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    Male body size does not affect the refractory period of females in the West Indian sweet potato weevil Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) and the seed bug Togo hemipterus (Scott) (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae)

    Multiple mating by females increases both the risk and intensity of sperm competition for males. The ability to temporarily or permanently inhibit female receptivity to further mating represents a highly adapt...

    Chihiro Himuro, Atsushi Honma, Yusuke Ikegawa, Tsuyoshi Ohishi… in Journal of Ethology (2021)

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    The Function of Tonic Immobility: Review and Prospectus

    Death-feigning (also called tonic immobility [TI]) is defined as a specific immobile defensive state elicited during the later stage of the attack sequence of predation events. Although TI has long been of int...

    Atsushi Honma in Death-Feigning in Insects (2021)

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    Habitat partitioning of two closely related pond frogs, Pelophylax nigromaculatus and Pelophylax porosus brevipodus, during their breeding season

    Parapatric distributions of closely related species are common in many taxonomic groups. However, habitat overlap in sympatric areas within both species’ ranges is complex and driven by the nature of the inter...

    Kosuke Nakanishi, Atsushi Honma, Mariko Furukawa, Koh-Ichi Takakura… in Evolutionary Ecology (2020)

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    Reproductive interference between two serious pests, oriental fruit flies Bactrocera carambolae and B. dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae), with very wide but partially overlap** host ranges

    Bactrocera carambolae and B. dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) are extremely destructive pests of fruits and vegetables in the Asia-Pacific region. Earlier reports have described that B. carambolae and B. dorsalis,...

    Daisuque Kitano, Nobuyuki Fujii, Sujiono… in Applied Entomology and Zoology (2018)

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    Appropriate number of inoculated eggs for mass-rearing the West Indian sweet potato weevil, Euscepes postfasciatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

    It is necessary to establish an economical mass-rearing system for the West Indian sweet potato weevil Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire) so that large numbers can be created for use in the sterile insect techniq...

    Chihiro Himuro, Norikuni Kumano, Atsushi Honma… in Applied Entomology and Zoology (2018)

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    Host plants influence female oviposition and larval performance in West Indian sweet potato weevils Euscepes postfasciatus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

    Euscepes postfasciatus (Fairmaire) is an invasive pest of the sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) and is also parasitic to other wild host plants of the Ipomoea genus. The population density of E. pos...

    Kaori Tsurui-Sato, Norikuni Kumano, Atsushi Honma… in Applied Entomology and Zoology (2018)

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    Experimental evidence suggests that specular reflectance and glossy appearance help amplify warning signals

    Specular reflection appears as a bright spot or highlight on any smooth glossy convex surface and is caused by a near mirror-like reflectance off the surface. Convex shapes always provide the ideal geometry fo...

    Samuel J. Waldron, John A. Endler, Janne K. Valkonen, Atsushi Honma… in Scientific Reports (2017)

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    Antihyperglycemic effects of Japanese maple Acer amoenum leaf extract and its constituent corilagin

    The antihyperglycemic effects of the leaves of Acer amoenum and purification and identification of an active compound were investigated. In screening experiments for α-glucosidase inhibitory activity, methanolic ...

    Atsushi Honma, Tomoyuki Koyama, Kazunaga Yazawa in Journal of Wood Science (2010)

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    Photolysis of Some Organic Phosphate Compounds

    Norio Ichinose, Atsushi Honma, Michio Fujie in Analytical Sciences (1987)