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Task partitioning in insect societies. I. Effect of colony size on queueing delay and colony ergonomic efficiency [PDF]
, 1999 The collection and handling of colony resources such as food, water, and nest construction material is often divided into subtasks in which the material is passed from one worker to another. This is known as task partitioning.
Anderson, C., Ratnieks, F.L.W.
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Food Science &Nutrition, Volume 13, Issue 7, July 2025.Fat body (FB) acts as a major metabolic center important for the regulation of a variety of physiological processes such as embryogenesis, reproduction, flight, overwintering, protection, and communication. Lipid amounts and fatty acid (FA) composition vary with species, stage of life, and their diet.
Shahida Anusha Siddiqui +2 more
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Traditional knowledge regarding entomophagy in San Martín, Peruvian Amazon
Peruvian Journal of Agronomy, 2021 The consumption of insects is a widespread practice among indigenous or native peoples of the Amazon. To assess the knowledge of the diversity of resources for entomophagy from the perspective of these peoples, testimonies or references about knowledge ...
A. Cerna +10 more
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The influence of leaf characteristics on epiphyllic cover : a test of hypotheses with artificial leaves [PDF]
, 1995 Studies of epiphyll ecology have been hindered by the biochemical and morphological variability of the leaf substrate. The use of artificial (plastic ribbon tape) leaves solved that problem in a study done at the Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa ...
Blanco, Mario A., Monge-Najera, Julian
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Systematic Entomology, Volume 50, Issue 3, Page 469-494, July 2025.A comprehensive, integrative study approach combining morphology, population genetics, phylogenetics and biogeography revealed that the Acromyrmex octospinosus species complex consists of two species: A. octospinosus and its social parasite A. insinuator.
Daniela Mera‐Rodríguez +2 more
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Association between Pseudonocardia symbionts and Atta leaf-cutting ants suggested by improved isolation methods [PDF]
, 2013 Fungus-growing ants associate with multiple symbiotic microbes, including Actinobacteria for production of antibiotics.The best studied of these bacteria are within the genus Pseudonocardia, which in most fungus-growing ants are conspicuouslyvisible on ...
Adrián Pinto-Tomás +5 more
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Revista de Biología Tropical, 2000 We determined the size characteristics of foragers of the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens in a mature eucalyptus forest in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, at daytime (7: 30 to 10: 00 hr) and nighttime (19: 00 to 23: 00 hr).
Athayde Tonhasca +1 more
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The Evolutionary Innovation of Nutritional Symbioses in Leaf-Cutter Ants
Insects, 2012 Fungus-growing ants gain access to nutrients stored in plant biomass through their association with a mutualistic fungus they grow for food. This 50 million-year-old obligate mutualism likely facilitated some of these species becoming dominant ...
Frank O. Aylward +2 more
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The genomes of two key bumblebee species with primitive eusocial organization [PDF]
, 2015 Background: The shift from solitary to social behavior is one of the major evolutionary transitions. Primitively eusocial bumblebees are uniquely placed to illuminate the evolution of highly eusocial insect societies.
Amdam, Gro V. +143 more
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Ecography, Volume 2024, Issue 11, November 2024.Rare plant and vertebrate species have been documented to contribute disproportionately to the total morphological structure of species assemblages. These species often possess morphologically extreme traits and occupy the boundaries of morphological space.
Joudellys Andrade‐Silva +7 more
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