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A revised classification system of the marronoid clade of spiders (Araneae), based on dense sampling phylogenomics and comparative morphology

Cladistics, EarlyView.
Abstract The marronoid clade is a globally distributed, ecologically diverse group of spiders. It is an important faunal component in both natural and synanthropic environments, and even found in aquatic and extreme habitats such as desert salt flats. The systematics of the marronoid clade has been notoriously unstable due to the widespread character ...
Jonas O. Wolff, Michael B. J. Kelly, Franklyn Cala‐Riquelme, Jacob A. Gorneau, Katherine O. Montana, Helen M. Smith, Phil J. Sirvid, Cor J. Vink, Lauren A. Esposito, Martín J. Ramírez, Charles E. Griswold   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Path planning for autonomous vehicles based on the improved ant colony algorithm. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Wen G, Guan Z, Zhang H, Liu R, Hu S, Dou R.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

When and why to give shorebirds a head start

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
Abstract Headstarting is a translocation technique involving the hatching or rearing of wild eggs or young in captivity and the release of those individuals back to the wild at or before independence. It has been trialed as a conservation intervention for shorebirds over recent decades to improve the population trend of target populations by increasing
Lynda Donaldson, Alex Nicol‐Harper, Rebecca Lee, Nigel S. Jarrett, Geoff M. Hilton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ant colony optimization approach for sustainable end-milling with minimum quantity nano-green lubrication. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Abdullah M, Rao ACU, Ramachandran T, Biswal S, Chaudhary SP, Singh R, Mishra A, Mann VS, Bhowmik A, Tamene Y.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Pest‐preservation paradox among insects

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.
The pest‐preservation paradox is a non‐binary perspective that insects range from those that are harmful and requiring management on the one side, to those requiring conservation intervention on the opposite end of the spectrum. Importantly, the vast majority of insects occur somewhere in the center of the two extremes, and their position along the ...
Michael J. Samways, Charl Deacon, René Gaigher, James S. Pryke   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The cost of re-synchronization in a leaf-cutter ant colony. [PDF]

Commun Biol
Pamplona-Barbosa MM, Toledo MAF, Oda GA, Helene AF.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Do aphid endosymbiotic bacteria influence parasitoid searching behaviour through changes in aphid honeydew production?

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Hamiltonella defensa infection increases honeydew production in certain aphid genotypes, potentially modifying aphid feeding behaviour. Parasitoid wasps, Aphidius ervi, are more attracted to honeydew from H. defensa‐infected aphids; though larger honeydew amounts may slightly deter searching.
Desiré Macheda, Alexandre Foito, Katharine F. Preedy, Colin J. Alexander, Ankush Prashar, Alison J. Karley   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Test pattern optimization scheme based on Hybrid Ant Colony Optimization. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Asha Pon S, Jeyalakshmi V.
europepmc   +1 more source

The effect of caste, mass and colony identity on rescue priorities in the red imported fire ant

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
Fire ants will rescue brood when the brood becomes trapped underground. We find that rescuers may use odor cues to locate trapped rescue targets. We demonstrate that a single reproductive larva is preferentially rescued over a single worker larva, but that caches of multiple worker larvae receive equal treatment as a single reproductive larva.
Paige B. Caine, Natalie Nejad, Daniel I. Goldman, Michael A. D. Goodisman   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A substation robot path planning algorithm based on deep reinforcement learning enhanced by ant colony optimization. [PDF]

Front Robot AI
Zhang H, Sun L, Tan W, Bao S, He X, Chen J.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source