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The global geography of human subsistence [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2018 How humans obtain food has dramatically reshaped ecosystems and altered both the trajectory of human history and the characteristics of human societies.
Michael C. Gavin +11 more
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Sociobiology, 2016 Two substrates, sand and vermiculite, were tested in rearing laboratory experiments with Reticulitermes grassei at different culture periods (2, 4 and 6 weeks).
Patricia Gallardo +2 more
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Sociobiology, 2014 This paper presents preliminary data on the field activity of Reticulitermes grassei Clément in oak forests of the southern Iberian Peninsula. Recent research has provided information on the nature and intensity of termite damage to cork oaks (Quercus ...
Ana M Cardenas +3 more
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How wild edible plants and mushrooms have been approached within the ecosystem services framework: a systematic review [PDF]
One EcosystemThe diverse historical and traditional uses associated with wild edible plants (WEP) and wild edible mushrooms (WEM) make them good examples of natural resources related to both provisioning and cultural ecosystem services (ES).
Anabela Paula +3 more
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A Kiosk Station for the Assessment of Multiple Cognitive Domains and Cognitive Enrichment of Monkeys
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2021 Nonhuman primates (NHP’s) are self-motivated to perform cognitive tasks on touchscreens in their animal housing setting. To leverage this ability, fully integrated hardware and software solutions are needed that work within housing and husbandry routines
Thilo Womelsdorf +7 more
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Vegetated highway medians as foraging habitat for small mammals
Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2019 Wildlife passages are intended to facilitate movement of animals across roads while mitigating barrier effects. A less appreciated aspect of mitigation is how such wildlife passages may be used for reasons that are supplementary to their intended purpose
April Robin Martinig +1 more
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Diversity, 2018 Renewal ecology promotes the creation and enhancement of landscapes that support biodiversity and ecosystem services for humans. Silvicultural thinning of forest regrowth to reduce tree competition represents a form of active management that may also ...
Bradley Law +3 more
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General Cognitive Ability Predicts Survival-Readiness in Genetically Heterogeneous Laboratory Mice
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Although genetically heterogeneous laboratory mice express individual differences in general cognitive ability (c.f., “intelligence”), it is unknown whether these differences are translated into behaviors that would promote survival.
Louis D. Matzel +5 more
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Social inhibition maintains adaptivity and consensus of honeybees foraging in dynamic environments [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 To effectively forage in natural environments, organisms must adapt to changes in the quality and yield of food sources across multiple timescales. Individuals foraging in groups act based on both their private observations and the opinions of their ...
Subekshya Bidari +2 more
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Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018 In the d'Urville Sea in East Antarctica, a population of roughly 20,000 pairs of Adélie penguins of Iles des Pétrels (Terre Adélie) has experienced two massive breeding failures, with no chick surviving the 2013–14 and 2016–17 breeding seasons.
Yan Ropert-Coudert +9 more
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