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A distributed and morphology-independent strategy for adaptive locomotion in self-reconfigurable modular robots [PDF]

, 2013
In this paper, we present a distributed reinforcement learning strategy for morphology-independent life-long gait learning for modular robots. All modules run identical controllers that locally and independently optimize their action selection based on ...
Christensen, David Johan, Schultz, Ulrik Pagh, Stoy, Kasper   +2 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of soil communities on the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration [PDF]

, 2018
Soil respiration represents a major carbon flux between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere, and is expected to accelerate under climate warming.
AM Makarieva, B Bond-Lamberty, B Bond-Lamberty, B Bond-Lamberty, CD Koven, CE Hicks Pries, CJ Mikan, CO Nielsen, CP Giardina, E Dorrepaal, EA Davidson, EA Davidson, G Yvon-Durocher, H Chen, H Ferris, H Petersen, J Kozlowski, J Laybourn, J Yang, JA Subke, JC Carey, JF Exbrayat, JH Brown, JH Brown, JS Clein, JW Raich, K Karhu, KB Suttle, LE Rustad, M Nie, M Reichstein, MA Bradford, MD Mahecha, MJI Briones, MP Thakur, N Eisenhauer, N Fierer, P Hogberg, PM Cox, R Aerts, R Klekowski, RB Ehnes, RM Sibly, SL Chown, T Fenchel, TC Balser, TD Meehan, TW Crowther, X Xu   +48 more
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Revealing patterns of endemism in the transatlantic family Chelodesmidae (Polydesmida: Diplopoda)

Cladistics, EarlyView.
Abstract With fossil records dating back to the Silurian/Late Ordovician, millipedes stand out as one of the earliest terrestrial animal groups. Their limited vagility and high endemism make them valuable tools for formulating and testing biogeographic hypotheses, including those related to macro‐vicariance events.
Rodrigo Salvador Bouzan, Jackson Means, Kaloyan Ivanov, Antonio Domingos Brescovit, Luiz Felipe Moretti Iniesta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

African giant millipede (Archispirostreptus gigas) as non-conventional ingredient source in fish nutrition [PDF]

Arthropods
Arthropods importance can be assessed for beneficial use especially in reducing dependence on scarce animal protein source especially fishmeal in aquaculture nutrition.
Shakiru Okanlawon Sule, Elekenachi Destiny Amaike, Rilwan Oluyinka Adewale, et al.   +2 more
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Biological Flora of Britain and Ireland: Geranium sylvaticum*

Journal of Ecology, Volume 114, Issue 2, February 2026.
Geranium sylvaticum is a perennial forb of upland grasslands, woodlands and riverbanks in northern Britain, with scattered native occurrences also in Wales, central England and Northern Ireland. It has an extensive native range in Europe and Asia. The species is gynodioecious, with individual plants typically female or hermaphrodite.
Markus Wagner, Richard G. Jefferson, Ruth E. Starr‐Keddle, Sandra Varga, Irina Tatarenko, Duncan B. Westbury, Lucy Hulmes   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combined heat and drought affect the abundance, composition and diversity of subalpine surface‐active soil arthropod communities

Ecological Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, Page 98-112, February 2026.
We applied factorial soil warming and moisture reduction treatments directly in the field in the Australian subalpine to assess changes to surface‐active soil arthropod abundance, diversity and community composition. After identifying nearly 50,000 specimens to order, we found a stronger effect of sampling month than treatment.
Kate R. Farkas, Zachary A. Brown, James L. King, Adrienne B. Nicotra, Megan L. Head, Pieter A. Arnold   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

RAMUS: Printable, Mechanically‐Tunable and Biodegradable Cellulose‐Mediated Composites

Advanced Materials Interfaces, Volume 13, Issue 1, 7 January 2026.
Ramus, a Latin term meaning “branch,” develops large‐scale, ambient conditions additively manufactured, and biodegradable cellulose‐based biomaterial composites able to mediate their structural capacity from micro to macroscale. Abstract Ramus develops large‐scale, ambient conditions additively manufactured, and biodegradable cellulose‐based ...
Laia Mogas‐Soldevila, Shivani Chawla, Behzad Modanloo, Shravan Pradeep, Abigail Weinstein, Victor Li   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Invasive Glossy Buckthorn (Frangula alnus) Has Weak Impact on Native Understory Plant and Saprophagous Macroarthropod Communities

Diversity
Glossy buckthorn (Frangula alnus Miller) is an invasive alien plant species (IAPS) rapidly expanding in North America but is largely understudied compared to the common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica). Our study investigated the effects of a 27-year-old F.
Gabrielle Roberge, Ira Tanya Handa, Tristan Juette, Daniel Kneeshaw   +3 more
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Physico-chemical characterization of a natural agglutinin from the hemolymph of a millipede Thyropygus descriptus

Invertebrate Survival Journal, 2014
Natural hemagglutinins with specific affinity for the glycocalyx of rabbit erythrocytes is identified in the hemolymph of the millipedes, Thyropygus descriptus, Xenobolus acuticonus, Arthrosphaera disticta and A. craspedota.
Sr M R Basil-Rose, M H Ravindranath, Sr P D Mercy   +2 more
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