Differences in the reliance on cuticular hydrocarbons as sexual signaling and species discrimination cues in parasitoid wasps

Abstract Background Cuticular hydrocarbons (CHC) have been documented to play crucial roles as species- and sex-specific cues in the chemical communication systems of a wide variety of insects.However, whether Accessories they are sufficient by themselves as the sole cue triggering sexual behavior as well as preference of con- over heterospecific m

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The movement and distribution of pregnant spotted ragged-tooth sharks, Carcharias taurus, in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa

The spotted ragged-tooth shark, Carcharias taurus, is widely distributed arrow parts in subtropical continental coastal seas.In South Africa, it is commonly found along the entire south and east coasts, including the iSimangaliso Wetland Park (IWP) in the far north, which is the largest Marine Protected Area on the South African coast.Pregnant fema

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Survey on Financial Market Frictions and DSGE models

This survey reviews the research regarding the general frameworks used for the specification of financial market frictions in Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium models.Within the related literature, financial frictions are considered to be the prime candidates for endogenous amplification of small transitory non-financial shocks.The latest fina

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