Development perspectives for the application of autonomous, unmanned aerial systems (UASs) in wildlife conservation
Conservation management requires reliable and up-to-date data on land use, wildlife
population sizes and resource distribution across highly variable ecosystems …
population sizes and resource distribution across highly variable ecosystems …
Horsefly object-directed polarotaxis is mediated by a stochastically distributed ommatidial subtype in the ventral retina
The ventral compound eye of many insects contains polarization-sensitive photoreceptors,
but little is known about how they are integrated into visual functions. In female horseflies …
but little is known about how they are integrated into visual functions. In female horseflies …
Staphylococcus microbes in the bovine skin microbiome attract blood-feeding stable flies
SA Nayani, S Meraj, E Mohr, R Gries… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The human skin microbiome reportedly contributes to the attraction of mosquitoes to human
hosts. We tested the hypothesis that bovine skin microbes affect the attraction of blood …
hosts. We tested the hypothesis that bovine skin microbes affect the attraction of blood …
Chapter 21: Biting flies and zebra stripes
T Caro, Y Huang, M Arkwright… - Sensory ecology of …, 2022 - wageningenacademic.com
In all probability, biting flies are the evolutionary force that has shaped the extraordinary coat
colouration of the zebra, but there are a number of questions raised by this contention, which …
colouration of the zebra, but there are a number of questions raised by this contention, which …
Why are biting flies attracted to blue objects?
Diurnal biting flies are strongly attracted to blue objects. This behaviour is widely exploited
for fly control, but its functional significance is debated. It is hypothesized that blue objects …
for fly control, but its functional significance is debated. It is hypothesized that blue objects …
Neurons sensitive to non-celestial polarized light in the brain of the desert locust
Owing to alignment of rhodopsin in microvillar photoreceptors, insects are sensitive to the
oscillation plane of polarized light. This property is used by many species to navigate with …
oscillation plane of polarized light. This property is used by many species to navigate with …
[图书][B] Human parasites
H Mehlhorn, H Mehlhorn - 2016 - Springer
Parasites threaten still today the health of humans and their animals, although considerable
progress had been achieved within the last century. However, phenomena such as …
progress had been achieved within the last century. However, phenomena such as …
[HTML][HTML] Cows painted with zebra-like striping can avoid biting fly attack
T Kojima, K Oishi, Y Matsubara, Y Uchiyama… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Experimental and comparative studies suggest that the striped coats of zebras can prevent
biting fly attacks. Biting flies are serious pests of livestock that cause economic losses in …
biting fly attacks. Biting flies are serious pests of livestock that cause economic losses in …
Striped bodypainting protects against horseflies
G Horváth, Á Pereszlényi… - Royal Society Open …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Bodypainting is widespread in African, Australian and Papua New Guinean indigenous
communities. Many bodypaintings use white or bright yellow/grey/beige stripes on brown …
communities. Many bodypaintings use white or bright yellow/grey/beige stripes on brown …
[HTML][HTML] Blood-seeking horseflies prefer vessel-imitating temperature gradients on host-mimicking targets: experimental corroboration of a new explanation of the …
Several hypotheses tried to explain the advantages of zebra stripes. According to the most
recent explanation, since the borderlines of sunlit white and black stripes can hamper …
recent explanation, since the borderlines of sunlit white and black stripes can hamper …