HOST RECORDS AND CLEPTOPARASITIC BEHAVIOR OF THE CUCKOO BEE MESONYCHIUM ASTERIA (SMITH) (APIDAE, ERICROCIDINI) IN NESTS OF CENTRIS XANTHOMELAENA MOURE & CASTRO, (APIDAE, CENTRIDINI)

Host records and cleptoparasitic behavior of the cuckoo bee Mesonychium asteria (Smith) (Apidae, Ericrocidini) in nests of Centris xanthomelaena Moure & Castro, (Apidae, Centridini)

Mesonychium asteria (Smith) is a cleptoparasitic bee with occurrence restricted to South America.In this study, we provide new information related to the host association and cleptoparasitic Vanity behavior of this species in nests of Centris xanthomelaena Moure & Castro.Observations were conducted at the nesting sites of C.xanthomelaena in a Caati

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Gradiometer Using Separated Diamond Quantum Magnetometers

The negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV) center in diamonds is known as the spin defect and using its electron spin, magnetometry can be realized even at room temperature with extremely high sensitivity as well as a high dynamic range.However, a magnetically shielded enclosure is usually required to sense weak magnetic fields because environmen

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Asian media reporting on suicide: Concerning trends

Asharani et al.present an enlightening study of media influences on suicidality and suicides from multinational data, all within Asia.1 Ingredients This is important, as knowledge based on media and suicide has been dominated by Western cultures and English and other European languages.Pulling together various independent studies, as Asharani et al

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