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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Neandertals are known to possess very distinctive traits in their bony labyrinth morphology, such as an inferiorly positioned posterior canal and a very low number of turns in the cochlea. Hence, the inner ear has been often used to assess the Neandertal status of fragmentary fossils.
Alessandro Urciuoli +6 more
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Towards integrated control of varroa: effect of variation in hygienic behaviour among honey bee colonies on mite population increase and deformed wing virus incidence [PDF]
, 2014 Hygienic behaviour in the honey bee, Apis mellifera, is the uncapping and removal of dead, diseased or infected brood from sealed cells by worker bees. We determined the effect of hygienic behaviour on varroa population growth and incidence of deformed ...
Al Toufailia, Hasan M +4 more
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Managing urban areas for insect pollinators: As town and cities continue to grow how can land managers help insect pollinators in urban areas? [PDF]
, 2015 Insect pollinators are essential for food production and wild flower reproduction yet these important insects are declining in the UK and in other regions of the world.
Baldock, Katherine +2 more
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Phenazine‐Based Synthetic Biology to Signal Between Cells and Electrodes
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Bioelectronic systems that enable seamless communication between electronic devices and living systems represent a transformative frontier in biotechnology. Among available methodologies, redox based signaling offers unique advantages due to its ubiquity in biology and compatibility with standard electrochemical equipment, expanding on ...
Eric VanArsdale +8 more
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Electrochemical Determination of Antioxidant Activity of Different Bee Products
International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2019 Bee products are of great benefit to the human body and have a good scavenging effect on free radicals in the human body. These products are rich in flavonoids and terpenes and have good antioxidant activities.
Yuhong Zheng +8 more
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Contaminants of bee products [PDF]
Apidologie, 2005 Les sources de contamination des produits du rucher peuvent provenir soit de l'environnement, soit des pratiques apicoles (Fig. 1). La premiere partie de cette revue de synthese decrit les principaux contaminants d'origine environnementale : les metaux lourds, tels le cadmium, le plomb et le mercure, les isotopes radioactifs, les polluants organiques ...
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Chemical composition of bee pollen [PDF]
, 2016 Bee pollen, usually used as an important source of nutrients and micronutrients for the young bees in the hive, is also an important food for humans.
Anjos, O. +2 more
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Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Three categories of explanations exist for why we age: mechanistic theories, which omit reference to evolutionary forces; weakening force of selection theories, which posit that barriers exist that prevent evolutionary forces from optimising fitness in ageing; and optimisation theories, which posit that evolutionary forces actually select for ...
Michael S. Ringel
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The impact of urbanisation on social behaviour: a comprehensive review
Biological Reviews, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Urbanisation is a key driver of global environmental change and presents animals with novel stressors and challenges. It can fundamentally influence social behaviour and has the potential to reshape within‐ and between‐species social interactions. Given the role of social behaviour in reproductive fitness and survival, understanding how social
Avery L. Maune +2 more
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‘"Buzz Off!": The Killer Bee Movie as Modern Belief Narrative.’ [PDF]
, 2001 Looks at the sub-genre of the killer bee movies but through the lens of legend studies - specifically looking at these films as belief ...
Koven, Mikel
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