Can. Ent. 123
... expected from adopting a particular foraging strategy) are ill-defined for most animals. Bumble bees (genus Bombus) have been favorite organisms in studies of foraging behavior (Morse 1982), in large part because their energy needs are relatively well understood and their resources easily quantified ...
... expected from adopting a particular foraging strategy) are ill-defined for most animals. Bumble bees (genus Bombus) have been favorite organisms in studies of foraging behavior (Morse 1982), in large part because their energy needs are relatively well understood and their resources easily quantified ...
ch. 51 - The Westminster Schools
... When a source of food is farther from the nest, the returning bee performs a “waggle dance,” consisting of a half-circle swing in one direction, a straight run, and a half-circle swing in the other direction to communicate the direction and distance of the food source from the hive. o The angle of t ...
... When a source of food is farther from the nest, the returning bee performs a “waggle dance,” consisting of a half-circle swing in one direction, a straight run, and a half-circle swing in the other direction to communicate the direction and distance of the food source from the hive. o The angle of t ...
PLP 3104 FUNDAMENTALS OF ENTOMOLOGY GROUP 3
... – Outside of the body unlike vertebrate – Gives shape & support to soft tissues – protection from attack or injury – minimizes the loss of body fluids in both arid and freshwater environments (has wax) – assures mechanical advantage to muscles for strength and agility in movement. ...
... – Outside of the body unlike vertebrate – Gives shape & support to soft tissues – protection from attack or injury – minimizes the loss of body fluids in both arid and freshwater environments (has wax) – assures mechanical advantage to muscles for strength and agility in movement. ...
51 DetailLectOut 2012
... Using flower odor and other clues, they search for and locate the food source. ...
... Using flower odor and other clues, they search for and locate the food source. ...
18th_Lecture
... Two suspects, A and B, are arrested by the police. The police have insufficient evidence for a conviction, and, having separated both prisoners, each of them is offered the same deal: if one testifies for the prosecution against the other and the other remains silent, the betrayer goes free and the ...
... Two suspects, A and B, are arrested by the police. The police have insufficient evidence for a conviction, and, having separated both prisoners, each of them is offered the same deal: if one testifies for the prosecution against the other and the other remains silent, the betrayer goes free and the ...
Sample 85-90% Biology Lab Report on UNBC CTLT website
... Culver and Beattie (1978) and Fellers (1989) reported that ant forage preference is variable temporally. Repeating this study at other temporal scales would determine is sugar preference is consistent. Another variable not controlled for was colony structure. A new, rapidly growing colony will have ...
... Culver and Beattie (1978) and Fellers (1989) reported that ant forage preference is variable temporally. Repeating this study at other temporal scales would determine is sugar preference is consistent. Another variable not controlled for was colony structure. A new, rapidly growing colony will have ...
polydomous odorous house ant, Tapinoma sessile as revealed by a
... Culver and Beattie (1978) and Fellers (1989) reported that ant forage preference is variable temporally. Repeating this study at other temporal scales would determine is sugar preference is consistent. Another variable not controlled for was colony structure. A new, rapidly growing colony will have ...
... Culver and Beattie (1978) and Fellers (1989) reported that ant forage preference is variable temporally. Repeating this study at other temporal scales would determine is sugar preference is consistent. Another variable not controlled for was colony structure. A new, rapidly growing colony will have ...
SINERR-2016 - GCE-LTER
... Georgia’s historic conservation and management efforts have resulted in a range of ecosystems rich in endemic and charismatic species. Georgia’s barrier islands are touted as the crown jewels of Georgia’s coast due to their status as the least disturbed coast on the eastern seaboard (http://www.geor ...
... Georgia’s historic conservation and management efforts have resulted in a range of ecosystems rich in endemic and charismatic species. Georgia’s barrier islands are touted as the crown jewels of Georgia’s coast due to their status as the least disturbed coast on the eastern seaboard (http://www.geor ...
Driver Ants Invading a Termite Nest
... to the nest of their termite victims, but it seems unlikely that such a large, open chamber had initially been part of a termite nest. When we checked the old driver ant nest during the emigration in the morning of the 25th, there was an unpleasant smell emanating from the nest openings. Moreover, C ...
