Winter Active Bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) Achieve High Foraging Rates in Urban Britain [PDF]
, 2010 BackgroundForaging bumblebees are normally associated with spring and summer in northern Europe. However, there have been sightings of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris during the warmer winters in recent years in southern England.
Carlton, M +7 more
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Harvester ant colony variation in foraging activity and response to humidity. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 Collective behavior is produced by interactions among individuals. Differences among groups in individual response to interactions can lead to ecologically important variation among groups in collective behavior.
Deborah M Gordon +2 more
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MOF‐Derived Cu‐TiO2/Alginate Micromotors for Buoyancy‐Regulated 3D Motion
Advanced Science, EarlyView.In this work, cyanobacteria‐inspired sodium alginate (SA)/Cu‐TiO2/Fe3O4 hydrogel micromotors generate and encapsulate O2 microvesicles upon light irradiation, enabling buoyancy‐mediated Z‐axis upward migration and surface enrichment at the light‐exposed water‐air surface.
Wei Zou +7 more
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Visualising and animating visual information foraging in context [PDF]
, 2001 Optimal information foraging provides a potentially useful framework for modelling, analysing, and interpreting search strategies of users through a spatial-semantic interface.
Cribbin, T, Chen, C
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Deep learning model for detecting fish foraging movement and distance
Ecological InformaticsKoi (Cyprinus carpio) is a high-value ornamental fish species with both ecological and economic importance, particularly in East Asia, Notably, few studies have conducted quantitative analysis of koi foraging behavior in intelligent aquaculture systems ...
Yi-Cheng Qiu, Kung-Jeng Wang
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Hemp Cultivation and Crop Diversification: Implications for Ecosystem Services in Kentucky
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines the ecosystem benefits of expanding hemp cultivation by assessing its impact on crop diversity. Using scenario‐based simulations and fixed‐effect panel regressions with county‐level data in Kentucky, we find that increased hemp acreage tends to enhance crop diversity, improving water quality and bird diversity.
Yunsun Park +4 more
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Why do Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) carry conch shells (Turbinella sp.) in Shark Bay, Western Australia? [PDF]
, 2010 Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops sp.) in Shark Bay, Western Australia, exhibit a remarkable array of foraging tactics within a single population (Mann and Sargeant 2003).
Allen, S.J. +8 more
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Temporary Programs, Lasting Questions: Ad Hoc Assistance in the U.S. Farm Safety Net
Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Large ad hoc assistance programs have returned to U.S. farm policy since 2017, operating alongside a more developed safety net built around federally subsidized crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, and standing disaster assistance. This paper reviews the renewed use of ad hoc assistance, documents its recent scale using USDA data, and ...
Alejandro Plastina +1 more
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Goats favour personal over social information in an experimental foraging task [PDF]
, 2013 Animals can use their environments more efficiently by selecting particular sources of information (personal or social), according to specific situations.
Baciadonna, L +9 more
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Current Research in Insect ScienceForaging behavior of pollinators is shaped by, among other factors, the conflict between maximizing resource intake and minimizing predation risk; yet, empirical studies quantifying variation in both forces are rare, compared to those investigating each ...
Sabrina S. Gavini, Carolina Quintero
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