Detection of Chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV) is reported for the first time in two species of ants (Camponotus vagus and Formica rufa) and in Varroa destructor. A quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) method was used to detect and quantify CBPV in infected bees, ants and mites. A minus-strand-specific RT-PCR was used to assess viral replication. These results suggest a new way by which the infec...

From workers of the red wood ant Formica rufa L. 68 compounds could be identified by com bined gas chrom atography-m ass spectrometry. Abdom ina contain a row of bishom ologue saturated and unsaturated uneven numbered hydrocarbons with undecane as the major product. In addition, 13 formic acid esters could be identified among which hexadecyl formate is present in particularly large amounts. Mai...

The Point Arena mountain beaver ( Aplodontia rufa nigra ) is an endangered subspecies. Efforts to recover this subspecies will be aided by advances in molecular genetics, specifically the ability to estimate population size using noninvasive genetic sampling. Here we report on the development of nine polymorphic loci for the Point Arena mountain beaver. These markers provide us sufficient power...

A talon cusp is a relatively rare dental developmental anomaly characterized by the presence of accessory cusp-like structure projecting from the cingulum area or cementoenamel junction. It is frequently found on the palatal surface of the maxillary anterior teeth in the permanent dentition. The etiology is controversial, but it is suggested that this condition has a multifactorial cause, inclu...

This article aims to show that Herta Müller's life is depicted as one of perpetual uprooting and portrait elements in her novels where the writer deals with major universal themes, connected topic exile fundamental understanding turbulent 20th century Europe. Her denunciation horrors totalitarianism, against which she opposes a cry for freedom oblivion, stands out its capacity reflection, origi...

The genus Seticornuta Morley, 1913 currently comprises nine described species; here, new species are described: S. anchanchu sp. nov., carinata cuckoo curupira flava muqui nigroflava quilmes and rufa nov. is redescribed to encompass the features found in Neotropical distinctions between New World Old presented. recorded for first time Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala Peru.

Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis Planchon) is an important specialty fruit crop that suffers from narrow genetic diversity stemming from recent global commercialization and limited cultivar improvement. Here, we present high-density RAD-seq-based genetic maps using an interspecific F1 cross between Actinidia rufa 'MT570001' and A. chinensis 'Guihai No4'. The A. rufa (maternal) map consists of 2,4...