• Harder, better, faster, stronger? Dispersal in the Anthropocene 

  Faulkner, Katelyn T.; Hulme, Philip E.; Wilson, John R.U. (Elsevier, 2024)

  The dispersal of organisms in the Anthropocene has been profoundly altered by human activities, with far-reaching consequences for humans, biodiversity, and ecosystems. Managing such dispersal effectively is critical to ...
• Seasonal and ocean basin-scale assessment of amino acid δ15N trends in a Southern Ocean marine predator 

  Friscourt, Noémie; Lea, Mary-Anne; Cherel, Yves; Wotherspoon, Simon; Brewer, Elizabeth A.; Oosthuizen, W. Chris; De Bruyn, P.J. Nico; Wege, Mia; Goebel, Michael E.; Trathan, Philip N.; Walters, Andrea (Inter-Research, 2024-10)

  Please read abstract in the article.
• Effects of semiochemical pre-feeding, physiological state, and weather on the response of Bactrocera dorsalis to methyl eugenol baited traps 

  Pogue, Tania; Malod, Kevin; Weldon, Christopher William (Elsevier, 2025-02)

  Plant-derived phenylpropanoids are semiochemicals that are often highly attractive to Bactrocera (Diptera: Tephritidae) males. One of these semiochemicals, methyl eugenol (ME), is used in the male annihilation technique ...
• Responses of Megacyllene andesiana and Oreodera bituberculata (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) to anti-2,3-hexanediol, fuscumol, and fuscumol acetate in Peru 

  Aguirre-Gil, O.J. (Oniel); Paredes-Espinosa, Richard; Egoávil-Jump, Giannfranco; Allison, Jeremy D. (Cambridge University Press, 2024-09)

  Management of phytosanitary and biosecurity risks associated with the Cerambycidae focuses on prevention and early detection. Semiochemical-baited traps are an important component of these management efforts. Cerambycid ...
• To move or not? Tourists' perceptions and management considerations of a beached whale carcass in a South African national park and marine protected area 

  Smith, M.K.S.; Penry, G.S. (Gwenith); Mokhatla, Mohlamatsane McDonald (Taylor and Francis, 2024)

  The handling of beached cetacean carcasses requires social, legal, financial, ecological and logistical considerations. However, limited research on the topic hinders informed decision-making. A large humpback whale carcass ...
• Genetic consequences in the southern African endemic seabream Polysteganus undulosus (Sparidae) after eight decades of overfishing 

  Oosthuizen, C.J. (Carel); Mann, Bruce Q.; Bloomer, Paulette; Hoareau, Thierry B. (Taylor and Francis, 2024-07)

  The Critically Endangered seventy-four seabream Polysteganus undulosus, a slow growing sparid that forms spawning aggregations off South Africa, faced heavy exploitation from 1910 until a fishery moratorium was put in place ...
• The Asian citrus Psyllid (Diaphorina citri) in Africa : using MaxEnt to predict current and future climatic suitability, with a focus on potential invasion routes 

  Van Steenderen, C.J.M.; Mauda, E.V.; Kirkman, W.; Faulkner, Katelyn T.; Sutton, G.F. (Entomological Society of Southern Africa, 2024)

  The Asian Citrus Psyllid (ACP) (Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, 1908) (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) is a major citrus pest. The species has been introduced to West and East Africa, but has not yet spread to southern Africa, where ...
• Tissue ontogeny and chemical composition influence bacterial biodiversity in the wood and shoot tip of Populus nigra 

  Bose, Tanay; Mahomed, T.G.; Mbatha, K.C.; Joubert, J.C.; Hammerbacher, Almuth (Wiley, 2024)

  Plant–microbe interactions significantly influence plant growth dynamics and adaptability. This study explores the impact of metabolites on microbial biodiversity in shoot tips and wood of Populus nigra under greenhouse ...
• First line of defence : Eucalyptus leaf waxes influence infection by an aggressive fungal leaf pathogen 

  Solis, Myriam; Naidoo, Saloshnee; Wingfield, Michael J.; Joubert, J.C.; Hammerbacher, Almuth (Wiley, 2024)

  Leaf epicuticular waxes provide important anatomical and chemical defences against fungi that infect leaves. In this study we analysed the leaf wax composition of Eucalyptus grandis × Eucalyptus urophylla hybrids with ...
• Phenotypic divergence of Glossina morsitans (Diptera: Glossinidae) populations in Zambia : application of landmark-based wing geometric morphometrics to discriminate population-level variation 

