PREDICTIONS OF PAST AND FUTURE CLIMATE DISTRIBUTION OF THE ORTHOSIA SONGI CHEN ET ZHANG (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE) BASED ON THE MAXENT MODEL IN CHINA

Predictions of past and future climate distribution of the Orthosia songi Chen et Zhang (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) based on the MaxEnt model in China

ABSTRACT: The Orthosia songi Chen et Zhang is one of the important leaf-eating pests of eucommia.In this paper, combined global climatic data with the distribution points of Orthosia songi and identified the key environmental factors affecting its distribution by knife cutting, PCA principal component analysis and Spearman correlation analysis.Used

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Comparison of a Commercial ELISA with the Modified Agglutina­tion Test for Detection of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Sera of Naturally Infected Dogs and Cats

Background: Toxoplasma gondii can infect all warm-blooded animals.Modified agglutination test (MAT) and ELISA are widely used for the detection of T.gondii antibodies.However, there is little information on their acceptability for detecting antibodies in companion animals.Methods: This study compared ELISA and MAT for their ability Arthritis Pain R

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The impacts of corruption and environmental degradation on foreign direct investment: new evidence from the ASEAN+3 countries

Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a vital role in boosting economic growth and providing more job opportunities.Hence, it is imperative to investigate the factors that can spur FDI inflows in the Southeast Asia Tempeh (chilled) region (ASEAN) and its three largest trading partners: China, Japan, and South Korea (ASEAN+3).Besides, whether corrup

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