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Spatial Vision and Visually Guided Behavior in Apidae
Insects, 2019 The family Apidae, which is amongst the largest bee families, are important pollinators globally and have been well studied for their visual adaptations and visually guided behaviors.
Almut Kelber, Hema Somanathan
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Carpenter Bee Trap Evaluation [PDF]
, 2016 NYS IPM Type: Project ReportFemale carpenter bees are wood-destroying insects that build individual gallery nests in exposed, dry wood. Although solitary, these bees may nest in aggregations, especially since offspring sometimes complete their lifecycle ...
Frye, Matthew, Gangloff-Kaufmann, Jody
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Stomach contents from invasive American bullfrogs Rana catesbeiana (= Lithobates catesbeianus) on southern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada [PDF]
, 2013 Invasive alien American bullfrog populations are commonly identified as a pernicious influence on the survival of native species due to their adaptability, proliferation and consequent ecological impacts through competition and predation. However, it has
Jancowski, Kevin, Orchard, Stan A.
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Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.ABSTRACT George Herbert Mead is an oft forgotten or ignored American philosopher who was one of the originators of pragmatism. Today, he is recognised as a creative thinker who has teased out knotty problems that others in the field had not realised were problems. Understanding Mead's analysis has been made difficult because he died prematurely without
Richard Ormerod
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Enhancing outreach collections with live insects [PDF]
Natural History Collections and MuseomicsOutreach insect drawers serve as valuable educational tools, showcasing insect diversity and fostering curiosity. However, these static displays often fail to bridge the emotional gap between people and insects.
Natalie Herbison
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Pollinators on Cowpea Vigna unguiculata: Implications for Intercropping to Enhance Biodiversity
Insects, 2021 Pollinators are on the decline and loss of flower resources play a major role. This raises concerns regarding production of insect-pollinated crops and therefore food security.
Beatrice N. Dingha +3 more
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Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract The ongoing global biodiversity loss caused by multi‐stressors has raised concerns about the potential consequences of species extinctions on the functionality and stability of ecosystems.
Chaoyue Cheng +13 more
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Beehavior and Beyond: Realizations in Research [PDF]
, 2015 Most people would mistake the small carpenter bee Ceratina calcarata and its relatives for ants with wings,and I won’t pretend that I could tell the difference before I spent a summer researching this particular bee species.
Lombard, Sean
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Ethnobiology LettersWith over a million described species, insects are the most diverse group of animals on Earth. Insects, particularly those responsible for pollination, play a major ecological role that is often overlooked or even ignored.
Samuel Perichon
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Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.This article explores the activities of daily life in a village neighbouring the TEPCO nuclear power plant in Fukushima. It argues that one of the potentials of taking a dwelling perspective – a phenomenological approach to living within the ecological and social environments – emerges most compellingly within a polluted landscape.
Tomoko Sakai
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