The Chilean Mockingbird (Mimus thenca) serves as the primary vector for transmission of mistletoe (Tristerix aphyllus) to its cactus host (Echinopsis chilensis) in Chile. A small proportion of the...
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A female parasitoid wasp (Euplemus vuilletti) feeds on its host, a beetle larva (Callosobruchus maculatus), by puncturing the beetle's cuticle with its ovipositor. The wasp creates a feeding tube to...
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A leaf shows damage caused by necrosis (cell death) and chlorosis (insufficient chlorophyll production) due to a pathogenic fungus. Such damage reduces the photosynthetic area available to the plant....
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The African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) population in the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) control program at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, South Africa was studied in 2000-2001 to investigate how chronic infection...
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In this activity, students examine the nature of the interaction between army ants and ant-following birds. Ant-following birds benefit from the relationship by staying just ahead of the ants and...
The Valle Grande in the Valles Caldera National Preserve, New Mexico is one of the National Science Foundation’s Ecology of Infectious Disease study sites. A recent study examined the role that local...
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This data set can be used to determine the effect cowbird brood parasitism has on a songbird population. It includes notes for students as well as instructions for faculty.
ForensicEA is an interactive simulation program that lets the user explore the logic of phylogeny reconstruction. The program creates populations of virus particles. The populations evolve by genetic...
Long-toed salamanders (Ambystoma macrodactylum) exhibit a wide diversity of limb and digit malformations following injury and infection by a trematode parasite (Ribeiroia ondatrae). A recent study...
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Students, especially those from the inland parts of a country, tend to have a “terrestrial-centric” view of Earth. For some, exploration of marine ecosystems may occur only during holidays or while...
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