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2016 journal article

Life Inside an Acorn: How Microclimate and Microbes Influence Nest Organization in Temnothorax Ants

ETHOLOGY, 122(10), 790–797.

By: J. Karlik n, M. Epps*, R. Dunn n  & C. Penick n

Contributors: J. Karlik n, M. Epps*, R. Dunn n  & C. Penick n

author keywords: nest architecture; thermoregulation; microbes; pathogens; ants; Temnothorax
TL;DR: The relatively strong response of T. curvispinosus to microbial growth inside their nests suggests that pathogen pressures—in addition to microclimate—have a significant impact on how colonies use nest spaces. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Evidence of female sex pheromones and characterization of the cuticular lipids of unfed, adult male versus female blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis

EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY, 68(4), 519–538.

By: A. Carr n, D. Sonenshine *, J. Strider n & R. Roe n 

author keywords: Ticks; Pheromones; Chemical communication; Reproduction; Cuticle; Cuticular lipids; Blacklegged tick; Ixodes scapularis; Lyme disease
MeSH headings : Animals; Female; Ixodes / chemistry; Ixodes / physiology; Lipids / analysis; Male; Sex Attractants / analysis
TL;DR: Bioassays determined that male mounting behavior/chelicerae insertion required direct contact with the female likely requiring non-volatile chemical cues with no evidence of a female volatile sex pheromone to attract males. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Evaluation of foliar applications of strobilurin fungicides in cotton across the Southern United States

Journal of Cotton Science, 20(2), 116–124.

By: J. Woodward, D. Dodds, C. Main, L. Barber, R. Boman, J. Whitaker, K. Edmisten, J. Banks, N. Buehring, T. Allen

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Effects of Diamide Insecticides on Predators in Soybean

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 109(5), 2014–2019.

By: R. Whalen, D. Herbert, S. Malone, T. Kuhar, C. Brewster & D. Reisig* 

author keywords: predator; insecticide; diamides; Anthocoridae; Araneae
MeSH headings : Animals; Benzamides / toxicity; Insecta / drug effects; Insecticides / toxicity; Nitriles / toxicity; Pest Control, Biological; Predatory Behavior / drug effects; Pyrethrins / toxicity; Soybeans / growth & development; Sulfones / toxicity; ortho-Aminobenzoates / toxicity
TL;DR: All insecticides significantly decreased populations of lepidopteran pests compared with the untreated control, but only lambda-cyhalothrin + chlorantraniliprole reduced predatory arthropod abundance. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Ecosystem Services Connect Environmental Change to Human Health Outcomes

EcoHealth, 13(3), 443–449.

By: B. Bayles*, K. Brauman *, J. Adkins *, B. Allan *, A. Ellis*, T. Goldberg *, C. Golden *, D. Grigsby-Toussaint * ...

Contributors: B. Bayles*, K. Brauman *, J. Adkins *, B. Allan *, A. Ellis*, T. Goldberg *, C. Golden *, D. Grigsby-Toussaint * ...

MeSH headings : Ecosystem; Environment; Environmental Health; Humans
TL;DR: This book presents a meta-anatomy of the honey bees of North America, a 600-year-old insect that has been studied in detail in detail by scientists at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities and elsewhere. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Development of a universal double-digest RAD sequencing approach for a group of nonmodel, ecologically and economically important insect and fish taxa

Molecular Ecology Resources, 16(6), 1303–1314.

By: M. Burford Reiskind n , K. Coyle n, H. Daniels n, P. Labadie n, M. Reiskind n , N. Roberts n, R. Roberts n , J. Schaff n, E. Vargo*

author keywords: double-digest RAD sequencing; high-throughput sequencing; reduced representation sequencing; restriction enzyme digests
MeSH headings : Animals; DNA / chemistry; DNA / metabolism; DNA Restriction Enzymes / metabolism; Fishes / genetics; Genomics / methods; Insecta / genetics; Sequence Analysis, DNA / methods
TL;DR: The results of this study provide empirical evidence of the utility of this method for producing consistent data for diverse nonmodel species and suggest specific considerations for sequencing analysis strategies. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref, ORCID
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Colonization and demographic expansion of freshwater fauna across the Hawaiian archipelago

JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 29(10), 2054–2069.

By: F. Alda *, R. Gagne *, R. Walter *, J. Hogan*, K. Moody *, F. Zink *, P. McIntyre *, J. Gilliam n, M. Blum *

author keywords: amphidromy; evolutionary history; goby; Hawai'i; island biogeography; snail
MeSH headings : Animals; Aquatic Organisms; Biodiversity; Fresh Water; Hawaii; Perciformes; Population Dynamics; Snails
TL;DR: It is found that colonization and demographic expansion are not related and that neither corresponds to island age, indicating that stream communities form across colonization windows, underscoring the importance of ecological opportunities in shaping island freshwater diversity. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
14. Life Below Water (OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Climatic warming destabilizes forest ant communities

Science Advances, 2(10), e1600842.

