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2. Cenozoic origins of the genus Calliarcys (Insecta, Ephemeroptera) revealed by Micro‑CT, with DNA barcode gap analysis of Leptophlebiinae and Habrophlebiinae
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Roman J. Godunko, Javier Alba-Tercedor, Michal Grabowski, Tomasz Rewicz, and Arnold H. Staniczek
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Insecta ,Multidisciplinary ,Fossils ,Animals ,DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic ,X-Ray Microtomography ,Ephemeroptera ,Amber - Abstract
We are grateful to Michel Sartori (Lausanne, Switzerland) and José Ángel Martín del Arco (Salamanca, Spain) for donating the specimens of C. humilis to SMNS, BC CAS, and UŁ collections. We are also grateful to Christel and Hans-Werner Hoffeins (Hamburg, Germany), Mike Reich (BSPG, Munich, Germany), and Evgeny Perkovsky (Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, Kyiv, Ukraine) for access to their collections of fossil mayflies from the Eocene Rovno amber. We would like to thank Kateřina Bláhová (IE, BC CAS) and Milan Pallmann (SMNS) for technical assistance with line drawings and the preparation of a set of macro photographs. Tomasz Mamos (UniLodz, Poland) is acknowledged for his help in the Bayesian reconstruction of phylogeny, and Łukasz Trębicki (UniLodz, Poland) for help in molecular laboratory. Comments from reviewers helped to improve the manuscript. JA-T thank the staff of Bruker SkyScan in Kontich (Belgium) for their effectiveness and fast support, for their constant improvements to the software, and for implementing the new options we requested. In this respect, we are especially indebted to Alexander Sasov (now at NeoScan, https:// neosc an. com), Stephan Boons, Xuan Liu, Phil Salmon, and Vladimir Kharitonov. We would like to thank the reviewers for their thoughtful comments and efforts towards improving our manuscript. LSID urn:lsid:zoobank. org:pub:C58BEE82-0EC6-4C59-A02D-1E5F796179B6, Additional information Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at https:// doi. org/ 10. 1038/ s41598- 022- 18234-4., Funding Open access funding enabled and organized by the University of Łódź (Poland). RJG acknowledges the financial support of the Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (No. 21-05216S) and institutional support of the Institute of Entomology (Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences) RVO: 60077344. Acquisition of research equipment used in this study has been carried out within equipment subsidy granted by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation [Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers] for RJG., Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) are among the oldest pterygote insects, with the earliest fossils dating back to the Late Carboniferous. Within mayflies, Leptophlebiidae are a highly diverse and widespread group, with approximately 140 genera and 640 species. Whereas taxonomy, systematics, and phylogeny of extant Leptophlebiidae are in the focus of extensive studies, little is known about leptophlebiid fossil taxa. Because fossil remains of Ephemeroptera in sedimentary rocks are relatively rare, inclusions of mayflies in amber are a unique source of information on their evolution and diversity in the past. Leptophlebiidae found in Cenozoic resins mostly belong to the subfamilies Leptophlebiinae (in Eocene Baltic amber) and Atalophlebiinae (in Miocene Dominican and Mexican ambers). In the present contribution, we confirm the first finding of the genus Calliarcys from Eocene Baltic amber by using Micro-CT, which allowed confirming its generic placement by visualizing diagnostic key characters otherwise hidden by a cloud of turbidity. Additionally, we present first molecular data on the extant species Calliarcys humilis Eaton, 1881 from the Iberian Peninsula and the barcode gap analysis for Leptophlebiinae and Habrophlebiinae., Funding Open access funding enabled and organized by the University of Łódź (Poland), Grant Agency of the Czech Republic (No. 21-05216S), Institute of Entomology (Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences) RVO: 60077344, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation [Georg Forster Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers]
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- 2022
3. Integrated Micro-CT and DNA-based study reveals Cenozoic origin of mayfly genus Calliarcys and its systematic position within Leptophlebiinae (Insecta: Ephemeroptera)
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Roman J. Godunko, Javier Alba-Tercedor, Michal Grabowski, Tomasz Rewicz, and Arnold H. Staniczek
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Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) are among the oldest pterygote insects, with the earliest fossils dating back to the Late Carboniferous. Within mayflies, Leptophlebiidae are a highly diverse and widespread group, with approximately 140 genera and 640 species. Whereas taxonomy, systematics, and phylogeny of extant Leptophlebiidae are in the focus of extensive studies, little is known about leptophlebiid fossil taxa. Because fossil remains of Ephemeroptera in sedimentary rocks are relatively rare, inclusions of mayflies in amber are a unique source of information on their evolution and diversity in the past. Leptophlebiidae found in Cenozoic resins mostly belong to the subfamilies Leptophlebiinae (in Eocene Baltic amber) and Atalophlebiinae (in Miocene Dominican and Mexican ambers). In the present contribution, we confirm the first finding of the genus Calliarcys from Eocene Baltic amber by using Micro-CT, which allowed confirming its generic placement by visualizing diagnostic key characters otherwise hidden by a cloud of turbidity. The description and morphological reconstruction of the new fossil species Calliarcys antiquus sp. nov. and new molecular data of the extant Calliarcys humilis Eaton, 1881 from the Iberian Peninsula do not support a distinct subfamily Calliarcyinae, but reveal close relationships to the genera Leptophlebia and Paraleptophlebia, thus suggesting a phylogenetic position of Calliarcys within Leptophlebiinae.
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- 2022
4. Luis Herrera Mesa. Ecología, cambio climático y sexta extinción. Editorial: Mc Graw-Hill Interamericana S.L. 2021
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Javier Alba-Tercedor
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General Medicine - Abstract
Hace ya varias décadas que el impacto mediático de la aparición de un gran agujero en la capa ozono, a nivel de la Antártida, fue un punto de inflexión por el cual se tuvo conciencia de lo que la actividad humana estaba produciendo a nivel planetario, y se tomaron medidas prohibiendo los clorofluorocarbonos (CFC) responsables de esa degradación. Lo que ha tenido un efecto muy positivo en la capa protectora de ozono que rodea la tierra.......
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- 2022
5. Publisher Correction: Using micro-computed tomography to reveal the anatomy of adult Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Insecta: Hemiptera, Liviidae) and how it pierces and feeds within a citrus leaf
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Wayne B. Hunter, Ignacio Alba-Alejandre, and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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Multidisciplinary ,biology ,Science ,Micro computed tomography ,Diaphorina citri ,Medicine ,Anatomy ,biology.organism_classification ,Hemiptera - Abstract
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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- 2021
6. The phloem-pd: a distinctive brief sieve element stylet puncture prior to sieve element phase of aphid feeding behavior
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Jaime Jiménez, Elisa Garzo, Ana Moreno, Javier Alba-Tercedor, G. P. Walker, and Alberto Fereres
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0106 biological sciences ,Aphid ,Ecology ,biology ,fungi ,food and beverages ,Vascular bundle ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Stylet ,Cryofixation ,010602 entomology ,Insect Science ,Electrical penetration graph ,Biophysics ,Closterovirus ,Phloem ,Myzus persicae ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
A recent electrical penetration graph (EPG) study identified a unique intracellular puncture that is associated with inoculation of the semipersistently transmitted, phloem-limited Beet yellows virus (BYV, Closterovirus) by the aphid Myzus persicae. This new aphid EPG pattern (named phloem-pd) always occurs shortly before phloem sieve element phase (PSEP) and has a similar voltage drop as PSEP, both of which are less than the voltage drop of standard-pds. Structure of pd subphase II-2 differs between phloem-pds and standard-pds. The objective of this study was to determine the type of phloem cell penetrated during phloem-pds. Stylets of M. persicae feeding on sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) were fixed in situ by cryofixation during phloem-pds, standard-pds and PSEP waveform E1. The cell penetrated by the stylet tips was then identified by confocal laser-scanning microscopy and micro-computed tomography. Sieve elements (SEs) or companion cells (CCs) were penetrated during phloem-pds, whereas cells other than SEs or CCs (mesophyll, bundle sheath cells and possibly phloem parenchyma) were penetrated during standard-pds. SEs were penetrated during waveform E1. The implications of these findings for inoculation of other phloem-limited viruses that currently are thought to be inoculated primarily during waveform E1 are discussed.
