Can I generate species rarefaction curves based on two different trapping techniques?

I am using two types of traps to collect insects and would like to predict the species richness of different localities. Is it possible to generate rarefaction curves for both methods combined or...

02 March 2018 8,374 4 View

How do I get a free copy of Primer?

Is it possible to get a free copy of Primer. If not is there another statistical software which is good for analyzing diversity indices. Thank you.

11 December 2017 7,093 5 View

What is the best way of sampling aquatic macroinvertebrates in crocodile infested rivers?

I would not mind getting advice on sampling both in shallow and deep rivers in Africa.

31 December 2013 2,236 42 View

Helicoverpa armigera eggs are not hatching in lab condition, why?

Dear RG friends, I am providing a complete H. armigera diet for larvae and maintaining the eggs in the growth chamber as well as in-room conditions. But since three months, eggs laid from the...

21 January 2021 5,546 32 View

Can any one suggest the name of Litchi insect/predator?

Is it a type of Ambush bug or what? Thanks

14 January 2021 9,381 3 View

Which is the most recent and updated classification of Class: Insecta?

Based on the many publications from several decades, we came across many classifications of Insects. Among them which one is more updated and approved classification that can be used for research,...

05 January 2021 3,668 9 View

How can we say a species of insects got extinct?

02 January 2021 4,232 10 View

Santolina species, wax moth and bees?

Expect a savage answer and being reported to ResearchGate Admin if your answer clearly shows you did not read the whole question and you are scamming the points system by answering with an...

12 December 2020 4,413 7 View

Can we DNA barcode dry Museum insect specimens?

I am an student of entomological field, I am interested to work on DNA barconding of beetles, I have some fresh collection and some Museum specimens as well. I am not much clear that whether...

30 November 2020 7,248 14 View

What is the optimum Wolbachia population that can significantly affect dengue cases in densely populated provinces in the country?

I am working on a paper that looks into the dynamics of the spread of Wolbachia and its potential impact on dengue transmission, particularly in the Philippines.

29 October 2020 6,723 3 View

Preserving mites in a mixture of ethanol and propylene glycol?

Ethanol and propylene glycol are both used to preserve mites, and each have their drawbacks (i.e., evaporation and specimen distortion). Some people add a small amount of glycerol to vials of...

08 October 2020 9,516 6 View

What solvents can be used to dilute the Lepidopteran defence droplets (scoli glandular secretions from lepidopteran larvae)?

I am trying to analyse the chemical profile of defensive droplets from the lepidopteran larvae (T Trypanophora semihyalina ). when i collected and tried to dilute in the hexane and acetone the...

23 September 2020 2,994 3 View

Author who is not actually an author of some of my publications?

I came out to realize that a person who is enlisted as an author of some publications that I am the REAL AUTHOR, is marked instead of me. How do I change that? Example: Standardized sampling...

21 September 2020 378 7 View