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Host Plant Suitability and a Test of the Feeding Specialization Hypothesis Using \u3ci\u3ePapilio Cresphontes\u3c/i\u3e (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) [PDF]
, 2017 The concept that host plant favorites would be used for more rapid and/or efficient growth of the locally adapted individuals was tested in a preliminary way using the giant swallowtail butterfly, Papilio cresphontes.
Dowell, Robert V, Scriber, J. Mark
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Integrative Conservation, Volume 3, Issue 4, Page 312-329, December 2024.Biosphere reserves aim to protect global biodiversity alongside social and economic development. In the Cape Floristic Region, biosphere reserves are an effective conservation approach to protect arthropods against habitat transformation in this biodiverse region.
Michael J. Samways +3 more
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Polistes (Fuscopolistes) Fuscopolistes
, 2012 Preliminary key to eastern Nearctic species of Polistes (Fuscopolistes) based on male genitalia 1. Anteroventral lobe of digitus with a vertical groove (Figs 35, 36), bordered on each side by a carina; inner surface of digitus sparsely haired (Figs 35, 36). Aedeagus with very regular dentition (Fig.
Buck, Matthias +3 more
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When a parasite breaks all the rules of a colony:morphology and fate of wasps infected by a strepsipteran endoparasite [PDF]
, 2011 The macroparasite Xenos vesparum affects both the behaviour and the physical traits of its host, the social wasp Polistes dominulus. Female wasps, if parasitized, do not perform any social tasks and desert the colony to gather at specific sites, where ...
Beani, Laura +5 more
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Evolutionary biology of social expertise
Biological Reviews, Volume 99, Issue 6, Page 2176-2189, December 2024.ABSTRACT There is increasing evidence that competent handling of social interactions among conspecifics has positive effects on individual fitness. While individual variation in social competence has been appreciated, the role of long‐term experience in the acquisition of superior social skills has received less attention.
Reuven Dukas, Nathan W. Bailey
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Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 172, Issue 12, Page 1154-1165, December 2024.Communication plays a crucial role in the animal kingdom. Insects especially, like the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides (Coleoptera: Siliphidae), may use substrate vibrations for communication. This study investigates how these signals travel through various soils and influence behavior.
Taina Conrad +3 more
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Polistes (Polistes) associus Kohl 1898
, 2017 Published as part of Rafi, Muhammad Ather, Carpenter Muhammad Qasim, James M., Shehzad, Anjum, Zia, Ahmed, Khan, Muhammad Rafique, Mastoi, Muhammad Ishaque, Naz, Falak, Ilyas, Muhammad, Shah, Mazafar & Bhatti, Abdul Rauf, 2017, The vespid fauna of Pakistan, pp.
Rafi, Muhammad Ather +9 more
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, 2023 Published as part of Verheyde, Fons, Jacobs, JEffrEY, Dekoninck, WOUTEr, Achterberg, Kees Van, Rond, JErOEn, Blanck, Tim De, Schoonvaere, KarEL, Nieuwenhuijsen, Hans, Ketelaere, Augustijn De, Minnebo, BarT & Ferrer-Suay, Mar, 2023, Remarks on Hymenoptera on urban green roofs in Belgium, pp.
Verheyde, Fons +10 more
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Activity schedule and foraging in Protopolybia sedula (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) [PDF]
, 2015 Protopolybia sedula is a social swarming wasp, widely spread throughout many countries in the Americas, including most of Brazil. Despite its distribution, studies of its behavioral ecology are scarce. This study aimed to describe its
Barbosa, Bruno Corrêa +4 more
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Allergen-specific immunotherapy of Hymenoptera venom allergy:also a matter of diagnosis [PDF]
, 2015 Stings of hymenoptera can induce IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions in venom-allergic patients, ranging from local up to severe systemic reactions and even fatal anaphylaxis.
Schiener, Maximilian +4 more
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