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- 2019
7. Using micro-computed tomography to reveal the anatomy of adult Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Insecta: Hemiptera, Liviidae) and how it pierces and feeds within a citrus leaf
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Wayne B. Hunter, Ignacio Alba-Alejandre, and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Male ,Citrus ,Candidatus Liberibacter ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Diaphorina citri ,Science ,Insect ,01 natural sciences ,Article ,Hemiptera ,03 medical and health sciences ,Imaging, Three-Dimensional ,Animals ,media_common ,Multidisciplinary ,Bacterial disease ,biology ,Micro computed tomography ,food and beverages ,Anatomy ,X-Ray Microtomography ,biology.organism_classification ,Publisher Correction ,Plant Leaves ,010602 entomology ,030104 developmental biology ,Medicine ,Citrus greening disease ,Female ,PEST analysis ,Zoology ,Entomology - Abstract
The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri, is a harmful pest of citrus trees that transmits Candidatus Liberibacter spp. which causes Huanglongbing (HLB) (citrus greening disease); this is considered to be the most serious bacterial disease of citrus plants. Here we detail an anatomical study of the external and internal anatomy (excluding the reproductive system) using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). This is the frst complete 3D micro-CT reconstruction of the anatomy of a psylloid insect and includes a 3D reconstruction of an adult feeding on a citrus leaf that can be used on mobile devices. Detailed rendered images and videos support frst descriptions of coxal and scapus antennal glands and sexual diferences in the internal anatomy (hindgut rectum, mesothoracic ganglion and brain). This represents a signifcant advance in our knowledge of ACP anatomy, and of psyllids in general. Together the images, videos and 3D model constitute a unique anatomical atlas and are useful tools for future research and as teaching aids., Kansas State University (KSU), University of Granada
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- 2020
8. Anatomical study of the female reproductive system and bacteriome of Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, (Insecta: Hemiptera, Liviidae) using micro-computed tomography
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Ignacio Alba-Alejandre, Javier Alba-Tercedor, and Wayne B. Hunter
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0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Diaphorina citri ,Zoology ,lcsh:Medicine ,Biology ,01 natural sciences ,Article ,Imaging ,Hemiptera ,03 medical and health sciences ,Spermatheca ,3-D reconstruction ,Rhizobiaceae ,Animals ,Reproductive system ,lcsh:Science ,Multidisciplinary ,lcsh:R ,Biological techniques ,Bacteriome ,Genitalia, Female ,X-Ray Microtomography ,biology.organism_classification ,Trioza erytreae ,010602 entomology ,030104 developmental biology ,Ovipositor ,Citrus greening disease ,lcsh:Q ,Female ,X-ray tomography ,Entomology - Abstract
Huanglongbing (HLB) (citrus greening disease) is one of the most serious bacterial diseases of citrus. It is caused by (1) Candidatus Liberibacter africanus, transmitted by Trioza erytreae and (2) C.L. asiaticus and C.L. americanus, transmitted by Diaphorina citri. As part of a multidisciplinary project on D. citri (www.citrusgreening.org), we made a detailed study, using micro-computed tomography, of the female abdominal terminalia, reproductive system (ovaries, accessory glands, spermatheca, colleterial (= cement) gland, connecting ducts, and ovipositor) and bacteriome, which we present here. New terms and structures are introduced and described, particularly concerning the spermatheca, ovipositor and bacteriome. The quality of images and bacteriome reconstructions are comparable, or clearer, than those previously published using a synchrotron or fuorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH). This study: reviews knowledge of the female reproductive system and bacteriome organ in D. citri; represents the frst detailed morphological study of D. citri to use micro-CT; and extensively revises existing morphological information relevant to psylloids, hemipterans and insects in general. High quality images and supplementary videos represent a signifcant advance in knowledge of psylloid anatomy and are useful tools for future research and as educational aids., Kansas State University (KSU) S15192.01, University of Granada, USDA-NIFA S15192.01 2014-70016-23028
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- 2020
9. Revealing the respiratory system of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei; Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) using micro-computed tomography
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Ignacio Alba-Alejandre, Fernando E. Vega, and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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Male ,Models, Anatomic ,0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Respiratory System ,lcsh:Medicine ,Coffea ,3d model ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Article ,Tracheal lumen ,Insect pest ,03 medical and health sciences ,Animals ,Respiratory system ,lcsh:Science ,Multidisciplinary ,biology ,Micro computed tomography ,lcsh:R ,Biological techniques ,X-Ray Microtomography ,Anatomy ,biology.organism_classification ,030104 developmental biology ,Curculionidae ,Weevils ,lcsh:Q ,Female ,Zoology - Abstract
The coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) is the most economically important insect pest of coffee globally. Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) was used to reconstruct the respiratory system of this species for the first time; this is the smallest insect (ca. 2 mm long) for which this has been done to date. Anatomical details of the spiracles and tracheal tubes are described, images presented, and new terms introduced. The total volume and the relationship between tracheal lumen diameter, length and volume are also presented. The total length of the tracheal tubes are seventy times the length of the entire animal. Videos and a 3D model for use with mobile devices are included as supplementary information; these could be useful for future research and for teaching insect anatomy to students and the public in general., This paper benefitted from the sub-award agreement S15192.01 between Kansas State University (KSU) and the University of Granada, as part of a USDANIFA Award 2014-70016-23028 to S.J. Brown (KSU), “Developing an Infrastructure and Product Test Pipeline to Deliver Novel Therapies for Citrus Greening Disease” (2015–2020).
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- 2019
10. Morphology and ultrastructure of the midgut gland ('hepatopancreas') during ontogeny in the common spider crab Maja brachydactyla Balss, 1922 (Brachyura, Majidae)
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Enric Ribes, Guiomar Rotllant, Mercè Durfort, Diego Castejón, Guillermo Guerao, Javier Alba-Tercedor, Maria Font-i-Furnols, Indústries Alimentàries, Qualitat i Tecnologia Alimentària, and Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
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Micro-CT ,0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Male ,Cell type ,663/664 ,Brachyura ,Ontogeny ,Hepatopancreas ,Biology ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Andrology ,03 medical and health sciences ,Microscopy, Electron, Transmission ,Crustacea ,Majidae ,Animals ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Larva ,fungi ,Midgut ,Histology ,General Medicine ,X-Ray Microtomography ,biology.organism_classification ,Digestive system ,030104 developmental biology ,Larval development ,Insect Science ,Ultrastructure ,Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ,Female ,Microapocrine secretion ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,Developmental Biology - Abstract
15 pages, 14 figures, 2 tables, 1 appendix, We studied the anatomy and cytology of the midgut gland (MGl) of the common spider crab Maja brachydactyla Balss, 1922 at several life stages (zoea, megalopa, first juvenile, and adult) using dissection, histology, electron microscopy, computed tomography, and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). In newly hatched larvae, 14 blind-end tubules form the MGl. The length of the tubules increases during the larval development. In the late megalopa, the number of tubules also increases. In adults, 35,000 to 60,000 blind-ending tubules comprise the MGl. In all life stages, a square-net network of muscle fibers surround the tubules. We describe five cell types in the MGl in all larval stages, which have a similar location, histology, and ultrastructure in larvae and adults: embryonary (E-) cells, resorptive (R-) cells, fibrillar (F-) cells, blister-like (B-) cells, and midget (M-) cells. Major difference between larval and adult cells is the larger size of the adult cells. Microapocrine secretion occurs from the microvilli of the B-cells. No ultrastructural changes were observed during larval development, which suggests that the function of each cell type might be similar in all life stages. The role of each epithelial cell type in larvae and adults is discussed, Financial support was provided by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through the INIA project [grant number RTA 2011-00004-00-00] to G.G and a predoctoral fellowship to D.C. [FPI-INIA].
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- 2019
11. Observing the devastating coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) inside the coffee berry using microcomputed tomography
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Ignacio Alba-Alejandre, Fernando E. Vega, and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Male ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Oviposition ,lcsh:Medicine ,Insect ,Berry ,Biology ,Coffea canephora ,01 natural sciences ,Coffee ,Article ,Host-Parasite Interactions ,Insect pest ,03 medical and health sciences ,Animals ,Life history ,lcsh:Science ,media_common ,Multidisciplinary ,Micro computed tomography ,lcsh:R ,X-Ray Microtomography ,biology.organism_classification ,010602 entomology ,Horticulture ,030104 developmental biology ,visual_art ,Larva ,Seeds ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Weevils ,Bark ,lcsh:Q ,Female - Abstract
The coffee berry borer is the most devastating insect pest of coffee throughout the world. The insect spends most of its life cycle inside the coffee berry, which makes it quite difficult to observe its behaviour. Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) was used to observe all developmental stages of the coffee berry borer inside coffee berries (Coffea canephora). An interesting oviposition pattern involving a sequential placement of eggs starting in the periphery of the seed and moving inwards was observed. Micro-CT should be useful in elucidating unknown life history aspects of other seed-feeding bark beetles as well as of bark and ambrosia beetles in general.
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- 2018
12. Publisher Correction: Anatomical study of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) using micro-computed tomography
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Fernando E. Vega, Ignacio Alba-Alejandre, and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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Multidisciplinary ,Micro computed tomography ,Science ,lcsh:R ,lcsh:Medicine ,Berry ,Biology ,Publisher Correction ,Medicine ,lcsh:Q ,lcsh:Science ,Cartography - Abstract
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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- 2021
13. Changes in Mediterranean high mountain Trichoptera communities after a 20-year period
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Carmen Zamora-Muñoz, Marta Sáinz-Bariáin, Núria Bonada, Carmen E. Sáinz-Cantero, Javier Alba-Tercedor, and Juan José Soler
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0106 biological sciences ,Mediterranean climate ,Ecology ,biology ,Range (biology) ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Species distribution ,Climate change ,Aquatic Science ,biology.organism_classification ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Altitude ,Caddisfly ,Habitat ,Environmental science ,Species richness ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Water Science and Technology - Abstract
Rivers in Mediterranean high mountains are especially vulnerable to climate change because these areas are characterized by extreme climatic conditions of snowy winters and relatively frequent summer droughts. Climate induced alterations in temperature and the magnitude of high and low river flows are expected to have significant effects on aquatic fauna. Here, we analysed changes in the caddisfly communities of the Sierra Nevada during a 20-year period on an altitudinal gradient range of 952–3050 m. Furthermore, we related these changes to an observed increase in air temperature and decrease in river flow over the last 40 years. Overall, caddisfly species richness increased but patterns varied depending on altitude in a non-linear shape. Richness increased in altitude with maximum values at sites of intermediate-high altitude (1800–2000 m). The effects of the observed climate change may be explained by the colonization of headwaters and middle reaches from mid-lowland species or by those from streams and rivers in nearby mountain chains at lower altitude. The observed richness increase and its association with environmental conditions suggest that mountains with a considerable altitudinal gradient may function as refuges for species and populations during periods of climatic change, which strength the importance of the conservation of mountainous habitat.
