Faivre, Piotr Tryjanowski, Andrew G. Gosler, Tapio Solonen, Arnaud Grégoire, Jerzy Bańbura, Alberto Sorace, Staffan Jacob, Sven G. Nilsson, Heinz Richner, Motti Charter, Clotilde Biard, Blandine Doligez, Wiesaw Walankiewicz, Anders Pape Møller, Claire Doutrelant, Cezary Mitrus, Mikael von Numers, Raivo Mänd, Marcel Eens, Lars Gustafsson, Ana Cláudia Norte, Santiago Merino, Mariusz Cichoń, Mikko Mönkkönen, Esa Lehikoinen, Francesco Cecere, Dorota Czeszczewik, Bernard Leclercq, Antero Järvinen, Anna Dubiec, Wojciech Kania, Jan-Åke Nilsson, Indrikis Krams, Iga Góźdź, Philippe Perret, Marie Claude Quidoz, Mark C. Mainwaring, Jukka T. Forsman, Bruno Massa, Tomasz D. Mazgajski, Emilio Barba, Ecologie Systématique et Evolution (ESE), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-AgroParisTech-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Antwerp (UA), Institute of Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences [Moscow] (RAS), Department of Experimental Zoology & Evolutionary Biology, Łódź University of Technology, Terrestrial Vertebrates Research Unit 'Cavanilles', University of Valencia-Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Laboratoire Ecologie et évolution, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL), Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), Research Laboratory 'Ecology of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems', University Badji Mokhtar, Unité de recherche Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles (PSH), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Biodiversity Department, Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Station d’Ecologie Expérimentale du CNRS à Moulis (SEEM), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University of Haifa [Haifa], Society for the Protection of Nature, Université de Lausanne (UNIL), Institute of Environmental Sciences, Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie = Jagiellonian University (UJ), Stazione Inanellamento c/o Dipartimento SEN-FIMIZO, Università di Palermo, Department of Zoology, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Evolution, adaptation et comportement, Département écologie évolutive [LBBE], Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive - UMR 5558 (LBBE), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive - UMR 5558 (LBBE), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Department of Biology (Ethology), Section of Ecology, University of Turku, Biogéosciences [UMR 6282] [Dijon] (BGS), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), School of Biosciences [Cardiff], Cardiff University, Department of Biology, University of Oulu, Departamento de Ecología, Universidad de La Laguna [Tenerife - SP] (ULL), Tel Aviv University [Tel Aviv], Department of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology-Institute of Human Sciences, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Evolution et Diversité Biologique (EDB), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, The Lodge, RSPB, Kilpisjarvi Biological Station, Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre, Ornithological Station, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN)-Museum and Institute of Zoology, Institute of Ecology & Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN), Rzeszow University, Department of Biological and Environmental Science [Jyväskylä Univ] (JYU), University of Jyväskylä (JYU), Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Animal Ecology, Lund University [Lund], Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra [Portugal] (UC), Centro de Estudos Florestais, Universidade de Lisboa (ULISBOA)-Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Latvian Fund for Nature, Laboratory of Ornithology, Palacky University Olomouc, Institute of Ecology & Evolution (IEE), University of Bern, Unidad Asociada CSIC de Ecología Evolutiva y de la Conducta, Nat-Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, Department of Biosciences [Oslo], Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences [Oslo], University of Oslo (UiO)-University of Oslo (UiO), Luontotutkimus Solonen Oy, SROPU, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Behavioral Ecology Group, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Institute of Zoology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology - NIOO-KNAW (NETHERLANDS), Environmental and Marine Biology, Åbo Academy University, Study supported by Academy of Finland (Project Number 265859), by the Spanish Research Council-CSIC, by the European Social Fund (programme 'Junta para la Ampliacion de Estudios'), by OTKA (Project Number 75618) and by Fundacion Alfonso Martin Escudero and Xunta de Galicia (Angeles Alvarino program and Plan I2C postdoctoral grant)., Ecologie Systématique et Evolution ( ESE ), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 ( UP11 ) -AgroParisTech-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), University of Antwerp ( UA ), Russian Academy of Sciences [Moscow] ( RAS ), Ecologie et évolution, École normale supérieure - Paris ( ENS Paris ) -Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 ( UPMC ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive ( CEFE ), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ( IRD [France-Sud] ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ) -Université de Montpellier ( UM ) -Institut national de la recherche agronomique [Montpellier] ( INRA Montpellier ) -École pratique des hautes études ( EPHE ) -Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques ( Montpellier SupAgro ) -Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 ( UM3 ) -Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier ( Montpellier SupAgro ), Unité Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles ( PSH ), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique ( INRA ), Forest Technology Center of Catalonia, Station d'Ecologie Expérimentale du CNRS, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), University of Lausanne, Jagiellonian University [Krakow] ( UJ ), Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive ( LBBE ), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 ( UCBL ), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique ( Inria ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Polska Akademia Nauk ( PAN ), Biogéosciences [Dijon] ( BGS ), Université de Bourgogne ( UB ) -AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), School of Bioscience, Universidad de la Laguna, Evolution et Diversité Biologique ( EDB ), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ( IRD ) -Université Paul Sabatier - Toulouse 3 ( UPS ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Polska Akademia Nauk ( PAN ) -Museum and Institute of Zoology, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] ( CSIC ) -Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, University of Coimbra [Portugal] ( UC ), Instituto Superior de Agronomia-University of Lisbon, Palacky University, Institute of Ecology & Evolution ( IEE ), Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo ( UiO ), Eötvös Loránd University ( ELTE ), Animal Population Biology, Animal Ecology (AnE), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UM3), Jagiellonian University [Krakow] (UJ), Polska Akademia Nauk (PAN), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Bourgogne (UB)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Polska Akademia Nauk (PAN)-Museum and Institute of Zoology, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] (CSIC)-Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN), Møller, AP, Adriaensen, F, Artemyev, A, Bańbura, J, Barba, E, Biard, C, Blondel, J, Bouslama, Z, Bouvier, JC, Camprodon, J, Cecere, C, Chaine, A, Charmantier, A, Charter, M, Cichoń, M, Cusimano, C, Czeszczewik, D, Doligez, B, Doutrelant, C, Dubiec, A, Eens, M, Eeva, T, Faivre, B, Ferns, PN, Forsman, JT, García-del-Rey, E, Goldshtein, A, Goodenough, AE, Gosler, AG, Góźdź, I, Grégoire, A, Gustafsson, L, Hartley, IR, Heeb, P, Hinsley, SA, Isenmann, P, Jacob, S, Järvinen, A, Juškaitis, R, Kania, W, Korpimäki, E, Krams, I, Laaksonen, T, Leclercq, B, Lehikoinen, E, Loukola, O, Lundberg, A, Mainwaring, MC, Mänd, R, Massa, B, Mazgajski, TD, Merino, S, Mitrus, C, Mönkkönen, M, Morales-Fernaz, J, Moreno, J, Morin, X, Nager, RG, Nilsson, JA, Nilsson, SG, Norte, AC, Orell, M, Perret, P, Perrins, CM, Pimentel, CS, Pinxten, R, Priedniece, I, Quidoz, MC, Remeš, V, Richner, H, Robles, H, Russell, A, Rytkönen, S, Senar, JC, Seppänen, JT, Pascoal da Silva, L, Slagsvold, T, Solonen, T, Sorace, A, Stenning, MJ, Török, J, Tryjanowski, P, van Noordwijk, AJ, von Numers, M, Walankiewicz, W, Lambrechts, MM, École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Lausanne = University of Lausanne (UNIL), Università degli studi di Palermo - University of Palermo, Biogéosciences [UMR 6282] (BGS), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Tel Aviv University (TAU), Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales [Madrid] (MNCN), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC), Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon (ULISBOA)-Instituto Superior de Agronomia [Lisboa] (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon (ULISBOA), Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, European Commission, and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)
Subjects: 0106 biological sciences, Avian clutch size, Nest box floor area, habitat, Nest boxmaterial, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, 010605 ornithology, [ SDV.EE ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment, Nest, biology.animal, nest box material, Nest box, Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, Geographic location, Parus, [SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment, [ SDE.BE ] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Latitude, biology, Ecology, Ecological Modeling, [SDV.BA]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology, longitude, Cyanistes, Ficedula, nest box floor area, latitude, 15. Life on land, biology.organism_classification, Bird nest, Passerine, Habitat, Chemistry, Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E Applicata, Longitude, geographic location, international, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Hole nesting, natural holes, nest boxes, reaction norm
Abstract: Møller, A.P. [et al.], Secondary hole-nesting birds that do not construct nest holes themselves and hence regularly breed in nest boxes constitute important model systems for field studies in many biological disciplines with hundreds of scientists and amateurs involved. Those research groups are spread over wide geographic areas that experience considerable variation in environmental conditions, and researchers provide nest boxes of varying designs that may inadvertently introduce spatial and temporal variation in reproductive parameters. We quantified the relationship between mean clutch size and nest box size and material after controlling for a range of environmental variables in four of the most widely used model species in the Western Palaearctic: great tit Parus major, blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus, pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca and collared flycatcher F. albicollis from 365 populations and 79 610 clutches. Nest floor area and nest box material varied non-randomly across latitudes and longitudes, showing that scientists did not adopt a random box design. Clutch size increased with nest floor area in great tits, but not in blue tits and flycatchers. Clutch size of blue tits was larger in wooden than in concrete nest boxes. These findings demonstrate that the size of nest boxes and material used to construct nest boxes can differentially affect clutch size in different species. The findings also suggest that the nest box design may affect not only focal species, but also indirectly other species through the effects of nest box design on productivity and therefore potentially population density and hence interspecific competition. © 2014 The Authors. Methods in Ecology and Evolution © 2014 British Ecological Society., J. Morales by the Spanish Research Council-CSIC and the European Social Fund (programme Junta para la Ampliación de Estudios).
Published: 2014
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3. Two new striking braconid genera (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber

Author: Corentin Jouault, Sergey A. Belokobylskij, Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences [Moscow] (RAS), Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Géosciences Rennes (GR), Université de Rennes 1 (UR1), Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Université de Rennes (UNIV-RENNES)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité (ISYEB ), Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université des Antilles (UA), Russian Foundation for Basic Research (project No. 19–04–00027), Russian State Research Project (No. АААА–А19–119020690101–6), Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers de Rennes (OSUR), Université de Rennes (UR)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Rennes 2 (UR2)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE)
Subjects: 0106 biological sciences, 010506 paleontology, Subfamily, biology, Paleontology, Zoology, Geology, Megalyrhyssalinae, Hymenoptera, biology.organism_classification, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Ichneumonoidea, taxonomy, Type species, Eoichneumoninae, Key (lock), Taxonomy (biology), Cenomanian, [SDU.STU.PG]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Paleontology, Braconidae, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Abstract: International audience; Two new peculiar mid-Cretaceous braconid genera, Megalyrhyssalus gen. nov. (type species Megalyrhyssalus clavicornis sp. nov.) and Stephanorhyssalus gen. nov. (type species Stephanorhyssalus longiscapus sp. nov.), are described and illustrated from Burmese amber. According to the particular morphology and wing venation of Megalyrhyssalus gen. nov. a new subfamily Megalyrhyssalinae subfam. nov. is created. The subfamily Seneciobraconinae is synonymised under Protorhyssalinae (syn. nov.). Additionally, a key to the genera of Braconidae having second recurrent vein (2m-cu) in forewing is provided.
Published: 2021
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4. The design of artificial nestboxes for the study of secondary hole-nesting birds: A review of methodological inconsistencies and potential biases

Author: Jean Charles Bouvier, Martyn J. Stenning, Caren B. Cooper, Chan Ryul Park, Christopher M. Perrins, Tapio Eeva, Marcel M. Lambrechts, Beat Naef-Daenzer, Emilio Barba, Bengt Silverin, Henrik G. Smith, Arie J. van Noordwijk, L. Scott Johnson, Jordi Camprodon, Anders Pape Møller, Charles F. Thompson, Paulo E. Llambías, Anne E. Goodenough, Oskars Keišs, Bruno Faivre, Jaime Potti, Jan Ke Nilsson, Francisco Atiénzar, Nadia Ziane, Jerzy Bańbura, Alberto Sorace, Tore Slagsvold, Daniel R. Ardia, Arnaud Grégoire, Simon C. Griffith, Lars Gustafsson, Frank Adriaensen, János Török, Marcel Eens, Markku Orell, Alexandr Artemyev, Heinz Richner, Jan Pinowski, Andrew G. Gosler, Ian R. K. Stewart, Vladimír Remeš, Juan Moreno, Jiri Porkert, Seppo Rytkönen, Tomasz D. Mazgajski, David W. Winkler, Bruno Massa, Russell D. Dawson, Ken A. Otter, Ming Tang Shiao, László Zsolt Garamszegi, Piotr Tryjanowski, Wojciech Kania, Mark C. Mainwaring, Raivo Mänd, Ana Cláudia Norte, Animal Ecology (AnE), Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UM3)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Antwerp (UA), Department of Biology, Franklin & Marshall College, Institute of Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences [Moscow] (RAS), Terrestrial Vertebrates Research Unit 'Cavanilles', University of Valencia-Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Department of Experimental Zoology & Evolutionary Biology, Łódź University of Technology, Unité de recherche Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles (PSH), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Biodiversity Department, Forest Technology Center of Catalonia, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Cornell University, Ecosystem Science and Management Program, University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC), Department of Biology (Ethology), Section of Ecology, University of Turku, Biogéosciences [UMR 6282] [Dijon] (BGS), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Department of Evolutionary Ecology, Estacion Biologica de Donana, Department of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, Department of Zoology, Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology-Institute of Human Sciences, Department of Brain, Behaviour and Evolution, Macquarie University, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Towson University [Towson, MD, United States], University of Maryland System-University of Maryland System, Ornithological Station, Polska Akademia Nauk (PAN)-Museum and Institute of Zoology, Laboratory of Ornithology, University of Latvia (LU), Ecologia del Comportamiento Animal, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas [Buenos Aires] (CONICET), Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, University of Tartu, Stazione Inanellamento c/o Dipartimento SEN-FIMIZO, Università di Palermo, Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polska Akademia Nauk (PAN), Ecologie Systématique et Evolution (ESE), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-AgroParisTech-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Center for Advanced Study, Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] (CSIC)-Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN), Swiss Ornithological Institute, Animal Ecology, Lund University [Lund], Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra [Portugal] (UC), University of Oulu, Warm-temperate Forest Research Center, Korea Forest Research Institute, Center of Ecological Research, Palacky University, Institute of Ecology & Evolution (IEE), University of Bern, Wildlife laboratory, National Taiwan University [Taiwan] (NTU), University of Gothenburg (GU), Department of Biosciences [Oslo], Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences [Oslo], University of Oslo (UiO)-University of Oslo (UiO), School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, University of Kentucky, Behavior, Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics Section, Illinois State University, Behavioural Ecology Group, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), Institute of Zoology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Laboratory of Ornithology and Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie animale, Département de Biologie, Lambrechts, M M, Adriaensen, F, Ardia, D R, Artemyev, A V, Atiénzar, F, Bańbura, J, Barba, E, Bouvier, J-C, Camprodon, J, Cooper, C B, Dawson, R D, Eens, M, Eeva, T, Faivre, B, Garamszegi, L Z, Goodenough, A E, Gosler, A G, Grégoire, A, Griffith, S C, Gustafsson, L, Johnson, L S, Kania, W, Keišs, O, Llambias, P E, Mainwaring, M C, Mänd, R, Massa, B, Mazgajski, T D, Møller, A P, Moreno, J, Naef-Daenzer, B, Nilsson, J-C, Norte, A C, Orell, M, Otter, K A, Park, Ch R, Perrins, Ch M, Pinowski, J, Porkert, J, Potti, J, Remes, V, Richner, H, Rytkönen, S, Shiao, M-T, Silverin, B, Slagsvold, T, Smith, H G, Sorace, A, Stenning, M J, Stewart, I, Thompson, Ch F, Török, J, Tryjanowski, P, van Noordwijk, A J, Winkler, D W, Ziane, N, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Cornell University [New York], University of Northern British Columbia [Prince George] (UNBC), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Bourgogne (UB)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement, Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC), Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN)-Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN), Palacky University Olomouc, Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive ( CEFE ), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 ( UM3 ) -Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques ( Montpellier SupAgro ) -École pratique des hautes études ( EPHE ) -Institut national de la recherche agronomique [Montpellier] ( INRA Montpellier ) -Université de Montpellier ( UM ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ) -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ( IRD [France-Sud] ) -Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier ( Montpellier SupAgro ), University of Antwerp ( UA ), Russian Academy of Sciences [Moscow] ( RAS ), Unité de recherche Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles ( PSH ), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique ( INRA ), University of Northern British Columbia ( UNBC ), Biogéosciences [Dijon] ( BGS ), Université de Bourgogne ( UB ) -AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Polska Akademia Nauk ( PAN ) -Museum and Institute of Zoology, University of Latvia ( LU ), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ( CONICET ), Polska Akademia Nauk ( PAN ), Ecologie Systématique et Evolution ( ESE ), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 ( UP11 ) -AgroParisTech-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] ( CSIC ) -Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, University of Coimbra [Portugal] ( UC ), Institute of Ecology & Evolution ( IEE ), National Taiwan University [Taiwan] ( NTU ), University of Gothenburg ( GU ), Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo ( UiO ), Eötvös Loránd University ( ELTE ), and Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates
Subjects: PASSERINES, 0106 biological sciences, Nest-box, design, measures, PARUS, SECONDARY CAVITY-NESTING BIRDS, Otras Ciencias Biológicas, NEST SITES, FLYCATCHER, Ficedula, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, [ SDV.EE ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment, 010605 ornithology, methods, field experiments, Ciencias Biológicas, nestboxes, tit, Cyanistes, Research based, Statistics, NESTBOXES, FIELD EXPERIMENTS, Nest box, Biological sciences, Biology, secondary cavity-nesting birds, FICEDULA, Parus, [SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment, [ SDE.BE ] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, biology, Ecology, nest sites, passerines, biology.organism_classification, 3. Good health, TIT, Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E Applicata, CYANISTES, flycatcher, METHODS, Nesting (computing), Animal Science and Zoology, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, CIENCIAS NATURALES Y EXACTAS
Abstract: The widespread use of artificial nestboxes has led to significant advances in our knowledge of the ecology, behaviour and physiology of cavity nesting birds, especially small passerines. Nestboxes have made it easier to perform routine monitoring and experimental manipulation of eggs or nestlings, and also repeatedly to capture, identify and manipulate the parents. However, when comparing results across study sites the use of nestboxes may also introduce a potentially significant confounding variable in the form of differences in nestbox design amongst studies, such as their physical dimensions, placement height, and the way in which they are constructed and maintained. However, the use of nestboxes may also introduce an unconsidered and potentially significant confounding variable due to differences in nestbox design amongst studies, such as their physical dimensions, placement height, and the way in which they are constructed and maintained. Here we review to what extent the characteristics of artificial nestboxes (e.g. size, shape, construction material, colour) are documented in the 'methods' sections of publications involving hole-nesting passerine birds using natural or excavated cavities or artificial nestboxes for reproduction and roosting. Despite explicit previous recommendations that authors describe in detail the characteristics of the nestboxes used, we found that the description of nestbox characteristics in most recent publications remains poor and insufficient. We therefore list the types of descriptive data that should be included in the methods sections of relevant manuscripts and justify this by discussing how variation in nestbox characteristics can affect or confound conclusions from nestbox studies. We also propose several recommendations to improve the reliability and usefulness of research based on long-term studies of any secondary hole-nesting species using artificial nestboxes for breeding or roosting.
Published: 2010
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5. Temperature synchronizes temporal variation in laying dates across European hole-nesting passerines

