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Aug 4 2015 | karol orzechowski

Eating Insects: How The Trend Might Spread

The authors of this study believe that it is a matter of time before entomophagy, or eating insects, gains popularity in the West. They conclude that once there is a [...] READ MORE

Nov 17 2014 | karol orzechowski

Effects of Invasive Plants on Arthropods

This literature review examines the effects of invasive plants on insects, arachnids, and crustaceans. 90% of arthropods are plant-eaters who depend on specific species. They decreased three times as often [...] READ MORE

Oct 31 2014 | Faunalytics

Possibility Of Pain And Suffering In Invertebrates?

The research into whether invertebrates feel pain is not definitive, and there is a lack of conclusive evidence showing that invertebrates have the physiological and cognitive factors necessary to feel [...] READ MORE

May 12 2014 | Faunalytics

The Dying Animal

The following paper discusses the argument of devoting more research to the emotional effects of death on animals, the grieving involved, and other effects death has on animal wellbeing and [...] READ MORE

Nov 18 2013 | Kathryn Asher

A Test of the ‘Genetic Rescue’ Technique Using Bottlenecked Donor Populations of Drosophila Melanogaster

This study used flies to study whether the inbred offspring of one population could later mate with the inbred offspring of another population and reintroduce genetic variation, with an eye [...] READ MORE

Nov 8 2012 | Faunalytics

Pesticide Exposure Negatively Affect Bee Colony Survival

This study has found that a combined exposure to two common pesticides negatively affected the survival of individual bees and their colony. READ MORE

Sep 7 2012 | Faunalytics

Status And Trends Of The World’s Invertebrates

This report sought to estimate the world's current invertebrate population, and found that about 1/5 of invertebrates facing extinction. READ MORE

Aug 4 2012 | Faunalytics

Survey On Housing Damage From Wildlife

A majority of Americans have taken steps towards protecting their home from structural damage from insects or wild animals. READ MORE

May 24 2012 | Faunalytics

Increased Oceanic Microplastic Debris Enhances Oviposition in an Endemic Pelagic Insect

A study examines the effects of microplastic on one particular insect, Halobates sericeus. and shows the large impact that pollution is having on oceans. READ MORE

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Eating Insects: How The Trend Might Spread

Effects of Invasive Plants on Arthropods

Possibility Of Pain And Suffering In Invertebrates?

The Dying Animal

A Test of the ‘Genetic Rescue’ Technique Using Bottlenecked Donor Populations of Drosophila Melanogaster

Pesticide Exposure Negatively Affect Bee Colony Survival

Status And Trends Of The World’s Invertebrates

Survey On Housing Damage From Wildlife

Increased Oceanic Microplastic Debris Enhances Oviposition in an Endemic Pelagic Insect

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