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- 2015
14. Generation of a bioengineered autologous bone substitute for palate repair: anin vivostudy in laboratory animals
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Miguel Alaminos, Javier Alba-Tercedor, Miriam García-Gómez, Ricardo Fernández-Valadés, Esther Liceras-Liceras, Ingrid Garzón, Antonio España-López, Olga Roda, Ana-Celeste-Ximenes Oliveira, and Miguel Angel Martin-Piedra
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Artificial bone ,biology ,business.industry ,Biomedical Engineering ,Medicine (miscellaneous) ,Dentistry ,030206 dentistry ,Autologous bone ,Biomaterials ,Palate Bone ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Tissue engineering ,In vivo ,Osteocalcin ,biology.protein ,Medicine ,Stem cell ,Bone regeneration ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
We carried out an in vivo study to evaluate the potential usefulness of a novel bioengineered bone substitute for the repair of palate defects in laboratory rabbits, using tissue-engineering methods. Our results showed that the use of a bioengineered bone substitute was associated with more symmetrical palate growth as compared to the controls, and the length and height of the palate were very similar on both sides of the palate, with differences from negative controls 4 months after artificial bone grafting for bone length. The histological analysis revealed that the regenerated bone was well organized and expressed osteocalcin. In contrast, bone corresponding to control animals without tissue grafting was immature, with areas of osteoid tissue and remodelling, as determined by MMP-14 expression. These results suggest that bone substitutes may be a useful strategy to induce the formation of a well-structured palate bone, which could prevent the growth alterations found in cleft palate patients. This opens a door to a future clinical application of these bone substitutes. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- 2015
15. Asian citrus psyllid stylet morphology and applicability to the model for inter-instar stylet replacement in the potato psyllid
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Lukas A. Mueller, Surya Saha, Joseph M. Cicero, Wayne B. Hunter, Liliana M. Cano, Susan J. Brown, and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Apolysis ,Biology ,Molting ,Models, Biological ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,Hemiptera ,03 medical and health sciences ,Psyllids ,Rhizobiaceae ,Botany ,Animals ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Larva ,fungi ,food and beverages ,Feeding Behavior ,General Medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,Stylet ,030104 developmental biology ,Insect Science ,Ecdysis ,Microscopy, Electron, Scanning ,Instar ,Citrus greening disease ,Stylet replacement ,Moulting ,Developmental Biology - Abstract
In Hemiptera, presumptive stylets for each consecutive postembryonic instar are manufactured prior to ecdysis to replace the ecdysial stylets discarded with the exuviae. With the discovery that the bacterium “Candidatus” Liberibacter solanacearum accesses the tissues involved in the stylet replacement process of the potato psyllid, a hypothesis was formed that the bacterium could adhere to the stylets of freshly emerged instars and hence gain access to the host plant when feeding is resumed. Although unproven, it was imperative that a model for stylet replacement be built. Stylet morphology and the stylet replacement process of the Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), vector of “C.” L. asiaticus, causal pathogen of citrus greening disease, are comparable to the potato psyllid model system. Morphology consists of a basal terminus with its tab-shaped auricle, a base, shaft, and an apical terminus. Each of the four auricles act as a platform for the replacement apparatus, which is compacted into a tight aggregate of cells, the ‘endcap’. As modeled, on apolysis of larval instar hypodermis, the aggregate ‘deconstructs’ and expands into a snail shell-shaped tube, the ‘atrium’, that houses the presumptive stylet as it is synthesized. Completed stylets then despool from the atrium and are fitted into their functional positions as the next instar emerges from its exuviae., Funding was provided by a grant from USDA-NIFA Award 2014- 70016-23028, 2015-2020, “Developing an Infrastructure and Product Test Pipeline to Deliver Novel Therapies for Citrus Greening Disease”.
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- 2018
16. Micro-CT to Document the Coffee Bean Weevil
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Ignacio, Alba-Alejandre, Javier, Alba-Tercedor, and Fernando E, Vega
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Communication ,insect biology ,coffee quality ,losses ,stored coffee ,stored product pest - Abstract
The coffee bean weevil, Araecerus fasciculatus (De Geer) (Coleoptera: Anthribidae), is a cosmopolitan insect with >100 hosts, and has been reported as a pest of stored coffee. During a study involving the coffee berry borer, we observed coffee bean weevils emerging from field-collected coffee berries and used micro-computerized tomography (micro-CT) scans to observe the insect inside the berry. Two eggs had eclosed inside the berry, resulting in observations of a newly eclosed adult beetle and a 5th instar larva, each feeding on one of the two seeds. This is the first time since 1775, when the insect was first described, that the insect has been observed inside a coffee berry.
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- 2018
17. Micro-computed tomography and histology to explore internal morphology in decapod larvae
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Guillermo Guerao, Guiomar Rotllant, Mercè Durfort, Javier Alba-Tercedor, Enric Ribes, Diego Castejón, and Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
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0301 basic medicine ,0106 biological sciences ,Crustacean larvae ,Gastric Mill ,Nervous system ,Gill ,Male ,X-ray microtomography ,animal structures ,Brachyura ,Larves ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Tomografia ,lcsh:Medicine ,010603 evolutionary biology ,01 natural sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,Larvae ,medicine ,Animals ,Sistema nerviós ,Cephalothorax ,Metamorphosis ,lcsh:Science ,Tomography ,media_common ,Multidisciplinary ,biology ,lcsh:R ,Histological Techniques ,Metamorphosis, Biological ,Histology ,Anatomy ,X-Ray Microtomography ,biology.organism_classification ,030104 developmental biology ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Larva ,lcsh:Q ,Female - Abstract
11 pages, 6 figures, supplementary material https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32709-3, Traditionally, the internal morphology of crustacean larvae has been studied using destructive techniques such as dissection and microscopy. The present study combines advances in micro-computed tomography (micro-CT) and histology to study the internal morphology of decapod larvae, using the common spider crab (Maja brachydactyla Balss, 1922) as a model and resolving the individual limitations of these techniques. The synergy of micro-CT and histology allows the organs to be easily identified, revealing simultaneously the gross morphology (shape, size, and location) and histological organization (tissue arrangement and cell identification). Micro-CT shows mainly the exoskeleton, musculature, digestive and nervous systems, and secondarily the circulatory and respiratory systems, while histology distinguishes several cell types and confirms the organ identity. Micro-CT resolves a discrepancy in the literature regarding the nervous system of crab larvae. The major changes occur in the metamorphosis to the megalopa stage, specifically the formation of the gastric mill, the shortening of the abdominal nerve cord, the curving of the abdomen beneath the cephalothorax, and the development of functional pereiopods, pleopods, and lamellate gills. The combination of micro-CT and histology provides better results than either one alone, Financial support was provided by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through the INIA project (grant number RTA2011-00004-00-00) to G.G. and a pre-doctoral fellowship to D.C. (FPI-INIA)
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- 2018
18. Local environment rather than past climate determines community composition of mountain stream macroinvertebrates across Europe
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Mark Vellend, Tomáš Derka, Carmen Zamora-Muñoz, Josefina Garrido, Ana Filipa Filipe, José Barquín, Javier Alba-Tercedor, Marta Sáinz-Bariáin, Majida El Alami, Carmen E. Sáinz-Cantero, Núria Bonada, Alfried P. Vogler, Raúl Acosta, Cesc Múrria, and Mario Álvarez-Cabria
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0106 biological sciences ,Insecta ,Lineage (evolution) ,Climate ,latitudinal gradient ,Biodiversity ,Beta diversity ,01 natural sciences ,β-diversity ,Taxonomic rank ,Phylogeny ,Ecology ,Geography ,SGDC ,Community structure ,DNA BARCODES ,Europe ,Genetic structure ,stream ecology ,α-diversity ,community DNA barcoding ,GENETIC DIVERSITY ,Life Sciences & Biomedicine ,alpha-diversity ,DISPERSAL ABILITY ,Biochemistry & Molecular Biology ,beta-diversity ,COMPARATIVE PHYLOGEOGRAPHY ,Environmental Sciences & Ecology ,Biology ,SINGLE-LOCUS DATA ,010603 evolutionary biology ,SPECIES-RICHNESS GRADIENTS ,Rivers ,Species Specificity ,Genetics ,Animals ,LATITUDINAL VARIATION ,POPULATION-GENETICS ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Evolutionary Biology ,Science & Technology ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,06 Biological Sciences ,MOLECULAR EVOLUTION ,multihierarchical patterns ,Haplotypes ,Biological dispersal ,Alpha diversity - Abstract
