The article in Frontiers in Physiology describes detail protocol for CRISPR-CAS9 gene editing in Pyrrhocoris apterus.
The article in Applied Soil Ecology shows that although diversity of bioturbating organisms varies greatly among differently degraded tropical forests, the amount of soil brought by them to surface (bioturbation) is relatively stable. The study also presents a protocol for measuring this ecosystem process.
During the last three months, Dr. Milan Janda (Institute of Entomology, Czech Academy of Sciences, www.antlab.mx) together with Jacob Yombai and Ali Posman from the research and conservation NGO, New Guinea Binatang Research Center (www.baloun.entu.cas.cz/png) completed a National Geographic Society funded expedition to study insects living in the forests of Bougainville.
The article in Systematic Entomology provides the results of the first phylogenetic and biogeographic study of otherwise neglected butterflies of the subtribe Leptotina (Lepidoptera, Lycaenidae), widely distributed in all tropical and subtropical areas in the world.
Using larvae of several odonate species including both top and intermediate-level predators, we show that the effects of habitat complexity and predation risk on trophic interactions are not additive and in next studies multiple factors should be considered.
This paper was selected by the editorial board as an 'Inside JEB' featured paper. The results proved protective effect of insect vitellogenin against nematodal and fungal infections.
Data collected from over 1 million forest plots reveals patterns of where plant roots form symbiotic relationships with fungi and bacteria. In its current issue, the prestigious journal Nature has published an extensive study of more than two hundred scientists from around the world. The work was led by researchers from Stanford University, where scientists from the Czech Academy of Sciences...
Delimiting species is at the core of multiple disciplines and practices in science and society. Our study published in Systematic Entomology proposes a new approach to standardize species definitions in butterflies, combining genetic data and taxonomic knowledge using a Bayesian framework.