  Muyobela, Jackson; Pirk, Christian Walter Werner; Yusuf, Abdullahi Ahmed; Sole, Catherine L. (Wiley, 2024-10)

  An important consequence of the discontinuous distribution of insect populations within their geographic range is phenotypic divergence. Detection of this divergence can be challenging when it occurs through subtle shifts ...
• Editorial : Pathogen transmission at the domestic-wildlife interface : a growing challenge that requires integrated solutions 

  Jimenez-Ruiz, Saul; Santos, Nuno; Barasona, Jose A.; Fine, Amanda Elizabeth; Jori, Ferran J. (Frontiers Media, 2024-05)

  No abstract available.
• Bacteria associated with Parthenium hysterophorus root exudate influence olfactory oviposition responses of Anopheles gambiae 

  Milugo, Trizah K.; Torto, Baldwyn; Tchouassi, David Poumo (Frontiers Media, 2024-03)

  INTRODUCTION : Previously, we documented that the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae responds to volatile emissions from the root exudate water of the invasive plant, Parthenium hysterophorus. However, the origin of the ...
• Insect frass fertilizer as a regenerative input for improved biological nitrogen fixation and sustainable bush bean production 

  Chepkorir, Agnes; Beesigamukama, Dennis; Gitari, Harun I.; Chia, Shaphan Y.; Subramanian, Sevgan; Ekesi, Sunday; Abucheli, Birachi Eliud; Rubyogo, Jean Claude; Zahariadis, Theodore; Athanasiou, Gina; Zachariadi, Aikaterini; Zachariadis, Vasileios; Tenkouano, Abdou; Tanga, Mbi Chrysantus (Frontiers Media, 2024-09)

  Bush bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) production is undermined by soil degradation and low biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) capacity. This study evaluated the effect of black soldier fly frass fertilizer (BSFFF) on bush ...
• The phylogenetic structure and coalescent species delimitation of an endemic trapdoor spider genus, Stasimopus (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Stasimopidae) in the Karoo region of South Africa 

  Brandt, Shannon; Sole, Catherine L.; Lyle, Robin (Elsevier, 2023-07)

  The Karoo region of South Africa is a unique and sensitive ecosystem which is facing pressure for development due to economic incentives such as mining, farming and shale gas exploration. The species diversity of many ...
• The curious case of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis dysfunction in subordinate female naked mole-rats (Heterocephalus glaber) : no apparent role of opioids and glucocorticoids 

  Hart, Daniel William; Roberts, Elise; O'Riain, M. Justin; Millar, Robert P.; Bennett, Nigel C. (Wiley, 2024-10)

  The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) is a unique model mammal in which to study socially induced inhibition of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis. Naked mole-rat groups exhibit a high degree of reproductive ...
• Time series analysis of survival and oviposition cycle duration of Anopheles funestus (Giles) in Mozambique 

  Charlwood, Jacques D.; Smith, Thomas A.; Kampango, Ayubo; Tomas, Erzelia V.E.; Chitnis, Nakul (PeerJ, 2023-05-29)

  BACKGROUND : Survival and gonotrophic cycle duration are important determinants of the vectorial capacity of malaria vectors but there are a limited number of approaches to estimate these quantities from field data. ...
• Wind-driven upwelling of iron sustains dense blooms and food webs in the eastern Weddell Gyre 

  Moreau, Sebastien; Hattermann, Tore; De Steur, Laura; Kauko, Hanna M.; Ahonen, Heidi; Ardelan, Murat; Assmy, Philipp; Chierici, Melissa; Descamps, Sebastien; Dinter, Tilman; Falkenhaug, Tone; Fransson, Agneta; Grønningsæter, Eirik; Hallfredsson, Elvar H.; Huhn, Oliver; Lebrun, Anais; Lowther, Andrew; Lübcker, Nico; Monteiro, Pedro; Peeken, Ilka; Roychoudhury, Alakendra N.; Rożanska, Magdalena; Ryan-Keogh, Thomas; Sanchez, Nicolas; Singh, Asmita; Simonsen, Jan Henrik; Steiger, Nadine; Thomalla, Sandy J.; Van Tonder, André; Wiktor, Jozef M.; Steen, Harald (Nature Research, 2023-03-09)