Author: Stefan J. G. Vriend, Vidar Grøtan, Marlène Gamelon, Frank Adriaensen, Markus P. Ahola, Elena Álvarez, Liam D. Bailey, Emilio Barba, Jean‐Charles Bouvier, Malcolm D. Burgess, Andrey Bushuev, Carlos Camacho, David Canal, Anne Charmantier, Ella F. Cole, Camillo Cusimano, Blandine F. Doligez, Szymon M. Drobniak, Anna Dubiec, Marcel Eens, Tapio Eeva, Kjell Einar Erikstad, Peter N. Ferns, Anne E. Goodenough, Ian R. Hartley, Shelley A. Hinsley, Elena Ivankina, Rimvydas Juškaitis, Bart Kempenaers, Anvar B. Kerimov, John Atle Kålås, Claire Lavigne, Agu Leivits, Mark C. Mainwaring, Jesús Martínez‐Padilla, Erik Matthysen, Kees van Oers, Markku Orell, Rianne Pinxten, Tone Kristin Reiertsen, Seppo Rytkönen, Juan Carlos Senar, Ben C. Sheldon, Alberto Sorace, János Török, Emma Vatka, Marcel E. Visser, Bernt‐Erik Sæther, Animal Ecology (AnE), Ecological Genetics Research Unit, Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Programme, Norwegian University of Science and Technology [Trondheim] (NTNU), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Biology [Trondheim] (IBI NTNU), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)-Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Département écologie évolutive [LBBE], Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive - UMR 5558 (LBBE), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University of Antwerp (UA), Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM), Unidad de Investigación, Fundación Hospital de Jove, Universitad Politecnica de Valencia, Unité de recherche Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles (PSH), Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), University of Bedfordshire, Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Université de Montpellier (UM), University of Oxford [Oxford], Università degli studi di Palermo - University of Palermo, University of New South Wales [Sydney] (UNSW), Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Behavioural Ecology & Ecophysiology Group, University of Turku, High North Research Centre for Climate and the Environment, Norwegian Polar Institute, Centre for Conservation Biology, University of Gloucestershire (Cheltenham, GB), Lancaster University, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology [Wallingford] (CEH), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Centre de Recherche en Informatique de Paris 1 (CRI), Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (UP1), Nature Research Centre, Institute of Ecology, Akademijos str. 2, LT-08412, Vilnius, Lithuania., Department of Behavioural Ecology and Evolutionary Genetics, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft-Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Evolutionary Ecology Group, Netherlands Institute of Ecology - NIOO-KNAW (NETHERLANDS), Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW), Leibniz Association, Institut Cavanilles de Biodiversitat i Biologia Evolutiva (ICBiBE), Universitat de València (UV), University of Exeter, Universidad Complutense de Madrid = Complutense University of Madrid [Madrid] (UCM), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation [Canberra] (CSIRO), University of Oxford, Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Department of Biology (Ethology), Cardiff University, University of Gloucestershire [Gloucester], Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre, University of Montana, Instituto Pirenaico de Ecologia = Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (IPE), Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Department of Ecology, University of Oulu, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, and SROPU
Subjects: Ekologi, clutch size, Evolutionary Biology, comparative analysis, Ecology, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], weather, passerines, timing of breeding, phenology, Ecology and Environment, Evolutionsbiologi, spatial synchrony, Chemistry, fledgling number, birds, 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology, clutch, fitness-related traits, Biology, climate, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Abstract: Identifying the environmental drivers of variation in fitness-related traits is a central objective in ecology and evolutionary biology. Temporal fluctuations of these environmental drivers are often synchronized at large spatial scales. Yet, whether synchronous environmental conditions can generate spatial synchrony in fitness-related trait values (i.e., correlated temporal trait fluctuations across populations) is poorly understood. Using data from long-term monitored populations of blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus, n = 31), great tits (Parus major, n = 35), and pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca, n = 20) across Europe, we assessed the influence of two local climatic variables (mean temperature and mean precipitation in February–May) on spatial synchrony in three fitness-related traits: laying date, clutch size, and fledgling number. We found a high degree of spatial synchrony in laying date but a lower degree in clutch size and fledgling number for each species. Temperature strongly influenced spatial synchrony in laying date for resident blue tits and great tits but not for migratory pied flycatchers. This is a relevant finding in the context of environmental impacts on populations because spatial synchrony in fitness-related trait values among populations may influence fluctuations in vital rates or population abundances. If environmentally induced spatial synchrony in fitness-related traits increases the spatial synchrony in vital rates or population abundances, this will ultimately increase the risk of extinction for populations and species. Assessing how environmental conditions influence spatiotemporal variation in trait values improves our mechanistic understanding of environmental impacts on populations. birds, climate, clutch size, comparative analysis, fitness-related traits, fledgling number, phenology, spatial synchrony, timing of breeding, weather
Published: 2022
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6. Legacy of plant-parasitic nematode communities from past ecosystems and shift by recent afforestation

Author: Véronique Edel-Hermann, Nadine Ali, Christian Steinberg, Gilles Granereau, Stéphane Barbier, Cécile Héraud, Elodie Chapuis, David Jimenez, Johannes Tavoillot, Stephan Plas, Elsa Rulliat, Ewa Dmowska, Grażyna Winiszewska, Odile Fossati-Gaschignard, Bernard Martiny, Thierry Mateille, Nadine Gautheron, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Latakia, Syria., Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations (UMR CBGP), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Fruits et Légumes d'Aquitaine (INVENIO), Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (ANSES), Laboratoire de la Santé des Végétaux, CONSEIL GENERAL DES LANDES, Partenaires IRSTEA, Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA), Office National des Forêts (ONF), Conservatoire Botanique National Sud Atlantique (CBNSA), Nutrition, Métabolisme, Aquaculture (NuMéA), Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (UPPA)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Agroécologie [Dijon], Université de Bourgogne (UB)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), This work was part of the SYSBIOTEL project: Integrated management of soil-borne bioagressors in vegetable cropping systems, granted by the French agency Agence Nationale de la Recherche (no ANR-08-STRA-14) and managed by Dr. P. Lucas (INRAE, France). It was also supported by a Master grant from Tishreen University (Latakia, Syrian Arabic Republic) to N.A., ANR-08-STRA-0014,SYSBIOTEL,Gestion intégrée des bioagresseurs telluriques en systèmes de cultures légumiers(2008), Polish Academy of Sciences, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro, Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), Invenio, Laboratoire de la santé des végétaux (LSV), and Office national des forêts (ONF)
Subjects: 0106 biological sciences, Peatland, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Diversity index, Natural ecosystem, Moorland, Afforestation, Ecosystem, QH540-549.5, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant-parasitic nematodes, Ecology, Land use, biology, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, [SDV.BID.EVO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE], Vegetation, Understory, 15. Life on land, Nematode community, biology.organism_classification, Geography, [SDE]Environmental Sciences, Pine forest, Pinus pinaster, [SDV.EE.IEO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment/Symbiosis
Abstract: International audience; Ancient ecological legacies and past land use changes may inform on the present structure of biological communities. However, regions providing such successive ecosystems are scarce. In France, the Landes de Gascogne area provides such ecological shifts since a few ancient moorland, peatland and oak areas prior the afforestation with maritime pine (Pinus pinaster) 160 years ago still remain. Focusing on soil-borne parasites such as plant-parasitic nematodes (PPN), because forests were recently increasingly impacted by the introduction of intensive agriculture, this study is therefore aimed at comparing the diversity and the community patterns of these organisms at different scales (intra- and intersites) and between different successive ecosystems. The understory vegetation as well as the pedoclimatic characterization of the sampled sites were also considered. Common diversity indices were not impacted by this transition from ancient to past ecosystems. Although the most colonizer nematodes prevailed in all the ecosystems, PPN community structures significantly diverged between both ecosystems. In the logged pine forests, the sediment legacy could have primarily impacted the diversity. Moreover, the PPN diversity would mainly respond to the soil hydromorphicity that determined the associated understory vegetation. Consequently, a significant shift in community structure from moorlands to logged pine to logged pine forests was observed, regarding especially high pathogenic species such as Pratylenchus spp. Thus, analyzing PPN community structure highlights the PPN potential risk to consider during the introduction of intensive cropping systems.
Published: 2021
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7. Spis zwiérzokrzewów i promieniaków w gabinecie zoologicznym okręgu naukowego warszawskiego znajdujących się

Author: Jarocki, Feliks Paweł‚ 1790-1869, Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, and Jarocki, Feliks Paweł‚ 1790-1869
Published: 1859

8. Effects of interspecific coexistence on laying date and clutch size in two closely related species of hole-nesting birds

Author: Vladimír Remeš, Toni Laaksonen, Frank Adriaensen, Marcel M. Lambrechts, Rianne Pinxten, Tomasz D. Mazgajski, Mariusz Cichoń, Tapio Solonen, Anders Pape Møller, Rimvydas Juškaitis, Blandine Doligez, Anne E. Goodenough, Philipp Heeb, Bernard Leclercq, Marcel Eens, Jordi Camprodon, Shelley A. Hinsley, Alberto Sorace, Sven G. Nilsson, Staffan Jacob, Lars Gustafsson, Ruedi G. Nager, Clotilde Biard, Ana Cláudia Norte, Jan-Åke Nilsson, Andrew G. Gosler, Anna Dubiec, Bruno Massa, Javier Balbontín, Tapio Eeva, Arie J. van Noordwijk, André A. Dhondt, Hugo Robles, Ecologie Systématique et Evolution (ESE), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-AgroParisTech-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universidad de Sevilla / University of Sevilla, Cornell University [New York], Laboratory of Ornithology, Palacky University Olomouc, Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Antwerp (UA), Biogéosciences [UMR 6282] (BGS), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut d'écologie et des sciences de l'environnement de Paris (iEES Paris ), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), Biodiversity Department, Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Institute of Environmental Sciences, Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie = Jagiellonian University (UJ), Evolution, adaptation et comportement, Département écologie évolutive [LBBE], Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive - UMR 5558 (LBBE), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive - UMR 5558 (LBBE), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Department of Biology (Ethology), Section of Ecology, University of Turku, University of Gloucestershire [Gloucester], Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, University of Oxford, Division of Animal Ecology, Uppsala University, Evolution et Diversité Biologique (EDB), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Station d'écologie théorique et expérimentale (SETE), Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Météo-France -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre, Stazione Inanellamento c/o Dipartimento SEN-FIMIZO, Università degli studi di Palermo - University of Palermo, Station Biologique de la Tour du Valat, Animal Ecology, Lund University [Lund], Evolutionary Ecology Group (GIBE), University of A Coruña (UDC), Luontotutkimus Solonen Oy, SROPU, Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), DAAA, ONERA, Université Paris Saclay [Meudon], ONERA-Université Paris-Saclay, Universidad de Sevilla, Cornell University, Collège doctoral [Sorbonne universités], Sorbonne Université, Centre Tecnològico Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Jagiellonian University [Krakow] (UJ), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Faculté des sciences et technologies (UCBL FST), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon, Department of Bioorganic Chemistry Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies Polish Academy of Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Campus Drie Eiken, University of Gloucestershire (Cheltenham, GB), Institute of Human Sciences, Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology [Wallingford] (CEH), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Météo France-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Météo France-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University of Glasgow, University of Coimbra [Portugal] (UC), Faculty of Design Sciences [University of Antwerp], ISPRA ROME ITA, Partenaires IRSTEA, Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA)-Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (IRSTEA), Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE), University of Seville, Palacky University, Biogéosciences [UMR 6282] [Dijon] (BGS), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Forest Technology Center of Catalonia, Polska Akademia Nauk (PAN), University of Oxford [Oxford], University Basel, Inst Anat, Pestalozzistr, University of Basel (Unibas), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), (Adresse privée), Università di Palermo, Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UM3)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), University of Sevilla, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées (OMP), Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Météo France-Centre National d'Études Spatiales [Toulouse] (CNES)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), Møller A.P., Balbontín J., Dhondt A.A., Remeš V., Adriaensen F., Biard C., Camprodon J., Cichoń M., Doligez B., Dubiec A., Eens M., Eeva T., Goodenough A.E., Gosler A.G., Gustafsson L., Heeb P., Hinsley S.A., Jacob S., Juškaitis R., Laaksonen T., Leclercq B., Massa B., Mazgajski T.D., Nager R.G., Nilsson J.Å., Nilsson S.G., Norte A.C., Pinxten R., Robles H., Solonen T., Sorace A., van Noordwijk A.J., Lambrechts M.M., and Animal Ecology (AnE)
Subjects: 0106 biological sciences, Avian clutch size, clutch size, nest boxes, Range (biology), media_common.quotation_subject, intraspecific competition, Zoology, [SDV.BID.SPT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Systematics, Phylogenetics and taxonomy, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Ecology and Environment, Intraspecific competition, Competition (biology), QH301, Nest, Africa, Northern, Animals, clutch size, density, interspecific competition, intraspecific competition, nest boxes, reaction norm, spatiotemporal variation, Passeriformes, Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, media_common, QL_671, Parus, density, biology, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, Reproduction, interspecific competition, [SDV.BID.EVO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE], Cyanistes, Interspecific competition, biology.organism_classification, spatiotemporal variation, Europe, Chemistry, Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E Applicata, reaction norm, international, Animal Science and Zoology, Female, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology
Abstract: Co-existence between great tits Parus major and blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus, \ud but also other hole nesting taxa, constitutes a classic example of species\ud co-occurrence resulting in potential interference and exploitation competition\ud for food and for breeding and roosting sites. However, the spatial and temporal\ud variation in co-existence and its consequences for competition remain poorly\ud understood. 2.We used an extensive database on reproduction in nest boxes by\ud great and blue tits based on 87 study plots across Europe and Northern Africa\ud during 1957-2012 for a total of 19,075 great tit and 16,729 blue tit clutches to \ud assess correlative evidence for a relationship between laying date and clutch\ud size, respectively, and density consistent with effects of intraspecific and\ud interspecific competition. 3.In an initial set of analyses, we statistically\ud controlled for a suite of site specific variables. We found evidence for an\ud effect of intraspecific competition on blue tit laying date (later laying at\ud higher density) and clutch size (smaller clutch size at higher density), but no\ud evidence of significant effects of intraspecific competition in great tits, nor\ud effects of interspecific competition for either species. 4.To further control for\ud site-specific variation caused by a range of potentially confounding variables,\ud we compared means and variances in laying date and clutch size of great and blue \ud tits among three categories of difference in density between the two species. We \ud exploited the fact that means and variances are generally positively correlated. \ud If interspecific competition occurs, we predicted a reduction in mean and an\ud increase in variance in clutch size in great tit and blue tit when density of\ud heterospecifics is higher than the density of conspecifics and for intraspecific \ud competition this reduction would occur when density of conspecifics is higher\ud than the density of heterospecifics. Such comparisons of temporal patterns of\ud means and variances revealed evidence, for both species, consistent with\ud intraspecific competition and to a smaller extent with interspecific competition.\ud 5.These findings suggest that competition associated with reproductive behaviour \ud between blue and great tits is widespread, but also varies across large spatial\ud and temporal scales. This article is protected by copyright.
Published: 2018
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9. Sensitivity of binomial N-mixture models to overdispersion: The importance of assessing model fit