Community assembly is determined by a combination of historical events and contemporary processes that are difficult to disentangle, but eco-evolutionary mechanisms may be uncovered by the joint analysis of species and genetic diversity across multiple sites. Mountain streams across Europe harbour highly diverse macroinvertebrate communities whose composition and turnover (replacement of taxa) among sites and regions remain poorly known. We studied whole-community biodiversity within and among six mountain regions along a latitudinal transect from Morocco to Scandinavia at three levels of taxonomic hierarchy: genus, species and haplotypes. Using DNA barcoding of four insect families (>3100 individuals, 118 species) across 62 streams, we found that measures of local and regional diversity and intraregional turnover generally declined slightly towards northern latitudes. However, at all hierarchical levels we found complete (haplotype) or high (species, genus) turnover among regions (and even among sites within regions), which counters the expectations of Pleistocene postglacial northward expansion from southern refugia. Species distributions were mostly correlated with environmental conditions, suggesting a strong role of lineage- or species-specific traits in determining local and latitudinal community composition, lineage diversification and phylogenetic community structure (e.g., loss of Coleoptera, but not Ephemeroptera, at northern sites). High intraspecific genetic structure within regions, even in northernmost sites, reflects species-specific dispersal and demographic histories and indicates postglacial migration from geographically scattered refugia, rather than from only southern areas. Overall, patterns were not strongly concordant across hierarchical levels, but consistent with the overriding influence of environmental factors determining community composition at the species and genus levels. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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19. Predicting River Macroinvertebrate Communities Distributional Shifts under Future Global Change Scenarios in the Spanish Mediterranean Area
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Marta Sáinz-Bariáin, Roberto Rodríguez-López, José Manuel Poquet, and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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0106 biological sciences ,Mediterranean climate ,Atmospheric Science ,Water flow ,lcsh:Medicine ,Marine and Aquatic Sciences ,Fresh Water ,01 natural sciences ,Freshwater ecosystem ,Mediterranean Basin ,Beetles ,Climate change ,lcsh:Science ,Climatology ,Multidisciplinary ,Geography ,Ecology ,Altitude ,Habitats ,Insects ,Community Ecology ,Research Article ,Freshwater Environments ,Arthropoda ,Climate Change ,010603 evolutionary biology ,Rivers ,Mediterranean Sea ,Animals ,Community ecology ,Ecosystem ,Analysis of Variance ,Community ,Fresh water ,010604 marine biology & hydrobiology ,Diptera ,lcsh:R ,Ecology and Environmental Sciences ,Organisms ,Aquatic Environments ,Biology and Life Sciences ,Global change ,Molluscs ,Models, Theoretical ,Bodies of Water ,Invertebrates ,Spain ,Earth Sciences ,Environmental science ,lcsh:Q ,Species richness ,Hydrology - Abstract
Several studies on global change over the next century predict increases in mean air temperatures of between 1°C to 5°C that would affect not only water temperature but also river flow. Climate is the predominant environmental driver of thermal and flow regimes of freshwater ecosystems, determining survival, growth, metabolism, phenology and behaviour as well as biotic interactions of aquatic fauna. Thus, these changes would also have consequences for species phenology, their distribution range, and the composition and dynamics of communities. These effects are expected to be especially severe in the Mediterranean basin due its particular climate conditions, seriously threatening Southern European ecosystems. In addition, species with restricted distributions and narrow ecological requirements, such as those living in the headwaters of rivers, will be severely affected. The study area corresponds to the Spanish Mediterranean and Balearic Islands, delimited by the Köppen climate boundary. With the application of the MEDPACS (MEDiterranean Prediction And Classification System) predictive approach, the macroinvertebrate community was predicted for current conditions and compared with three posible scenarios of watertemperature increase and its associated water flow reductions. The results indicate that the aquatic macroinvertebrate communities will undergo a drastic impact, with reductions in taxa richness for each scenario in relation to simulated current conditions, accompanied by changes in the taxa distribution pattern. Accordingly, the distribution area of most of the taxa (65.96%) inhabiting the mid-high elevations would contract and rise in altitude. Thus, families containing a great number of generalist species will move upstream to colonize new zones with lower water temperatures. By contrast, more vulnerable taxa will undergo reductions in their distribution area., This work was funded by GUADALMED-II (REN2001-3438-C07-06/HID), a project of excellence from “Junta de Andalucía” (RNM-02654/FEDER), the Spanish “Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación” (CGL2007-61856/BOS), projects and a collaboration agreement between the “Spanish Ministerio de Medio Ambiente, Medio Rural y Marino” and the University of Granada (21.812-0062/8511).
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20. Evidence from recently deglaciated mountain ranges thatBaetis alpinus(Ephemeroptera) could lose significant genetic diversity as alpine glaciers disappear
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Javier Alba-Tercedor, Carmen Zamora-Muñoz, Marta Sáinz-Bariáin, Cesc Múrria, and Debra S. Finn
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Species complex ,education.field_of_study ,Genetic diversity ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Ecology ,biology ,Population ,Population genetics ,Glacier ,Aquatic Science ,biology.organism_classification ,Mayfly ,Geography ,Glacial period ,education ,Meltwater ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
Climate change will cause relict alpine glaciers to disappear within decades. Associated high-altitude streams will face significant hydrological changes that might affect population genetic diversity of lotic species. In a recent study of glacier-fed streams in the Pyrenees, Finn et al. (2013) predicted that a large proportion of regional genetic diversity of the mayfly Baetis alpinus would be lost as glacial meltwater sources disappear. We expanded the analysis of Finn et al. to include genetic data (mitochondrial barcoding region) collected from B. alpinus occupying recently deglaciated locations including multiple basins in 2 mountain ranges (Sierra Nevada and Picos de Europa) on the Iberian Peninsula and 1 additional, deglaciated Pyrenean basin. We hypothesized that regional genetic diversity at scales of entire mountain ranges (γ diversity) and population structure within ranges (β diversity) would be lower in recently deglaciated mountain ranges than in the still-glaciated Pyrenees. For 4 c...
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21. Barcoding Eophila crodabepis sp. nov. (Annelida, Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae), a large stripy earthworm from Alpine foothills of Northeastern Italy similar to Eophila tellinii (Rosa, 1888)
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Enzo Moretto, Enrico Ruzzier, Federico Gavinelli, Giuseppe Concheri, Luca Dorigo, Csaba Csuzdi, David Porco, Javier Alba-Tercedor, Vladimiro Toniello, Maurizio G. Paoletti, Nicola Manno, Robert J. Blakemore, Francesca Lazzarini, Angelo Leandro Dreon, Marina Zanardo, and Andrea Squartini
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0106 biological sciences ,Genetics and Molecular Biology (all) ,Molecular biology ,Range (biology) ,Population Dynamics ,Predation ,lcsh:Medicine ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Sequencing techniques ,Annelids ,lcsh:Science ,Phylogeny ,Data Management ,Multidisciplinary ,Plateau ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Ecology ,Animals ,DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic ,DNA, Mitochondrial ,Geography ,Italy ,Oligochaeta ,Sequence Analysis, DNA ,Species Specificity ,Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all) ,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all) ,Medicine (all) ,New Species Reports ,04 agricultural and veterinary sciences ,Soil Ecology ,Trophic Interactions ,DNA Barcoding ,Mitochondrial ,Friuli venezia giulia ,Community Ecology ,Sequence Analysis ,Research Article ,Computer and Information Sciences ,Forest Ecology ,Soil Science ,Biology ,010603 evolutionary biology ,Eophila tellinii ,Oligochaeta (plant) ,biology.animal ,Earthworms ,Lumbricidae ,Foothills ,DNA sequence analysis ,Taxonomy ,geography ,Population Biology ,Biology and life sciences ,Ecology and Environmental Sciences ,Earthworm ,lcsh:R ,Organisms ,Correction ,Taxonomic ,DNA ,biology.organism_classification ,Invertebrates ,Archaeology ,Geographic Distribution ,Research and analysis methods ,Molecular biology techniques ,040103 agronomy & agriculture ,0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries ,lcsh:Q - Abstract
A new Italian earthworm morphologically close to the similarly large and anecic Eophila tellinii (Rosa, 1888) is described. Distribution of Eophila crodabepis sp. nov. extends over 750 km2 from East to West on the Asiago Plateau and Vittorio Veneto Hills, from North to South on mounts Belluno Prealps (Praderadego and Cesen), Asiago, Grappa and onto the Montello foothills. This range abuts that of Eophila tellinii in northern Friuli Venezia Giulia region. Known localities of both E. tellinii and E. crodabepis sp. nov. are mapped. mtDNA barcoding definitively separates the new western species from classical Eophila tellinii (Rosa, 1888).
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22. The unusual life history of a southern Iberian Peninsula population of Torleya major (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae)
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J. M. Tierno de Figueroa, Javier Alba-Tercedor, and Manuel Jesús López-Rodríguez
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education.field_of_study ,geography ,Detritus ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,biology ,Ecology ,Population ,biology.organism_classification ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Ephemerellidae ,Mayfly ,Peninsula ,Insect Science ,parasitic diseases ,Cohort ,Nymph ,education ,Agronomy and Crop Science ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Trophic level - Abstract
The nymphal biology of a population of Torleya major (Klapalek) in southern Iberian Peninsula was studied. An atypical life cycle pattern is described, with eggs hatching in August producing a fast-developing cohort with adults emerging in autumn and a second slow-developing cohort with adults emerging in spring of the following year. Nymphal growth occurred primarily in summer–autumn (in the first cohort) and in spring (in the second). The origin of such a life history is discussed. Nymphs were collector-gatherers, consuming mainly detritus. Although ontogenetic shifts on the use of trophic resources were detected, similar food was utilized during the months when both cohorts cohabited, eliminating the possibility that the rapid growth of the first cohort could be related to the utilization of different food resources.
