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Should we fear termites? [PDF]
, 2016 This presentation is the introduction to the session, which will discuss the relationship between termites, soils and tree diversity in tropical forests.
Louppe, Dominique
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Postembryonic development of the predatory strike mechanics in a praying mantis (Insecta: Mantodea)
Physiological Entomology, EarlyView.Praying mantis forelegs capture prey using specific kinematic and kinetic traits that change in size and morphology during postembryonic growth and sexual dimorphism influences these dynamics. Strike forces grow hyperallometrically with body weight; larger mantises show longer strike durations, slower joint angular velocities and increased tibia ...
Thies H. Büscher +3 more
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Ciência Florestal, 2016 There are currently in operation five major European industrial processes for wood thermal modification. They improve wood’s dimensional stability and decay resistance, but are not efficient against termites attack.
Djeison Cesar Batista +4 more
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Stigmergic hyperlink's contributes to web search [PDF]
, 2017 Stigmergic hyperlinks are hyperlinks with a "heart beat": if used they stay healthy and online; if neglected, they fade, eventually getting replaced.
Marques, Artur
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The problem of free will is child's play
Philosophical Investigations, EarlyView.Abstract I argue that the essence of ‘free will’ is control, the ability to do otherwise and that this ability is an acquired skill: We can and do see people acquire it, as for example small children learn to play and to do all the other things that human agents characteristically do.
Sophie‐Grace Chappell
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Tropical and Subtropical AgroecosystemsBackground. Soil aggregates represent a major indicator of soil fertility as they are important components of soil C protection. However, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the choice of tree species being integrated into crop farms influence the type ...
Jean-Leon Kataka +3 more
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Sociobiology, 2015 This study tested the ability of the termite Reticulitermes flavipes to detect the presence of large polysaccharides by breaking them down using their saliva.
Jacob A. Cypret, Timothy M. Judd
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Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
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DiversityThe great desert skink (Liopholis kintorei, locally known as tjakuṟa) occupies burrow systems in arid regions of central Australia. Most burrow systems remain occupied for an average of 4, and up to 10, years by the same related individuals.
Maria A. Eifler, Douglas A. Eifler
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Seeing Through an Ant's Eyes: Do Entomopathogenic Fungi Extend Their Cognition to Their Hosts?
Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.Abstract Post‐cognitivist approaches recognize cognition as a phenomenon that involves not just brains but all the sensorimotor apparatus of organisms. This means that brains are not always required for the emergence of cognition and that every organism can, in principle, be cognitive, unlocking a theoretical framework to explain the complex adaptive ...
André Geremia Parise +2 more
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