... to the nest of their termite victims, but it seems unlikely that such a large, open chamber had initially been part of a termite nest. When we checked the old driver ant nest during the emigration in the morning of the 25th, there was an unpleasant smell emanating from the nest openings. Moreover, C ...
Text only version
... stinging multiple times and the stings are of health concern because they can cause severe allergic reactions that can result into anaphylactic shock and death. The social wasps usually build papery nests as their shelter and nursery ground and some of the wasps, such as yellow jackets, hornets and ...
... stinging multiple times and the stings are of health concern because they can cause severe allergic reactions that can result into anaphylactic shock and death. The social wasps usually build papery nests as their shelter and nursery ground and some of the wasps, such as yellow jackets, hornets and ...
A Bug`s Life: Competition Among Species Towards
... the sustainable capacity of the hive itself. In this light, she dare to keep control on new births, thus making workers uninterested in reproduction on their own, by secreting a chemical essence, the pheromone, which is then spread from body to body amongst the workers, starting with those being ass ...
... the sustainable capacity of the hive itself. In this light, she dare to keep control on new births, thus making workers uninterested in reproduction on their own, by secreting a chemical essence, the pheromone, which is then spread from body to body amongst the workers, starting with those being ass ...
chapter 51 - Elizabeth School District
... Waterfowl have no innate recognition of “mother”; they respond to and identify with the first object they encounter that has certain key characteristics. o In classic experiments in the 1930s, Konrad Lorenz showed that the principal imprinting stimulus in graylag geese is a nearby object that is mov ...
... Waterfowl have no innate recognition of “mother”; they respond to and identify with the first object they encounter that has certain key characteristics. o In classic experiments in the 1930s, Konrad Lorenz showed that the principal imprinting stimulus in graylag geese is a nearby object that is mov ...
Fast Facts • Unlike their cousins Western bumble
... egg cells of that plant. Once plant egg cells have been fertilized by pollen, the fertilized eggs develop into fruits containing seeds. When the seeds are released and germinate they develop into new young plants. Without pollinators like bees it would be difficult for many plants to produce seeds; in ...
... egg cells of that plant. Once plant egg cells have been fertilized by pollen, the fertilized eggs develop into fruits containing seeds. When the seeds are released and germinate they develop into new young plants. Without pollinators like bees it would be difficult for many plants to produce seeds; in ...
Insects Living With Ants!
... of habitat. Over 20,000 species of ants have been recorded so far. Though quite a few are solitary, a large majority of ants are social insects that live in colonies or groups. Some colonies consist of millions of ants. They use a wide variety of material for constructing their nests such as : clay, ...
... of habitat. Over 20,000 species of ants have been recorded so far. Though quite a few are solitary, a large majority of ants are social insects that live in colonies or groups. Some colonies consist of millions of ants. They use a wide variety of material for constructing their nests such as : clay, ...
Co-evolution involves the joint evolution of two or more species as a
... Honeybees and Flowers The colors and smells both catch the attention of honey bees and, signal the availability of food and ripe pollen. Honeybees have special bristles on their legs”pollen baskets”-which The honeybee gains a resource from the flower; the flower gains a traveling agent to deliver i ...
... Honeybees and Flowers The colors and smells both catch the attention of honey bees and, signal the availability of food and ripe pollen. Honeybees have special bristles on their legs”pollen baskets”-which The honeybee gains a resource from the flower; the flower gains a traveling agent to deliver i ...
Interactions between granivorous and omnivorous ants in a desert
... Removal plots. This hypothesis is, however, unlikely because it contradicts previous work that found little evidence for competition between granivorous ants and rodents at this site (Valone et al., 1994). Another hypothesis is that granivore reduction resulted in an increase in annual plant biomass ...
... Removal plots. This hypothesis is, however, unlikely because it contradicts previous work that found little evidence for competition between granivorous ants and rodents at this site (Valone et al., 1994). Another hypothesis is that granivore reduction resulted in an increase in annual plant biomass ...
