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  • Where do core thalamocortical axons terminate in mammalian neocortex when there is no cytoarchitecturally distinct layer 4? 
    Bhagwandin, Adhil; Molnar, Zoltan; Bertelsen, Mads F.; Karlsson, Karl Æ.; Alagaili, Abdulaziz N.; Bennett, Nigel C.; Hof, Patrick R.; Kaswera-Kyamakya, Consolate; Gilissen, Emmanuel; Jayakumar, Jaikishan; Manger, Paul R. (Wiley, 2024-07)
    Although the mammalian cerebral cortex is most often described as a hexalaminar structure, there are cortical areas (primary motor cortex) and species (elephants, cetaceans, and hippopotami), where a cytoarchitecturally ...
  • Timely questions emerging in chronobiology : the circadian clock keeps on ticking 
    Chawla, Sangeeta; O'Neill, John; Knight, Marina I.; He, Yuqing; Wang, Lei; Maronde, Erik; Rodriguez, Sergio Gil; Van Ooijen, Gerben; Garbarino-Pico, Eduardo; Wolf, Eva; Dkhissi-Benyahya, Ouria; Nikhat, Anjoom; Ckakrabarti, Shaon; Youngstedt, Shawn D.; Mak, Natalie Zi-ching; Provencio, Ignacio; Oster, Henrik; Goel, Namni; Caba, Mario; Oosthuizen, Maria Kathleen; Duffield, Giles E.; Chabot, Christopher; Davis, Seth J. (Ubiquity Press, 2024-04-02)
    Chronobiology investigations have revealed much about cellular and physiological clockworks but we are far from having a complete mechanistic understanding of the physiological and ecological implications. Here we present ...
  • Addition of selected plant-derived semiochemicals to yellow sticky traps does not improve citrus psyllid captures 
    Pullock, Dylan Andrew; Kruger, Kerstin; Manrakhan, Aruna; Yusuf, Abdullahi Ahmed; Pirk, Christian Walter Werner (Springer, 2024-11)
    Fast and effective monitoring and surveillance techniques are crucial for the swift implementation of control methods to prevent the spread of Huanglongbing, a devastating citrus disease, and its invasive psyllid vector, ...
  • Effects of physiological status and environmental factors on the lure responses of three pest fruit fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) 
    Pogue, Tania; Malod, Kevin; Weldon, Christopher William (Springer, 2024-11)
    Biotic and abiotic factors influence how insects respond to stimuli. This can make it challenging to interpret captures in traps used to monitor pest abundance in management programmes. To address this, the lure response ...
  • Tritrophic interactions mediated by zoophytophagous predator-induced host plant volatiles 
    Adams, Bashiru; Yusuf, Abdullahi Ahmed; Torto, Baldwyn; Khamis, Fathiya (Springer, 2024-11)
    The zoophytophagous mirid predator Nesidiocoris tenuis and the ectoparasitoid Stenomesius japonicus are important biological control agents for several agricultural pests including the invasive leafminer, Phthorimaea ...
  • An overview of Tsetse fly repellents : identification and applications 
    Orubuloye, Olabimpe Y.; Mbewe, Njelembo J.; Tchouassi, David P.; Yusuf, Abdullahi Ahmed; Pirk, Christian Walter Werner; Torto, Baldwyn (Springer, 2024-11)
    Tsetse flies are vectors of the parasite trypanosoma that cause the neglected tropical diseases human and animal African trypanosomosis. Semiochemicals play important roles in the biology and ecology of tsetse flies. ...
  • A hitchhiker's ride : the honey bee louse Braula Coeca (Diptera: Braulidae) selects its host by eavesdropping 
    Yusuf, Abdullahi Ahmed; Pirk, Christian Walter Werner; Crewe, Robin M. (Springer, 2024-06)
    The bee louse Braula spp. had until recently a distribution coincident with its host the honey bee. The adult fly usually attaches to a worker honey bee and steals food from its mouth. However, not all worker bees carry ...
  • Water provisioning shapes carnivore community structure 
    Somers, Michael J.; Walters, Michele (Elsevier, 2024-12)
    Water provisioning is common in arid and semi-arid African ecosystems, but its effects on carnivore communities are not understood. Recently, Morin et al. documented the unexpectedly contrasting space-use patterns of ...
  • Preliminary characterization of volatile organic compounds in African clawless otter Aonyx capensis spraint 
    Nicolaides, Stephanie G.; Hammerbacher, Almuth; McIntyre, Trevor (IUCN Otter Specialist Group, 2024)
    Chemical communication plays an important role in mate selection, territoriality, resource guarding, parental care and disease transmission in many taxa. Studies investigating olfactory communication and scent communication ...
  • A field-friendly alternative to freeze-drying faeces for glucocorticoid metabolite quantification in animals of different feeding classes 
    Osburn, Kayla Rae; Crossey, Bruce Gareth; Majelantle, Tshepiso L; Ganswindt, Andre (Elsevier, 2024-12)
    Monitoring stress-related faecal glucocorticoid metabolite (fGCM) concentrations is a reliable, popular and established approach for understanding wildlife responses to perceived stressors. To maintain fGCM integrity ...
  • First record of gastrointestinal parasites of African otters 
    Somers, Michael J.; Loggenberg, Jancke L.; McIntyre, Trevor (IUCN Otter Specialist Group, 2024-06)
    Parasites are found in many mammalian species, particularly in the gastrointestinal tract. They can spread from one species to another and cause severe diseases in some species. Parasite spread is especially important ...
