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Scientific Reports, 2022 Humans have used weaver ants, Oecophylla smaragdina, as biological control agents to control insect pests in orchards for many centuries. Over recent decades, the effectiveness of weaver ants as biological control agents has been attributed in part to ...
Vivek Kempraj +3 more
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Grouping of Red Flour Beetles using two Different Strains [PDF]
, 2018 In this research project I studied how the Red Flour Beetle grouped over a 10 day time period with two different strains of the Beetle. One strain was the Canadian Red Flour Beetle and the other was the Manhattan, KS Red Flour Beetle. The grouping of the
Henery, Caroline, Marshall, Jeremy
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Of Pheromones and Kairomones: What Receptors Mediate Innate Emotional Responses? [PDF]
The Anatomical Record, 2013 ABSTRACTSome chemicals elicit innate emotionally laden behavioral responses. Pheromones mediate sexual attraction, parental care or agonistic confrontation, whereas predators' kairomones elicit defensive behaviors in their preys. This essay explores the hypothesis that the detection of these semiochemicals relies on highly specific olfactory and/or ...
Lluis, Fortes-Marco +2 more
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The evolution of sensitive periods beyond early ontogeny: Bridging theory and data
Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 11, Page 2962-2973, November 2025.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Sensitive periods, in which experiences have a large impact on phenotypic development, are most common early in ontogeny. Yet, they may also occur at later ontogenetic stages, such as adolescence.
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Ecology and Evolution, 2020 The search for mates and food is mediated by volatile chemicals. Insects sense food odorants and sex pheromones through odorant receptors (ORs) and pheromone receptors (PRs), which are expressed in olfactory sensory neurons.
Francisco Gonzalez +8 more
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Conserved odorant-binding proteins from aphids and eavesdropping predators. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BACKGROUND: The sesquiterpene (E)-ß-farnesene is the main component of the alarm pheromone system of various aphid species studied to date, including the English grain aphid, Sitobion avenae.
Sophie Vandermoten +3 more
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Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 11, Page 2999-3020, November 2025.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Phenotypic plasticity is a strategy by which animals alter behaviour, morphology and/or physiology in response to cues of current conditions to cope with environmental heterogeneity.
Lauren Petrullo +3 more
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Identification et perception des stimulus utilisés par l'endoparasitoïde Diadromus pulchellus lors de l'acceptation de l'Hôte (Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae) [PDF]
, 1999 Le principal signal chimiqueutilisé par le parasitoïde solitaireDiadromus pulchellus (Hymenoptera : Ichneumonidae)pour reconnaître et accepter son hôte, se situe au niveau du cocon de soie contenant la chrysalide d'Acrolepiopsis assectella (Lepidoptera :
Bigot, Yves +4 more
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Density-dependent adjustment of inducible defenses [PDF]
, 2015 International audiencePredation is a major factor driving evolution, and organisms have evolved adaptations increasing their survival chances. However, most defenses incur trade-offs between benefits and costs.
Duggen, Sonja +4 more
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Functional Ecology, Volume 39, Issue 11, Page 3197-3209, November 2025.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Inducible defences allow organisms to adapt to variable predation risk. Whether this is beneficial or not, however, depends on two traits: how accurately they can detect current predation risk and how rapidly they can switch between phenotypes.
Isabel Jaroschinski +2 more
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