COMPARISON OF THE MATING BEHAVIOUR OF A BUSH CRICKET IN THE LABORATORY AND THE FIELD: CALLING ACTIVITY AND MATING FREQUENCY OF A LONG-WINGED SPECIES, PHANEROPTERA FALCATA (ENSIFERA: TETTIGONIIDAE)

Bush crickets are a model group for testing hypotheses in sexual selection, but much of the information is based on laboratory observations on wingless or short-winged species, which may restrict their generality.Here we describe aspects of the mating behaviour of the long-winged European bush cricket Phaneroptera falcata (Poda, 1761).Both in the l

Traditional forecasting models fit a function approximation from dependent invariables to independent variables.However, they usually get into trouble when date are presented in various formats, such as text, voice and image.This study proposes a novel image-encoded forecasting method that input and output binary digital two-dimensional (2D) images

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a non-communicable long-term condition characterised by accelerated lung-function decline and intermittent episodes of respiratory illness called exacerbations.We discuss the current understanding of the role of viruses in these elements of COPD.The burden of acute viral Rhodiola illness in COPD is gr

Current cognitive models of addiction imply that speeded detection and increased distraction from substance cues might both independently contribute to the persistence of addictive behavior.Speeded detection might lower the threshold for experiencing craving, whereas increased distraction might further increase the probability of entering a bias-cr