Author: Mathieu Chevalier, Debora Arlt, Tomas Pärt, Åke Berg, Alejandro Ruete, Michał Żmihorski, Jonas Knape, Frédéric Barraquand, School of Agriculture Policy and Development, Centre for Agri-Environmental Research, University of Reading (UOR), Institut de Mathématiques de Bordeaux (IMB), Université Bordeaux Segalen - Bordeaux 2-Université Sciences et Technologies - Bordeaux 1-Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut Polytechnique de Bordeaux (Bordeaux INP)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), The Swedish Biodiversity Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), and Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
Subjects: 0106 biological sciences, Ecological Modeling, [SDV.BID.EVO]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE], Negative binomial distribution, [SDV.BID]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity, Poisson distribution, Mixture model, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, [SDV.BIBS]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Quantitative Methods [q-bio.QM], 010104 statistics & probability, symbols.namesake, Goodness of fit, Beta-binomial distribution, Overdispersion, Statistics, symbols, Lack-of-fit sum of squares, 0101 mathematics, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS, Mathematics, Parametric statistics
Abstract: Binomial N-mixture models are commonly applied to analyze population survey data. By estimating detection probabilities, N-mixture models aim at extracting information about abundances in terms of actual and not just relative numbers. This separation of detection probability and abundance relies on parametric assumptions about the distribution of individuals among sites and of detections of individuals among repeat visits to sites. Current methods for checking assumptions are limited, and their computational complexity have hindered evaluations of their performances. We develop computationally efficient graphical goodness of fit checks and measures of overdispersion for binomial N-mixture models. These checks are illustrated in a case study, and evaluated in simulations under two scenarios. The two scenarios assume overdispersion in the abundance distribution via a negative binomial distribution or in the detection probability via a beta-binomial distribution. We evaluate the ability of the checks to detect lack of fit, and how lack of fit affects estimates of abundances. The simulations show that if the parametric assumptions are incorrect there can be severe biases in estimated abundances: negatively if there is overdispersion in abundance relative to the fitted model and positively if there is overdispersion in detection. Our goodness of fit checks performed well in detecting lack of fit when the abundance distribution is overdispersed, but struggled to detect lack of fit when detections were overdispersed. We show that the inability to detect lack of fit due to overdispersed detection is caused by a fundamental similarity between N-mixture models with beta-binomial detections and N-mixture models with negative binomial abundances. The strong biases in estimated abundances that can occur in the binomial N-mixture model when the distribution of individuals among sites, or the detection model, is mis-specified implies that checking goodness of fit is essential for sound inference in ecological studies that use these methods. To check the assumptions we provide computationally efficient goodness of fit checks that are available in an R-package nmixgof. However, even when a binomial N-mixture model appears to fit the data well, estimates are not robust in the presence of overdispersion unless additional information about detection is collected.
Published: 2018
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10. Blankaartia acuscutellaris (Walch, 1922) (Actinotrichida: Trombiculidae) collected from the great snipe Gallinago media (Latham, 1787) (Charadriformes: Scolopacidae) in Poland – new host and country record for chigger mite genus and species

Author: Mąkol, Joanna, Korniluk, Michał, Department of Invertebrate Systematics and Ecology, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Museum and Institute of Zoology, and Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN)
Subjects: 0106 biological sciences, Trombiculidae, Range (biology), Zoology, [SDV.BID.SPT]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Biodiversity/Systematics, Phylogenetics and taxonomy, Acariformes, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, avian hosts, Genus, biology.animal, Parasitengona, distribution, Acari, biology, Ecology, Gallinago, biology.organism_classification, Snipe, [SDV.BA.ZI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Animal biology/Invertebrate Zoology, Europe, 010602 entomology, Insect Science, parasite, Taxonomy (biology)
Abstract: International audience; The parasitic chigger mite, Blankaartia acuscutellaris, collected from a female of Gallinago media is recorded from Poland for the first time. The locality, which constitutes the northernmost record of B. acuscutellaris in the Palaearctic, raises the question of possibility of establishing a new population on the verges of the species’ distribution range. Metric data for larvae, extending the knowledge of intra-specific variation, are provided.
Published: 2017
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11. Variation in clutch size in relation to nest size in birds

Author: Blandine Doligez, Ian R. Hartley, Indrikis Krams, Marcel M. Lambrechts, Tore Slagsvold, Francesco Cecere, Tapio Solonen, Sven G. Nilsson, Peter N. Ferns, Vladimír Remeš, Jean Charles Bouvier, Paul Isenmann, Luís P. da Silva, Martyn J. Stenning, Rimvydas Juškaitis, Anna Dubiec, Eduardo Garcia-del-Rey, Jan-Åke Nilsson, Anders Pape Møller, Zihad Bouslama, Arne Lundberg, Cezary Mitrus, Esa Lehikoinen, Jacques Blondel, Carla S. Pimentel, Antero Järvinen, Arie J. van Noordwijk, Toni Laaksonen, Janne T. Seppänen, Wiesław Walankiewicz, Tomasz D. Mazgajski, Jukka T. Forsman, Frank Adriaensen, János Török, Marcel Eens, Tapio Eeva, Hugo Robles, Rianne Pinxten, Juan Carlos Senar, Emilio Barba, Anne Charmantier, Xavier Morin, Clotilde Biard, Camillo Cusimano, Ana Cláudia Norte, Seppo Rytkönen, Judith Morales-Fernaz, Piotr Tryjanowski, Shelley A. Hinsley, Ruedi G. Nager, Mikael von Numers, Lars Gustafsson, Aya Goldshtein, Anne E. Goodenough, Andrew G. Gosler, Jerzy Bańbura, Alberto Sorace, Motti Charter, Virginie Demeyrier, Raivo Mänd, Philippe Perret, Marie Claude Quidoz, Mark C. Mainwaring, Bruno Massa, Staffan Jacob, Bruno Faivre, Santiago Merino, Jordi Camprodon, Markku Orell, Alexandr Artemyev, Arnaud Grégoire, Claire Doutrelant, Dorota Czeszczewik, Bernard Leclercq, Heinz Richner, Iga Góźdź, Philipp Heeb, Erkki Korpimäki, Ilze Priedniece, Mariusz Cichoń, Mikko Mönkkönen, Olli J. Loukola, Ecologie Systématique et Evolution ( ESE ), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 ( UP11 ) -AgroParisTech-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Antwerp ( UA ), Institute of Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences [Moscow] ( RAS ), Department of Experimental Zoology & Evolutionary Biology, Łódź University of Technology, Terrestrial Vertebrates Research Unit 'Cavanilles', University of Valencia-Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Ecologie et évolution, École normale supérieure - Paris ( ENS Paris ) -Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 ( UPMC ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive ( CEFE ), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ( IRD [France-Sud] ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ) -Université de Montpellier ( UM ) -Institut national de la recherche agronomique [Montpellier] ( INRA Montpellier ) -École pratique des hautes études ( EPHE ) -Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques ( Montpellier SupAgro ) -Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 ( UM3 ) -Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier ( Montpellier SupAgro ), Research Laboratory 'Ecology of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems', University Badji Mokhtar, Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles [Avignon], Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique ( INRA ), Biodiversity Department, Forest Technology Center of Catalonia, (Adresse privée), Society for the Protection of Nature, University of Lausanne, University of Haifa [Haifa], Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University [Krakow] ( UJ ), Stazione Inanellamento c/o Dipartimento SEN-FIMIZO, Università di Palermo, Department of Zoology, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive ( LBBE ), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 ( UCBL ), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique ( Inria ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polska Akademia Nauk ( PAN ), Department of Biology (Ethology), Section of Ecology, University of Turku, Biogéosciences [Dijon] ( BGS ), Université de Bourgogne ( UB ) -AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), School of Bioscience, Cardiff University, Department of Biology, University of Oulu, Departamento de Ecología, Universidad de la Laguna, Department of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology-Institute of Human Sciences, Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, UMR 5174 CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology ( CEH ), Natural Environment Research Council ( NERC ), Kilpisjarvi Biological Station, Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre, Institute of Ecology & Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] ( CSIC ) -Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Rzeszow University, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Animal Ecology, Lund University [Lund], Department of Biology, Biodiversity, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra [Portugal] ( UC ), Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia-University of Lisbon, Latvian Fund for Nature, Laboratory of Ornithology, Palacky University, Institute of Ecology & Evolution ( IEE ), University of Bern, Evolutionary Ecology Group ( GIBE ), University of A Coruña ( UDC ), Unidad Asociada CSIC de Ecología Evolutiva y de la Conducta, Nat-Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo ( UiO ), Luontotutkimus Solonen Oy, SROPU, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Behavioral Ecology Group, Eötvös Loránd University ( ELTE ), Institute of Zoology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Netherlands Institute of Ecology - NIOO-KNAW (NETHERLANDS), Environmental and Marine Biology, Åbo Academy University, Ecologie Systématique et Evolution (ESE), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-AgroParisTech-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), University of Antwerp (UA), Russian Academy of Sciences [Moscow] (RAS), Laboratoire Ecologie et évolution, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS Paris), Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UM3)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Université de Lausanne (UNIL), Jagiellonian University [Krakow] (UJ), Evolution, adaptation et comportement, Département écologie évolutive [LBBE], Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive - UMR 5558 (LBBE), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive - UMR 5558 (LBBE), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Polska Akademia Nauk (PAN), Biogéosciences [UMR 6282] [Dijon] (BGS), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Universidad de La Laguna [Tenerife - SP] (ULL), Evolution et Diversité Biologique (EDB), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] (CSIC)-Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN), University of Coimbra [Portugal] (UC), Institute of Ecology & Evolution (IEE), Evolutionary Ecology Group (GIBE), University of A Coruña (UDC), Department of Biosciences [Oslo], Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences [Oslo], University of Oslo (UiO)-University of Oslo (UiO), Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE), École normale supérieure - Paris (ENS-PSL), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Unité de recherche Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles (PSH), Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Université de Lausanne = University of Lausanne (UNIL), Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie = Jagiellonian University (UJ), Università degli studi di Palermo - University of Palermo, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Biogéosciences [UMR 6282] (BGS), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), School of Biosciences [Cardiff], Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales [Madrid] (MNCN), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC), Department of Biological and Environmental Science [Jyväskylä Univ] (JYU), University of Jyväskylä (JYU), Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon (ULISBOA)-Instituto Superior de Agronomia [Lisboa] (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon (ULISBOA), Palacky University Olomouc, Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UM3), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Bourgogne (UB)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement, Kilpisjärvi Biological Station, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud]), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN), Instituto Superior de Agronomia-Universidade de Lisboa (ULISBOA), Animal Ecology (AnE), Møller, A.P., Adriaensen, F., Artemyev, A., Bańbura, J., Barba, E., Biard, C., Blondel, J., Bouslama, Z., Bouvier, J.-C., Camprodon, J., Cecere, F., Charmantier, A., Charter, M., Cichoń, M., Cusimano, C., Czeszczewik, D., Demeyrier, V., Doligez, B., Doutrelant, C., Dubiec, A., Eens, M., Eeva, T., Faivre, B., Ferns, P.N., Forsman, J.T., García-del-Rey, E., Goldshtein, A., Goodenough, A.E., Gosler, A.G., Góźdź, I., Grégoire, A., Gustafsson, L., Hartley, I.R., Heeb, P., Hinsley, S.A., Isenmann, P., Jacob, S., Järvinen, A., Juškaitis, R., Korpimäki, E., Krams, I., Laaksonen, T., Leclercq, B., Lehikoinen, E., Loukola, O., Lundberg, A., Mainwaring, M.C., Mänd, R., Massa, B., Mazgajski, T.D., Merino, S., Mitrus, C., Mönkkönen, M., Morales-Fernaz, J., Morin, X., Nager, R.G., Nilsson, J.-Å., Nilsson, S.G., Norte, A.C., Orell, M., Perret, P., Pimentel, C.S., Pinxten, R., Priedniece, I., Quidoz, M.-C., Remeš, V., Richner, H., Robles, H., Rytkönen, S., Senar, J.C., Seppänen, J.T., da Silva, L.P., Slagsvold, T., Solonen, T., Sorace, A., Stenning, M.J., Török, J., Tryjanowski, P., van Noordwijk, A.J., von Numers, M., Walankiewicz, W., and Lambrechts, M.M.
Subjects: BREEDING SUCCESS, Avian clutch size, Biodiversité et Ecologie, SEXUAL SELECTION, Predation, natural holes, Nest, TITS PARUS-MAJOR, BLUE TITS, QL_671, Original Research, GE, Ecology, hole nesting, STURNUS-VULGARIS, FLYCATCHERS FICEDULA, Chemistry, reaction norm, Sexual selection, international, 1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology, Hole nesting, Hole nesting, natural holes, nest boxes, reaction norm, nest boxes, education, ta1172, Zoology, Biology, Intraspecific competition, Ecology and Environment, Biodiversity and Ecology, Clutch, Nest box, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ekologi, [ SDE.BE ] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Interspecific competition, PIED FLYCATCHERS, PASSERINE BIRDS, Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E Applicata, ta1181, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, GREAT TITS, THERMAL CONDITIONS
Abstract: © 2014 The Authors. Nests are structures built to support and protect eggs and/or offspring from predators, parasites, and adverse weather conditions. Nests are mainly constructed prior to egg laying, meaning that parent birds must make decisions about nest site choice and nest building behavior before the start of egg-laying. Parent birds should be selected to choose nest sites and to build optimally sized nests, yet our current understanding of clutch size-nest size relationships is limited to small-scale studies performed over short time periods. Here, we quantified the relationship between clutch size and nest size, using an exhaustive database of 116 slope estimates based on 17,472 nests of 21 species of hole and non-hole-nesting birds. There was a significant, positive relationship between clutch size and the base area of the nest box or the nest, and this relationship did not differ significantly between open nesting and hole-nesting species. The slope of the relationship showed significant intraspecific and interspecific heterogeneity among four species of secondary hole-nesting species, but also among all 116 slope estimates. The estimated relationship between clutch size and nest box base area in study sites with more than a single size of nest box was not significantly different from the relationship using studies with only a single size of nest box. The slope of the relationship between clutch size and nest base area in different species of birds was significantly negatively related to minimum base area, and less so to maximum base area in a given study. These findings are consistent with the hypothesis that bird species have a general reaction norm reflecting the relationship between nest size and clutch size. Further, they suggest that scientists may influence the clutch size decisions of hole-nesting birds through the provisioning of nest boxes of varying sizes.
Published: 2014
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12. Interspecific variation in the relationship between clutch size, laying date and intensity of urbanization in four species of hole-nesting birds

