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Pine needle abortions in cattle due to consumption of pinus ponderosa in Argentina: case reports
(Elsevier, 2024-04-11)Two outbreaks of pine needle abortions in cattle are here reported for the first time in Argentina. The cases occurred in Chubut and Neuqu´en provinces in the Patagonia region, causing 29.6% and 9% of abortions in each ... -
Worker trapping: a sustainable management tool for invasive social wasps?
(Taylor and Francis, 2024-01)The invasive social wasp Vespula germanica is a harmful pest, mainly in urban environments. Despite extensive research on ecology and control, there are currently no effective, sustainable strategies to manage populations ... -
Incidence of agroecological-based practices in urban vegetable gardens: effect on crop diversity and production levels
(Taylor and Francis, 2025-01)Agroecological-based practices (ABPs) play a vital role in urban vegetable gardens, enhancing the quality of life. However, factors driving ABP implementation and their impact on crop production and diversity are not fully ... -
Producción agroecológica y avance inmobiliario, ¿cómo media la política pública? El caso de Caminos Los Nogales, El Bolsón, Río Negro = Agroecological production and real estate advancement, how does public policy mediate? The case of Caminos Los Nogales, El Bolsón, Río Negro
(Centro Universitario Regional Zona Atlántica, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, 2024-12)Los últimos 50 años mostraron un crecimiento poblacional y se ha desarrollado en El Bolsón, Argentina un estilo de vida bajo los valores de la agroecología. La producción de alimentos agroecológicos se ubica en el periurbano ... -
Determinación del diámetro medio y porcentaje de medulación de fibras representativos de vellones de alpaca = Determination of the average diameter and percentage of medullation of representative fibres of alpaca fleeces
(Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Perú), 2024-12)La evaluación del diámetro medio de fibra (MDF) y la incidencia de medulación representativo de vellones de alpacas en muestras de 10 g de fibras de la zona del costillar medio se efectúa habitualmente para identificar ... -
Effect of temperature on circadian clock functioning of trees in the context of global warming
(Wiley, 2025-01)Plant survival in a warmer world requires the timely adjustment of biological processes to cyclical changes in the new environment. Circadian oscillators have been proposed to contribute to thermal adaptation and plasticity. ... -
Environmental influence and species occurrence of yellowjacket drones in an invaded area
(Springer Nature, 2025-01)During the mating season, reproductive individuals of numerous insect species gather in rendezvous areas, which increases mating opportunities. Male hymenopterans often have to move considerable distances during a particular ... -
Assessing Sirex noctilio Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Siricidae) Damage in Pine Plantations Using Remote Sensing and Predictive Machine Learning Models
(MDPI, 2025-02)Early detection and monitoring of invasive forest pests are crucial for effective pest management, particularly in preventing large-scale damage, reducing eradication costs, and improving overall control effectiveness. ... -
Chemotactile perception and associative learning of amino acids in yellowjacket workers
(The Company of Biologists, 2025-01)Learning and memory are fundamental processes, influencing animal foraging behaviour and fitness success. Evaluating food nutritional quality, particularly of proteins and essential amino acids, involves complex sensory ... -
Microhistological epidermal atlas for identifying plants consumed by South American camelids in the dry Peruvian Puna
(Elsevier, 2025-02)A microhistological atlas was developed that describes the key foliar epidermal characteristics of 22 plant species consumed by vicuñas within the Sustainable Use Management Areas in the Peasant Community of San Cristóbal ... -
Linking effect traits of soil fauna to processes of organic matter transformation
(Wiley, 2024-12)Soil organic matter (SOM) transformation processes are regulated by the activities of plants, microbes, and fauna. Compared with plants and microbes, effects of soil fauna are less understood because of their high taxonomic ... -
Assessing the potential impact of grasshopper outbreaks on Patagonian wetlands through mathematical modelling
(Springer Nature, 2025-01)Herbivorous insects occasionally produce population outbreaks that can alter the availability of food resources for other animals and cause economical losses. In the Patagonian steppe, wetlands are important ecosystems due ... -
Soil food-web energy fluxes reveal diverse responses to smallholder land-use choices in temperate forests
(Elsevier, 2025-01)The consequences of land-use change for soil fauna communities and soil functionality are hard to quantify and poorly understood. Energy fluxes provide a quantitative framework to link soil food webs to ecosystem functions. ... -
Dual identity: the ecology and behaviour of the robber fly Mallophora ruficauda, a pest of honeybees and parasitoid of Scarab beetles
(Schweizerbart Science Publishers, 2024-12)Mallophora ruficauda is a dipteran ectoparasitoid and insect predator native to South America, that as an adult feeds mainly on foraging honeybees. Under suitable conditions, population outbreaks can detrimentally impact ... -
Regional adaptation of integrated pest management to control invasive forest insects
(Wiley, 2024-12)Globalization is increasing the threat of invasive forest insects to ecosystems. Control efforts against the same pest species progressively occur across distant jurisdictions as integrated pest management (IPM) programs ... -
Seguimiento de parámetros productivos de una parcela experimental de Festuca pallescens
(Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, 2024-06)Este proyecto se enmarca dentro del Convenio de cooperación técnica entre la Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de la Universidad Nacional del Comahue y el Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (Res. FAC N° 2022-056, ... -
Peso vivo promedio de terneros de destete, homogeneidad de lote y sus efectos sobre el precio final de venta en la localidad de Guañacos
(Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, 2024-12)La crisis climática actual sumada al deterioro de los pastizales naturales obliga a los actores sociales vinculados con la producción bovina a tomar acciones de buenas prácticas ganaderas que garanticen la conservación y ... -
Estrés en la esquila ovina = Stress in sheep shearing
(Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 2024-10)La esquila representa un estrés agudo para los animales, se ha descripto la respuesta al estrés de las ovejas durante la esquila, pero hay información limitada sobre qué factores desencadenan esta respuesta. Con el método ... -
Are they even there? How agri-environment schemes investments reach their target species in Dutch dairy-farmland, the case of meadow birds
(Elsevier, 2024-12)Agri-environmental schemes (AES) implemented by farmer collectives for meadow bird protection in The Netherlands create complex landscape mosaics due to the variability of options and combinations farmers use. We propose ... -
Effect of Grasses on Native Tree Seedling Establishment Along a Water Stress Gradient: Results of Forest and Greenhouse Experiments
(Wiley, 2024-11)Anthropogenic activities such as cattle grazing and forest clearing have led to the establishment of early successional grass layers in some native forests, which may inhibit or entirely prevent native tree regeneration. ...