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- 2010
23. Micro-CT study of male genitalia and reproductive system of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri Kuwayama, 1908 (Insecta: Hemiptera, Liviidae)
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Wayne B. Hunter, Ignacio Alba-Alejandre, and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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Male ,Models, Anatomic ,0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Citrus ,Male genitalia ,Fruit Crops ,lcsh:Medicine ,01 natural sciences ,Animal Cells ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,Testes ,Reproductive system ,lcsh:Science ,Multidisciplinary ,biology ,Seminal Vesicles ,Eukaryota ,food and beverages ,Agriculture ,Plants ,Hemiptera ,Insects ,Bioassays and Physiological Analysis ,Cellular Types ,Anatomy ,Genital Anatomy ,Research Article ,Arthropoda ,Diaphorina citri ,Zoology ,Crops ,Genitalia, Male ,Research and Analysis Methods ,Fruits ,03 medical and health sciences ,Imaging, Three-Dimensional ,Rhizobiaceae ,Reproductive System Analysis ,Animals ,Plant Diseases ,Bacterial disease ,lcsh:R ,Reproductive System ,Organisms ,Biology and Life Sciences ,Cell Biology ,X-Ray Microtomography ,biology.organism_classification ,Invertebrates ,Sperm ,Insect Vectors ,010602 entomology ,Aedeagus ,Germ Cells ,030104 developmental biology ,Vector (epidemiology) ,lcsh:Q ,Citrus greening disease ,Crop Science - Abstract
The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP), Diaphorina citri, is a major vector of the bacteria Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus and C.L. americanus, which cause Huanglongbing disease (HLB) (aka Citrus greening disease), considered the most serious bacterial disease of citrus trees. As part of a multidisciplinary project on psyllid biology (www.citrusgreening.org), the results presented here concern a detailed anatomical study of the male reproductive system (testes, seminal vesicles, accessory glands, sperm pump, connecting ducts, and aedeagus) using micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). The study summarizes current knowledge on psyllids male reproductive system and represents significant advances in the knowledge of ACP anatomy., This work was supported by USDA-NIFA Award 2014-70016-23028 ªDeveloping an Infrastructure and Product Test Pipeline to Deliver Novel Therapies for Citrus Greening Diseaseº, 2015-2020
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- 2018
24. EPG combined with micro-CT and video recording reveals new insights on the feeding behavior of Philaenus spumarius
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Daniele Cornara, Javier Alba-Tercedor, Marina Morente, Aranzazu Moreno, Alberto Fereres, and Elisa Garzo
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Male ,0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Life Cycles ,Physiology ,Video Recording ,lcsh:Medicine ,Plant Science ,Xylella ,Pathology and Laboratory Medicine ,01 natural sciences ,Membrane Potentials ,Feeding behavior ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,Ingestion ,lcsh:Science ,Musculoskeletal System ,Multidisciplinary ,biology ,Plant Anatomy ,Eukaryota ,Olives ,Plants ,Hemiptera ,Bacterial Pathogens ,Stylet ,Insects ,Medical Microbiology ,Plant Physiology ,Vascular Bundles ,Female ,Anatomy ,Pathogens ,Research Article ,Nymph ,Arthropoda ,Excretion ,Philaenus spumarius ,Zoology ,spittlebug, waveform, hystological analysis, feeding behavior ,Microbiology ,Fruits ,03 medical and health sciences ,Sex Factors ,Xylella Fastidiosa ,Xylem ,Olea ,Animals ,Microbial Pathogens ,Plant Diseases ,lcsh:R ,Organisms ,Biology and Life Sciences ,Feeding Behavior ,biology.organism_classification ,Invertebrates ,Electrophysiological Phenomena ,Nymphs ,010602 entomology ,030104 developmental biology ,lcsh:Q ,Xylella fastidiosa ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,Physiological Processes ,Developmental Biology - Abstract
The meadow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius plays a key role in the transmission of the bacterium Xylella fastidiosa to olive in Apulia (South Italy). Currently, available data on P. spumarius feeding behavior is limited, and a real-time observation of the different steps involved in stylet insertion, exploratory probes, and ingestion, has never been carried out. Therefore, we performed an EPG-assisted characterization of P. spumarius female feeding behavior on olive, in order to detect and analyze the main EPG waveforms describing their amplitude, frequency, voltage level, and electrical origin of the traces during stylet penetration in plant tissues. Thereafter, each of the main waveforms was correlated with specific biological activities, through video recording and analysis of excretion by adults and excretion/ secretion by nymphs. Furthermore, the specific stylet tips position within the plant tissues during each of the waveforms observed was assessed by microcomputer tomography (micro-CT). Additional EPG-recordings were carried out with males of P. spumarius on olive, in order to assess possible sex-related differences. P. spumarius feeding behavior can be described by five main distinct waveforms: C (pathway), Xc (xylem contact/preingestion), Xi (xylem sap ingestion), R (resting), N (interruption within xylem phase). Compared to males, females require shorter time to begin the first probe, and their Xi phase is significantly longer. Furthermore, considering the single waveform events, males on olive exhibit longer np and R compared to females.
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25. Life strategies of 3 Perlodidae species (Plecoptera) in a Mediterranean seasonal stream in southern Europe
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J. M. Tierno de Figueroa, Manuel Jesús López-Rodríguez, Stefano Fenoglio, Tiziano Bo, and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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Isoperla ,Mediterranean climate ,Perlodidae ,biology ,Ecology ,Voltinism ,STREAMS ,Aquatic Science ,Diapause ,biology.organism_classification ,Chironomidae ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Predation - Abstract
We studied aspects of the nymphal biology and ecology of 3 Perlodidae species (Guadalgenus franzi, Hemimelaena flaviventris, and Isoperla curtata) in a Mediterranean seasonal stream in the southern Iberian Peninsula. Their life-history strategies were greatly influenced by the characteristics of their environment, i.e., a summer dry period with relatively warm temperatures, but strategies differed among species. Guadalgenus franzi was semivoltine and probably underwent nymphal quiescence when the stream was dry. Hemimelaena flaviventris and I. curtata had relatively short univoltine life cycles that overlapped, but I. curtata was slightly ahead of H. flaviventris. Both species passed the dry period in the egg stage, probably with a diapause phase. Growth rates of H. flaviventris and I. curtata peaked before emergence, whereas growth rate of G. franzi peaked immediately before and after the dry period. The 3 species had relatively short flight periods compared with other species from seasonal streams. Guadalgenus franzi and I. curtata were mainly scrapers that fed on diatoms, whereas H. flaviventris was mainly predatory. Diet changed somewhat in relation to size, and prey electivity patterns differed among species. All 3 species preferred Chironomidae, but G. franzi preferred Chironomidae principally when smaller. All 3 species had high secondary production relative to other stonefly species from both temporary and permanent waters.
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- 2009
26. Life history, feeding and secondary production of two Nemouroidea species (Plecoptera, Insecta) in a temporary stream of the Southern Iberian Peninsula
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Javier Alba-Tercedor, J. M. Tierno de Figueroa, and Manuel Jesús López-Rodríguez
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Biomass (ecology) ,Ecology ,Voltinism ,Aquatic Science ,Seasonality ,Biology ,medicine.disease ,Taxon ,medicine ,Dormancy ,Instar ,Nymph ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Hydrobiology - Abstract
We studied some ecological aspects of two taxa of Nemouroidean stonefl ies (Tyrrhenoleuctra sp. and Brachyptera vera cordubensis) from a seasonal stream in Southern Europe. Tyrrhenoleuctra sp. shows a univoltine life cycle with a nymphal dormancy during the drought, and a long fl ight period. The eggs of this species are fully developed when laid, and hatch rapidly after laying, indicating a certain degree of ovoviviparism. The fi rst instar nymph is described for the fi rst time. In contrast, B. vera cordubensis shows a fast seasonal univoltine life cycle with an egg dormancy. The feeding behaviour study reveals that Tyrrhenoleuctra sp. can be catalogued mainly as a gatherer-collector while B. vera cordubensis can be classifi ed mainly as a scraper, although neither of them belong solely to a single functional group. No signifi cant changes are detected in the diet in relation to nymphal size, although larger individuals of B. vera cordubensis ingest more CPOM than small ones. Both taxa had similar biomass, but B. vera cordubensis had a higher secondary production and annual P/B rate.
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27. Life history of two burrowing aquatic insects in southern Europe:Leuctra geniculata(Insecta: Plecoptera) andEphemera danica(Insecta: Ephemeroptera)
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Manuel Jesús López-Rodríguez, Tierno de Figueroa, José Manuel, and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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Larva ,Detritus ,biology ,Ecology ,fungi ,Voltinism ,Aquatic Science ,Diapause ,biology.organism_classification ,Mayfly ,Insect Science ,Ephemera danica ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Invertebrate ,Egg incubation - Abstract
Burrowing is a common behavioural adaptation of lotic freshwater invertebrates to avoid the effects of current. This behaviour is accompanied by morphological adaptations. This also applies to the larvae of the stonefly Leuctra geniculata (Stephens, 1836) and the mayfly Ephemera danica Muller, 1764, both colonising habitats within the substrate and adapted to burrow in it. We have studied their life cycles and their relation with water temperature and day-degrees, feeding and secondary production. The stonefly had a univoltine life cycle with a larval development of 8 months and with an egg incubation period longer than previously reported. The possibility of an egg diapause stage is discussed. The mayfly was semivoltine, completing its larval development in 22 months. Both species mainly fed on detritus, but also ingested a high quantity of CPOM and some other minor components. Annual secondary production in both species was relatively high, being higher in the stonefly.
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28. The life history of Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761) (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) in a temporary and permanent Mediterranean stream
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Manuel Jesús López-Rodríguez, Javier Alba-Tercedor, and J. Manuel Tierno de Figueroa
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Mediterranean climate ,Biomass (ecology) ,education.field_of_study ,Ecology ,Voltinism ,Population ,STREAMS ,Aquatic Science ,Diapause ,Biology ,Generalist and specialist species ,biology.organism_classification ,Mayfly ,education ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Water Science and Technology - Abstract
In mid latitudes, such as the Mediterranean region, one consequence of global climate change will be a progressive shift of permanent to temporary water courses, altering the life histories of present species or making them disappear. Presented here is a study on the life history of a mayfly species, Serratella ignita, in two Mediterranean streams, one permanent and one temporary. The research focuses on life history parameters such as life cycle, nymphal growth pattern, feeding type, biomass and secondary production. The life cycle was univoltine, showing a fast seasonal nymphal growth during four months in the permanent stream and five months in the temporary stream, with a long egg stage with diapause. The cumulated day-degrees during nymphal growth were similar between streams. Both populations behaved mainly as gatherer-collectors, but the population from the temporary stream also played an important role as a scraper. Animal matter was also consumed by nymphs from both populations. Gut content analysis showed that both S. ignita populations were opportunist/generalists, where changes in diet were correlated with size. Biomass and secondary production were notably higher in the permanent stream, but they were also high in the temporary stream. These data show that S. ignita had a high fitness in both streams. Our results support the idea that species such as this one may cope with future global climate change by maintaining, or even increasing, their populations at the expense of more stenoecic species.
