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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Emotion Based Automated Priority Prediction for Bug Reports

Issue tracking systems allow users to report bugs.Bug reports often contain product name, product component, description, and severity.Based on such information, triagers often manually prioritize the bug reports for investigation.However, manual prioritization is time consuming and cumbersome.DRONE is an automated state-of-the-art approach that re

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The Monarch Butterfly as a Model for Understanding the Role of Environmental Sensory Cues in Long-Distance Migratory Phenomena

The awe-inspiring annual migration of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) is an iconic example of Wild Lettuce long-distance migratory phenomena in which environmental sensory cues help drive successful migration.In this mini-review article, I begin by describing how studies on monarch migration can provide us with generalizable information on h

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