Author: Tomasz D. Mazgajski, Shelley A. Hinsley, Piotr Tryjanowski, Paul Isenmann, Virginie Demeyrier, Xavier Morin, Jordi Camprodon, Toni Laaksonen, Martyn J. Stenning, Philipp Heeb, Francesco Cecere, Erkki Korpimäki, Jan-Åke Nilsson, Mariusz Cichoń, Clotilde Biard, Ana Cláudia Norte, Mikko Mönkkönen, Indrikis Krams, Jacques Blondel, Janne T. Seppänen, Wiesław Walankiewicz, Christopher M. Perrins, Bruno Massa, Marcel M. Lambrechts, Arnaud Grégoire, Rianne Pinxten, Jean-Charles Bouvier, Mikael von Numers, Lars Gustafsson, Bruno Faivre, Claire Doutrelant, Hugo Robles, Luís P. da Silva, Tapio Solonen, Santiago Merino, Anne Charmantier, Anna Dubiec, Anders Pape Møller, Dorota Czeszczewik, Markku Orell, Bernard Leclercq, Alexandr Artemyev, Motti Charter, Philippe Perret, Seppo Rytkönen, Olli J. Loukola, Mark C. Mainwaring, Juan Carlos Senar, Tore Slagsvold, Zihad Bouslama, Raivo Mänd, Aya Goldshtein, Heinz Richner, Staffan Jacob, Jerzy Bańbura, Alberto Sorace, Ian R. Hartley, Jukka T. Forsman, Marie Vaugoyeau, Camillo Cusimano, Emilio Barba, Ruedi G. Nager, Marcel Eens, Iga Harnist, Rimvydas Juškaitis, Peter N. Ferns, Frank Adriaensen, Esa Lehikoinen, Sven G. Nilsson, Blandine Doligez, Cezary Mitrus, Anne E. Goodenough, Eduardo Garcia-del-Rey, Arne Lundberg, Andrew G. Gosler, Tapio Eeva, Carla S. Pimentel, Ecologie Systématique et Evolution (ESE), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-AgroParisTech-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Evolutionary Ecology Group, University of Antwerp (UA), Institute of Biology, Karelian Research Center of the Russian Academy of Science (KarRC RAS ), Department of Experimental Zoology & Evolutionary Biology, Łódź University of Technology, Terrestrial Vertebrates Research Unit 'Cavanilles', University of Valencia-Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology, Institut d'écologie et des sciences de l'environnement de Paris (iEES), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive (CEFE), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), Ecology of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems [Annaba], Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University, Unité de recherche Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles (PSH), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Àrea de Biodiversitat - Grup de Biologia de la Conservació, Centre de Ciència i Tecnologia Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), University of Haifa [Haifa], Society for the Protection of Nature, Université de Lausanne (UNIL), Institute of Environmental Sciences, Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie = Jagiellonian University (UJ), Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences, Università degli studi di Palermo - University of Palermo, Department of Zoology, Siedlce University of Natural Sciences and Humanities, Evolution, adaptation et comportement, Département écologie évolutive [LBBE], Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive - UMR 5558 (LBBE), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive - UMR 5558 (LBBE), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-VetAgro Sup - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur et de recherche en alimentation, santé animale, sciences agronomiques et de l'environnement (VAS)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Behavioural Ecology & Ecophysiology Group, Section of Ecology, University of Turku, Biogéosciences [UMR 6282] [Dijon] (BGS), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), School of Biosciences [Cardiff], Cardiff University, Department of Ecology, University of Oulu, Departamento de Ecología, Universidad de La Laguna [Tenerife - SP] (ULL), Tel Aviv University [Tel Aviv], Department of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology-Institute of Human Sciences, Department of Animal Ecology - Evolutionary Biology Centre, Uppsala University, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Evolution et Diversité Biologique (EDB), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Institute of Ecology of Nature Research Centre, Institute of Ecology & Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN), Rzeszow University, Department of Biological and Environmental Science [Jyväskylä Univ] (JYU), University of Jyväskylä (JYU), Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Animal Ecology, Lund University [Lund], Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra [Portugal] (UC)-Institute of Marine Research, Centro de Estudos Florestais, Technical University of Lisbon-Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Didactica Research Unit, Institute of Ecology & Evolution (IEE), University of Bern, Evolutionary Ecology Group (GIBE), University of A Coruña (UDC), Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC), Department of Biosciences [Oslo], Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences [Oslo], University of Oslo (UiO)-University of Oslo (UiO), Luontotutkimus Solonen Oy, SROPU, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Institute of Zoology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Environmental and Marine Biology, Åbo Academy University, Funding from University Paris-Sud, FUNDAME and Xunta de Galicia ('Ángeles Alvariño' and 'Plan I2C' postdoctoral programs), FWO-Flanders and the University of Antwerp, project CGL2013-48001-C2-1-P (Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation), the OSUOREME, the French ANR, and the ERC (ERC-2013-StG-337365-SHE)., Institut d'écologie et des sciences de l'environnement de Paris (IEES), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École pratique des hautes études (EPHE)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UM3), Ecology of Terrestrial and Aquatic Systems, University Badji Mokhtar, Centre Tecnològico Forestal de Catalunya (CTFC), Jagiellonian University [Krakow] (UJ), Polska Akademia Nauk (PAN), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Bourgogne (UB)-AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement, School of Bioscience, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (UT3), Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] (CSIC)-Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (MNCN), Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] (CSIC), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 (UPEC UP12)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 (UPVM)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE), Université Badji Mokhtar Annaba (UBMA), Université de Lausanne = University of Lausanne (UNIL), Biogéosciences [UMR 6282] (BGS), Université de Bourgogne (UB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Tel Aviv University (TAU), Université de Toulouse (UT)-Université de Toulouse (UT)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales [Madrid] (MNCN), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC)-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Madrid] (CSIC), Technical University of Lisbon-Instituto Superior de Agronomia [Lisboa] (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon (ULISBOA)-Universidade de Lisboa = University of Lisbon (ULISBOA), Vaugoyeau, Marie, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), Vaugoyeau, M, Adriaensen, F, Artemyev, A, Bańbura, J, Barba, E, Biard, C, Blondel, J, Bouslama, Z, Bouvier. J-C, Camprodon, J, Cecere, F, Charmantier, A, Charter, M, Cichoń, M, Cusimano, C, Czeszczewik, D, Demeyrier, V, Doligez, B, Doutrelant, C, Dubiec, A, Eens, M, Eeva, T, Faivre, B, Ferns, PN, Forsman, JT, García-del-Rey, E, Goldshtein, A, Goodenough, AE, Gosler, AG, Grégoire, A, Gustafsson, L, Harnist, I, Hartley, IR, Heeb, P, Hinsley, SA, Isenmann, P, Jacob, S, Juśkaitis, R, Korpimäki, E, Krams, I, Laaksonen, T, Lambrechts, MM, Leclercq, B, Lehikoinen, E, Loukola, O, Lundberg, A, Mainwaring, MC, Mänd, R, Massa, B, Mazgajski, TD, Merino, S, Mitrus, C, Mönkkönen, M, Morin, X, Nager, RG, Nilsson, J-Å, Nilsson, SG, Norte, AC, Orell, M, Perret, P, Perrins, CM, Pimentel, CS, Pinxten, R, Richner, H, Robles, H, Rytkönen, S, Senar, JC, Seppänen, JT, Pascoal da Silva, L, Slagsvold, T, Solonen, T, Sorace, A, Stenning, MJ, Tryjanowski, P, von Numers, M, Walankiewicz, W, Møller, AP, Ecologie Systématique et Evolution ( ESE ), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 ( UP11 ) -AgroParisTech-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), University of Antwerp ( UA ), Karelian Research Center of the Russian Academy of Science ( KarRC RAS ), Institut d'écologie et des sciences de l'environnement de Paris ( IEES ), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique ( INRA ) -Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 ( UPMC ) -Université Paris-Est Créteil Val-de-Marne - Paris 12 ( UPEC UP12 ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive ( CEFE ), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ( IRD [France-Sud] ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ) -Université de Montpellier ( UM ) -Institut national de la recherche agronomique [Montpellier] ( INRA Montpellier ) -École pratique des hautes études ( EPHE ) -Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques ( Montpellier SupAgro ) -Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 ( UM3 ) -Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier ( Montpellier SupAgro ), Unité de recherche Plantes et Systèmes de Culture Horticoles ( PSH ), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique ( INRA ), Centre Tecnològico Forestal de Catalunya ( CTFC ), University of Lausanne, Jagiellonian University [Krakow] ( UJ ), Università degli studi di Palermo, Laboratoire de Biométrie et Biologie Evolutive ( LBBE ), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 ( UCBL ), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique ( Inria ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Polska Akademia Nauk ( PAN ), Biogéosciences [Dijon] ( BGS ), Université de Bourgogne ( UB ) -AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Universidad de la Laguna, Evolution et Diversité Biologique ( EDB ), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement ( IRD ) -Université Paul Sabatier - Toulouse 3 ( UPS ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), Centre for Ecology & Hydrology ( CEH ), Natural Environment Research Council ( NERC ), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] ( CSIC ) -Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, University of Coimbra [Portugal] ( UC ) -Institute of Marine Research, Institute of Ecology & Evolution ( IEE ), Evolutionary Ecology Group ( GIBE ), University of A Coruña ( UDC ), Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas ( CSIC ), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [Spain] ( CSIC ), Department of Biosciences, and University of Oslo ( UiO )
Subjects: 0106 biological sciences, Avian clutch size, 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences, urban heat island effect, 01 natural sciences, Ficedula hypoleuca, orthophotograph, Breeding phenology, orthophotograph, passerine birds, population dynamics, urban heat island effect, Parus major, 11. Sustainability, population dynamics, passerine birds, QL_671, Original Research, [SDV.EE]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment, education.field_of_study, Ecology, Phenology, Cyanistes, breeding phenology, oiseau nicheur, Chemistry, dynamique des populations, Ficedula albicollis, education, Population, Biology, 010603 evolutionary biology, Ecology and Environment, [ SDV.EE ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Ecology, environment, reproduction, Cyanistes caeruleus, oiseau, Nest box, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 0105 earth and related environmental sciences, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Breeding phenology, Ekologi, Parus, [ SDE.BE ] Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, urbanisation, Environmental and Society, Ficedula, biology.organism_classification, populaatiodynamiikka, Settore AGR/11 - Entomologia Generale E Applicata, 13. Climate action, ta1181, Environnement et Société, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, Zoology
Abstract: Marie Vaugoyeau [et al.], The increase in size of human populations in urban and agricultural areas has resulted in considerable habitat conversion globally. Such anthropogenic areas have specific environmental characteristics, which influence the physiology, life history, and population dynamics of plants and animals. For example, the date of bud burst is advanced in urban compared to nearby natural areas. In some birds, breeding success is determined by synchrony between timing of breeding and peak food abundance. Pertinently, caterpillars are an important food source for the nestlings of many bird species, and their abundance is influenced by environmental factors such as temperature and date of bud burst. Higher temperatures and advanced date of bud burst in urban areas could advance peak caterpillar abundance and thus affect breeding phenology of birds. In order to test whether laying date advance and clutch sizes decrease with the intensity of urbanization, we analyzed the timing of breeding and clutch size in relation to intensity of urbanization as a measure of human impact in 199 nest box plots across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East (i.e., the Western Palearctic) for four species of hole-nesters: blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus), great tits (Parus major), collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis), and pied flycatchers (Ficedula hypoleuca). Meanwhile, we estimated the intensity of urbanization as the density of buildings surrounding study plots measured on orthophotographs. For the four study species, the intensity of urbanization was not correlated with laying date. Clutch size in blue and great tits does not seem affected by the intensity of urbanization, while in collared and pied flycatchers it decreased with increasing intensity of urbanization. This is the first large-scale study showing a species-specific major correlation between intensity of urbanization and the ecology of breeding. The underlying mechanisms for the relationships between life history and urbanization remain to be determined. We propose that effects of food abundance or quality, temperature, noise, pollution, or disturbance by humans may on their own or in combination affect laying date and/or clutch size., E. Barba acknowledges funding of project CGL2013-48001-C2-1-P (Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation).
Published: 2016
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13. Agricultural landscape simplification reduces natural pest control: a quantitative synthesis

Author: Carsten Thies, Douglas A. Landis, Mary M. Gardiner, John M. Holland, Violetta Hawro, Rebecca Chaplin-Kramer, Riccardo Bommarco, Camilla Winqvist, Teja Tscharntke, Wolfgang W. Weisser, Adrien Rusch, J. Megan Woltz, Santé et agroécologie du vignoble (UMR SAVE), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Bordeaux (UB)-Institut des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin (ISVV)-Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques de Bordeaux-Aquitaine (Bordeaux Sciences Agro), Natural Capital Project, Woods Institute for the Environment, Stanford University, University of California [Berkeley], University of California, Ohio State University [Columbus] (OSU), Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust, Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas [Fayetteville], Agroecology, Department of Crop Sciences, Georg-August-University [Göttingen], Technische Universität Munchen - Université Technique de Munich [Munich, Allemagne] (TUM), Department of Ecology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Subjects: 0106 biological sciences, spatial stability, [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio], biological control, landscape management, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Ecosystem services, Abundance (ecology), 2. Zero hunger, Ecology, business.industry, Pest control, 15. Life on land, Crop protection, 010602 entomology, Geography, Habitat, 13. Climate action, Agriculture, Animal Science and Zoology, PEST analysis, business, ecosystem services, Agronomy and Crop Science, Cropping, arthropods intraguild predation, crop protection
Abstract: International audience; Numerous studies show that landscape simplification reduces abundance and diversity of natural enemies in agroecosystems, but its effect on natural pest control remains poorly quantified. Further, natural enemy impacts on pest populations have usually been estimated for a limited number of taxa and have not considered interactions among predator species. In a quantitative synthesis with data collected from several cropping systems in Europe and North America, we analyzed how the level and within-field spatial stability of natural pest control services was related to the simplification of the surrounding landscape. All studies used aphids as a model species and exclusion cages to measure aphid pest control. Landscape simplification was quantified by the proportion of cultivated land within a 1 km radius around each plot. We found a consistent negative effect of landscape simplification on the level of natural pest control, despite interactions among enemies. Average level of pest control was 46% lower in homogeneous landscapes dominated by cultivated land, as compared with more complex landscapes. Landscape simplification did not affect the amount of positive or negative interactions among ground-dwelling and vegetation-dwelling predators, or the within-field stability of pest control. Our synthesis demonstrates that agricultural intensification through landscape simplification has negative effects on the level of natural pest control with important implications for management to maintain and enhance ecosystem services in agricultural landscapes. Specifically, preserving and restoring semi-natural habitats emerges as a fundamental first step to maintain and enhance pest control services provided by predatory arthropods to agriculture.
Published: 2016
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14. Leptospirosis risk increases with changes in species composition of rat populations