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29. Using community and population approaches to understand how contemporary and historical factors have shaped species distribution in river ecosystems
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José Manuel Poquet, Nard Bennas, Tura Puntí, Carles Ribera, Javier Alba-Tercedor, Narcís Prat, Núria Bonada, Cesc Múrria, J. L. Moreno, Carmen Zamora-Muñoz, and Majida El Alami
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Global and Planetary Change ,education.field_of_study ,Ecology ,Community ,Biogeography ,Population ,Species distribution ,Biodiversity ,Biology ,Population ecology ,Phylogeography ,Species richness ,education ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
Aim To examine how the employment of both community- and population-level approaches can provide a wider view of the importance of contemporary and historical factors on current species distribution. We posit that community ecology should provide more information about contemporary factors, whereas population genetics should provide better information about historical factors. Location Rivers of the western Mediterranean Basin, including four subregions differing in geological history: the Iberian Plate, Transitional, Betic and Rif. Methods For a community-level approach, Trichoptera richness and community composition were compared between subregions using species accumulation curves and a correspondence analysis. For a population-level approach, the mtDNA cytochrome C oxidase subunit I (COI) gene of specimens of the Trichoptera midstream-lowland species Chimarra marginata (L.) was sequenced and analysed using phylogeographical methods. Results The community approach revealed that historical events had more influence on headwater communities than contemporary ecological factors, whereas historical events had negligible influence on midstream-lowland communities. In midstream-lowland sites, however, the population approach showed that the genetic structure of C. marginata differed significantly between subregions and revealed patterns of historical gene migration. In terms of species richness, the Rif subregion had the lowest value per basin due to local climatic features and isolation. Main conclusions Both community- and population-level approaches yielded information about the effects of historical factors on species distribution. However, the importance of historical events on current Trichoptera communities depends on the river zonation. Unlike headwater sites, midstream-lowland sites showed signs of historical events at the population level but not at the community level at the scale used, indicating that both approaches should be employed together in biogeographical studies. Lack of detection of historical events at the community level does not necessarily mean that they are negligible. Most likely, the organizational level used is not appropriate. We also stress the importance of implementing conservation measures for rivers in the western Mediterranean, especially under future scenarios of climate change and human disturbances in the Mediterranean Basin.
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30. The MEDiterranean Prediction And Classification System (MEDPACS): an implementation of the RIVPACS/AUSRIVAS predictive approach for assessing Mediterranean aquatic macroinvertebrate communities
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Santiago Robles, Javier Alba-Tercedor, José Manuel Poquet, Maria Rieradevall, Carmen E. Sáinz-Cantero, Maruxa Álvarez, Manuel Toro, M. R. Vidal-Abarca, Carmen Zamora-Muñoz, M. M. Sánchez-Montoya, Ana Maria Pujante, Narcís Prat, Tura Puntí, and María Luisa Suárez
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Mediterranean climate ,RIVPACS ,Water Framework Directive ,Discriminant function analysis ,Calibration (statistics) ,Ecology ,Statistics ,Environmental science ,STREAMS ,Aquatic Science ,Regression ,Predictive modelling - Abstract
In Spain, a national project known as GUADALMED, focusing on Mediterranean streams, has been carried out from 1998 to 2005 to implement the European water framework directive (WFD) requirements. One of the main objectives of the second phase of the project (2002-2005) was to develop a predictive system for the Spanish Mediterranean aquatic macroinvertebrate communities. A combined-season (spring, summer, and autumn) predictive model was developed by using the latest improvements on the selection of best predictor variables. Overall model performance measures were used to select the best discriminant function (DF) models, and also to evaluate their biases and precision. The final predictive model was based on the best five DF models. Each one of these models involved eight environmental variables. Final observed (O), expected (E), and O/E values for the number of macroinvertebrate families (NFAM) and two biotic indices (IBMWP and IASPT) were calculated by averaging their values, previously weighted by the quality of each DF model. Regression analyses among the final O and E values for the calibration dataset showed a high proximity to the ideal theoretical model, where the final E values explained 73-84% of the variation present in the macroinvertebrate communities of the Spanish Mediterranean watercourses. The ANOVA performed among the reference (calibration and validation) and test datasets showed clear differences for the O/E values. Finally, the assessments carried out by the predictive model were sensitive to anthropogenic pressure present in the study area and allowed the definition of five ecological status classes according to the WFD requirements.
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31. Life history and larval feeding of some species of Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera (Insecta) in the Sierra Nevada (Southern Iberian Peninsula)
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Javier Alba-Tercedor, J. M. Tierno de Figueroa, and Manuel Jesús López-Rodríguez
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Mayfly ,Larva ,Detritus ,Altitude ,biology ,Ecology ,Voltinism ,STREAMS ,Aquatic Science ,biology.organism_classification ,Annual cycle ,Hydrobiology - Abstract
We monitored two high mountain streams from the Sierra Nevada (Southern Spain) monthly throughout an annual cycle, measuring and analyzing physical and chemical parameters. Temperature was hourly registered. We studied life cycles and larval feeding of four mayfly species [Serratella ignita (Poda, 1761), Serratella spinosa nevadensis (Alba-Tercedor, 1981), Alainites muticus (Linnaeus, 1758), and Baetis alpinus Pictet, 1843] and two stonefly species [Amphinemura triangularis (Ris, 1902) and Capnioneura mitis Despax, 1932]. Some species changed their strategies (growth rate, life cycle duration, and/or voltinism) in accordance with different conditions (depending on the altitude and temperature). The gut content data showed that species fed mainly on detritus (as collector-gatherers or as shredders), except B. alpinus that behaved as a scraper in one of the streams. Differences in the larval diet of the same species in different streams, and even through its life, support the idea of not using general models to extrapolate the function of a species from a higher taxonomical level.
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32. Concordance between ecotypes and macroinvertebrate assemblages in Mediterranean streams
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José Manuel Poquet, Manuel Toro, Santiago Robles, Javier Alba-Tercedor, Maria Rieradevall, Maruxa Álvarez, Carmen Zamora-Muñoz, M. R. Vidal-Abarca, M. M. Sánchez-Montoya, Ana Maria Pujante, Narcís Prat, María Luisa Suárez, Antoni Munné, and Tura Puntí
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Mediterranean climate ,Altitude ,Hydrology (agriculture) ,Water Framework Directive ,Evaporite ,Ecotype ,Ecology ,Environmental science ,STREAMS ,Aquatic Science ,Calcareous - Abstract
Summary 1. According to the guidelines of the European Water Framework Directive, assessment of the ecological quality of streams and rivers should be based on ecotype-specific reference conditions. Here, we assess two approaches for establishing a typology for Mediterranean streams: a top-down approach using environmental variables and bottom-up approach using macroinvertebrate assemblages. 2. Classification of 162 sites using environmental variables resulted in five ecotypes: (i) temporary streams; (ii) evaporite calcareous streams at medium altitude; (iii) siliceous headwater streams at high altitude; (iv) calcareous headwater streams at medium to high altitude and (v) large watercourses. 3. Macroinvertebrate communities of minimally disturbed sites (n = 105), grouped using UPGMA (unweighted pair-group method using arithmetic averages) on Bray–Curtis similarities, were used to validate four of the five ecotypes obtained using environmental variables; ecotype 5, large watercourses, was not included as this group had no reference sites. 4. Analysis of similarities (anosim) showed that macroinvertebrate assemblage composition differed among three of the four ecotypes, resulting in differences between the bottom-up and top-down classification approaches. Siliceous streams were clearly different from the other three ecotypes, evaporite and calcareous ecotypes did not show large differences in macroinvertebrate assemblages and temporary streams formed a very heterogeneous group because of large variability in salinity and hydrology. 5. This study showed that stream classification schemes based on environmental variables need to be validated using biological variables. Furthermore, our findings indicate that special attention should be given to the classification of temporary streams.
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33. Generation of a bioengineered autologous bone substitute for palate repair: an in vivo study in laboratory animals
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Esther, Liceras-Liceras, Ingrid, Garzón, Antonio, España-López, Ana-Celeste-Ximenes, Oliveira, Miriam, García-Gómez, Miguel-Ángel, Martín-Piedra, Olga, Roda, Javier, Alba-Tercedor, Miguel, Alaminos, and Ricardo, Fernández-Valadés
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Cleft Palate ,Bone Regeneration ,Gene Expression Regulation ,Tissue Engineering ,Palate ,Bone Substitutes ,Matrix Metalloproteinase 14 ,Animals ,Rabbits ,Autografts - Abstract
We carried out an in vivo study to evaluate the potential usefulness of a novel bioengineered bone substitute for the repair of palate defects in laboratory rabbits, using tissue-engineering methods. Our results showed that the use of a bioengineered bone substitute was associated with more symmetrical palate growth as compared to the controls, and the length and height of the palate were very similar on both sides of the palate, with differences from negative controls 4 months after artificial bone grafting for bone length. The histological analysis revealed that the regenerated bone was well organized and expressed osteocalcin. In contrast, bone corresponding to control animals without tissue grafting was immature, with areas of osteoid tissue and remodelling, as determined by MMP-14 expression. These results suggest that bone substitutes may be a useful strategy to induce the formation of a well-structured palate bone, which could prevent the growth alterations found in cleft palate patients. This opens a door to a future clinical application of these bone substitutes. Copyright © 2015 John WileySons, Ltd.
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- 2015
34. The Decline of the Endangered Populations of the Native Freshwater Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) in Southern Spain: It is Possible to Avoid Extinction?