By: S. Diamond *, L. Nichols n, S. Pelini*, C. Penick n, G. Barber*, S. Cahan *, R. Dunn n , A. Ellison *, N. Sanders *, N. Gotelli *

Contributors: S. Diamond *, L. Nichols n, S. Pelini*, C. Penick n, G. Barber*, S. Cahan *, R. Dunn n , A. Ellison *, N. Sanders *, N. Gotelli *

MeSH headings : Animals; Ants / physiology; Forests; Global Warming; North America
TL;DR: It is shown that the AMOC collapses 300 years after the atmospheric CO2 concentration is abruptly doubled from the 1990 level, highlighting the need to develop dynamical metrics to constrain models and the importance of reducing model biases in long-term climate projection. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

CRISPR Diversity and Microevolution in Clostridium difficile

GENOME BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 8(9), 2841–2855.

By: J. Andersen n, M. Shoup*, C. Robinson*, R. Bitton, K. Olsen* & R. Barrangou n 

author keywords: CRISPR-Cas; CRISPR phylogeny; CRISPR typing; BI/NAP1/RT027/ST1Type-IB
MeSH headings : CRISPR-Cas Systems; Clostridioides difficile / classification; Clostridioides difficile / genetics; Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats; Evolution, Molecular; Phylogeny; Polymorphism, Genetic
TL;DR: Overall, CRISPR-Cas sequences constitute a valuable basis for genotyping of C. difficile isolates, provide insights into the micro-evolutionary events that occur between closely related strains, and reflect the evolutionary trajectory of these genomes. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Sex differences in microglial colonization and vulnerabilities to endocrine disruption in the social brain

GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, 238, 39–46.

By: M. Rebuli n, P. Gibson n, C. Rhodes n, B. Cushing* & H. Patisaul n 

author keywords: Vole; Rat; Hypothalamus; EDC; Sexual differentiation; Puberty
MeSH headings : Amygdala / cytology; Amygdala / drug effects; Animals; Animals, Newborn; Arvicolinae; Benzhydryl Compounds / toxicity; Brain / cytology; Brain / drug effects; Brain / growth & development; Dentate Gyrus / cytology; Dentate Gyrus / drug effects; Endocrine Disruptors / toxicity; Female; Male; Microglia / drug effects; Microglia / metabolism; Phenols / toxicity; Rats, Wistar; Sex Characteristics; Social Behavior; Somatosensory Cortex / cytology; Somatosensory Cortex / drug effects
TL;DR: This work is the first to observe that developmental exposure to the synthetic estrogen ethinyl estradiol (EE) or BPA alters the sex-specific colonization of the hippocampus and amygdala by microglia. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

School Context Matters: The Impacts of Concentrated Poverty and Racial Segregation on Childhood Obesity

Journal of School Health, 86(12), 864–872.

By: J. Piontak * & M. Schulman n 

author keywords: childhood obesity; place-based inequality; school socioeconomic status; racial segregation; school racial composition
MeSH headings : Body Mass Index; Child; Female; Food Assistance / statistics & numerical data; Food Supply; Humans; Male; North Carolina / epidemiology; Pediatric Obesity / epidemiology; Pediatric Obesity / ethnology; Poverty / statistics & numerical data; Racial Groups / statistics & numerical data; Residence Characteristics / statistics & numerical data; Risk Factors; Rural Population / statistics & numerical data; Schools / statistics & numerical data; Social Segregation; Socioeconomic Factors; Urban Population / statistics & numerical data
TL;DR: The results of this study show that school-level variables related to poverty are important for understanding and confronting childhood obesity. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Predicting multifarious behavioural divergence in the wild

ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR, 121, 3–10.

By: J. Heinen-Kay n, D. Schmidt n, A. Stafford n, M. Costa n, M. Peterson  n, E. Kern n, R. Langerhans  n

author keywords: activity; aggression; behavioural syndrome; boldness; exploration; personality; poeciliid fish; predation; sociability
TL;DR: The results suggest that environmental variation, such as chronic predation risk, can lead to repeatable, and often predictable, changes in multifarious animal behaviours, and that various aspects of behaviour can diversify more or less independently of one another. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Multifaceted biological insights from a draft genome sequence of the tobacco hornworm moth, Manduca sexta

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 76, 118–147.

By: M. Kanost, E. Arrese, X. Cao, Y. Chen, S. Chellapilla, M. Goldsmith, E. Grosse-Wilde, D. Heckel ...

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Light sheet microscopy reveals more gradual light attenuation in light-green versus dark-green soybean leaves

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, 67(15), 4697–4709.

