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2024
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Increasing levels of global environmental change may have negative impacts on fertility and embryo viability in animals that could explain a recently reported increase in hatching failure in bird eggs across the globe. Here we test this relationship again by analyzing a dataset containing almost twice as many species and covering a longer time period than earlier works (n = 431 species during the period 1906–2022). We also tested for effects of Red List status and global population size. We found that hatching failure rates in a combined group of bird species currently classified as threatened (IUCN Red List categories Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable) or Near Threatened, peaked in the late 1970s to early 1980s and thereafter declined. A similar trend also existed in species with relatively small global populations. In contrast, no temporal trends were found in species in the Least Concern category, or in species with large global populations. Moreover, hatching failure rates declined significantly with increasing global population sizes. The temporal peak of hatching failure rates in threatened and Near Threatened species corresponds with the peak in environmental levels of the insecticide DDT. While this could suggest that environmental pollution caused the temporal trends in hatching failure rates, effects of inbreeding in small and threatened populations sampled more frequently during this period could not be excluded. Although we found no evidence suggesting that the rates of hatching failure in bird eggs are increasing, the current study supports previous works showing that species of high conservation concern appear to be more susceptible to factors leading to reproductive failure than other species.
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Gaining the ability to fly actively was a ground-breaking moment in insect evolution, providing an unprecedented advantage over other arthropods. Nevertheless, active flight was a costly innovation, requiring the development of wings and flight muscles, the provision of sufficient energetic resources, and a complex flight control system. Although wings, flight muscles, and the energetic budget of insects have been intensively studied in the last decades, almost nothing is known regarding the flight-control devices of many crucial insect groups, especially beetles (Coleoptera). Here, we conducted a phylogenetic-informed analysis of flight-related mechanosensors in 28 species of bark beetles (Curculionidae: Scolytinae, Platypodinae), an economically and ecologically important group of insects characterized by striking differences in dispersal abilities. The results indicated that beetle flight apparatus is equipped with different functional types of mechanosensors, including strain- and flow-encoding sensilla. We found a strong effect of allometry on the number of mechanosensors, while no effect of relative wing size (a proxy of flight investment) was identified. Our study constitutes the first step to understanding the drivers and constraints of the evolution of flight-control devices in Coleoptera, including bark beetles. More research, including a quantitative neuroanatomical analysis of beetle wings, should be conducted in the future.>
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Authors: Franić, I, S Prospero, KA, EA, FA, MAA-R, SA, DA, WB, MB, KB, AB, PB, HB, TB, MB Brurberg, TB, DB, MC, JC, DC, GC, K, KD, MdeG, JD, HTDL, RD, JE, ME, CBE, RF, JF, NF, ÁF-M, MG, BG, MH, LH, MKH, MH, MJJ, MK, MK, NK, MK, VK, NL, MVL, JL, ML, HL, CLM, CM, DM, IM, TM, JM, DM, CN, RO'H, FO, TP, TP, BP, HR, JR, AR, AR, BR, KS, CS, V Talgø, МТ, AU, MU, AMV, CV, YW, JW, MZ, R Eschen. Abstract: Non-native pests, climate change, and their interactions are expected to disrupt the relationships between trees and the organisms associated with them, thereby impacting forest health. In order to comprehend and anticipate these changes, it is crucial to identify the factors that shape tree-associated communities. We collected and analysed insects and fungi obtained from dormant twigs of 155 tree species across 51 botanical gardens or arboreta in 32 countries on six continents. Fungi were characterized by high-throughput sequencing. Insects were first reared and then sorted into taxonomic orders and feeding guilds. Herbivorous insects were then grouped into morphospecies and were identified using molecular and morphological approaches. By employing generalized dissimilarity models, we assessed the relative significance of various climatic, host-related, and geographic factors in driving dissimilarities among tree-associated communities. This dataset reveals the diversity of tree- associated taxa, as it contains 12,721 amplicon sequence variants and 208 herbivorous insect morphospecies, sampled across broad geographic and climatic gradients and for many tree species. Mean annual temperature, the phylogenetic distance between hosts, and the geographic distance between locations were the primary determinants of dissimilarities. The increasing influence of high temperatures on community differences suggests that climate change could directly and indirectly impact tree-associated organisms through shifts in host ranges. Furthermore, insect and fungal communities exhibited greater similarity among closely related hosts compared to distantly related hosts, implying that expansion of host ranges could facilitate the emergence of new pests. Additionally, dissimilarities among tree-associated communities increased with geographic distance, suggesting that human-mediated transportation could lead to the introduction of new pests. These study results underscore the importance of limiting the introduction and establishment of tree pests and enhancing the resilience of forest ecosystems in response to climate change.
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Line Nybakken YeonKyeong Lee Dag Anders Brede Melissa Magerøy Ole Christian Lind Brit Salbu Jorunn Elisabeth OlsenSammendrag
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