Cicada Killer, Giant Ground Hornet, Sphecius hogardii (Latreille) and Sphecius speciosus (Drury) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) by Lionel A. Stange

“…Two of four Nearctic species of Sphecius occur in Florida. The females of the common Florida species, Sphecius speciosus (Drury), hunt Tibicen spp. cicadas and can dig 4-foot burrows in the ground with several branches and cells. …”
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Homopteran Attendance by Wasps and Ants: The Stochastic Nature of Interactions by Deborah K. Letourneau, Jae C. Choe

“…In the following account we document a web of multispecies interactions within and between trophic levels, involving a species of wasp, several species of ants, and two species of Homoptera. …”
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Common Grasshoppers in Florida by J.L. Capinera

“… This document provides an overview of common grasshopper species in Florida, highlighting their abundance, life cycles, and feeding habits. …”
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Florida's Invaders: Exotic Pests by Center for Natural Resources

“… Florida's natural ecosystems are increasingly coming under attack by invading exotic species which displace native species, thereby degrading the diversity of floral and faunal resources. …”
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A Taxonomic Revision of the Orb Weaver Genus Acacesia (Araneae: Araneidae) by Susan Glueck

“…There are five species of Acacesia which range collectively from southern North America to Argentina. …”
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Divers Alert! by Nanette Holland, Linda Walters, Charles Jacoby

“… FA129, a 2-page full color fact sheet by Nanette Holland, Linda Walters and Charles Jacoby, helps divers identify some known and potential introduced species in Florida, and it provides a contact for reporting sightings of these species. …”
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The Genus Coelocrania and the Resurrection of the Genus Pseudosastra (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) by Mohamed S. Mohamedsaid

“…Keys to the species of Coelocrania and Pseudosastra are provided.…”
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Florida's Invaders: Exotic Pests by Center for Natural Resources

“… Florida's natural ecosystems are increasingly coming under attack by invading exotic species which displace native species, thereby degrading the diversity of floral and faunal resources. …”
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Florida Container Mosquitoes by Jorge R. Rey, C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly

“…Rey and Roxanne Connelly, describes common characteristics of these species of mosquito that develop in water-holding containers, both natural and artificial, major species in Florida, and methods of control. …”
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South American Fruit Fly, Anastrepha fraterculus (Wiedemann) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems

“… This species is of great economic importance because of the wide variety of plants that it attacks and its extensive distribution. …”
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Temperature dependence of liverwort diversification reveals a cool origin and hot hotspots by Karola Maul, S. Robbert Gradstein, Dietmar Quandt, Michael Kessler

“…In this study we intend to contribute to elucidation of the evolutionary history of liverwort species richness distributions along elevational gradients at a global scale. …”
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Commercially important fish biodiversity of Hail Haor with physicochemical properties and planktonic composition by Md. Monjurul Hasan, Md. Mehedi Hasan Pramanik, Md. Mozzammel Hoque, Rumana Yasmin, Ehsanul Karim, Md. Anisur Rahman, Yahia Mahmud

“…Hail Haor likely contains high nutrient concentrations because there are more phytoplankton species than zooplankton groups. A total of 25 commercially important fish species were determined in seven orders, with five of them being threatened. …”
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Molecular Characteristics and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Klebsiella Isolates in Mthatha, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa by Sandeep Vasaikar, Larry Obi, Isaac Morobe, Mary Bisi-Johnson

“…The increase in the incidence of extended-spectrum β-lactamase- (ESBL-) producing Klebsiella species has become a serious problem worldwide, because of their incrimination in antibiotic resistance. …”
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Microbial Profile of Fresh and Semicooked Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and Hygienic Practice of Fish Handlers in Hawassa, Ethiopia by Fasika Admasu, Abraham Mikru, Kassaye Balkew, Million Adane

“…The mesophilic bacterial flora of both types of samples was dominated by Bacillus species, Salmonella species, E coli, and Staphylococcus species. …”
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Diversity and Some Biological Aspects of Fishes in Lake Maybahr, Albuko Woreda, Ethiopia by Gatriay Tut Deng

“…The evenness index (J’ = 0.99) showed that each species is fairly represented by a number of individuals. …”
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Investigating the relationship between physical cognitive tasks and a social cognitive task in a wild bird by Grace Blackburn, Benjamin J. Ashton, Alex Thornton, Holly Hunter, Sarah Woodiss-Field, Amanda R. Ridley

“…Abstract Despite considerable research into the structure of cognition in non-human animal species, there is still much debate as to whether animal cognition is organised as a series of discrete domains or an overarching general cognitive factor. …”
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Bithyniid snails (Gastropoda: Bithyniidae) infected with Xiphidiocercariae in Thailand include a new record of Bithynia siamensis siamensis as the intermediate host of Plagiorchis... by Abdulhakam Dumidae, Jiranun Ardpairin, Supawan Pansri, Chanatinat Homkaew, Mayura Nichitcharoen, Aunchalee Thanwisai, Apichat Vitta

“…Among these species, B. s. siamensis exhibited the highest population density, followed by B. funiculata and H. nassa. …”
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Comparative Analyses of Diversity and Similarity Indices of West Bank Forest and Block A Forest of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan, Oyo State, Nig... by Ariyo Oluyinka Christopher

“…The results showed that block A forest had 167 plant species from 58 families while west bank forest had 146 plant species from 56 families. …”
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Nocardia transvalensis Disseminated Infection in an Immunocompromised Patient with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura by Jorge García-Méndez, Erika M. Carrillo-Casas, Andrea Rangel-Cordero, Margarita Leyva-Leyva, Juan Xicohtencatl-Cortes, Roberto Arenas, Rigoberto Hernández-Castro

“…N. transvalensis is an unusual Nocardia species. However, it must be differentiated due to its natural resistance to aminoglycosides while other Nocardia species are susceptible. …”
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A systematic scoping review of the methodological approaches and effects of pesticide exposure on solitary bees. by David M Lehmann, Allison A Camp

“…The effects of pesticides on solitary bee species have not been previously systematically cataloged and reviewed.…”
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