Author: Jörn Theuerkauf, Didier Labrousse, Hervé Jourdan, Alefosio Taugamoa, Iasinito Niutoua, Wiesław Bogdanowicz, Julie Perez, Cyrille Goarant, Roman Gula, Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Réseau International des Instituts Pasteur (RIIP), Service Territorial de l'Environnement, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [Nouvelle-Calédonie]), and This study was financed by the Service Territorial de l'Environnement de Wallis and Futuna, Institut Pasteur, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, and Polish National Science Centre (grant no. N N304 107240)
Subjects: 0106 biological sciences, Rain, animal diseases, Prevalence, Biodiversity, MESH: Rodentia, Introduced species, 01 natural sciences, MESH: Leptospira, Invasive species, Mice, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, MESH: Risk Factors, [SDV.MHEP.MI]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Infectious diseases, MESH: Animals, Leptospira, Rattus exulans, biology, Ecology, General Medicine, MESH: Leptospirosis, Leptospirosis, MESH: Rats, Population dynamics, Short Communication, 030231 tropical medicine, Zoology, Rodentia, 010603 evolutionary biology, MESH: Biodiversity, 03 medical and health sciences, medicine, Animals, Humans, 14. Life underwater, MESH: Mice, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, MESH: Humans, Rattus, MESH: Population Dynamics, medicine.disease, biology.organism_classification, Rats, stomatognathic diseases, MESH: Rain, Species richness
Abstract: International audience; Rats are major reservoirs of leptospirosis and considered as a main threat to biodiversity. A recent introduction of Rattus rattus to the island of Futuna (Western Polynesia) provided the opportunity to test if a possible change in species composition of rat populations would increase the risk of leptospirosis to humans. We trapped rodents on Wallis and Futuna and assessed Leptospira carriage in 357 rodents (Rattus norvegicus, R. rattus, Rattus exulans, and Mus domesticus) from 2008 to 2012. While Leptospira prevalence in rodents and the composition of rat populations on Futuna fluctuated with rainfall, the biomass of Leptospira-carrying rodents has been continuously rising from 2008 to 2012. Our results suggest that the introduction of R. rattus increases the risk to humans being infected with leptospirosis by rats.
Published: 2013
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15. Condition-dependent clutch desertion in Great Tit () females subjected to human disturbance

Author: Dubiec, Anna, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Uniwersytet Jagielloński w Krakowie = Jagiellonian University (UJ), Museum and Institute of Zoology, and Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN)
Subjects: endocrine system, Body condition, Laying date, fungi, parasitic diseases, Incubation, Nest desertion, complex mixtures, geographic locations
Abstract: International audience; Nest desertion behaviour in relation to body condition and timing of breeding was studied in Great Tit () females during two breeding seasons. Desertion, most likely unintentionally provoked by catching females during the incubation period, occurred at a very high rate with 41.2 and 25.6% of deserted first clutches in the two study years. The association between desertion probability, body condition (index calculated as residuals from the regression of body mass on tarsus length) and timing of breeding differed between the seasons with the highest probability of desertion among females in low condition laying early in the season in one year and females in low condition laying late in the season in the other year. Desertion probability was best predicted by body condition with females in low condition deserting at much higher rate than females in good condition. These results suggest that nest desertion by females subjected to disturbance during the early stage of the nesting cycle may be associated with the level of their body reserves, and that patterns of desertion in relation to body condition and timing of breeding may differ between years.
Published: 2011
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16. Large-scale habitat selection by parrots in New Caledonia

Author: Jörn Theuerkauf, Andrew Legault, Nicolas Barré, Vivien Chartendrault, Sophie Rouys, School of Zoology [Hobart], University of Tasmania [Hobart, Australia] (UTAS), Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Société Calédonienne d'Ornithologie, Institut Agronomique Néo-Calédonien (IAC), and Conservation Research New Caledonia
Subjects: 0106 biological sciences, Rainforest, biology, Ecology, Cyanoramphus saisseti, Vegetation, Parakeet, Conservation, 15. Life on land, biology.organism_classification, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, 010605 ornithology, Habitat, New Caledonia, biology.animal, Threatened species, Parrot, Animal Science and Zoology, Soil fertility, Eunymphicus cornutus
Abstract: Habitat studies are important for conservation, particularly for parrots, as many are threatened and their ecological requirements are often poorly known. Our aim was to contribute to the conservation of parrots in New Caledonia by examining their selection of habitat at a large scale. From 2002 to 2010, we documented 1,357 encounters with New Caledonian Parakeets (Cyanoramphus saisseti), Horned Parakeets (Eunymphicus cornutus), and New Caledonian Rainbow Lorikeets (Trichoglossus haematodus deplanchii) throughout mainland New Caledonia. We used GIS to infer habitat selection in relation to vegetation, forest cover, forest size, altitude, rainfall, and soil. New Caledonian Parakeets selected forested areas with oligotrophic soils, particularly those from ultramafic substrates. Horned Parakeets selected habitats with a high proportion of rainforest, as well as oligotrophic soils on metamorphic substrates, yet soil fertility was less important for them. Both parakeet species favoured large forests, and appeared to avoid areas with low forest cover. Altitude had a relatively minor influence upon habitat selection by parakeets. Rainbow Lorikeets favoured areas at low altitudes with minimal rainfall and mesotrophic soils, although they were not influenced by soil fertility to the same degree as the parakeets. We consider rainforests on oligotrophic soils at intermediate altitudes (200–800 m) to be most important for parrot conservation in New Caledonia, as these habitats are likely to support significant parakeet populations.
Published: 2010
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17. An audio/video surveillance system for wildlife

Author: Sophie Rouys, Roman Gula, Andrew Legault, Jörn Theuerkauf, Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Conservation Research New Caledonia, Société Calédonienne d'Ornithologie, School of Zoology [Hobart], and University of Tasmania [Hobart, Australia] (UTAS)
Subjects: 0106 biological sciences, Video recording, Ecology, Computer science, Video surveillance, Real-time computing, Digital video, Continuous monitoring, Wildlife, Nest monitoring, Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, 010605 ornithology, Methods, Biological sciences, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation
Abstract: International audience; We report 7 years of experience with an inexpensive and reliable continuous audio/video recording system. The main components of the system are commercial, infrared illuminator surveillance cameras, mini microphones and portable digital video recorders, powered by deep cycle lead-acid batteries. We used the system for monitoring 41 broods of four endemic bird species in tropical rainforests of New Caledonia. We recorded for over 22,000 h in total. We kept the system at nests for a maximum period of 7 months, and the longest time we continuously recorded for was 58 days. We watched the recordings at 24-36 times speed and were able to recognise individuals, quantify their behaviour and document visits of predators. The system proved its applicability in behavioural studies of nesting birds, but we believe it is appropriate for continuous monitoring of any site frequently visited by wildlife.
Published: 2010
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18. Exponential population increase in the endangered Ouvéa Parakeet () after community-based protection from nest poaching

Author: Barré, Nicolas, Theuerkauf, Jörn, Verfaille, Ludovic, Primot, Pierre, Saoumoé, Maurice, SCO/IAC-CIRAD, Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut Agronomique Néo-Calédonien (IAC), Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Direction du Développement Economique, and Province des Iles Loyauté
Subjects: Nest poaching, Public awareness, Recovery plan, Threats
Abstract: International audience; The Ouvéa Parakeet (), endemic to Ouvéa Island (Loyalty Islands, New Caledonia, south-west Pacific), is a rainforest bird that is dependent on tree cavities for nesting. It is threatened by deforestation, but also by competition for nest sites with introduced bees, harvesting for pets, and potentially predation by introduced species. Despite these threats, we show that the Ouvéa Parakeet population increased exponentially from an estimated 617 (274–996) birds in 1993 to 2,090 (1,280–3,413) birds in 2009 (95% confidence interval). We explain this population increase by community-based protection measures that eliminated nest poaching. We recommend that these measures are maintained, remnant forest is protected, and the introduction of rats is prevented.
Published: 2010
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19. Population genetic structure of the European kestrel in Central Poland

Author: Rutkowski, Robert, Rejt, Łukasz, Tereba, Anna, Gryczyńska-Siemiątkowska, Alicja, Janic, Bartosz, Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Department of Ecology [Warsaw], Institute of Zoology [Warsaw], Faculty of Biology [Warsaw], University of Warsaw (UW)-University of Warsaw (UW)-Faculty of Biology [Warsaw], University of Warsaw (UW)-University of Warsaw (UW), Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, and Łódź University of Technology
Subjects: Urban populations, Genetic structure, Falco tinnunculus, Microsatellites, Population genetic
Abstract: International audience; We analysed the genetic structure of the European kestrel population of Central Poland using nine highly polymorphic microsatellite loci. Samples were collected in two urban locations (Warsaw and Łódź) and two rural areas. Sampling locations were at nearly equal distances from each other along an east to west line. We performed genotyping in a total of 99 birds. The results revealed the presence of a genetic structure in the population investigated. Bayesian clustering indicated that samples originated from more than one population. Genetic differentiation was less pronounced among the birds nesting in Warsaw and in the two rural sites, whereas all pairwise comparisons with the Łódź population indicated moderate and significant genetic differentiation. The observed pattern of differentiation might have been caused by two factors: changes in allele frequency between seasons and/or the founding of the urban population of Łódź from a different source population than the urban population from Warsaw. Additionally, we found a rather high gene flow among kestrels from the Warsaw urban area and the two investigated rural areas.
Published: 2009
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20. Efficiency of a new reverse-bait trigger snap trap for invasive rats and a new standardised abundance index

Author: Hervé Jourdan, Roman Gula, Sophie Rouys, Joern Theuerkauf, Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polska Akademia Nauk = Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), Conservation Research New Caledonia, Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations (UMR CBGP), Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [France-Sud])-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro), Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro), and Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD [Nouvelle-Calédonie])
Subjects: 0106 biological sciences, Ecology, Rodent, biology, business.industry, Pest control, Zoology, Trapping, Trap (plumbing), 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, 010601 ecology, Abundance (ecology), biology.animal, Animal Science and Zoology, [SDE.BE]Environmental Sciences/Biodiversity and Ecology, business, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Control methods, Nature and Landscape Conservation
Abstract: International audience; We compared trapping and kill efficiency, and by-catch rate of a new reverse-bait trigger rat trap (Ka Mate) with conventional snap traps (Ezeset and Victor), and assessed methods for calculating abundance indices, over 2879 trap nights on Wallis & Futuna and New Caledonia. Ka Mate traps were most effective at killing larger (> 100 g) rats whereas Ezeset traps had the best capture rates of smaller (< 100 g) rodents. Victor mouse traps caught rodents up to 50 g, but were no more efficient than rat traps. Proportions of live captures were similar for Ka Mate and Ezeset traps, but the mass threshold for live rats in Ezeset traps was much lower than that of the Ka Mate traps. Ka Mate traps had much lower non-target by-catch rates than Ezeset traps in habitats free of land crabs. We developed a new rodent abundance index to standardise results of different trap systems.
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21. Personality expression is shaped by the early experienced social context in predatory mites.

Author: Chiara V
Abstract: Research Highlights: Schausberger, P., & Nguyen, T. H. (2024). Early social isolation disrupts adult personality expression in group-living mites. Journal of Animal Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.14169. Personality traits in animals have been of great interest in the last decades. The number of studies demonstrating the existence of personality in a wide range of taxa is growing rapidly. Although the effect of early experience on later average values of behavioural traits is well documented, very few articles demonstrate the effects of those factors on personality expression itself. One factor in particular received very little, if not no, attention: social isolation. Although social isolation is known to have major impacts on later animal behaviour, it is still unknown whether it may favour or inhibit personality expression. In a recent study, Schausberger and Nguyen (2024) demonstrated that early-life social isolation had strong effects on adults of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis. They show for the first time that early social isolation decreased the expression of personality in the activity of adults when tested in a social context. Interestingly, they observed the opposite effect when the same mites were tested alone: previously isolated mites were highly repeatable but group-reared mites were not. Finally, they also show an indirect effect of early social isolation through mating: mating with a male who experienced social isolation increased the behavioural repeatability of females. This study not only reinforces the established understanding of personality but also paves the way for future research in the field., (© 2024 The Author(s). Journal of Animal Ecology © 2024 British Ecological Society.)
Published: 2024
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22. The review of the genus Coccinella (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) from Pakistan.

Author: Iqbal Z, Azad R, Jin X, Hassan MA, Abbas M, Nasir MF, Bodlah I, Ali M, Szawaryn K, and Nie RE
Abstract: Background: The genus Coccinella is reviewed with seven species found in Pakistan: C.luteopicta (Mulsant, 1866), C.marussii Kapur, 1973, C.iranica Dobzhansky, 1926, C.transversalis Fabricius, 1781, C.septempunctata Linnaeus, 1758, C.transversoguttatatransversoguttata Faldermann, 1835 and C.undecimpunctata Linnaeus, 1758. Information on prey, host plants, distribution and an identification key for Coccinella species in Pakistan is provided. Additionally, newly-sequenced partial COI (cytochrome-c-oxidase subunit I) for C.luteopicta and C.marussii were used to determine their phylogenetic positions within the genus Coccinella ., New Information: This study comprehensively reviews the genus Coccinella in Pakistan and highlights Coccinellaluteopicta as a new country record. Morphological features of adults, including male genital characters and an identification key to known species in Pakistan are presented. Records of prey, host plants and distributions for all identified species are included. The new data (COI-barcode) shows that C.luteopicta (Mulsant, 1866) was recorded first in Pakistan., (Zafar Iqbal, Rashid Azad, Xu Jin, Muhammad Asghar Hassan, Munawar Abbas, Muhammad Farooq Nasir, Imran Bodlah, Muhammad Ali, Karol Szawaryn, Rui-E Nie.)
Published: 2024
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23. Conduction band photonic trapping via band gap reversal of brookite quantum dots using controlled graphitization for tuning a multi-exciton photoswitchable high-performance semiconductor.

Author: Sonkaria S, Lee TW, Kumar A, Hwang SK, Jablonski PG, and Khare V
Abstract: Brookite exists as the metastable phase of titania and often mediates the transformation of anatase to rutile. The photocatalytic competence of brookite relative to polymorphs anatase and rutile has generally been considered structurally and energetically unfavourable for reasons that remain largely unknown and unchallenged. However, the process of phase transformation and performance related cooperativity among all three polymorphs has recently unlocked alternative directions for exploring brookite photovoltaics. Here, we demonstrate the programmable re-configuration of anatase to quantum confined reduced graphene (rGO)-brookite and show it is entirely modulated by surface-driven effects. Key components to this mechanism suggest that the self-assembly of rGO-brookite quantum dots is defect driven through pathways that favour a direct-to-indirect band gap reversal resulting from the graphitization of brookite. The accompaniment of new bandgap characteristics under quantum confinement introduce new hybridized energy states at the graphitic carbon-brookite juncture by modulation of the intrinsic sp 2 character to extrinsic sp 3 clusters intermediate to graphene quantum dots (GQDs) and graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQDs). Evidenced by the intercalation of photochromic/fluorescent carbazole and anthracene moieties within the rGO framework by self-assembly, we show that the acquired fluorescence and luminescence properties of rGO-brookite are multi-emissive and reversibly quenchable under light excitation and from solvent polarity differences. Further, tuning the excitonic response of rGO-brookite by modulation of the photoluminescence (PL) signal intensity signifies coordinated interaction between localised carbazole and benz(a)anthracene moities which can undergo further structural refinement to adapt more optimally to both internal and external energy waves. Distinguishable by a large red-shift in the photoluminescent emission peak at λ in the NIR region, we infer that a photoelectron sink driven by the quantum confinement of a narrow band gap of 0.78 eV formed from the orbital overlap of unoccupied interfacial sites promotes strong e 479 nm in the NIR region, we infer that a photoelectron sink driven by the quantum confinement of a narrow band gap of 0.78 eV formed from the orbital overlap of unoccupied interfacial sites promotes strong e - h + coupling in the hybridized defect structure imposing a high charge separation by hindering e - recombination. Modulation of interlayer spacing between rGO sheets and the synergy of complexation between intercalated carbazole/benz(a)nthracene can be adapted to achieve rapid photodegradation characteristics for DSSC applications.+ recombination. Modulation of interlayer spacing between rGO sheets and the synergy of complexation between intercalated carbazole/benz(a)nthracene can be adapted to achieve rapid photodegradation characteristics for DSSC applications.
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24. Haemoparasite infection risk in multi-host avian system: an integrated analysis.

