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mBio, 2020 Symbiotic microorganisms can have a profound impact on the host physiology and behavior, and novel relationships between symbionts and their hosts are continually discovered.
Akiko Koto +2 more
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Behavioral Ecology of an Invasive Species: Habitat and Mate Preference(s) in Drosophila Suzukii [PDF]
, 2017 The invasive Spotted-Wing fruit fly, Drosophila suzukii, has inflicted substantial economic losses to the soft-fruit agriculture industry worldwide due to the ability of females in this species to use a large, serrated ovipositor to cut the fruit’s skin ...
Buckiewicz, Natasha +2 more
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Modulus‐Switchable Miniature Robots for Biomedical Applications: A Review
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Materials, robot designs, proof‐of‐concept functions, and biomedical applications of modulus‐switchable miniature robots. Miniature soft robots have shown great potential in biomedical applications due to their excellent controllability and suitable mechanical properties in biological environments.
Chunyun Wei, Yibin Wang, Jiangfan Yu
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019 As an ecologically dominant taxon, termites appear to be resilient to environmental stressors. However, swarming alates (winged-individuals) encounter a myriad of environmental pressures that drastically reduce the probability of colony foundation ...
Erin L. Cole, Rebeca B. Rosengaus
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Forager bees (Apis mellifera) highly express immune and detoxification genes in tissues associated with nectar processing. [PDF]
, 2015 Pollinators, including honey bees, routinely encounter potentially harmful microorganisms and phytochemicals during foraging. However, the mechanisms by which honey bees manage these potential threats are poorly understood.
Johnson, Brian R +2 more
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Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang +4 more
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3D Printing of Soft Robotic Systems: Advances in Fabrication Strategies and Future Trends
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Collectively, this review systematically examines 3D‐printed soft robotics, encompassing material selections, function integration, and manufacturing methodologies. Meanwhile, fabrication strategies are analyzed in order of increasing complexity, highlighting persistent challenges with proposed solutions.
Changjiang Liu +5 more
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eLife, 2014 Comparing the anatomies of more than 100 different species of ants reveals that worker ants have enlarged necks, not seen in queens, that allow them to lift and carry objects many times heavier than themselves.
Diethard Tautz
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Sydowia polyspora dominates fungal communities carried by two Tomicus species in pine plantations threatened by Fusarium circinatum [PDF]
, 2017 Producción CientíficaBark beetles (Coleoptera, Scolytinae) carry a diverse filamentous fungal community sometimes acting as vectors or carriers of phytopathogens.
Díez Casero, Julio Javier +6 more
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Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
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