  The Southern Ocean is a major sink of anthropogenic CO2 and an important foraging area for top trophic level consumers. However, iron limitation sets an upper limit to primary productivity. Here we report on a considerably ...
• The positive effect of plant diversity on soil carbon depends on climate 

  Spohn, Marie; Bagchi, Sumanta; Biederman, Lori A.; Borer, Elizabeth; Brathen, Kari Anne; Bugalho, Miguel N.; Caldeira, Maria C.; Catford, Jane A.; Collins, Scott L.; Eisenhauer, Nico; Hagenah, Nicole; Haider, Sylvia; Hautier, Yann; Knops, Johannes M.H.; Koerner, Sally E.; Laanisto, Lauri; Lekberg, Ylva; Martina, Jason P.; Martinson, Holly; McCulley, Rebecca L.; Peri, Pablo L.; Macek, Petr; Power, Sally A.; Risch, Anita C.; Roscher, Christiane; Seabloom, Eric W.; Stevens, Carly; Veen, G.F. (Ciska); Virtanen, Risto; Yahdjian, Laura (Nature Research, 2023-10-19)

  Little is currently known about how climate modulates the relationship between plant diversity and soil organic carbon and the mechanisms involved. Yet, this knowledge is of crucial importance in times of climate change ...
• Kin recognition for incest avoidance in Damaraland mole-rats, Fukomys damarensis 

  Leedale, Amy E.; Vullioud, Philippe; Seager, David; Zottl, Markus; Glauser, Gaetan; Clutton-Brock, Tim H. (Royal Society Publishing, 2024-10)

  Across taxa, breeding among close relatives is usually avoided because it incurs fitness costs to offspring. Incest is often averted through the dispersal of either sex from the natal area to breed. In some philopatric ...
• Dung removal increases under higher dung beetle functional diversity regardless of grazing intensification 

  Noriega, Jorge Ari; Hortal, Joaquín; DeCastro-Arrazola, Indradatta; Alves-Martins, Fernanda; Ortega, Jean C.G.; Bini, Luis Mauricio; Andrew, Nigel R.; Arellano, Lucrecia; Beynon, Sarah; Davis, Adrian L.V.; Favila, Mario E.; Floate, Kevin D.; Horgan, Finbarr G.; Menendez, Rosa; Milotic, Tanja; Nervo, Beatrice; Palestrini, Claudia; Rolando, Antonio; Scholtz, Clarke H.; Senyuz, Yakup; Wassmer, Thomas; Adam, Reka; Araujo, Cristina de O.; Barragan-Ramírez, Jose Luis; Boros, Gergely; Camero-Rubio, Edgar; Cruz, Melvin; Cuesta, Eva; Damborsky, Miryam Pieri; Deschodt, Christian M.; Rajan, Priyadarsanan Dharma; D’hondt, Bram; Rojas, Alfonso Diaz; Dindar, Kemal; Escobar, Federico; Espinoza, Veronica R.; Ferrer-Paris, Jose Rafael; Rojas, Pablo Enrique Gutiérrez; Hemmings, Zac; Hernandez, Benjamin; Hill, Sarah J.; Hoffmann, Maurice; Jay-Robert, Pierre; Lewis, Kyle; Lewis, Megan; Lozano, Cecilia; Marin-Armijos, Diego; De Farias, Patrícia Menegaz; Murcia-Ordonez, Betselene; Karimbumkara, Seena Narayanan; Navarrete-Heredia, Jose Luis; Ortega-Echeverría, Candelaria; Pablo-Cea, Jose D.; Perrin, William; Pessoa, Marcelo Bruno; Radhakrishnan, Anu; Rahimi, Iraj; Raimundo, Amalia Teresa; Ramos, Diana Catalina; Rebolledo, Ramon E.; Roggero, Angela; Sanchez-Mercado, Ada; Somay, Laszlo; Stadler, Jutta; Tahmasebi, Pejman; Cespedes, Jose Darwin Triana; Santos, Ana M.C. (Nature Research, 2023-12-06)

  Dung removal by macrofauna such as dung beetles is an important process for nutrient cycling in pasturelands. Intensification of farming practices generally reduces species and functional diversity of terrestrial invertebrates, ...

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