  • Advances in understanding the karyotype evolution of Tetrapulmonata and two other arachnid taxa, Ricinulei and Solifugae 
    Kral, Jiri; Sember, Alexandr; Divisova, Klara; Korinkova, Tereza; Reyes Lerma, Azucena C.; Avila Herrera, Ivalu M.; Forman, Martin; Stahlavsky, Frantisek; Musilova, Jana; Torres Kalme, Sabrina; Palacios Vargas, Jose G.; Zrzava, Magda; Vrbova, Iva; Moreno-Gonzalez, Jairo A.; Cushing, Paula E.; Gromov, Alexander V.; Sebestianova, Stepanka; Slechtova, Vendula Bohlen; Prendini, Lorenzo; Bird, Tharina (MDPI, 2025-02)
    BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES : Arachnids are a megadiverse arthropod group. The present study investigated the chromosomes of pedipalpid tetrapulmonates (orders Amblypygi, Thelyphonida, Schizomida) and two arachnid orders of ...
  • Managing wilding pines in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa : progress and prospects 
    Martin, Grant D.; Canavan, Kim; Chikowore, Gerald; Bugan, Richard; De Lange, Willem; Du Toit, Ben; Harding, Graham; Heath, Ronald; Hill, Martin; Hurley, Brett Phillip; Ivey, Philip; Muir, Debbie; Musedeli, Jufter; Richardson, David M.; Slippers, Bernard; Stafford, Louise; Turner, Andrew; Watson, Kirsten; Van Wilgen, Brian W. (Elsevier, 2025-02)
    The occurrence and continuing spread of wilding pines (genus Pinus) in the Cape Floristic Region (CFR), South Africa, impacts negatively on water resources, threatens the region's rich biodiversity, and increases the damage ...
  • Introduction to the special issue on What they do in the shadows : new perspectives on Africa’s nocturnal bushbabies 
    Cuozzo, F.P.; Sauther, Michelle; Pozzi, Luca; Dalton, John K. (Springer, 2024-12-11)
    Among continental Africa’s endemic primates, the bushbabies or galagos (family Galagidae, or Galonigidae, Groves, 2001) have been described as the most successful radiation of strepsirrhine primates in terms of species ...
  • Local knowledge corroborates threats of local extinctions in Kenya's exploited reef fishes 
    Otwoma, Levy Michael; Obuya, Julia; Mulanda, Christopher Aura; Alati, Victor Mwakha; Munuphe, Iddy; Olunga, Jibril; Wafula, Mathews; Mwaura, Jelvas; Chimimba, Christian Timothy (Elsevier, 2025-07)
    Coral reef fisheries play a critical role in poverty alleviation, economic development, and as a primary protein source for over 1.5 million people in Kenya. However, widespread overfishing and use of destructive fishing ...
  • The value of social media wildlife sightings for elusive species monitoring : a population assessment of servals in a South African urban nature reserve 
    Smith, Kyle; Somers, Michael J. (Springer, 2025-02)
    Data sourced from social media platforms is an underutilised resource for wildlife research, especially in studying enigmatic species. This study evaluates the potential of such data to provide population and behavioural ...
  • The power of caring touch : from survival to prosocial cooperation 
    Griesser, Michael; Bennett, Nigel Charles; Burkart, Judith M.; Hart, Daniel William; Uomini, Natalie; Warrington, Miyako H. (Elsevier, 2025)
    Cooperation is a pivotal biological phenomenon that occurs in diverse forms. In species that engage in helping, individuals vary in the time they spend together and the degree of their physical proximity, which affects the ...
  • Fragmentation in patchy ecosystems : a call for a functional approach 
    Benitez, Lorena M.; Parr, Catherine Lucy; Sankaran, Mahesh; Ryan, Casey M. (Elsevier, 2025-01)
    Habitat fragmentation is a major threat to biodiversity, but existing literature largely ignores naturally patchy ecosystems in favor of forests, where deforestation creates spatially distinct fragments. Here, we use ...
  • Avenues towards reconciling wild and managed bee proponents 
    Beaurepaire, Alexis L.; Hogendoorn, Katja; Kleijn, David; Otis, Gard W.; Potts, Simon G.; Singer, Theresa L.; Boff, Samuel; Pirk, Christian Walter Werner; Settele, Josef; Paxton, Robert J.; Raine, Nigel E.; Tosi, Simone; Williams, Neal; Klein, Alexandra-Maria; Le Conte, Yves; Campbell, Joshua W.; Williams, Geoffrey R.; Marini, Lorenzo; Brockmann, Axel; Sgolastra, Fabio; Boyle, Natalie; Neuditschko, Markus; Straub, Lars; Neumann, Peter; Charriere, Jean-Daniel; Albrecht, Matthias; Dietemann, Vincent (Elsevier, 2025-01)
    Bees are crucial for food security and biodiversity. However, managed bees are increasingly considered drivers of wild bee declines, leading to stakeholder conflicts and restrictive policies. We propose avenues to reconcile ...
  • The role of pheromones and temporal mechanisms in the reproductive isolation of Monochamus maculosus, Monochamus notatus, and Monochamus scutellatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) 
    Andrade, Samara M.M.; Mctavish, Michael J.; Smith, Sandy M.; Allison, Jeremy D. (Oxford University Press, 2025)
    The mechanisms used to facilitate mate location among insects—such as pheromones—can inhibit interspecific attraction and confer reproductive isolation. However, pheromone components seem conserved within the genus Monochamus ...