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Insights on the nutritional ecology of a nocturnal pollinating insect
Insect Science, EarlyView.Nutritional ecology examines the environmental effects on nutritional needs, food intake and foraging behaviors, and the use of nutrients ingested by animals. Among insects, Lepidoptera are often considered opportunistic foragers that visit a wide variety of available flowers, although with some preferences.
Evan Force +4 more
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The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations
Insect Science, EarlyView.This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean +6 more
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2018 The social nature of termites has allowed them to become an ecologically dominant taxon. However, their nesting and foraging habits (decayed wood and/or soil), combined with frequent social interactions, enhances the risk of pathogen transmission.
Erin L. Cole +2 more
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As you weed, so shall you reap: on the origin of algaculture in damselfish [PDF]
, 2010 Within their territories, damselfish cultivate particular algae for consumption. A recent study in BMC Evolutionary Biology shows extensive variation among and within fish species in the composition of these algal 'gardens', varying from monocultures to ...
Aanen, D.K.
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Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.In this study, we systematically analyzed the utilization patterns of Chinese pangolin burrows by sympatric species in Guangdong Province, China, including differences in species composition using burrow mounds and burrow tunnels. We found that repeated visits to burrows by Chinese pangolin promoted the use of burrows by sympatric species, suggesting ...
Song Sun +9 more
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No Evidence for Single-Copy Immune-Gene Specific Signals of Selection in Termites
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2020 Selection pressures from pathogens appear to play an important role in shaping social evolution. Social behavior, in particular brood care, is associated with pathogen pressure in wood-dwelling “lower” termites.
Karen Meusemann +4 more
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PENYEBARAN DAN INTENSITAS SERANGAN RAYAP DI PERKEBUNAN KARET DESA PAGAR BANYU KABUPATEN BENGKULU UTARA [PDF]
, 2014 The research was carried out on December 2009 to February 2010 by using purposive sampling method. . It was aimed to to determine the spread and intensity of termite attack on the rubber plant in Pagar Banyu Village Argamakmur, Bengkulu.
Erleza, Nova +2 more
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A phylogenetic study of endo-beta-1,4-glucanase in higher termites [PDF]
, 2014 Cellulose is the most abundant polymer in the world and termites are the most important metazoan cellulose processors. Termites are divided into lower and higher termites, with the latter being the most derived and most specious.
Bujang, Nurmastini Sufina +2 more
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Termitomyces/Termite Interactions
, 2005 The efficiency of degradation of lignocellulose by fungus-growing termites is largely attributed to their symbiotic Termitomyces. These fungi provide a variety of functions that termites do not possess. Recently, the application of new technologies and molecular methods has greatly improved our knowledge of lignin degradation by both Macrotermitinae ...
Rouland Lefèvre, Corinne +2 more
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Archaeometry, EarlyView.Abstract Soils that contain swelling clay minerals (e.g., montmorillonite) expand and contract during wetting and drying, causing movement within the soil profile. This process, known as argilliturbation, can alter artefact distributions, destroy stratigraphy and complicate the interpretation of archaeological deposits.
Caroline Mather +11 more
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