Author: Podmokła E, Dubiec A, Pluciński B, Zając B, and Gustafsson L
Abstract: Avian blood parasites play a crucial role in wildlife health and ecosystem dynamics, exhibiting heterogeneous spatial distribution influenced by various factors. Although factors underlying heterogeneity in infection with blood parasites have been explored in many avian hosts, their importance in the context of host species and the parasite taxon remains poorly understood, particularly in cohabiting host species. Using next-generation sequencing for parasite screening, we investigate the association between Haemoproteus , Plasmodium and Trypanosoma infections in relation to individual parameters, host densities and landscape features in 3 cavity-nesting passerines: great tit ( Parus major ), blue tit ( Cyanistes caeruleus ) and collared flycatcher ( Ficedula albicollis ) in a highly fragmented forest habitat. Overall, Haemoproteus infections predominated, followed by Plasmodium and Trypanosoma , with great tits most and collared flycatchers least parasitized. There were no common patterns across host species in the probability of infection with locally transmitted parasites from each genus. Specifically, in all cases, the effect of particular parameters, if present, was observed only in 1 host species. Body condition influenced Haemoproteus and Plasmodium infections differently in tits. Host density, whether own species or all pooled, explained Haemoproteus infections in great tits and collared flycatchers, and Plasmodium in great tits. Landscape metrics, such as moisture index and distance to coast edge and pastures, affected infection probability in specific host–parasite combinations. Relative risk maps revealed infection risk gradients, but spatial variation repeatability over time was low. Our study highlights the complex dynamics of avian blood parasites in multi-host systems, shedding light on host–parasite interactions in natural ecosystems.
Published: 2024
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25. The occurrence of Borrelia miyamotoi in Dermacentor reticulatus and Ixodes ricinus ticks in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine.

Author: Fiecek B, Slivinska K, Świsłocka-Cutter M, Stasiak A, Werszko J, Chmielewski T, and Karbowiak G
Subjects: Ukraine, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Phylogeny, Databases, Nucleic Acid, United States, Phylogeography, Europe, Eastern, Asia, Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Borrelia classification, Borrelia genetics, Borrelia isolation & purification
Abstract: Borrelia miyamotoi spirochete is carried by Ixodidae ticks and causing Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD), a relapsing fever illness reported worldwide, often in the same geographic areas where Lyme disease is endemic. The purpose of this study was to examine the presence of B. miyamotoi infection in Dermacentor reticulatus and Ixodes ricinus ticks collected within the boundaries of the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine. A total of 1176 adult D. reticulatus ticks and 113 adult I. ricinus ticks sampled from five different habitats in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine, were tested for Borrelia miyamotoi using a two-step nested PCR procedure. Borrelia miyamotoi was found in two (0.17%) out of the 1176 D. reticulatus ticks tested. The obtained sequences were submitted to GenBank (MZ365312-MZ365313). Phylogenetic analysis showed that the B. miyamotoi sequences detected cluster together with a strain originating from I. scapularis in the USA. The strain identified in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone belongs to the group of strains found in Eastern Europe and Asia, north of the Himalayas. No I. ricinus ticks were found to be infected. This study presents the first detection of B. miyamotoi in D. reticulatus ticks in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine., Competing Interests: Declarations Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
Published: 2024
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26. The multifunctional role of IFN-γ in Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera) immunocompetent cells.

Author: Kaczmarek A, Wrońska AK, Sobich J, and Boguś MI
Abstract: Cytokines are highly conserved between mammals and insects. The present study examines the multiple effects of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) application on the immunological defence mechanisms of Galleria mellonella larvae, invertebrates which are gaining popularity as a replacement for mammalian research models in immunological studies. G. mellonella hemolymph is known to contain an IFN-γ homolog that shares 33 % similarity with its mammalian analogue, and its level in insect hemocytes increases during exposition to entomopathogenic fungus Conidiobolus coronatus. The present research examines the impact of IFN-γ on larval development, the effectiveness of fungal infection, and the morphology and physiology of wax moth immunocompetent cells. Treatment with IFN-γ enhanced wound healing, chemotaxis activity and hemocyte impedance, while reducing hemocyte phagocytosis and oxidative stress in cultured immunocompetent cells; it also appears to increase the levels of Jak-2- and NF-κB-like molecules in hemocytes. Our findings suggest that IFN-γ demonstrated considerable similarity between mammals and humans, thus further demonstrating the evolutionary conservatism of cytokines., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests. If there are other authors, they declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.)
Published: 2024
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27. Unravelling intermediate migration patterns in gull hybrids: insights from ring re-encounters.

Author: Zając JA, Neubauer G, Korner-Nievergelt F, and Zagalska-Neubauer M
Subjects: Animals, Reproductive Isolation, Charadriiformes physiology, Charadriiformes genetics, Animal Migration physiology, Hybridization, Genetic
Abstract: Hybridization is a common phenomenon in birds, particularly between closely related species, when reproductive isolation mechanisms are insufficiently developed. Hybrids differ from the parental species in genetic, morphological, and behavioural traits. However, the migration patterns of hybrids have been scarcely studied. Examining hybrid migration behaviour is essential as it may reveal their role as a "gene bridge" between species and enhance our understanding of speciation mechanisms and the genetics of migration. Most research focuses on tracking the migration of long-distance migrants, but the effect of hybridization on migration is poorly understood also in short-distance migrants. The study aimed to verify whether the migratory movements of interspecific hybrids between the Herring (Larus argentatus) and the Caspian Gull (L. cachinnans) are intermediate, as predicted by the genetic basis of migration. Migration patterns, based on distance and direction, were determined from re-encounter data of individuals ringed in Poland, for over 20 years (2002-2023). These included both allopatric (parental species) and sympatric (both parental species and hybrids) populations. The results indicated that large gull hybrids exhibit an intermediate migration patterns, similarly to other hybridizing species. Unlike many cases where intermediacy may select against hybrids, the absence of significant environmental barriers along gulls' migration routes and their wide wintering range likely mitigates selective pressures. This finding underscores the need for further investigation into the ecological implications of hybrid migration patterns. By using bird re-encounter data, we demonstrated that it provides a sufficient basis for analysing migration patterns and detecting intermediacy, even in within-continental and short-distance migrants., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
Published: 2024
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28. Molecular Diversity of the Casein Gene Cluster in Bovidae: Insights from SNP Microarray Analysis.

Author: Malewski T, Kamiński S, Śmiełowski J, Oleński K, and Bogdanowicz W
Abstract: The casein gene cluster spans 250 to 350 kb across mammalian species and is flanked by non-coding DNA with largely unknown functions. These regions likely harbor elements regulating the expression of the 4 casein genes. In Bovidae, this cluster is well studied in domestic cattle and to a lesser extent in zebu and water buffalo. This study used a cattle-specific SNP microarray to analyze 12 Bovidae taxa and estimate casein gene cluster variability across 5 bovid subfamilies. Genotyping identified 126 SNPs covering the entire casein gene cluster and 2 Mb of upstream and downstream regions. Dairy cattle, watusi, and zebu showed the highest polymorphism: 63.7-68.2% in the 5'-upstream region, 35.6-40.0% in the casein cluster, and 40.4-89.4% in the 3'-downstream region. Among wild bovids, only a 'semi-aquatic' lechwe revealed high polymorphism similar to cattle. Other species exhibited lower variability, ranging from 9.1-27.3% in the 5'-upstream, 8.9-20.0% in the casein, and 4.2-10.6% in the 3'-downstream regions. For the first time, genome variability data were obtained for impala, waterbuck, and lechwe. It appears that higher variability in cattle's casein gene cluster may relate to its intense expression. This study confirms the effectiveness of cattle-derived microarrays for genotyping Bovidae.
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29. Effect of Benzyl Alcohol on Main Defense System Components of Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera).

Author: Kazek M, Kaczmarek A, Wrońska AK, and Boguś MI
Subjects: Animals, Insecticides pharmacology, Insect Proteins metabolism, Sf9 Cells, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Lepidoptera drug effects, Lepidoptera metabolism, Hemolymph metabolism, Benzyl Alcohol pharmacology, Moths drug effects, Moths metabolism, Hemocytes metabolism, Hemocytes drug effects
Abstract: Benzyl alcohol (E1519) is an aromatic alcohol used in the pharmaceutical and food industry. It is used to protect food products against microorganisms during storage, as a flavoring in the production of chocolate and confectionery products, as an important ingredient in fragrance, and as a preservative in medical products. However, little is known of its effect on insects. The main aim of this study was to determine the influence of benzyl alcohol on the defense systems of the wax moth Galleria mellonella , i.e., its cuticular lipid composition and critical elements of its immune system. A gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) analysis found benzyl alcohol treatment to elicit significant quantitative and qualitative differences in cuticular free fatty acid (FFA) profiles. Our findings indicate that benzyl alcohol treatment increased the levels of HSP70 and HSP90 and decreased those of HSF1, histamine, and cysteinyl leukotriene. Benzyl alcohol application also increased dismutase level in the hemolymph and lowered those of catalase and 8-OHdG. The treatment also had negative effects on G. mellonella hemocytes and a Sf9 cell line in vitro: 48-h treatment resulted in morphological changes, with the remaining cells being clearly spindle-shaped with numerous granules. The high insecticidal activity of compound and its lack of toxicity towards vertebrates suggest it could be an effective insecticide.
Published: 2024
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30. Author Correction: The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics.

Author: Mc Cartney AM, Formenti G, Mouton A, De Panis D, Marins LS, Leitão HG, Diedericks G, Kirangwa J, Morselli M, Salces-Ortiz J, Escudero N, Iannucci A, Natali C, Svardal H, Fernández R, De Pooter T, Joris G, Strazisar M, Wood JMD, Herron KE, Seehausen O, Watts PC, Shaw F, Davey RP, Minotto A, Fernández JM, Böhne A, Alegria C, Alioto T, Alves PC, Amorim IR, Aury JM, Backstrom N, Baldrian P, Baltrunaite L, Barta E, BedHom B, Belser C, Bergsten J, Bertrand L, Bilandija H, Binzer-Panchal M, Bista I, Blaxter M, Borges PAV, Dias GB, Bosse M, Brown T, Bruggmann R, Buena-Atienza E, Burgin J, Buzan E, Cariani A, Casadei N, Chiara M, Chozas S, Čiampor F Jr, Crottini A, Cruaud C, Cruz F, Dalen L, De Biase A, Del Campo J, Delic T, Dennis AB, Derks MFL, Diroma MA, Djan M, Duprat S, Eleftheriadi K, Feulner PGD, Flot JF, Forni G, Fosso B, Fournier P, Fournier-Chambrillon C, Gabaldon T, Garg S, Gissi C, Giupponi L, Gomez-Garrido J, González J, Grilo ML, Grüning B, Guerin T, Guiglielmoni N, Gut M, Haesler MP, Hahn C, Halpern B, Harrison PW, Heintz J, Hindrikson M, Höglund J, Howe K, Hughes GM, Istace B, Cock MJ, Janžekovič F, Jonsson ZO, Joye-Dind S, Koskimäki JJ, Krystufek B, Kubacka J, Kuhl H, Kusza S, Labadie K, Lähteenaro M, Lantz H, Lavrinienko A, Leclère L, Lopes RJ, Madsen O, Magdelenat G, Magoga G, Manousaki T, Mappes T, Marques JP, Redondo GIM, Maumus F, McCarthy SA, Megens HJ, Melo-Ferreira J, Mendes SL, Montagna M, Moreno J, Mosbech MB, Moura M, Musilova Z, Myers E, Nash WJ, Nater A, Nicholson P, Niell M, Nijland R, Noel B, Noren K, Oliveira PH, Olsen RA, Ometto L, Oomen RA, Ossowski S, Palinauskas V, Palsson S, Panibe JP, Pauperio J, Pavlek M, Payen E, Pawlowska J, Pellicer J, Pesole G, Pimenta J, Pippel M, Pirttilä AM, Poulakakis N, Rajan J, M C Rego R, Resendes R, Resl P, Riesgo A, Rodin-Morch P, Soares AER, Fernandes CR, Romeiras MM, Roxo G, Rüber L, Ruiz-Lopez MJ, Saarma U, da Silva LP, Sim-Sim M, Soler L, Sousa VC, Santos CS, Spada A, Stefanovic M, Steger V, Stiller J, Stöck M, Struck TH, Sudasinghe H, Tapanainen R, Tellgren-Roth C, Trindade H, Tukalenko Y, Urso I, Vacherie B, Van Belleghem SM, Van Oers K, Vargas-Chavez C, Velickovic N, Vella N, Vella A, Vernesi C, Vicente S, Villa S, Pettersson OV, Volckaert FAM, Voros J, Wincker P, Winkler S, Ciofi C, Waterhouse RM, and Mazzoni CJ
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31. DNA but not always morphology help to recognise monophyletic genera within ' Cercyon ' terrestrial water scavenger beetles: a case study of Asiacyon gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae).

Author: Mai Z, Wang L, Ryndevich SK, Fikácek M, Arriaga-Varela E, and Jia F
Subjects: Animals, Male, Female, Asia, Eastern, DNA, Mitochondrial genetics, Coleoptera classification, Coleoptera anatomy & histology, Coleoptera genetics, Phylogeny, Species Specificity
Abstract: DNA-based studies have revealed that the terrestrial water scavenger beetle genus Cercyon Leach, 1817 (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae: Sphaeridiinae: Megasternini) is polyphyletic, grouping similarly looking but unrelated species that were not assigned to other genera due to the absence of unusual morphological characters. In this study, we analyse the morphology, DNA data and species diversity of one of the Asian clades of 'Cercyon ' to test whether a natural, phylogeny-based generic classification can be established. We add DNA data (five nuclear and three mitochondrial fragments) for additional species and specimens of the clade to test its monophyly and reveal phylogenetic relationships among species. We perform a detailed morphological study of all species, including SEM micrographs, to reveal synapomorphies of the DNA-based clades. We demonstrate that the lineage, described here as Asiacyon Mai, Jia, Ryndevich & Fikáček, gen. nov., is strongly supported by DNA data, has limited distribution (eastern Asia), and its species share similar biology (inhabiting fresh or decaying plant tissues), though it can be only diagnosed by a combination of plesiomorphic characters. A detailed treatment is provided for the Chinese species, including species diagnoses, illustrations of habitus and male genitalia, (re)descriptions and a key to species. A total of 14 Chinese species are recognised, of which 11 are described as new: Asiacyon pax sp. nov. (Guangdong, Hong Kong, Hunan), A. pseudincretus sp. nov. (Anhui, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Zhejiang), A. vicincretus sp. nov. (Guangdong, Guangxi), A. zhengyucheni sp. nov. (Yunnan), A. huilanae sp. nov. (Yunnan), A. cornipenis sp. nov. (Yunnan), A. belousovi sp. nov. (Yunnan), A. liangchengi sp. nov. (Yunnan), A. paraequalis sp. nov. (Yunnan), A. pengzhongi sp. nov. (Hunan) and A. xiuzhenae sp. nov. (Hainan, Yunnan). Three Chinese species previously classified in Cercyon are transferred to Asiacyon : A. incretus (d'Orchymont, 1941), comb. nov., A. primoricus (Ryndevich & Prokin, 2017), comb. nov. (newly recorded from China) and A. indicus (d'Orchymont, 1926), comb. nov. (newly recorded from China and Laos). Additionally, seven Asian species previously classified in Cercyon are transferred to Asiacyon based on their external morphology, but not studied in detail: A. aequalis (Sharp, 1884), comb. nov., A. conjiciens (Walker, 1858), comb. nov., A. dilutus (Régimbart, 1903), comb. nov., A. placidus (Sharp, 1884), comb. nov., A. pseudodilutus (Satô, 1979), comb. nov., A. retius (Ryndevich & Prokin, 2017), comb. nov., and A. rubicundus (Sharp, 1884), comb. nov. In total, the genus now comprises 21 named species and several undescribed species from India, Myanmar and Indonesia. ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:E3C949A0-34E4-46EF-BA6A-2CD048D583B2.
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32. A new species of planthopper in the genus Eumyndus (Hemiptera: Cixiidae) from palms in eastern Madagascar and molecular evidence for the synonymy of Eumyndus kraussi and Eumyndus metcalfi.

