Anarchy in the UK: Detailed genetic analysis of worker reproduction in a naturally occurring British anarchistic honeybee, Apis mellifera, colony using DNA microsatellites [PDF]
, 2002 Anarchistic behaviour is a very rare phenotype of honeybee colonies. In an anarchistic colony, many workers’ sons are reared in the presence of the queen. Anarchy has previously been described in only two Australian colonies.
Arnold G +25 more
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Sympatric song variant in mountain chickadees Poecile gambeli does not reduce aggression from black-capped chickadees Poecile atricapillus [PDF]
, 2016 When habitats overlap and species compete for resources, negative interactions frequently occur. Character displacement in the form of behavioural, social or morphological divergences between closely related species can act to reduce negative ...
LaZerte, Stefanie E +3 more
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Check list of ground-dwelling ant diversity (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) of the Iguazú National Park with a comparison at regional scale [PDF]
, 2015 We describe the ant fauna of Iguazú National Park (INP), a region of high biodiversity andendemism in northeastern Argentina that includes the southernmost protected area ofthe Atlantic Forest (AF).
Achury, R. +6 more
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Sociobiology and Human Nature: A Perspective from Catholic Theology
Zygon, 1998 This paper addresses a nonspecialist audience on how sociobiological accounts of human nature might be relevant to Christian theology. I begin with some confessional remarks to clarify what I mean by Christian theology and how I understand it to be ...
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A new innovative real-time tracking method for flying insects applicable under natural conditions
BMC Zoology, 2021 Background Sixty percent of all species are insects, yet despite global efforts to monitor animal movement patterns, insects are continuously underrepresented.
Thomas Walter +5 more
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La sociobiología y el naturalismo contemporáneo. Sociobiology and the contemporary naturalism.
Psicoespacios, 2010 Sociobiology and the contemporary naturalism. Resumen Se trata en este artículo de hacer avanzar el tema de la ética naturalizada y el naturalismo contemporáneo en el que es de suma importancia la Sociobiología.
Luis Gilberto Gómez Restrepo
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Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2017 Central place foragers are faced with the challenge to learn the position of their nest entrance in its surroundings, in order to find their way back home every time they go out to search for food.
Robin Grob +4 more
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Analysis of Synaptic Microcircuits in the Mushroom Bodies of the Honeybee
Insects, 2020 Mushroom bodies (MBs) are multisensory integration centers in the insect brain involved in learning and memory formation. In the honeybee, the main sensory input region (calyx) of MBs is comparatively large and receives input from mainly olfactory and ...
Claudia Groh, Wolfgang Rössler
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The strange survival and apparent resurgence of sociobiology [PDF]
, 2017 A recent dispute between Richard Dawkins and Edward O. Wilson concerning fundamental concepts in sociobiology is examined. It is argued that sociobiology has not fared well since the 1970s, and that its survival as a ‘scientific’ perspective has been ...
Dennis, A.
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Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience, 2017 Division of labor is a hallmark of social insects. In the honeybee (Apis mellifera) each sterile female worker performs a series of social tasks. The most drastic changes in behavior occur when a nurse bee, who takes care of the brood and the queen in ...
Ricarda Scheiner +4 more
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