Supporting Diverse Families During the Transition of Adolescence: Special Situations and Conundrums of Care

2018 ◽  
pp. 169-187
Author(s):  
Diego Garcia-Huidobro
Keyword(s):  
Diverse Families

Understanding Culturally Diverse Families

1995 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-52
Author(s):  
Kathryn J. Lindholm
Keyword(s):  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Diverse Families ◽  
Culturally Diverse Families

scholarly journals Pygidial Glands in Carabidae, an Overview of Morphology and Chemical Secretion

Life ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 562
Author(s):  
Anita Giglio ◽  
Maria Luigia Vommaro ◽  
Pietro Brandmayr ◽  
Federica Talarico
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Carboxylic Acids ◽  
Biological Function ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
Carabid Beetles ◽  
Diverse Families ◽  
Pygidial Glands ◽  
Predator Community ◽  
Behavioural Adaptations ◽  
Chemical Secretion

Predator community structure is an important selective element shaping the evolution of prey defence traits and strategies. Carabid beetles are one of the most diverse families of Coleoptera, and their success in terrestrial ecosystems is related to considerable morphological, physiological, and behavioural adaptations that provide protection against predators. Their most common form of defence is the chemical secretion from paired abdominal pygidial glands that produce a heterogeneous set of carboxylic acids, quinones, hydrocarbons, phenols, aldehydes, and esters. This review attempts to update and summarise what is known about the pygidial glands, with particular reference to the morphology of the glands and the biological function of the secretions.

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