Wood excavation, construction, and architecture in two Reticulitermes subterranean termites [PDF]
Insectes Sociaux, 2019 Collective constructions are marvels of complexity, composed of networks of tunnels and chambers. However, it is difficult to study subterranean nests without using invasive techniques because the nests are built within pieces of wood and/or in the soil.
Berville, L., Darrouzet, E.
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Gymnasia in Eastern Sicily of the Hellenistic and Roman Period [PDF]
, 2018 Schriftquellen und Inschriften legen nahe, dass in Sizilien die Institution des Gymnasions vom 3. Jh. v. Chr. an florierte, im Reich Hierons II. wie auch in der spätrepublikanischen römischen Provinz.
Trümper, Monika
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PLoS ONE, 2020 The earliest Neolithic of southwest Asia is generally perceived and portrayed as a period of emerging economic practices that anticipated full-fledged food-producing economies.
Stephen Rhodes +2 more
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Ant nest architecture is shaped by local adaptation and plastic response to temperature
Scientific Reports, 2021 Social insects are among the most abundant arthropods in terrestrial ecosystems, where they provide ecosystem services. The effect of subterranean activity of ants on soil is well-studied, yet little is known about nest architecture due to the difficulty
Madison Sankovitz, Jessica Purcell
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Nest architecture of Oxaea austera (Andrenidae, Oxaeinae) and its significance for the interpretation of Uruguayan fossil bee cells [PDF]
, 2014 Oxaea austera nests in hard, red lateritic soils with dense grass cover. Some characters of Oxaea austera nests conform to the known architecture of the oxaeine nests such as the long, vertical shaft and the radiating, horizontal tunnels connected to ...
Alcock +19 more
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New meanings from old buildings [PDF]
, 2001 The three modest house projects described here are by three fellow travellers — the two authors and David Lea — interested in the Organic side of Modernism.
Blundell Jones, P., Sergeant, J.
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Nest Architecture and Animals Associated with Neoponera verenae (Forel) (Formicidae, Ponerinae)
Sociobiology, 2021 The nests of ants Neoponera have chambers that can also be occupied by other species of organisms that can be tenants, visitors or prey. However, few studies have considered the assemblage of the associated species and described their composition.
Hugo Ribeiro Moleiro +2 more
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Excavations at Palaikastro. IV: § 9.—The Architectural Terracottas [PDF]
The Annual of the British School at Athens, 1905 The Hellenic remains scattered in the surface soil or accumulated behind the temenos-wall included quantities of tiles and architectural terracottas belonging to an earlier and to a later period of the sanctuary. Of those which may be assigned to the archaic entablature the most important are the following:—(1) Leg of a crouching or running human ...
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The Fourth-Century AD Expansion of the Graeco-Roman Settlement of Karanis (Kom Aushim) in the Northern Fayum* [PDF]
, 2015 The Graeco-Roman town of Karanis, founded during the Ptolemaic Period in the north-eastern Fayum in the third century bc and long thought to have been abandoned in the third century ad actually saw a substantial expansion during the fourth century AD ...
Barnard, Hans +4 more
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The clonal root system of balsam poplar in upland sites of Quebec and Alberta
Ecology and Evolution, 2016 Balsam poplar seeds are short‐lived and require moist seedbeds soon after they are released to germinate. In addition to sexual reproduction, balsam poplar stands can regenerate clonally by root suckering.
Kokouvi E. Adonsou +4 more
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