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Lipid Food Preference and Transportation Using Tools by an Indian Ant Species Monomorium pharaonis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): A Field Study

Sociobiology, 2023
Besides proteins and carbohydrates, the Pharaoh ant (Monomoroium pharaonis) prefers lipid foods especially when it becomes limiting in the colony. We used four different food-grade lipids such as mustard oil, sunflower oil, coconut oil and butter for ...
Ritika Sarkar, Sarmistha Banik, RANAJIT KARMAKAR   +2 more
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Subjective Information and Survival in a Simulated Biological System

Entropy, 2022
Information transmission and storage have gained traction as unifying concepts to characterize biological systems and their chances of survival and evolution at multiple scales.
Tyler S. Barker, Massimiliano Pierobon, Peter J. Thomas   +2 more
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Loggerhead marine turtles (Caretta caretta) nesting at smaller sizes than expected in the Gulf of Mexico: Implications for turtle behavior, population dynamics, and conservation

Conservation Science and Practice, 2022
Estimates of parameters that affect population dynamics, including the size at which individuals reproduce, are crucial for efforts aimed at understanding how imperiled species may recover from the numerous threats they face.
Allison M. Benscoter, Brian J. Smith, Kristen M. Hart   +2 more
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Pronounced Seasonal Diet Diversity Expansion of Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in Northern Greece during the Non-Breeding Season: The Role of Tortoises

Diversity, 2022
Golden Eagles are resident in Greece and known to feed mainly on tortoises when breeding. However, information on alternative prey is scarce, especially during the tortoise brumation, that roughly coincides with the eagles’ non-breeding season.
Lavrentis Sidiropoulos, D. Philip Whitfield, Christos Astaras, Dimitris Vasilakis, Haralambos Alivizatos, Vassiliki Kati   +5 more
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A four-questions perspective on public information use in sticklebacks (Gasterosteidae) [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2019
Whether learning primarily reflects general processes or species-specific challenges is a long-standing matter of dispute. Here, we present a comprehensive analysis of public information use (PI-use) in sticklebacks (Gasterosteidae).
Mike M. Webster, Laura Chouinard-Thuly, Gabor Herczeg, Jun Kitano, Riva Riley, Sean Rogers, Michael D. Shapiro, Takahito Shikano, Kevin N. Laland   +8 more
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Occurrence of Hymenoptera (wasps and bees) and their foraging in the southwestern part of Jirisan National Park, South Korea

Journal of Ecology and Environment, 2015
The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence and foraging of social and other wasps and bees in Jirisan National Park (JNP, South Korea), in particular in an apiary. Sixty one traps were placed in the southwestern part of
Moon Bo Choi, Ohseok Kwon
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Effects of Different Scratch Mat Designs on Hen Behaviour and Eggs Laid in Enriched Cages

Animals, 2021
Laying hens in the UK and EU must be provided with litter for pecking and scratching. In enriched cages, this is commonly provided by dispensing layer’s feed onto a scratch mat.
Victoria Sandilands, Laurence Baker, Jo Donbavand, Sarah Brocklehurst   +3 more
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Chick Provisioning in Grey-Faced Petrel (Pterodroma gouldi) under Environmental Stress

Birds, 2022
Grey-faced Petrels (Pterodroma gouldi) are colonial burrowing seabirds predominantly nesting on offshore islands of the upper North Island of New Zealand.
James C. Russell, Jemma R. Welch, Rob Dunn, Karen Bourgeois   +3 more
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Traces of a Neonicotinoid Induce Precocious Foraging and Reduce Foraging Performance in Honey Bees.

Environmental Science and Technology, 2019
There is increasing worldwide concern about the impacts of pesticide residues on honey bees and bee colony survival, but how sublethal effects of pesticides on bees might cause colony failure remains highly controversial, with field data giving very ...
T. Colin, W. Meikle, Xiao-bo Wu, A. Barron   +3 more
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Seagrass Meadows Provide a Significant Resource in Support of Avifauna

Diversity, 2021
Seagrass meadows are known to be rich in fauna, with complex food webs that provide trophic subsidy to species and habitats way beyond the extent of their distribution. Birds are an often-overlooked part of marine ecosystems; not only are they crucial to
Richard K. F. Unsworth, Emma G. Butterworth   +1 more
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