Zoology

Torpor energetics are related to the interaction between body mass and climate in bats of the family Vespertilionidae

1. Jorge Ayala-Berdon
2. Kevin I. Medina-Bello

Reviewed by preLights

Livestock abortion surveillance in Tanzania reveals disease priorities and importance of timely collection of vaginal swab samples for attribution

1. Felix Lankester
2. Tito J Kibona
3. Kathryn J Allan
4. William de Glanville
5. Joram J Buza
6. Frank Katzer
7. Jo E Halliday
8. Blandina T Mmbaga
9. Nick Wheelhouse
10. Elisabeth A Innes
11. Kate M Thomas
12. Obed M Nyasebwa
13. Emanuel Swai
14. John R Claxton
15. Sarah Cleaveland

• Curated by eLife

  eLife assessment

  This important study reports the use of a surveillance approach in identifying emerging diseases, monitoring disease trends, and informing evidence-based interventions in the control and prevention of livestock abortions, as it relates to their public health implications. The data support the convincing finding that abortion incidence is higher during the dry season, and occurs more in cross-bred and exotic livestock breeds. Aetiological and epidemiological data can be generated through established protocols for sample collection and laboratory diagnosis. These findings are of potential interest to the fields of veterinary medicine, public health, and epidemiology.

Reviewed by eLife

Dose, temperature and formulation shape Metarhizium anisopliae virulence against the oriental fruit fly: lessons for improving on-target control strategies

1. Anaïs Chailleux
2. Oumou Noumou Coulibaly
3. Babacar Diouf
4. Samba Diop
5. Ahmad Sohel
6. Thierry Brévault

Reviewed by Peer Community In Zoology

Museomics of Carabus giant ground beetles shows an Oligocene origin and in situ alpine diversification

1. Marie T. Pauli
2. Jérémy Gauthier
3. Marjorie Labédan
4. Mickael Blanc
5. Julia Bilat
6. Emmanuel F. A. Toussaint

Reviewed by Peer Community In Zoology

Bisphenol A affects the development and the onset of photosymbiosis in the acoel Symsagittifera roscoffensis

1. R. Pennati
2. N. Cartelli
3. C. Castelletti
4. F. Ficetola
5. X. Bailly
6. S. Mercurio

Reviewed by Arcadia Science

How the liver contributes to stomach warming in the endothermic white shark Carcharodon carcharias

1. David C. Bernvi
2. Geremy Cliff

Reviewed by preLights

A comparison of the parasitoid wasp species richness of tropical forest sites in Peru and Uganda – subfamily Rhyssinae (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)

1. Tapani Hopkins
2. Hanna Tuomisto
3. Isrrael C. Gómez
4. Ilari E. Sääksjärvi

Reviewed by Peer Community In Zoology

Species composition and distribution of the Anopheles gambiae complex circulating in Kinshasa

1. Josue Zanga
2. Emery Metelo
3. Nono Mvuama
4. Victoire Nsabatien
5. Vanessa Mvudi
6. Degani Banzulu
7. Osée Mansiangi
8. Maxwel Bamba
9. Narcisse Basosila
10. Rodrigue Agossa
11. Roger Wumba

• Curated by GigaByte

  Editors Assessment: Understanding the distribution of Anopheles mosquito species is essential for planning and implementing malaria control programmes, a task undertaken in this study that assesses the composition and distribution of the Anopheles in different districts of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mosquitoes were collected using CDC light traps, and then identified by morphological and molecular means. In total 3,839 Anopheles were collected, and data was digitised, validated and shared via the GBIF database under a CC0 waiver. The project monitoring the monthly dynamics of four species of Anopheles, showing a fluctuation in their respective frequencies during the study period. Review improved the metadata by adding more accurate date information, and this data can provide important information for further basic and advanced studies on the ecology and phenology of these vectors in West Africa.

  *This evaluation refers to version 1 of the preprint

Reviewed by GigaByte

Energy conservation by collective movement in schooling fish

1. Yangfan Zhang
2. George V Lauder

• Curated by eLife

  eLife assessment

  The authors provide an important series of metabolic measurements characterizing group dynamics in fish, rationalizing that schooling behavior presents several benefits. The strength of evidence supporting this conclusion is solid, but the specific methodological and analytical approaches taken should be considered for further interpretation.

Reviewed by eLife

Imidacloprid disrupts larval molting regulation and nutrient energy metabolism, causing developmental delay in honey bee Apis mellifera

1. Zhi Li
2. Yuedi Wang
3. Qiqian Qin
4. Lanchun Chen
5. Xiaoqun Dang
6. Zhengang Ma
7. Zeyang Zhou

• Curated by eLife

  eLife assessment

  This investigation of the changes in gene expression and some of the physiological consequences of sublethal exposures to the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid in honeybee larvae is useful, although numerous experiments were not considered based on technical issues. The methodological design leads to concerns and it is therefore not obvious that all conclusions are justified. The study adds to our understanding of how this insecticide impacts development and growth of honeybees, but the evidence supporting the major claims is incomplete.

Reviewed by eLife