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July 2016

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Behavioral flexibility in an invasive bird is independent of other
behaviors

Great-tailed grackle

July 12, 2016

Behavioral flexibility in an invasive bird is independent of other behaviors

Researchers investigated whether 'reversal learning' performance was linked to other behaviors in great-tailed grackles. The results provide potential insights into why this invasive species has been able to succeed.

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July 27, 2016

Dropping behaviour of pea aphid nymphs increases their development time and reduces their reproductive capacity as adults

Barbara Agabiti, Roxanne J. Wassenaar, Linton Winder

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2236 PubMed 27547545

July 19, 2016

Pleistocene phylogeography and cryptic diversity of a tiger beetle, Calomera littoralis, in North-Eastern Mediterranean and Pontic regions inferred from mitochondrial COI gene sequences

Radomir Jaskuła, Tomasz Rewicz, Mateusz Płóciennik, Michał Grabowski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2128 PubMed 27547517

July 14, 2016

Comparison of buckwheat, red clover, and purple tansy as potential surrogate plants for use in semi-field pesticide risk assessments with Bombus impatiens

Angela E. Gradish, G. Christopher Cutler, Andrew J. Frewin, Cynthia D. Scott-Dupree

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2228 PubMed 27478712

July 14, 2016

Meter scale variation in shrub dominance and soil moisture structure Arctic arthropod communities

Rikke Reisner Hansen, Oskar Liset Pryds Hansen, Joseph J. Bowden, Urs A. Treier, Signe Normand, Toke Høye

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2224 PubMed 27478709

July 12, 2016

Shades of yellow: interactive effects of visual and odour cues in a pest beetle

Sarah E.J. Arnold, Philip C. Stevenson, Steven R. Belmain

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2219 PubMed 27478707

July 6, 2016

Gene expression analysis of overwintering mountain pine beetle larvae suggests multiple systems involved in overwintering stress, cold hardiness, and preparation for spring development

Jeanne A. Robert, Tiffany Bonnett, Caitlin Pitt, Luke J. Spooner, Jordie Fraser, Macaire M.S. Yuen, Christopher I. Keeling, Jörg Bohlmann, Dezene P.W. Huber

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2109 PubMed 27441109

July 5, 2016

The effect of blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) on the size and weight of mangos (Mangifera indica L.)

Shafqat Saeed, Muhammad Nadir Naqqash, Waqar Jaleel, Qamar Saeed, Fozia Ghouri

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2076 PubMed 27441107