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Javier Alba-Tercedor and José María Gil-Sánchez
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Procambarus clarkii ,Austropotamobius ,Stocking ,Extinction ,biology ,Ecology ,Endangered species ,Introduced species ,Aquatic Science ,Crayfish ,biology.organism_classification ,Austropotamobius pallipes - Abstract
The southeastern mountains of Spain represent the southernmost limit of the genus Austropotamobius and the species A. pallipes (Lereboullet). The taxonomic position of this isolated crayfish in southern Spain is not clear, being genetically close to A. italicus, but morphologically distinct. A severe decline occurred during the 1980s, especially due to expansion of the alien species Procambarus clarkii, a North American freshwater crayfish and a vector of the aphanomycosis disease. In order to design a strategy for native crayfish conservation, recent trends in native crayfish populations, influence of isolation and habitat variables on their survival and possibilities for their recovery through restocking were studied. A decline in populations was observed between 1991 and 2002 (from 26 to 14 populations), and a total extinction could be predicted within the next 13 years. Two well-defined periods of rapid extinction rates were detected, 1991–1994 (1.25 populations/year) and 1999–2002 (1.50 populations/year). Main causes of extinction for these two periods were invasion by P. clarkii and mortality by unknown causes, respectively. The isolation variables had some positive effects on survival of populations but these cannot offer a sufficient guarantee, since several cases of extinction can be affected by a large component of stochastic factors, including random catastrophes. On the other hand, survival trials and restocking experiments showed that it was possible to recover lost habitats, when P. clarkii was absent and environmental conditions were good. It is concluded that it is possible to avoid extinction of the native crayfish populations; however, the conservation strategies must be based on an urgent stocking/restocking program.
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- 2006
35. The Status of Knowledge of the Genus Ecdyonurus in the Iberian Peninsula, with Description of Two New Species of the E. venosus Group from Spain (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae)
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Tomáš Derka and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,biology ,Ecology ,Ecdyonurus ,Aquatic Science ,biology.organism_classification ,Heptageniidae ,Peninsula ,Group (periodic table) ,Genus ,Insect Science ,Nymph ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
As a result of studies of material of Ecdyonurus from Spain, nymphs and adults of two new species, E. baeticus sp. n. and E. olgae sp. n., are described. Three species described by Navas must be considered as nomina dubia (E. diversus Navas, 1923, E. excelsus Navas, 1927 and E. fluminum var. speciosus Navas, 1915). Variability in adults of E. venosus is figured and discussed.
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- 2004
36. Torleya nazarita sp. n., a New Species from Southern Spain (Ephemeroptera: Ephemerellidae)
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Tomáš Derka and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,biology ,Ecology ,Aquatic Science ,biology.organism_classification ,Ephemerellidae ,Genus ,Insect Science ,Belgica ,Foothills ,Nymph ,Imago ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
After an intensive study, we concluded that the species described by Alba-Tercedor and Sanchez-Ortega (1982) from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains in Southern Spain as Torleya cf. belgica, actually belongs to a new species which we name Torleya nazarita sp. n. The new species is closely related to Torleya major (Klapalek, 1905), which up to now was considered to be the only European representative of the genus. Description and figures of the nymph and imago and the features distinguishing the new species from other species of the genus are given.
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- 2003
37. Caracterización del estado ecológico de ríos mediterráneos ibéricos mediante el índice IBMWP (antes BMWP’)
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Javier Alba-Tercedor
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Ecology ,Aquatic Science ,Water Science and Technology - Published
- 2002
38. Hydropsyche fontinalis, a New Species of the instabilis-Group from the Iberian Peninsula (Trichoptera, Hydropsychidae)
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Javier Alba-Tercedor, Carmen Zamora-Muñoz, M. A. González, and J. Picazo-Muñoz
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geography ,Larva ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Ecology ,Aquatic Science ,Biology ,biology.organism_classification ,Habitat ,Fontinalis ,Peninsula ,Insect Science ,Hydropsyche fontinalis ,Instar ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Hydropsychidae - Abstract
A new species of Hydropsyche of the instabilis-group, H. fontinalis sp. n., from the southern Iberian Peninsula is described. Diagnostic features of the male, female and larva (5th instar) are described and illustrated, and additional information on larval habitat and ecological notes are included.
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- 2002
39. Ecology of the native and introduced crayfishes Austropotamobius pallipes and Procambarus clarkii in southern Spain and implications for conservation of the native species
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Javier Alba-Tercedor and José María Gil-Sánchez
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Procambarus clarkii ,geography ,Marsh ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,biology ,Ecology ,Drainage basin ,Introduced species ,biology.organism_classification ,Crayfish ,Austropotamobius pallipes ,Habitat ,Tributary ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Nature and Landscape Conservation - Abstract
The former and present distribution of white clawed crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) in the province of Granada (southern Spain) is studied. Before 1980 it was widely distributed but at present only 16 populations exist. The decline is related to the presence of the freshwater red-swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii), an American species, vector of the aphanomycosis disease, introduced to the Iberian Peninsula in 1974 and now widely distributed in the watercourses and marshes of southern Spain. To establish an appropriate conservation policy for A. pallipes at its southernmost distribution limit, we studied watercourses from two river basins, Genil and Guadiana Menor, (tributaries of the Guadalquivir River). P. clarkii inhabits the medium to lower reaches of these two river basins (with its upper limit at 820 m a.s.l.). The distribution of this species was best explained by the effect of three of the 12 analyzed variables: altitude, water-current and minimum winter temperatures. From our results, the repopulation of the native crayfish is almost impossible in those reaches inhabited by P. clarkii. However, based on the habitat selection study, it is clear that upper reaches are unsuitable for the red-swamp crayfish, where the native white-clawed crayfish may have greater survival possibilities, and these sites can be used for future restocking projects.
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- 2002
40. The effect of a headwater dam on the use of leaf bags by invertebrate communities
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Javier Alba-Tercedor, J. Jesús Casas, F. Archila, and Carmen Zamora-Muñoz
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Hydrology ,Nutrient ,Benthic zone ,Ecology ,Water flow ,Guild ,Plant litter ,Biology ,Eutrophication ,Tailwater ,General Environmental Science ,Trophic level - Abstract
Breakdown rates and colonisation of leaves from four tree or scrub species differing in quality are studied upstream and downstream of the Canales reservoir, a dam located in the headwater of the River Genil, Sierra Nevada, in southern Spain. This dam, with hypolimnetic release, displays short-term fluctuations of discharge and nutrient enrichment in the tailwater during the study period. Breakdown rates of the four leaf species studied do not differ between sites, despite the higher dissolved nutrient concentration in the tailwater. This lack of differences is attributed to the potentially high physical breakage of leaves during peak flows that are of higher magnitude at the upstream site. The invertebrate density in leaf bags does not differ between sites, and Chironomidae and Ephemeroptera are the numerically dominant taxa at both sites. With regard to functional feeding groups, the scarcity and lack of significant differences between sites for shredders do not match the trend predicted by the Serial Discontinuity Concept in relation to the effect of a headwater dam. Possibly, the discharge fluctuations at both sites causes excessive instability of the natural substrate (leaf litter) for the shredder guild. However, as expected, the biomass of collectors colonising leaf bags is significantly higher at the tailwater, which might be explained not in terms of quantity, but as a consequence of the higher nutritional quality of the fine particulate organic matter (FPOM) accumulated in leaf bags at this site, owing to the eutrophication caused by the dam. Despite the scarcity of functional shredders at both sites, at the community level, the leaf material is significantly more ingested at the upstream site, suggesting the importance of this source of nutrition for the trophic web at this site in contrast with the tailwater, as predicted by the Serial Discontinuity Concept. This also suggests that caution is needed in using functional feeding groups as trophic guilds to infer system-level trophic dynamics in streams, given the prevalence of generalist feeders among benthic macroinvertebrates in these environments. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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- 2000
41. Description of the Nymphs and Eggs of Acentrella almohades sp. n. from Morocco and Southern Spain (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae)
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Javier Alba-Tercedor and Majida El Alami
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geography ,Baetidae ,Acentrella ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Ecology ,Insect Science ,Drainage basin ,Aquatic Science ,Biology ,biology.organism_classification ,Nymph ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
The nymph and egg of Acentrella almohades sp. n. are described and illustrated on the basis of material collected in southern Spain (in the upper reaches of the Guadalquivir River Basin) and Morocco (Rif Mountains and Atlas Mountains). Features distinguishing the new species from other European species are discussed and keyed.
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- 1999
42. Description of the Imagines of Rhithrogena goeldlini Sartori and Sowa, 1988, and Keys for the Identification of Imagines of the European Species of the R. diaphana-Subgroup (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae)
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Javier Alba-Tercedor
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biology ,Ecology ,Insect Science ,Zoology ,Type locality ,Identification (biology) ,Aquatic Science ,biology.organism_classification ,Heptageniidae ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Rhithrogena - Abstract
J. ALBA-TERCEDOR: Description of the Imagines of Rhithrogena goeldlini Sartori and Sowa, 1988, and Keys for the Identification of Imagines of the European Species of the R. diaphana-subgroup (Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae). Aquatic Insects, Vol. 20, 1998, No. 2, pp. 125‐130. The male and female imagines of Rhithrogena goeldlini Sartori and Sowa, 1988 are described and drawn on the basis of material collected in Portugal close to the type locality. Features distinguishing male imagines of the European species of the R. diaphana-subgroup are keyed.
