Klebert de Paula Malheiros

Biology and Ecology of Symphyta Families (Hymenoptera): Feeding Strategies, Development, Host Relationships, and Ecological Roles

Symphyta comprise a biologically diverse assemblage of early-diverging Hymenoptera whose immature stages exploit a broad spectrum of ecological resources. This integrative review synthesizes the biology and ecology of 17 families: Anaxyelidae, Argidae, Athaliidae, Blasticotomidae...

Biological and Ecological Diversity of Apocrita (Aculeata) Families: An Integrative Review

Aculeata encompasses a remarkable diversity of biological strategies and ecological functions, including predation, parasitoidism, cleptoparasitism, floral resource provisioning, and social organization. This integrative review synthesizes the biology and ecology of 40 families o...

Biological Diversity, Host Relationships, and Developmental Strategies of Parasitoid Hymenoptera Families: An Integrative Review

Parasitoid Hymenoptera comprise an exceptionally diverse assemblage of insects whose immature stages develop at the expense of other arthropods. This integrative review synthesizes the principal biological characteristics of parasitoid families, emphasizing direct hosts, host sta...

Biological Diversity, Host Relationships, and Developmental Strategies of Parasitoid Hymenoptera Families: An Integrative Review

Parasitoid Hymenoptera comprise an exceptionally diverse assemblage of insects whose immature stages develop at the expense of other arthropods. This integrative review synthesizes the principal biological characteristics of parasitoid families, emphasizing direct hosts, host sta...

Biology and Ecology of Symphyta Families (Hymenoptera): Feeding Strategies, Development, Host Relationships, and Ecological Roles

Symphyta comprise a biologically diverse assemblage of early-diverging Hymenoptera whose immature stages exploit a broad spectrum of ecological resources. This integrative review synthesizes the biology and ecology of 17 families: Anaxyelidae, Argidae, Athaliidae, Blasticotomidae...

Biology and Ecology of Symphyta Families (Hymenoptera): Feeding Strategies, Development, Host Relationships, and Ecological Roles

Symphyta comprise a biologically diverse assemblage of early-diverging Hymenoptera whose immature stages exploit a broad spectrum of ecological resources. This integrative review synthesizes the biology and ecology of 17 families: Anaxyelidae, Argidae, Athaliidae, Blasticotomidae...

Host Breadth, Organic-Resource Associations, and Quantitative Variation in Pupal Parasitism by Brachymeria podagrica (Fabricius, 1787) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) in Brazil

Brachymeria podagrica (Fabricius, 1787) (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) is a parasitoid associated with several Diptera developing in decomposing organic resources. This study integrated records from eight experimental investigations conducted in Brazil to evaluate host breadth, organ...

Solitary and Gregarious Parasitoid Strategies in Dipteran Host–Resource Systems in Brazil: Reproductive Amplification, Realized Parasitism, and Biological-Control Implications

Solitary and gregarious parasitoids can produce markedly different relationships between host mortality and adult parasitoid abundance, making reproductive strategy essential for interpreting biological-control potential. This study quantitatively reanalyzed eight experimental ar...

Solitary and Gregarious Parasitoid Strategies in Dipteran Host–Resource Systems in Brazil: Reproductive Amplification, Realized Parasitism, and Biological-Control Implications

Solitary and gregarious parasitoids can produce markedly different relationships between host mortality and adult parasitoid abundance, making reproductive strategy essential for interpreting biological-control potential. This study quantitatively reanalyzed eight experimental ar...

Environmental Structuring and Applied Importance of Diptera Assemblages in Brazil: Altitude, Organic Substrates, Synanthropy, Decomposition, and Chi-Square Reanalysis

Diptera associated with feces, decomposing animal tissues, fruits, and carcasses occupy dynamic habitats whose suitability varies with environmental conditions and resource characteristics. This study integrated quantitative information from eight experimental compilations conduc...

Diabetes-Related Foot Ulceration as a Biological and Clinical Continuum: An Integrative Review of Risk, Chronicity, Multimodal Care, Nursing, and Recurrence Prevention

Diabetes-related foot ulceration is a progressive and recurrent complication in which neurological, vascular, biomechanical, metabolic, inflammatory, microbial, behavioral, and health-system factors interact across time. This integrative narrative review critically synthesizes ev...