The Lygaeidae (sensu lato) are a highly successful family of true bugs found worldwide, yet
many aspects of their ecology and evolution remain obscure or unknown. While a few …

自20 世纪以来, 城市化在世界范围内迅猛发展, 已有一半以上的人口居住在城市中.
通过对当前国内外有关城市化对昆虫多样性影响的研究分析, 城市化主要对昆虫的丰富度 …

Rapid worldwide urbanization during the last century has led to more than half the world's
population living in urban regions. Studies of how urbanization affects insect diversity have …

This book is the first complete geo-based account about the High Mountains of Sinai
Peninsula. A series of seventeen expeditions (Phase I: 2000-2008) were conducted to study …

There is a constant need to discover new anticancer and anti-inflammatory compounds that
can be developed as medicines. Sphingosine kinase 1 (SK1) and dihydroceramide …

Monarch butterfly populations have exhibited sharp declines and understanding the cause
of these declines is needed to support recovery efforts. There is no information about how …

Reproductive interference occurs when individuals direct sexual behaviours towards other
species and this causes a reduction in the fitness of one or both of the participants. While …

Chemical and/or physical defenses in adventive plants can enhance encroachment capacity
in newly colonized territory relative to native species. These traits may be effective against …