DISCOVERY OF AN ACOUSTICALLY LOCATING PARASITOID WITH A POTENTIAL ROLE IN DIVERGENCE OF SONG TYPES AMONG SYMPATRIC POPULATIONS OF THE BUSH CRICKET MECOPODA ELONGATA

Discovery of an acoustically locating parasitoid with a potential role in divergence of song types among sympatric populations of the bush cricket Mecopoda elongata

The bush cricket Mecopoda elongata provides a striking example of sympatric intraspecific divergence in mating signals.Five completely distinct song types are found in various parapatric Scopes and sympatric locations in South India.While there is convincing evidence that population divergence in M.elongata is being maintained as a result of diverg

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Ethanol/Gasoline Blends as Alternative Fuel in Last Generation Spark-Ignition Engines: A Review on CO and HC Engine Out Emissions

Among the alternative fuels existing for spark-ignition engines, ethanol is considered worldwide as an important renewable fuel when mixed with pure gasoline because of its favorable physicochemical properties.An in-depth and updated investigation on the issue of CO and HC engine out emissions related to use of ethanol/gasoline fuels in spark-ignit

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