Author: Bahder BW, Randretsiferana SA, Randretsiferana A, Stroiński A, Łukasik P, Bartlett CR, Pilet F, and Hasinjaka RH
Subjects: Animals, Madagascar, Male, Female, Phylogeny, Organ Size, Electron Transport Complex IV genetics, Arecaceae parasitology, Body Size, Animal Structures anatomy & histology, Animal Structures growth & development, RNA, Ribosomal, 18S genetics, Hemiptera anatomy & histology, Hemiptera classification, Hemiptera genetics, Animal Distribution
Abstract: A new species of Eumyndus Synave, 1956, a genus endemic to Madagascar, is here described as Eumyndus jeanjacquei sp. nov. The new species was collected from the palm Vonitra fibrosa (C.H.Wright) Becc., 1911. Molecular data are provided for the new species from the barcoding region (5' half) of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, 18S rRNA gene and D9-D10 expansion region of the 28S rRNA gene and support placement of the new species in Eumyndus. A new synonymy is proposed based on examination of type material: E. metcalfi Synave, 1956 equals E. kraussi Synave, 1956, new synonym.
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33. Silicon Modifies Photosynthesis Efficiency and hsp Gene Expression in European Beech ( Fagus sylvatica ) Seedlings Exposed to Drought Stress.

Author: Nowakowska J, Dang M, Kiełtyk P, Niemczyk M, Malewski T, Szulc W, Rutkowska B, Borowik P, and Oszako T
Subjects: Plant Leaves genetics, Plant Leaves drug effects, Plant Leaves metabolism, Plant Leaves growth & development, Plant Roots genetics, Plant Roots drug effects, Plant Roots growth & development, Plant Roots metabolism, Plant Proteins genetics, Plant Proteins metabolism, Stress, Physiological genetics, Stress, Physiological drug effects, Heat-Shock Proteins genetics, Heat-Shock Proteins metabolism, HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins genetics, HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins metabolism, Fagus genetics, Fagus drug effects, Fagus metabolism, Photosynthesis drug effects, Photosynthesis genetics, Seedlings genetics, Seedlings drug effects, Seedlings growth & development, Seedlings metabolism, Silicon pharmacology, Silicon metabolism, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant drug effects, Droughts
Abstract: Background: Climate change is leading to severe and long-term droughts in European forest ecosystems. can have profound effects on various physiological processes, including photosynthesis, gene expression patterns, and nutrient uptake at the developmental stage of young trees. Objectives: Our study aimed to test the hypothesis that the application of silica (SiO 2 ) influences photosynthetic efficiency and gene expression in 1- to 2-year-old Fagus sylvatica (L.) seedlings. Additionally, we aimed to assess whether silicon application positively influences the structural properties of leaves and roots. To determine whether the plant physiological responses are genotype-specific, seedlings of four geographically different provenances were subjected to a one-year evaluation under greenhouse conditions. Methods: We used the Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Wilcoxon's test to evaluate the differences in silicon content and ANOVA followed by Tukey's test to evaluate the physiological responses of seedlings depending on treatment and provenance. Results: Our results showed a significantly higher Si content in the roots compared with the leaves, regardless of provenance and treatment. The most significant differences in photosynthetic performance were found in trees exposed to Si treatment, but the physiological responses were generally nuanced and provenance-dependent. Expression of hsp 70 and hsp 90 was also increased in leaf tissues of all provenances. These results provide practical insights that Si can improve the overall health and resilience of beech seedlings in nursery and forest ecosystems, with possible differences in the beneficial role of silicon application arising from the large differences in wild populations of forest tree species.
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34. Kinetics of Iron Nitride Layer Growth during the Nitriding of AISI 1085 Non-Alloy Steel and AISI 52100 Alloy Steel.

Author: Frączek T, Prusak R, Michalski J, and Kowalewska-Groszkowska M
Abstract: This paper presents a comparison of two-component ammonia-based inlet atmospheres diluted with either hydrogen (NH 3 /H 2 ) or nitrogen (NH 3 /N 2 ). Taking advantage of the features of inlet atmospheres diluted with nitrogen and hydrogen, four two-stage processes were designed and carried out, which were juxtaposed with two single-stage processes carried out only in an NH 3 atmosphere. A common parameter of the processes carried out was the same value of nitrogen availability in each process stage. The gas nitriding process was carried out on ASIS 1085 non-alloy steel and ASIS 52100 alloy steel. It was found that the chemical composition of the steels studied, for the adopted nitriding process parameters, did not affect the kinetics of the growth in the mass of nitrided samples as a function of the nitriding time. However, the additions of alloying elements present in the steels studied significantly affected the nitrogen distribution between the resulting iron nitride layer and the diffusion zone in the nitrided substrate. Because of the presence of chromium in AISI 52100 steel, a larger mass of nitrogen accumulated in the nitriding zone in the solution compared with unalloyed AISI 1085 steel. As a result, with the same increase in the mass of nitrided steel, a thicker layer of iron nitrides formed on AISI 1085 steel than on AISI 52100 steel.
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35. The European Reference Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable biodiversity genomics.

Author: Mc Cartney AM, Formenti G, Mouton A, De Panis D, Marins LS, Leitão HG, Diedericks G, Kirangwa J, Morselli M, Salces-Ortiz J, Escudero N, Iannucci A, Natali C, Svardal H, Fernández R, De Pooter T, Joris G, Strazisar M, Wood JMD, Herron KE, Seehausen O, Watts PC, Shaw F, Davey RP, Minotto A, Fernández JM, Böhne A, Alegria C, Alioto T, Alves PC, Amorim IR, Aury JM, Backstrom N, Baldrian P, Baltrunaite L, Barta E, BedHom B, Belser C, Bergsten J, Bertrand L, Bilandija H, Binzer-Panchal M, Bista I, Blaxter M, Borges PAV, Dias GB, Bosse M, Brown T, Bruggmann R, Buena-Atienza E, Burgin J, Buzan E, Cariani A, Casadei N, Chiara M, Chozas S, Čiampor F Jr, Crottini A, Cruaud C, Cruz F, Dalen L, De Biase A, Del Campo J, Delic T, Dennis AB, Derks MFL, Diroma MA, Djan M, Duprat S, Eleftheriadi K, Feulner PGD, Flot JF, Forni G, Fosso B, Fournier P, Fournier-Chambrillon C, Gabaldon T, Garg S, Gissi C, Giupponi L, Gomez-Garrido J, González J, Grilo ML, Grüning B, Guerin T, Guiglielmoni N, Gut M, Haesler MP, Hahn C, Halpern B, Harrison PW, Heintz J, Hindrikson M, Höglund J, Howe K, Hughes GM, Istace B, Cock MJ, Janžekovič F, Jonsson ZO, Joye-Dind S, Koskimäki JJ, Krystufek B, Kubacka J, Kuhl H, Kusza S, Labadie K, Lähteenaro M, Lantz H, Lavrinienko A, Leclère L, Lopes RJ, Madsen O, Magdelenat G, Magoga G, Manousaki T, Mappes T, Marques JP, Redondo GIM, Maumus F, McCarthy SA, Megens HJ, Melo-Ferreira J, Mendes SL, Montagna M, Moreno J, Mosbech MB, Moura M, Musilova Z, Myers E, Nash WJ, Nater A, Nicholson P, Niell M, Nijland R, Noel B, Noren K, Oliveira PH, Olsen RA, Ometto L, Oomen RA, Ossowski S, Palinauskas V, Palsson S, Panibe JP, Pauperio J, Pavlek M, Payen E, Pawlowska J, Pellicer J, Pesole G, Pimenta J, Pippel M, Pirttilä AM, Poulakakis N, Rajan J, M C Rego R, Resendes R, Resl P, Riesgo A, Rodin-Morch P, Soares AER, Fernandes CR, Romeiras MM, Roxo G, Rüber L, Ruiz-Lopez MJ, Saarma U, da Silva LP, Sim-Sim M, Soler L, Sousa VC, Santos CS, Spada A, Stefanovic M, Steger V, Stiller J, Stöck M, Struck TH, Sudasinghe H, Tapanainen R, Tellgren-Roth C, Trindade H, Tukalenko Y, Urso I, Vacherie B, Van Belleghem SM, Van Oers K, Vargas-Chavez C, Velickovic N, Vella N, Vella A, Vernesi C, Vicente S, Villa S, Pettersson OV, Volckaert FAM, Voros J, Wincker P, Winkler S, Ciofi C, Waterhouse RM, and Mazzoni CJ
Abstract: A genomic database of all Earth's eukaryotic species could contribute to many scientific discoveries; however, only a tiny fraction of species have genomic information available. In 2018, scientists across the world united under the Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), aiming to produce a database of high-quality reference genomes containing all ~1.5 million recognized eukaryotic species. As the European node of the EBP, the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA) sought to implement a new decentralised, equitable and inclusive model for producing reference genomes. For this, ERGA launched a Pilot Project establishing the first distributed reference genome production infrastructure and testing it on 98 eukaryotic species from 33 European countries. Here we outline the infrastructure and explore its effectiveness for scaling high-quality reference genome production, whilst considering equity and inclusion. The outcomes and lessons learned provide a solid foundation for ERGA while offering key learnings to other transnational, national genomic resource projects and the EBP., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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36. An unusual Cretaceous beetle with affinity to Anamorphidae (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea).

Author: Li YD, Tomaszewska W, Arriaga-Varela E, Huang DY, and Cai CY
Subjects: Animals, Amber, Coleoptera anatomy & histology, Coleoptera genetics, Coleoptera classification, Fossils, Phylogeny
Abstract: Coccinelloid beetles have a sparse fossil record in the Mesozoic. Here, we describe and illustrate an unusual coccinelloid beetle, Yassibum yoshitomii gen. et sp. nov., from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber. Yassibum stands out within the Coccinelloidea due to its notched profemora and the presence of antennal grooves on the elytral epipleura. Based on our phylogenetic analyses, we suggest that Yassibum is most likely related to the family Anamorphidae. The alternative placements are critically evaluated based on our comparison of the morphology., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests., (© 2024 Li et al.)
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37. Octanoic acid kills Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) by affecting two major defence systems: cuticular free fatty acids and immunocompetent cells.

Author: Kaczmarek A, Katarzyna Wrońska A, and Irena Boguś M
Subjects: Animals, Fatty Acids, Nonesterified metabolism, Hemocytes drug effects, Caprylates pharmacology, Caprylates chemistry, Insecticides pharmacology, Calliphoridae drug effects, Larva drug effects, Larva microbiology
Abstract: This work examines the insecticidal activity of octanoic acid (C8:0), a short-chain fatty acid detected in entomopathogenic fungus - Conidiobolus coronatus medium, against Lucilia sericata larvae and adults. The LD50 value was calculated as 3.04±0.26 µg/mg (3040 mg/kg) of insect body mass, which places the compound in category 5 of acute toxicity (slightly hazardous). The presented research also describes its probable mechanism, with a particular focus on changes in two main insect defense mechanisms: (1) the composition of the cuticle (GC-MS analysis) and (2) immunocompetent cells (microscopic analysis of cultured hemocytes). More precisely, octanoic acid application resulted in changes in cuticular free fatty acid (FFA) profiles in both adults and larvae; generally, treatment increased short-chain FFAs, and a decrease of middle- and long-chain FFAs. Both in vivo and in vitro applications of octanoic acid resulted in vacuolisation, disintegration, and destruction of nets formed by plasmatocytes. As the compound has also previously been found to be toxic against Galleria mellonella, it appears to have lethal potential against insects in both the Orders Diptera and Lepidoptera, indicating it may have strong entomopathogenic potential. It is worth noting that octanoic acid is approved as a food additive with well-documented insecticidal activity, and hence may be a valuable component in the design of new insecticides that are safe for both humans and the environment., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: The authors have read the journal’s policy and have the following conflicts: MIB is the President of Biombio. This does not alter our adherence to all journal policies on sharing data and materials. There are no patents, products in development, or market products to declare., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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38. Disparity of metatibial and metatarsal cuticular and sensory structures in Cixiidae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) with a metatibiotarsal diagnosis for the tribes.

Author: Brożek J, Stroiński A, Romaniak A, and Bourgoin T
Abstract: A review of the cuticular and sensory metatibial and metatarsal structures in cixiid planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) is proposed, depicting both their strong disparity and the great diversity of the patterns observed. Terminology and definitions for these structures are provided. The so-called lateral teeth of the metatibia in fact are particular styloconic sensory structures, called spiniform sensilla in Cixiidae. The apical metatibiotarsal teeth are non-sensory cuticular expansions, often bearing one or several chaetic sensilla ventrally, generally distributed in an internal and an external group of three teeth each, in some instances separated by a diastema; innermost and outermost teeth are generally larger. On the first tarsomere seven to eight teeth generally occur in one row, although two rows are observed in Brixidiini. A strong diversity of conformations and patterns is observed in the second metatarsomere. A specific subdorsal sensillum, of platellar type, may be present in the first metatarsomere teeth for a few taxa. It is generally present in the second metatarsomere, either as a narrow-based acutellar sensillum or as a broad-based platellar sensillum according to the taxon. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) analyses of 54 species of cixiids from all described tribes of the family, supplemented by data from the literature, are used to provide a metatibiotarsal diagnosis for each of the tribes of Cixiidae. In the state of our knowledge of the sufficiently precise observations of metatibiotarsal structures in the Cixiidae which are available, and of the phylogeny of the group as a frame of reference for their interpretations, we note that the observed patterns are probably the result of multiple and independent convergences and evolutionary regressions. These occurred at all levels of cixiid classification. Although these patterns can be useful in the identification of taxa at a low taxonomic level, they would be less useful for phylogenetic approaches., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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39. Characters of a new species of the Cretaceous genus †Loeblitoides affirm affinities to the extant 'Syndicus group' of Stenichnini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae).

Author: Jałoszyński P and Szawaryn K
Subjects: Animals, Male, Myanmar, Female, Amber, Organ Size, Animal Structures anatomy & histology, Animal Structures growth & development, Body Size, Coleoptera anatomy & histology, Coleoptera classification, Fossils anatomy & histology, Animal Distribution
Abstract: A new species of Cenomanian Stenichnini is described, based on an inclusion in Myanmar amber: †Loeblitoides latus sp. nov. As a close relationship between †Loeblitoides and the extant genera Syndicus Motschulsky, Loeblites Franz, and Horaeomorphus Schaufuss was postulated, we used 3D visualization techniques based on micro-computed tomography to search for otherwise impossible to observe morphological details and find arguments supporting this hypothesis. A novel structure, a pair of basal elytral foveae connected in a peculiar way, found in †L. latus, indeed supports the previous views, as it is unique for the extant 'Syndicus group'. The diagnosis of †Loeblitoides is emended to include new findings.
Published: 2024
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40. Diversity of Ladybird Beetles (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) in Tenerife and La Gomera (Canary Islands): The Role of Size and Other Island Characteristics.