By: R. Slattery *, A. Grennan*, M. Sivaguru *, R. Sozzani  n & D. Ort *

author keywords: Chlorophyll; Glycine max; leaf light environment; light sheet microscopy; light use efficiency; photosynthesis; photosynthetic efficiency; soybean
MeSH headings : Chlorophyll / physiology; Chlorophyll / radiation effects; Chloroplasts / physiology; Chloroplasts / radiation effects; Color; Light; Microscopy / methods; Plant Leaves / physiology; Plant Leaves / radiation effects; Soybeans / physiology; Soybeans / radiation effects
TL;DR: Highlight Light sheet microscopy, a novel approach to quantifying light profiles, showed more gradual light attenuation in light- green soybean leaves compared to dark-green soybean. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Impact of Low Dose Oral Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) on the Neonatal Rat Hypothalamic and Hippocampal Transcriptome: A CLARITY-BPA Consortium Study

ENDOCRINOLOGY, 157(10), 3856–3872.

By: S. Arambula n, S. Belcher n , A. Planchart n , S. Turner * & H. Patisaul n 

MeSH headings : Administration, Oral; Animals; Animals, Newborn; Benzhydryl Compounds / administration & dosage; Benzhydryl Compounds / toxicity; Estrogens, Non-Steroidal / administration & dosage; Estrogens, Non-Steroidal / toxicity; Female; Gene Expression / drug effects; Hippocampus / drug effects; Hippocampus / metabolism; Hypothalamus / drug effects; Hypothalamus / metabolism; Male; Phenols / administration & dosage; Phenols / toxicity; Random Allocation; Rats; Rats, Sprague-Dawley; Sex Characteristics; Transcriptome / drug effects
TL;DR: Preliminary data demonstrate prenatal BPA exposure, even at doses below the current no-observed-adverse-effect level, can alter gene expression in the developing brain. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Household perceptions and subjective valuations of indoor residual spraying programmes to control malaria in northern Uganda

INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF POVERTY, 5(1).

By: Z. Brown n , R. Kramer *, D. Ocan* & C. Oryema*

MeSH headings : Adult; Aged; Animals; Family Characteristics; Female; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Insecticides; Malaria / prevention & control; Malaria / psychology; Male; Middle Aged; Mosquito Control / statistics & numerical data; Uganda; Young Adult
TL;DR: This study suggests that the majority of people in areas of high malaria transmission like northern Uganda place a high value on vector control programmes using IRS, however, there is significant heterogeneity in terms of the perceived side effects (positive and negative). (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Habitat restoration alters adult butterfly morphology and potential fecundity through effects on host plant quality

ECOSPHERE, 7(11).

By: F. Sivakoff n, W. Morris *, E. Aschehoug n, B. Hudgens & N. Haddad  n

author keywords: allometry; capture-mark-recapture; habitat quality; potential fecundity; restoration; wetland butterfly
TL;DR: The results highlight the need to consider restoration's impact on host plant quality, in addition to other aspects of habitat quality, when undertaking habitat restoration for threatened herbivores. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Genome-Wide Association Study of Resistance to Soybean Cyst Nematode (Heterodera glycines) HG Type 2.5.7 in Wild Soybean (Glycine soja)

FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, 7.

By: H. Zhang *, C. Li n, E. Davis n, J. Wang *, J. Griffin *, J. Kofsky *, B. Song *

author keywords: genome-wide association analysis; soybean cyst nematode; SCN; wild soybean; Glycine soja; resistance
TL;DR: Genes encoding disease resistance-related proteins with a leucine-rich region, a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) on chromosome 18, and a MYB transcription factor on chromosome 19 were identified as promising candidate genes. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Genetic modification for disease resistance: a position paper

Food Security, 8(4), 865–870.

By: P. Scott, J. Thomson*, D. Grzywacz*, S. Savary *, R. Strange*, J. Ristaino n , L. Korsten *

Contributors: P. Scott, J. Thomson*, D. Grzywacz*, S. Savary *, R. Strange*, J. Ristaino n , L. Korsten *

author keywords: Genetic modification; Genetic engineering; Plant breeding; Food security; Disease resistance; Developing countries; Biosafety
TL;DR: It is concluded that there is untapped potential for using GM to introduce disease resistance, and an objective approach to mobilizing this potential is recommended, to address the severe impact of plant disease on food security. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries, Crossref
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Fungal biomineralization of montmorillonite and goethite to short-range-ordered minerals

GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA, 191, 17–31.

By: H. Li  n, S. Hu n , M. Polizzotto n, X. Chang *, Q. Shen *, W. Ran *, G. Yu n

author keywords: Biomineralization; Fungi; High-resolution transmission electron microscopy; Montmorillonite; Short-range-ordered minerals; Two dimensional correlation spectroscopy
TL;DR: The results showed that after a 48-h cultivation of montmorillonite and goethite with Z5, new biogenic intracellular and extracellular reactive nano-scale minerals with a size of 3–5 nm became abundant, and this is, to the best of the authors' knowledge, the first report of the structural characterization of nano- scale minerals by 2D COS, highlighting its potential to elucidate biomineralization pathways and thus identify the precursors of nano (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
2. Zero Hunger (Web of Science)
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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