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Investigating parental care behaviour in same-sex pairing of zoo greater flamingo

Greater flamingos at Kutch

July 18, 2018

Investigating parental care behaviour in same-sex pairing of zoo greater flamingo

Same-sex pair bonding is an understudied area of research interest. In an early, small sample study, researchers have observed similar behavior in female-female parenting as with heterosexual pairs in the zoo greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus). These early results could be illuminating with regard to the evolution of flamingo social behavior, same-sex pair bonds, and why pair bonds form in general. Image credit: Dhaval Vargiya, CC SA 4.0.

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July 20, 2018

Habitat and landscape factors influence pollinators in a tropical megacity, Bangkok, Thailand

Alyssa B. Stewart, Tuanjit Sritongchuay, Piyakarn Teartisup, Sakonwan Kaewsomboon, Sara Bumrungsri

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5335 PubMed 30042902

July 31, 2018

The periodical cicada four-year acceleration hypothesis revisited and the polyphyletic nature of Brood V, including an updated crowd-source enhanced map (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Magicicada)

John R. Cooley, Nidia Arguedas, Elias Bonaros, Gerry Bunker, Stephen M. Chiswell, Annette DeGiovine, Marten Edwards, Diane Hassanieh, Diler Haji, John Knox, Gene Kritsky, Carolyn Mills, Dan Mozgai, Roy Troutman, John Zyla, Hiroki Hasegawa, Teiji Sota, Jin Yoshimura, Chris Simon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5282 PubMed 30083444

July 26, 2018

Climate-induced phenological shift of apple trees has diverse effects on pollinators, herbivores and natural enemies

Ádám Kőrösi, Viktor Markó, Anikó Kovács-Hostyánszki, László Somay, Ákos Varga, Zoltán Elek, Virginie Boreux, Alexandra-Maria Klein, Rita Földesi, András Báldi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5269 PubMed 30065875

July 10, 2018

‘We like it wet’: a comparison between dissection techniques for the assessment of parity in Anopheles arabiensis and determination of sac stage in mosquitoes alive or dead on collection

Jacques D. Charlwood, Erzelia V.E. Tomás, Amanuel K. Andegiorgish, Selam Mihreteab, Corey LeClair

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5155 PubMed 30018854

July 5, 2018

Influence of elevated CO₂ on development and food utilization of armyworm Mythimna separata fed on transgenic Bt maize infected by nitrogen-fixing bacteria

Zhuo Li, Megha N. Parajulee, Fajun Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5138 PubMed 30002971

July 3, 2018

Beetles in bamboo forests: community structure in a heterogeneous landscape of southwestern Amazonia

Jennifer M. Jacobs, Rudolf von May, David H. Kavanaugh, Edward F. Connor