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A hybrid discrete artificial bee colony optimization algorithm for the no-wait job shop problem with tardiness criterion

open access: yesJournal of Algorithms & Computational Technology
The no-wait job shop scheduling problem (NWJSP) plays a crucial role in industrial production and is an NP-hard problem. We propose a hybrid discrete artificial bee colony (HDABC) algorithm for solving the NWJSP with the total tardiness criterion. In the
Xuemei Huang, Jie Yin, Guanlong Deng
doaj   +1 more source

The Weak Worker Hypothesis: a new framework for understanding division of labour in social insects

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 1, Page 5-13, February 2026.
ABSTRACT In social species, group functions often benefit from variation among individual group members. Many highly integrated social insect colonies rely on division of labour among colony members and emergent properties of their collective behaviour and physiology. Response threshold models are a prominent proximate explanation of division of labour,
Jacob J. Herman   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Have the environmental benefits of insect farming been overstated? A critical review

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 1, Page 163-194, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Insect farming is frequently promoted as a sustainable food solution, yet current evidence challenges many environmental benefits claimed by industry proponents. This review critically examines the scientific foundation for assessing the environmental impacts of insect farming in both human food and animal feed applications.
Corentin Biteau   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bees feeling the burn

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 1, Page 279-296, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Fire is a major form of environmental disturbance, and in recent years, due to anthropogenic climate change and anthropogenic land management, we are seeing increases in the frequency and intensity of fires. With bees being an important, diverse group of pollinators that is facing declines globally, understanding how they respond to fires is ...
Kit S. Prendergast   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

An integrated social–ecological–evolutionary–phenotypic (SEEP) approach to understanding animal responses to urbanization

open access: yesBiological Reviews, Volume 101, Issue 1, Page 419-436, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Humans play key roles in shaping the structure and processes of ecosystems globally, especially in cities. This recognition has prompted a recent focus on understanding urban systems via interactions between human social systems and ecological and evolutionary processes.
Kevin E. McCluney   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Birds That Don't Exist: Niche Pre‐Emption as a Constraint on Morphological Evolution in the Passeroidea

open access: yesEcology Letters, Volume 29, Issue 2, February 2026.
We use topological data analysis to reveal a persistent morphological gap in a major group of songbirds (superfamily Passeroidea). The gap remained unoccupied for millions of years, even though nearby morphologies are common and the same body form exists in other groups of birds.
Stephanie Y. Chia   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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