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Variation in nest morphology, queen oviposition rates, and fungal species present in incipient colonies of the leaf-cutter ant Atta sexdens

Tropical Zoology, 2019
The success of incipient colonies of leaf-cutter ants depends on multiple factors such as temperature, humidity, soil type, the queen’s fertility and vigor, frequency of harmful microfungi, among others.
Aldenise Alves Moreira, Luiz Carlos Forti, Roberto Da Silva Camargo, Nilson Satoru Nagamoto, Nadia Caldato, Maria Aparecida Castellani, Vania Maria Ramos   +6 more
doaj  

Simarouba versicolor (Simaroubaceae) Dispersal by the Leaf-Cutter Ant Atta sexdens

Sociobiology, 2018
The importance of Simarouba versicolor St. Hil. fruit dispersal by the leaf-cutting ant Atta sexdens (L.) was studied in the Cerrado, Tocantins, Brazil. The trees and nests were located between a forest area and a Brachiaria decumbens Stapf pasture. Seeds were collected in October 2015 along foraging trails and on the anthill of an A.
Domingos Rodrigo Silva Lopes, Rodrigo Castro Tavares, Kamila Otoni Marques Batista, Priscila Bezerra de Souza, Mariela Otoni do Nascimento, Danival José de Souza   +5 more
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Attraction of nocturnal scarab beetles by unusual floral volatiles in a Banksia (Proteaceae) with functionally diverse pollinators

Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Banksia attenuata (Proteaceae) attracts nocturnal scarab beetles with an unusual floral scent—the beetles pollinate the flower as they feed on pollen and nectar and mate on the inflorescences. Abstract Pollination by beetles has evolved multiple times in flowering plants but with relatively few plant species adapted specifically to pollination by ...
S. K. Wawrzyczek, B. Bohman, S. L. Krauss, I. M. Butler, G. R. Flematti, K. Farnier, S. E. Hoebee, R. A. Davis, R. D. Phillips   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

A formulation and a metaheuristic approach for the clustered vehicle routing problem with d‐relaxed priority rule

International Transactions in Operational Research, Volume 33, Issue 6, Page 3714-3743, November 2026.
Abstract This paper investigates an extension of the vehicle routing problem in which, in addition to minimizing the distance traveled, the sequencing of customer visits is subject to precedence constraints that impose visiting priorities among customers.
Eduardo dos Santos Teixeira, Silvio Alexandre de Araujo   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Morphological determinants of bite force capacity in insects: a biomechanical analysis of polymorphic leaf-cutter ants. [PDF]

J R Soc Interface, 2021
Püffel F, Pouget A, Liu X, Zuber M, van de Kamp T, van de Kamp T, Roces F, Labonte D.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

What No Research Means: The Problematic of Time and Possibilities for Expansiveness in Interpretive Literacy Research

Reading Research Quarterly, Volume 61, Issue 3, July/August/September 2026.
ABSTRACT This article examines what becomes possible for interpretive literacy research when time is treated not as a neutral backdrop but as a central problematic. We argue that research does not merely trace temporal sequences; it actively creates temporalities that shape what becomes sensible, thinkable, and sayable within literacy studies.
Gail Boldt, Kevin Leander
wiley   +1 more source

Increasing the Acceptability of Insect‐Based Foods as Future Foods: A Comprehensive Review of Barriers, Strategies, and Pathways to Mainstream Adoption

Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, Volume 25, Issue 4, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Edible insects are increasingly recognized for their high nutritional value and favorable environmental profile, yet their acceptance (defined as the continuum from willingness to try and purchase to repeated consumption) in Western and globalized food systems remains limited by cultural, sensory, regulatory, and economic barriers.
Jose Miguel Alvarez Suarez, Andrea M. Liceaga   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Insects and Survival: A Review of Primary and Secondary Defense Strategies

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 7, Page 601-624, July 2026.
Based on a review of three decades of literature, insect defense mechanisms are classified into primary (I) and secondary (II) mechanisms of behavioral, morphological, and chemical nature. These mechanisms have been recorded in 22 (I) and 20 (II) orders, respectively.
Lucas Fernandes Silva, Rodrigo Almeida Pinheiro, José Cola Zanuncio, Conceição Aparecida dos Santos   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Periodontitis and Periodontal Conditions in Systemically Healthy Children and Adolescents

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, Volume 53, Issue 7, Page 1100-1198, July 2026.
ABSTRACT Objective To answer the PICoS question ‘in systemically healthy children and adolescents (Population), what are the main features of periodontitis, necrotising periodontal diseases (NPD) and other periodontal conditions (periodontal abscesses, endo‐periodontal lesions, traumatic occlusal forces, prosthesis‐ and tooth‐related factors ...
Inbar Eshkol‐Yogev, Nagore Ambrosio, Cheryl Somani, Elena Figuero, Lior Shapira, Janet Davies   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Damage and foraging preference of leaf cutter antes on willow crops

, 2021
Danos causados por formigas cortadeiras em vimeiros têm provocado perdas de produção e qualidade de varas para o artesanato, devido às brotações laterais que provocam. Este trabalho teve o objetivo de estimar a época crítica para a perda de peso e a mortalidade de estacas da espécie, Salix viminalis, devido aos danos causados pelas formigas cortadeiras,
Casa, Jamille, Boff, Mari I. Carissimi, Rech, Tássio Dresch, Boff, Pedro   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source