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    Larval exposure to a pyrethroid insecticide and competition for food modulate the melanisation and antibacterial responses of adult Anopheles gambiae

    1. Marois, E. The multifaceted mosquito anti-Plasmodium response. Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 14, 429–435 (2011). 2. Mitri, C. & Vernick, K. D. Anopheles gambiae pathogen susceptibility: the intersection of genetics, immunity and ecology. Curr. Opin. Microbiol. 15, 285–291 (2012). 3. Beerntsen, B. T., James, A. A. & Christensen, B. M. Genetics of mosquito vector competence. Microbiol. […] More

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    The ability of damselfish to distinguish between dangerous and harmless sea snakes

    1. Relyea, R. A. Morphological and behavioral plasticity of larval anurans in response to different predators. Ecology 82, 523–540 (2001). Article Google Scholar 2. Apfelbach, R., Blanchard, C. D., Blanchard, R. J., Hayes, R. A. & McGregor, I. S. The effects of predator odors in mammalian prey species: A review of field and laboratory studies. […] More

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    Advanced identification of global bioactivity hotspots via screening of the metabolic fingerprint of entire ecosystems

    Sample material In this study, we selected complex geochemical mixtures of various nature (marine, terrestrial, man-altered) and with a high diversity in their properties. The sampling area and optical properties of water samples collected in Fiordland National Park (NZ) was previously described in detail37,48. Samples were collected at various depths within Doubtful sound, Dusky sound and […] More

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    Ancient DNA and high-resolution chronometry reveal a long-term human role in the historical diversity and biogeography of the Bahamian hutia

    1. Kirch, P. V. Microcosmic histories: island perspectives on global change. Am. Anthropol. 99, 30–42 (1997). Article Google Scholar 2. Vitousek, P. M. Oceanic islands as model systems for ecological studies. J. Biogeogr. 29, 573–582 (2002). Article Google Scholar 3. Warren, B. H. et al. Islands as model systems in ecology and evolution: prospects fifty […] More

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    Anthropogenic impact on the atmospheric microbiome

    1. IPCC Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report (eds Core Writing Team, Pachauri, R. K. and Reisinger, A.) (IPCC, 2007). 2. Zhang, Y. & Tao, S. Global atmospheric emission inventory of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) for 2004. Atmos. Environ. 43, 812–819 (2009). 3. Klimont, Z. et al. Global anthropogenic emissions of particulate matter including black carbon. […] More

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    Not all cicadas increase thermal tolerance in response to a temperature gradient in metropolitan Seoul

    1. Fonseca, P. & Revez, M. A. Temperature dependence of cicada songs (Homoptera, Cicadoidea). Journal of comparative Physiology A 187, 971–976 (2002). 2. Moriyama, M. & Numata, H. Diapause and prolonged development in the embryo and their ecological significance in two cicadas, Cryptotympana facialis and Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata. Journal of insect physiology 54, 1487–1494 (2008). 3. […] More

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    The benthic foraminiferal δ34S records flux and timing of paleo methane emissions

    1. Jørgensen, B. B. Mineralization of organic matter in the sea bed-the role of sulfate reduction. Nature 296, 643–645 (1982). 2. D’Hondt, S., Rutherford, S. & Spivack, A. J. Metabolic activity of subsurface life in deep-sea sediments. Science 295, 2067–2070 (2002). 3. Hoehler, T. M., Alperin, M. J., Albert, D. B. & Martens, C. S. […] More

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    NEWS AND VIEWS 28 January 2020 How Nature reported a controversy in 1970 over the harm caused by fallout from nuclear testing, and a 1920 call to end the trade in exotic bird plumage. 50 Years Ago If anyone doubted that pollution has now usurped the place of original sin in the public consciousness, he […] More