| Hidden habits and movements of insect pests revealed by DNA barcoding (EurekAlert!) - University of Minnesota researcher George Weiblen and colleagues have found a faster way to study the spread and diet of insect pests. Using a technique called DNA barcoding, which involves the identification of species from a short DNA sequence, Weiblen and an international team of researchers studied populations of numerous moth and butterfly species across Papua New Guinea. DNA barcodes ...
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| Hidden habits and movements of insect pests revealed by DNA barcoding (PhysOrg) - University of Minnesota researcher George Weiblen and colleagues have found a faster way to study the spread and diet of insect pests.
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| DNA Barcoding Reveals Habits And Movements Of Insect Pests (redOrbit) - Image Caption: The Asota caricae moth has a two-inch wingspan and a 2,500 mile distribution. Image courtesy of Lauren Helgen, Smithsonian Institution.
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| NCDA prepares to battle moths (Tideland News) - Tideland News Writer Satellite populations of gypsy moths in Hammocks Beach State Park have the N.C. Department of Agriculture concerned. Currituck County and part of Dare County have already been quarantined due to the foliage-devouring moths, and Onslow County could well be next.
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| Seniors were key to swim team's success (This Week Bexley) - First-year coach Geoff Gear believes his seniors were crucial to the success of the St. Charles Preparatory School swimming team.
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| New and Exciting in PLoS ONE [A Blog Around The Clock] (ScienceBlogs) - There are 35 new articles in PLoS ONE today. As always, you should rate the articles , post notes and comments and send trackbacks when you blog about the papers. You can now also easily place articles on various social services (CiteULike, Mendeley, Connotea, Stumbleupon, Facebook and Digg) with just one click. Here are my own picks for the week - you go and look for your own favourites: Does ...
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| Plants discover the benefits of good neighbors in strategy against herbivores (PhysOrg) - Scandinavian Scientists have discovered that a species of tree defends itself from herbivore attack by using chemicals emitted by neighbouring plants. The study, published today in New Phytologist, reveals how a species of birch tree adsorbs chemical compounds from neighbouring marsh tea plants, Rhondodendron tomentosum, in a unique 'defence by neighbour strategy.'
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| Decoding the long calls of the orangutan (PhysOrg) - Research into the long calls of male Orangutans in Borneo has given scientists new insight into how these solitary apes communicate through dense jungle. An acoustic analysis of the calls, published today in Ethology, reveals that the calls not only serve to attract females, but also contain information on the identity and the context of the caller.
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| Utilizing options to profit from a stagnating stock (Schaeffers Research) - It really is impressive just how versatile options are as an investment vehicle...( Read More )
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