GarcÃa-Roa, R., M. Iglesias-Carrasco, I. Garin-Barrio
... in P. bocagei. Eggs deposited under large rocks has them benefit from a stable environment for incubation (Huey et al. 1989, Kearney 2002). However, the choice of a cavity beneath a rock as a nesting site used by many female Iberolacerta spp. is rather uncommon (Arribas & Galán, 2005). Unfavourable ...
... in P. bocagei. Eggs deposited under large rocks has them benefit from a stable environment for incubation (Huey et al. 1989, Kearney 2002). However, the choice of a cavity beneath a rock as a nesting site used by many female Iberolacerta spp. is rather uncommon (Arribas & Galán, 2005). Unfavourable ...
Reproduction in fishes
... maximize access to food for offspring minimize access to offspring by predators example: Lake Champlain anadromous – salmon catadromous – eels fall spawners – lake trout, whitefish spring spawners – smelt littoral spawners – sculpins, sunfishes, basses stream spawners – suckers, darters, minnows, st ...
... maximize access to food for offspring minimize access to offspring by predators example: Lake Champlain anadromous – salmon catadromous – eels fall spawners – lake trout, whitefish spring spawners – smelt littoral spawners – sculpins, sunfishes, basses stream spawners – suckers, darters, minnows, st ...
Native Populations of Bees in North Texas Roughly one
... Roughly one-third of the North American diet comes from fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts that rely on animal pollinators (Holden, 2006). The majority of these foods are pollinated by the European honeybee. Most of the work that is done by these little pollinators today is from commercial hives ca ...
... Roughly one-third of the North American diet comes from fruits, vegetables, seeds, and nuts that rely on animal pollinators (Holden, 2006). The majority of these foods are pollinated by the European honeybee. Most of the work that is done by these little pollinators today is from commercial hives ca ...
Luna Moth
... one of many fascinating animal species to hail from the island of Madagascar. These cockroaches are shiny brown and oval-shaped, with no wings and a single pair of antennae. Males sport large horns, which give them an unusual and impressive appearance. Males use their horns in aggressive encounters ...
... one of many fascinating animal species to hail from the island of Madagascar. These cockroaches are shiny brown and oval-shaped, with no wings and a single pair of antennae. Males sport large horns, which give them an unusual and impressive appearance. Males use their horns in aggressive encounters ...
Termites House Geckos
... of taxonomy. In older classification, termites are the single constituent of the order Isoptera, but more recent molecular studies revealed that they are closely related to cockroaches and hence are suggested to form a new group within the order Blattodea. Similar to Hymenopteran such as ants and so ...
... of taxonomy. In older classification, termites are the single constituent of the order Isoptera, but more recent molecular studies revealed that they are closely related to cockroaches and hence are suggested to form a new group within the order Blattodea. Similar to Hymenopteran such as ants and so ...
Eusociality
Eusociality (Greek eu: ""good/real"" + ""social""), the highest level of organization of animal sociality, is defined by the following characteristics: cooperative brood care (including brood care of offspring from other individuals), overlapping generations within a colony of adults, and a division of labour into reproductive and non-reproductive groups. The division of labor creates specialized behavioral groups within an animal society which are sometimes called castes. Eusociality is distinguished from all other social systems because individuals of at least one caste usually lose the ability to perform at least one behavior characteristic of individuals in another caste.Eusociality exists in certain insects, crustaceans and possibly mammals. It is mostly observed and studied in the Hymenoptera (ants, bees, and wasps) and in the termites. For example, a colony has caste differences; queens and reproductive males take the roles as the sole reproducers while the soldiers and workers work together to create a living situation favorable for the brood. In addition to Hymenoptera and Isoptera, there are two known eusocial vertebrates from the order Rodentia, which includes the naked mole-rat and the Damaraland mole-rat. Most of the individuals cooperatively care for the brood of a single reproductive female (the queen) to which they are most likely related. Some shrimps such as Synalpheus regalis are also eusocial.Several other levels of animal sociality have been distinguished. These include presocial (solitary but social), subsocial, and parasocial (including communal, quasisocial, and semisocial).