Author: Romanowski J, Ceryngier P, Vĕtrovec J, Zmuda C, and Szawaryn K
Abstract: This paper provides new data on the ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae) from two islands in the Canary archipelago: Tenerife, the largest island, and La Gomera, the second smallest. As they clearly differ in size but are similar in location and geological age, they are a suitable model for testing the species-area relationship. Our study shows that, in line with this main assumption of the theory of island biogeography, clearly more species occur on a large island (Tenerife) than on a small one (La Gomera). The field surveys documented the occurrence of 35 ladybird species on Tenerife (including 5 not previously reported from this island) and of 20 species on La Gomera (2 species new to the island). Coelopterus sp. collected on Tenerife (a single female that could not be identified to species) is the first record of this genus for the whole Canary Islands. Taking our data and previously published records into account, 47 species of Coccinellidae are known to occur on Tenerife and 26 species on La Gomera. Tenerife has by far the richest ladybird fauna of all the Canary Islands (the next in line, Gran Canaria, has 41 recorded species), but it also has the highest number of non-native ladybird species. All of the ten non-native species recorded in the Canary Islands are found on Tenerife, and for most of them, Tenerife was the island of their first appearance in the archipelago. This island, much more distant from the mainland than the other relatively large islands (Fuerteventura, Lanzarote), appears to be the main recipient of ladybirds immigrating to the Canary Islands. Tenerife can play this role probably because of its great habitat diversity and altitude variation, as well as intensive tourism and trade-related transport.
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41. Early evolution of Anamorphidae (Coleoptera: Coccinelloidea): the oldest known anamorphid beetles from Upper Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar and the first report of potential glandular pores in the family.

Author: Arriaga-Varela E, Szawaryn K, Zhou YL, Bruthansová J, Li YD, and Tomaszewska W
Subjects: Animals, Myanmar, Biological Evolution, Coleoptera anatomy & histology, Coleoptera classification, Coleoptera genetics, Fossils, Phylogeny, Amber
Abstract: In order to place newly discovered fossil taxa (Palaeosymbius gen. nov. with P. groehni and P. mesozoicus spp. nov.) from the mid-Cretaceous amber from northern Myanmar, we investigated the relations of extant and extinct lineages of the coccinellid group of Coccinelloidea with emphasis on the family Anamorphidae. We assembled a taxonomic sampling of 34 taxa, including 15 genera and 19 species of Anamorphidae, the most comprehensive sampling of Anamorphidae at the generic level in a phylogenetic analysis. A morphological dataset of 47 characters was built as well as a molecular alignment of 7140 bp including fragments of eight genes (12S, 16S, 18S, 28S, COI, COII, H3 and CAD). Five anamorphid and one endomychid species were sequenced for the first time and added to the dataset. We performed parsimony-based analysis of the morphological dataset and Bayesian inference analysis of the combined matrix (morphological plus molecular data). Our results confirm that Palaeosymbius belongs to Anamorphidae and represents the oldest known member of this family so far. Among Anamorphidae, Symbiotes (with extant and known Eocene species) was recovered as the most probable closest relative of Palaeosymbius. Our morphological studies additionally revealed the presence of probable glandular openings in the anterolateral corners of the pronotal margins in Asymbius sp. and Anamorphus sp., representing the first report of secretory openings in the family Anamorphidae. Similar openings are found in other cucujiform beetles such as Cryptophagidae and Boganiidae with possible defensive purposes., (© 2024 Willi Hennig Society.)
Published: 2024
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42. Avian colouration in a polluted world: a meta-analysis.

Author: Janas K, Gudowska A, and Drobniak SM
Subjects: Animals, Male, Environmental Pollutants toxicity, Environmental Pollution, Female, Birds physiology, Pigmentation
Abstract: Brilliant, diverse colour ornaments of birds were one of the crucial cues that led Darwin to the idea of sexual selection. Although avian colouration plays many functions, including concealment, thermoregulation, or advertisement as a distasteful prey, a quality-signalling role in sexual selection has attracted most research attention. Sexually selected ornaments are thought to be more susceptible to external stressors than naturally selected traits, and as such, they might be used as a test for environmental quality. For this reason, the last two decades have seen numerous studies on the impact of anthropogenic pollution on the expression of various avian colour traits. Herein, we provide the first meta-analytical summary of these results and examine whether there is an interaction between the mechanism of colour production (carotenoid-based, melanin-based and structural) and the type of anthropogenic factor (categorised as heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants, urbanisation, or other). Following the assumption of heightened condition dependence of ornaments under sexual selection, we also expected the magnitude of effect sizes to be higher in males. The overall effect size was close to significance and negative, supporting a general detrimental impact of anthropogenic pollutants on avian colouration. In contrast to expectations, there was no interaction between pollution types and colour-producing mechanisms. Yet there were significant differences in sensitivity between colour-producing mechanisms, with carotenoid-based colouration being the most affected by anthropogenic environmental disturbances. Moreover, we observed no significant tendency towards heightened sensitivity in males. We identified a publication gap on structural colouration, which, compared to pigment-based colouration, remains markedly understudied and should thus be prioritised in future research. Finally, we call for the unification of methods used in colour quantification in ecological research to ensure comparability of results among studies., (© 2024 The Authors. Biological Reviews published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Cambridge Philosophical Society.)
Published: 2024
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43. Facultatively intrabacterial localization of a planthopper endosymbiont as an adaptation to its vertical transmission.

Author: Michalik A, C Franco D, Szklarzewicz T, Stroiński A, and Łukasik P
Subjects: Animals, Female, Male, Acetobacteraceae genetics, Acetobacteraceae physiology, Genome, Bacterial genetics, Phylogeny, Adaptation, Physiological, Symbiosis, Hemiptera microbiology, Hemiptera physiology
Abstract: Transovarial transmission is the most reliable way of passing on essential nutrient-providing endosymbionts from mothers to offspring. However, not all endosymbiotic microbes follow the complex path through the female host tissues to oocytes on their own. Here, we demonstrate an unusual transmission strategy adopted by one of the endosymbionts of the planthopper Trypetimorpha occidentalis (Hemiptera: Tropiduchidae) from Bulgaria. In this species, an Acetobacteraceae endosymbiont is transmitted transovarially within deep invaginations of cellular membranes of an ancient endosymbiont Sulcia -strikingly resembling recently described plant virus transmission. However, in males, Acetobacteraceae colonizes the same bacteriocytes as Sulcia but remains unenveloped. Then, the unusual endobacterial localization of Acetobacteraceae observed in females appears to be a unique adaptation to maternal transmission. Further, the symbiont's genomic features, including encoding essential amino acid biosynthetic pathways and its similarity to a recently described psyllid symbiont, suggest a unique combination of the ability to horizontally transmit among species and confer nutritional benefits. The close association with Acetobacteraceae symbiont correlates with the so-far-unreported level of genomic erosion of ancient nutritional symbionts of this planthopper. In Sulcia , this is reflected in substantial changes in genomic organization, reported for the first time in the symbiont renowned for its genomic stability. In Vidania , substantial gene loss resulted in one of the smallest genomes known, at 108.6 kb. Thus, the symbionts of T. occidentalis display a combination of unusual adaptations and genomic features that expand our understanding of how insect-microbe symbioses may transmit and evolve.IMPORTANCEReliable transmission across host generations is a major challenge for bacteria that associate with insects, and independently established symbionts have addressed this challenge in different ways. The facultatively endobacterial localization of Acetobacteraceae symbiont, enveloped by cells of ancient nutritional endosymbiont Sulcia in females but not males of the planthopper Trypetimorpha occidentalis , appears to be a unique adaptation to maternal transmission. Acetobacteraceae 's genomic features indicate its unusual evolutionary history, and the genomic erosion experienced by ancient nutritional symbionts demonstrates the apparent consequences of such close association. Combined, this multi-partite symbiosis expands our understanding of the diversity of strategies that insect symbioses form and some of their evolutionary consequences., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
Published: 2024
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44. Functional Morphology and Ultrastructure of the Peripheral Antennal Sensillar System of Graphosoma italicum (Müller, 1766) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Pentatomidae).

Author: Brożek J, Poprawa I, Wegierek P, and Stroiński A
Abstract: The antennae of the shield bug Graphosoma italicum (Müller, 1766) were examined through scanning and transmission electron microscopy to reveal their general morphology, as well as the antennal sensilla's distribution, size, and ultrastructure of their dendrites and function. The antennae comprise five antennomeres (one scape, two pedicels, and two flagellomeres). Different lengths of chaetic mechanosensilla (Ch1-Ch4) exist on all antennomeres, and several highly sensitive campaniform sensilla are embedded in the exoskeleton and measure cuticular strain. One pair of peg sensilla, the typical proprioceptive, is only on the proximal edge of the first pedicel and directed to the distal edge of the scapus. The antennal flagellum possesses two subtypes of trichoid and basiconic sensilla, each with one type of coeloconic olfactory sensilla. The distinctive characteristics of G . italicum are also apparent in two subtypes of coeloconic sensilla embedded in different cavities on both antennomeres of the flagellum, probably with a thermo-hypersensitive function. All studied morphological types of the sensilla and their function were supported by ultrastructural elements. The long and thin trichoid sensilla type 2 (TrS2) with an olfactive function was the most abundant sensilla localized on both flagellomeres. The peripheral antennal sensilla system consists of six main types of sensilla divided into twelve subtypes.
Published: 2024
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45. Author Correction: Molecular insights and antibody response to Dr20/22 in dogs naturally infected with Dirofilaria repens.

Author: Pękacz M, Basałaj K, Młocicki D, Kamaszewski M, Carretón E, Morchón R, Wiśniewski M, and Zawistowska-Deniziak A
Published: 2024
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46. Correction: Szawaryn et al. A New Tribe of the Ladybird Beetle Subfamily Microweiseinae (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Discovered on an Island in the North Atlantic Ocean. Insects 2020, 11 , 367.

Author: Szawaryn K, Větrovec J, and Tomaszewska W
Abstract: The recent paper by Szawaryn et al [...].
Published: 2024
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47. Description of the female and variation in males of the critically endangered Caledargiolestes janiceae Lieftinck, 1975 from South New Caledonia (Odonata: Zygoptera: Argiolestidae).

Author: Stenger PL, Theuerkauf J, Mille CG, Jourdan H, and Marinov M
Subjects: Animals, Male, Female, New Caledonia, Endangered Species, Organ Size, Animal Structures anatomy & histology, Animal Structures growth & development, Odonata anatomy & histology, Odonata classification, Odonata growth & development, Body Size, Animal Distribution
Abstract: Caledargiolestes janiceae Lieftinck, 1975 was erected on the basis of a single not-fully mature male. Eleven years later a female was captured but never described. Despite further searching, this species was only rediscovered in early 2022 with one female and two males (immature and mature) collected. This paper provides descriptions of the female and of the male in different stages of maturity.
Published: 2024
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48. Insect Lipids: Structure, Classification, and Function.

Author: Kaczmarek A, Wrońska AK, Sobich J, and Boguś MI
Abstract: Lipids are a diverse group of compounds that play several important roles in insect physiology. Among biological lipids, the fundamental category comprises fatty acyl structures, with significant members being fatty acids (FAs). They play several crucial functions in insect physiology; they are used as the source of energy for flight and play key roles in the insect immune system. The FAs present in the insect cuticle are known to demonstrate antibacterial and antifungal activity and are considered as potential insecticides. The most abundant family of lipids are the glycerolipids, with numerous cellular functions including storage of energy, structural compartmentation of cells and organelles, and important signaling activities required for regulation of physiological processes (i.e., growth, development, reproduction, diapause, and overwintering). The phospholipids are also highly diversified key components of all cell membranes; they can modify cellular components in response to rapid cold-hardening (RCH), enhancing membrane fluidity and improving survival at low temperatures. The sphingolipids are important structural and signaling bioactive compounds, mostly detected in membranes.Insects are sterol-auxotrophs: they do not have genes, which code enzymes converting farnesyl pyrophosphate to squalene. Similarly, to mammals, the production of steroids in insects is regulated by cytochrome P450 enzymes that convert sterols (mostly cholesterol) to hormonally active steroids. The major molting hormone in insects is 20-hydroxyecdysone, and cholesterol is the required precursor; however, several exemptions from this rule have been noted. This manuscript also reviews the roles of prenol lipids, isoprenoids, lipid vitamins, polyketides, and waxes in the vital processes of insects., (© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.)
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49. Molecular insights and antibody response to Dr20/22 in dogs naturally infected with Dirofilaria repens.

Author: Pękacz M, Basałaj K, Młocicki D, Kamaszewski M, Carretón E, Morchón R, Wiśniewski M, and Zawistowska-Deniziak A
Subjects: Animals, Dogs, Antibodies, Helminth immunology, Antibodies, Helminth blood, Helminth Proteins genetics, Helminth Proteins immunology, Helminth Proteins metabolism, Antigens, Helminth immunology, Antigens, Helminth genetics, Larva immunology, Antibody Formation immunology, Dirofilariasis immunology, Dirofilariasis parasitology, Dirofilaria repens genetics, Dirofilaria repens immunology, Dog Diseases parasitology, Dog Diseases immunology
Abstract: Subcutaneous dirofilariasis, caused by the parasitic nematode Dirofilaria repens, is a growing concern in Europe, affecting both dogs and humans. This study focused on D. repens Dr20/22, a protein encoded by an alt (abundant larval transcript) gene family. While well-documented in L3 larvae of other filariae species, this gene family had not been explored in dirofilariasis. The research involved cloning Dr20/22 cDNA, molecular characterization, and evaluating its potential application in the diagnosis of dirofilariasis. Although Real-Time analysis revealed mRNA expression in both adult worms and microfilariae, the native protein remained undetected in lysates from both developmental stages. This suggests the protein's specificity for L3 larvae and may be related to a process called SLTS (spliced leader trans-splicing), contributing to stage-specific gene expression. The specificity of the antigen for invasive larvae positions it as a promising early marker for dirofilariasis. However, ELISA tests using sera from infected and uninfected dogs indicated limited diagnostic utility. While further research is required, our findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the molecular and immunological aspects of host-parasite interactions and could offer insights into the parasite's strategies for evading the immune system., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
Published: 2024
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50. The effect of infection with the entomopathogenic fungus Conidiobolus coronatus (Entomopthorales) on eighteen cytokine-like proteins in Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera) larvae.

Author: Wrońska AK, Kaczmarek A, Sobich J, and Boguś MI
Subjects: Animals, Hemocytes immunology, Hemocytes metabolism, Hemocytes microbiology, Insect Proteins immunology, Insect Proteins metabolism, Zygomycosis immunology, Zygomycosis metabolism, Conidiobolus immunology, Larva immunology, Larva microbiology, Cytokines metabolism, Cytokines immunology, Moths immunology, Moths microbiology
Abstract: Background: In response to the replace mammal research models with insects in preliminary immunological studies, interest has grown in invertebrate defense systems. The immunological response is regulated by cytokines; however, while their role in mammals is well understood, little is known of their function in insects. A suitable target for studies into insect immunology is Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera), the wax moth: a common host for human fungal and bacterial pathogens. G. mellonella is also a perfect subject for studies into the presence of cytokine-like proteins., Specific Objectives: The main goal of present research was detection in insect immunocompetent cells the 18 mammalian cytokines (IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-3, IL-6, IL-7, IL-8, IL-12, IL-13, IL-15, IL-17, IL-19, IFN-γ, TNF-α, TNF-β, GM-CSF, M-CSF, G-CSF), which play important role in immunological response and indication how their level change after fungal infection., Methodology: The changes of cytokine-like proteins level were detected in hemocytes taken from G . mellonella larvae infected with entomopathogenic fungus, C. coronatus . The presence of cytokine-proteins was confirmed with using fluorescence microscopy (in cultured hemocytes) and flow cytometry (in freshly collected hemolymph). The ELISA test was used to detect changes in concentration of examined cytokine-like proteins., Results: Our findings indicated the presence of eighteen cytokine-like molecules in G. mellonella hemocytes during infection with C. coronatus . The hemocytes taken from infected larvae demonstrated higher fluorescence intensity for six cytokine-like proteins (GM-CSF, M-CSF, IL-3, IL-15, IL-1β and IL-19) compared to untreated controls. ELISA test indicated significantly higher IL-3 and IL-15. M-CSF, IL-1α and IL-19 concentration in the hemolymph after fungal infection, and significantly lower TNF-β and G-CSF., Conclusions: Our findings confirm that the selected cytokine-like molecules are present in insect hemocytes and that their concentrations change after fungal infection, which might suggest that they play a role in the anti-fungal immunological response., Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest., (Copyright © 2024 Wrońska, Kaczmarek, Sobich and Boguś.)
Published: 2024
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