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Beyond collective intelligence: Collective adaptation [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of The Royal Society Interface, 2022
We develop a conceptual framework for studying collective adaptation in complex socio-cognitive systems, driven by dynamic interactions of social integration strategies, social environments and problem structures. Going beyond searching for ‘intelligent’ collectives, we integrate research from different disciplines and outline modelling approaches that
Mirta Galesic   +19 more
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A biodiversity hotspot for Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) in North America: annotated species checklist for Ottawa, Canada

open access: yesZooKeys, 2016
Microgastrinae wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from the city of Ottawa and its surroundings (a 50-km radius circle, ~7,800 km2) were studied based on 1,928 specimens collected between 1894 and 2010, and housed in the Canadian National ...
Jose Fernandez-Triana   +3 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Jewelled spider flies of North America: a revision and phylogeny of Eulonchus Gerstaecker (Diptera, Acroceridae)

open access: yesZooKeys, 2016
The spider fly genus Eulonchus Gerstaecker is found throughout the Nearctic Region. Six species are recognized and intraspecific morphological variation is documented in several species.
Christopher J. Borkent   +2 more
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Screening and identification of cyprinid herpesvirus 2 (CyHV-2) ORF55-interacting proteins by phage display

open access: yesVirology Journal, 2023
Background Cyprinid herpesvirus 2 (CyHV-2) is a pathogenic fish virus belonging to family Alloherpesviridae. The CyHV-2 gene encoding thymidine kinase (TK) is an important virulence-associated factor.
Min Qian   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Collecting value / valuing collecting [PDF]

open access: yesLondon Review of International Law, 2016
A visual essay exploring the concept of value in the context of a special issue on value.
openaire   +1 more source

Effects of a Dual-Purpose Inoculant on the Quality and Aerobic Stability of Corn Silage at the Laboratory and Field Scales

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
This study investigated the effects of a dual-purpose inoculant (DPI) on the fermentation profile, nutritive value, and aerobic stability of silage. The inoculant effect was first examined with minisilos, and the results were later validated with 400-kg ...
Hsiu-Ming Weng   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Suggestions for a molecular biodiversity assessment of South East Asian freshwater invertebrates. Lessons from the megadiverse beetles (Coleoptera)

open access: yesJournal of Limnology, 2013
The beginning of the 21th century was characterised by an unprecedented human-mediated loss of biodiversity, with an astonishing number of undescribed species disappearing from the Earth. To counter this major erosion of biodiversity, we need to describe
Michael Balke   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Janzenella theia Bremer & Talamas (Platygastroidea, Janzenellidae): a new species from Baltic amber [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Hymenoptera Research, 2021
A new species, Janzenella theia Bremer & Talamas, sp. nov., is described from Baltic amber, which is the second known species of the family Janzenellidae (Platygastroidea).
Jonathan Bremer   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

An annotated and illustrated checklist of Microgastrinae wasps (Hymenoptera, Braconidae) from the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and Greenland

open access: yesZooKeys, 2017
The Microgastrinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from ten islands of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (CAA) and Greenland were studied based on 2,183 specimens deposited in collections.
Jose Fernández-Triana   +10 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Collective Commitment [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Political Economy, 2018
We consider collective decisions made by agents whose preferences and power depend on past events and decisions. Faced with an inefficient equilibrium and an opportunity to commit to a policy, can the agents reach an agreement on such a policy? Under an intuitive condition linking power structures in the dynamic setting and at the commitment stage, the
Christian Roessler   +2 more
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