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- 1998
43. New findings on the larval pattern variability inRhyacophila meridionalispictet, 1865 (Trichoptera: Rhyacophilidae)
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Carmen Zamora-Muñoz, Javier Alba-Tercedor, and Jesús Picazo
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Larva ,Rhyacophila meridionalis ,biology ,Ecology ,Insect Science ,Rhyacophila ,Rhyacophilidae ,Taxonomy (biology) ,Aquatic Science ,Subgenus ,biology.organism_classification ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
A new colour pattern of the larva of Rhyacophila meridionalis is described and compared to the larval kinds of this species known up‐to‐now and to the other larvae belonging to subgenus Rhyacophila s.s. Some ecological notes on the locality in the Iberian Peninsula where these larvae were found are included.
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- 1997
44. Bioassessment of Organically Polluted Spanish Rivers, Using a Biotic Index and Multivariate Methods
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Carmen Zamora-Muñoz and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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Pollution ,Indicator organism ,Multivariate statistics ,geography ,geography.geographical_feature_category ,Ecology ,media_common.quotation_subject ,fungi ,Drainage basin ,Aquatic Science ,Biological monitoring working party ,Benthic zone ,Canonical correspondence analysis ,Environmental science ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,media_common ,Biotic index - Abstract
In this study we compared water-quality results obtained by a modified version of the Biological Monitoring Working Party Score System (BMWP′, a multimetric method) with those from multivariate methods--TWINSPAN and Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA)--in a river basin in southern Spain affected by organic pollution. Main environmental variables correlated to macroinvertebrate distributions were identified by CCA. Biological quality of the water was assessed by the BMWP′ biotic index, which classified the sites according to the tolerance of taxa to organic pollution. TWINSPAN was used to classify the sites according to benthic communities, and CCA was performed to establish the relationships among groups of sites, taxa, and abiotic variables. The results showed a clear separation of river sites according to their water composition and degree of pollution; nutrient content and water hardness were the main factors influencing the faunal distribution. Most of the sites in the study area were polluted, an...
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- 1996
45. Are biological indices BMPW' and ASPT' and their significance regarding water quality seasonally dependent? Factors explaining their variations
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Antonino Sánchez-Ortega, Carmen E. Sáinz-Cantero, Carmen Zamora-Muñoz, and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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Pollution ,Hydrology ,Environmental Engineering ,Ecological Modeling ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Environmental factor ,Seasonality ,medicine.disease_cause ,medicine.disease ,Biological monitoring working party ,Altitude ,Environmental chemistry ,Linear regression ,medicine ,Environmental science ,Water quality ,Water pollution ,Waste Management and Disposal ,Water Science and Technology ,Civil and Structural Engineering ,media_common - Abstract
Biological indices based on macroinvertebrates offer advantages for testing water quality. Nevertheless, a common criticism is that these indices show seasonal dependence. To elucidate this matter, 60 sits were sampled over a two-year cycle, and the BMWP' and ASPT' biotic indices (adaptation of the Biological Monitoring Working Party Score System and Average Score Per Taxon for the Iberian Peninsula) were calculated. Annual variations in the indices were studied (considering, separately, only non-polluted sites, and grouping polluted and clean-water sites together) and compared for changes in temperature, the factor most characteristic of seasonality. Moreover, the correlations with physical factors (altitude, slope of stretch, flow, temperature, distance from the source) and chemical parameters (pH, conductivity, nitrates, nitrites, ammonium, phosphates, chlorides, sulphates, calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, COD, iron, copper, zinc, lead, nickel, oils and fats, detergents and pesticides) were analysed. Both indices were found to be negatively related with parameters indicative of pollution. From a multiple regression, a good score prediction using physical and chemical data (for BMWP' as for ASPT') was obtained. For non-polluted sites, the variability of the BMWP' (and its significance with respect to water quality) in relation to seasonality was quite reduced and not significant, but the ASPT' showed a significant dependence on temperature. The relationship of these indices to temperature in all sites (polluted and clean) was negative in both cases, indicating that the relationship is caused more by pollution than by seasonality.
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- 1995
46. A New Synonymy in Baetis: Baetis nexus Navás, 1918 is the Valid Name of Baetis pentaphlebodes Ujhelyi, 1966 (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae)
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Javier Alba-Tercedor
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Valid name ,Baetidae ,Type (biology) ,biology ,Ecology ,Insect Science ,Baetis ,Aquatic Science ,biology.organism_classification ,Nexus (standard) ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
After a study of the type material of Baetis nexus Navas, 1918 and a comparison with Hungarian specimens of Baetis pentaphlebodes Ujhelyi, 1966 it is concluded that the two nominal species are synonyms and that B. nexus is the valid name.
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- 2002
47. Evidence of different thermoregulatory mechanisms between two sympatric Scarabaeus species using infrared thermography and micro-computer tomography
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José R. Verdú, Mónica Jiménez-Manrique, Javier Alba-Tercedor, Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Ciencias Ambientales y Recursos Naturales, and Biodiversidad y Biotecnología aplicadas a la Biología de la Conservación
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Insect flight ,lcsh:Medicine ,Scarabaeus sacer ,Biology ,Metathorax ,Physical Chemistry ,Diagnostic Radiology ,Beetles ,Species Specificity ,Abdomen ,Wings ,Animals ,Body temperature ,Zoología ,lcsh:Science ,Animal Management ,Air sacs ,Evolutionary Biology ,Multidisciplinary ,Ecology ,Micro-computer tomography ,lcsh:R ,Agriculture ,Anatomy ,X-Ray Microtomography ,Thermoregulation ,Thorax ,biology.organism_classification ,Insects ,Coleoptera ,Chemistry ,Sympatric speciation ,Thermography ,Heat transfer ,Thermoregulatory mechanisms ,Infrared thermography ,Medicine ,lcsh:Q ,Radiology ,Zoology ,Animal behavior ,Scarabaeus ,Body Temperature Regulation ,Research Article - Abstract
In endotherms insects, the thermoregulatory mechanisms modulate heat transfer from the thorax to the abdomen to avoid overheating or cooling in order to obtain a prolonged flight performance. Scarabaeus sacer and S. cicatricosus, two sympatric species with the same habitat and food preferences, showed daily temporal segregation with S. cicatricosus being more active during warmer hours of the day in opposition to S. sacer who avoid it. In the case of S. sacer, their endothermy pattern suggested an adaptive capacity for thorax heat retention. In S. cicatricosus, an active ‘heat exchanger’ mechanism was suggested. However, no empirical evidence had been documented until now. Thermographic sequences recorded during flight performance showed evidence of the existence of both thermoregulatory mechanisms. In S. sacer, infrared sequences showed a possible heat insulator (passive thermal window), which prevents heat transfer from meso- and metathorax to the abdomen during flight. In S. cicatricosus, infrared sequences revealed clear and effective heat flow between the thorax and abdomen (abdominal heat transfer) that should be considered the main mechanism of thermoregulation. This was related to a subsequent increase in abdominal pumping (as a cooling mechanism) during flight. Computer microtomography scanning, anatomical dissections and internal air volume measurements showed two possible heat retention mechanisms for S. sacer; the abdominal air sacs and the development of the internal abdominal sternites that could explain the thermoregulation between thorax and abdomen. Our results suggest that interspecific interactions between sympatric species are regulated by very different mechanisms. These mechanisms create unique thermal niches for the different species, thereby preventing competition and modulating spatio-temporal distribution and the composition of dung beetle assemblages., Financial support was provided by the Project CGL2008/03878/BOS of the Secretaría de Estado de Investigación-Ministerio de Educación, Ciencia e Innovación and benefited of projects CGL2007-61856/BOS of the Spanish Secretaría de Estado de Investigación-Ministerio de Educación, Ciencia e Innovación, and RNM-02654, Proyecto de Excelencia de la Junta de Andalucía.
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- 2011
48. Description ofCaenis nachoisp.n., with Keys for the identification of the European species of theCaenis macruragroup (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae)
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Carmen Zamora-Muñoz and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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biology ,Ecology ,Insect Science ,Caenidae ,Zoology ,Taxonomy (biology) ,Aquatic Science ,biology.organism_classification ,Nymph ,Taxonomic key ,Imago ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics - Abstract
The nymph and male imago of Caenis nachoi sp.n., a new species of the Caenis macrura group, from southern Spain are described and drawn, and biological data are included. Differences with closely related species (especially with C.macrura Stephens, 1835 and C.martae Belfiore, 1984) are discussed, and keys for the identification of the European species of the macrura group are included.
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- 1993
49. Physico‐chemical factors that determine the distribution of mayflies and stoneflies in a high‐mountain stream in Southern Europe (Sierra Nevada, Southern Spain)
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Antonino Sánchez-Ortega, Carmen Zamora-Muñoz, and Javier Alba-Tercedor
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Pollution ,Ecology ,business.industry ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Distribution (economics) ,Sewage ,Aquatic Science ,Biology ,Spatial distribution ,Mineralization (biology) ,Species level ,Abundance (ecology) ,Insect Science ,Mountain stream ,business ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,media_common - Abstract
The Rfo Monachil, a high‐mountain stream in Sierra Nevada (South of Spain), was investigated. As a consequence of sewage discharges from a ski resort situated at the head of the stream and from populations along its banks, the river is affected by organic pollution. With the objective of finding what physico‐chemical factors determined the distribution of the Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera along the course of the stream, and in what manner they were affected, a stepwise multiple‐regression analysis was applied. Through this analysis it was possible to prove that, in general, the distribution and abundance of these two orders of insects in the Rfo Monachil are influenced by organic pollution. Nevertheless, at the species level other factors assume prime importance, such as temperature, oxygenation and mineralization of the waters, parameters which may or may not be related to pollution.
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- 1993
50. Present level of knowledge regarding fluvial macroinvertebrate communities in Spain
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Javier Alba-Tercedor
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Ecology ,Aquatic Science ,Water Science and Technology - Published
- 1992
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