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Creativity and Autonomy in Swarm Intelligence Systems [PDF]

, 2012
This work introduces two swarm intelligence algorithms -- one mimicking the behaviour of one species of ants (\emph{Leptothorax acervorum}) foraging (a `Stochastic Diffusion Search', SDS) and the other algorithm mimicking the behaviour of birds flocking (
A Clark, A Dorin, A Etzioni, A Rothenberg, B Holldobler, CH Janson, CW Reynolds, DR Myatt, E Bonabeau, F Heppner, G Deleuze, G Greenfield, G. Borgia, JF Kennedy, John Mark Bishop, K Sims, K. Sims, M Boden, M Moglich, M. Boden, Mohammad Majid al-Rifaie, O Bown, P Galanter, P McCorduck, P Restany, R Sternberg, S Levy, S O’Sullivan, Suzanne Caines, T Nagel   +29 more
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The use of edible insects in human food

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract The world population is expected to reach approximately 10 billion people by 2050, which will significantly increase global food demand and may lead to agricultural shortages and a higher risk of food insecurity. In this context, this review discusses the potential of insects as alternative sources of animal protein, addressing their ...
Pamela Barroso de Oliveira, Hugo Calixto Fonseca, Cláudia Regina Vieira, Gleidson Giordano Pinto de Carvalho, Jane Sélia dos Reis dos Coimbra, Bruna Mara Aparecida de Carvalho Mesquita   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Social Wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of Indiana [PDF]

, 2017
An updated taxonomic treatment of the social wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) of Indiana is made. Illustrated identification keys are provided for species of Polistes, Vespa, Vespula, and Dolichovespula.
Deyrup, M. A, MacDonald, J. F
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Toward Super‐Resolution Reconstruction of Diffusion–Relaxation MRI Using Slice Excitation With Random Overlap (SERO)

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Diffusion MRI probes tissue microstructure, but low SNR and limited resolution hinder detection of features and parameter estimates. We introduce slice excitation with random overlap (SERO), which enables variable repetition times (TRs) and diffusion weighting within a single shot.
Felix Mortensen, Jakub Jurek, Jens Sjölund, Geraline Vis, Ronnie Wirestam, Malwina Molendowska, Andrzej Materka, Filip Szczepankiewicz   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Asphalted parking lots are environmental filters for multiple propagule dispersal and pollination strategies

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Understanding community assembly for wild species in anthropogenic settings has become increasingly important as biodiversity and ecosystem services are threatened by development pressures. Urban hardscape habitats such as parking lots are widespread, extreme, terrestrial anthropogenic environments that influence plant community assembly by way of ...
Lauren J. Frazee, Myla F. J. Aronson, Jens Kattge, Lena Struwe   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

No evidence of enemy release in pathogen and microbial communities of common wasps (Vespula vulgaris) in their native and introduced range.

PLoS ONE, 2015
When invasive species move to new environments they typically experience population bottlenecks that limit the probability that pathogens and parasites are also moved. The invasive species may thus be released from biotic interactions that can be a major
Philip J Lester, Peter J Bosch, Monica A M Gruber, Eugene A Kapp, Lifeng Peng, Evan C Brenton-Rule, Joe Buchanan, Wlodek L Stanislawek, Michael Archer, Juan C Corley, Maitè Masciocchi, Annette Van Oystaeyen, Tom Wenseleers   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

The evolution of gregariousness in parasitoid wasps [PDF]

, 1998
Data are assembled on the clutch-size strategies adopted by extant species of parasitoid wasp. These data are used to reconstruct the history of clutch-size evolution in the group using a series of plausible evolutionary assumptions.
Brothers D. J., Deyrup M. A., Farris J. S., Grafen A., Ko, P. J. Mayhew, Quicke D. L. J., Salt G., Whit¢eld J. B., Wilson K.   +9 more
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Variation in pollen limitation among reproductive modules points to likely resource reallocation in the alpine plant Veratrum grandiflorum

Nordic Journal of Botany, EarlyView.
Pollen limitation, a decrease in seed production due to insufficient pollen receipt, may influence plant demography and the evolution of sexual systems. Its empirical estimation of pollen supplementation of some of the flowers on an individual is well known to be prone to overestimation due to potential resource reallocation among the individual's ...
Xia Jiang, Kai‐Hsiu Chen, Shengman Lyu, Ling Liu, Meixian Yu, John R. Pannell, Guoxing Cao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Don’t Spray the Wasps! Using \u3ci\u3ePolistes\u3c/i\u3e Paper Wasps for Pest Management in the Home Garden [PDF]

, 2011
Pest control poses a challenge to all gardeners, especially those wishing to use organic practices. We examined the potential use of Polistes paper wasps as a bio-control agent in the organic backyard garden.
Goldsmith, Laura, Henshaw, Michael
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Aromatic plants, nest bacterial diversity, and nestling condition in Corsican blue tits

Oikos, EarlyView.
According to the ‘nest protection hypothesis', some passerines incorporate fresh aromatic plants into their nests which reduce pathogens that can negatively affect nestlings. We experimentally evaluated the effect of five aromatic plant species on the nest bacterial microbiota of Corsican blue tits Cyanistes caeruleus.
Hélène Dion‐Phénix, Gabrielle Gingras, Claire Doutrelant, Anne Charmantier, Steven W. Kembel, Denis Réale   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source