DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE, AND HABITAT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CONGREGATING FIREFLY, PTEROPTYX OLIVIER (COLEOPTERA: LAMPYRIDAE) IN THAILAND

Distribution, abundance, and habitat characteristics of the congregating firefly, Pteroptyx Olivier (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) in Thailand

Pteroptyx fireflies represent an important economic insect for ecotourism.Two methods, visual counting and sweep net collection, were used to survey Pteroptyx species at 23 study sites along the coast of Thailand.P.malaccae and P.valida were the most common species across all sites with significant differences in abundance among study sites.In cont

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High milk consumption does not affect prostate tumor progression in two mouse models of benign and neoplastic lesions.

Epidemiological studies that have investigated whether dairy (mainly milk) diets are associated with prostate cancer risk have led to controversial conclusions.In addition, no existing study clearly evaluated the effects of dairy/milk diets on prostate tumor progression, which is clinically highly relevant in view of the millions of men presenting

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