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Individuality matters for substrate-size preference in the Nile tilapia juveniles
(2018-10-02)
Preference tests have usually been used to identify nonhuman animal preferences for welfare purposes (environmental enrichment), but they are mostly at the group level—that is, group preferences for resources or environmental ...
The Forelimb of Early Miocene Sloths (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Folivora): Morphometrics and Functional Implications for Substrate Preferences
(Springer, 2012-09)
Early Miocene sloths are represented by a diversity of forms ranging from 38 to 95 kg. Their forelimb bones differ in shape from those of their closest living relatives (less than 10 kg), Bradypus and Choloepus. Such ...
Mate Selection and reproductive success in the Amazonian angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare (Osteichthyes: Cichlidae)
(2014-01-01)
Mate selection and mating success in the Amazonian angelfish, Pterophyllum scalare were experimentally investigated in the laboratory. This species has a breeding system where male body size and substrate type could be ...
OVIPOSITION BEHAVIOUR IN FOUR SPECIES OF DROSOPHILA
(Universidad de Concepción.Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas., 2000)
Substrates Preference for Pupation on Sawfly Notofenusa surosa (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)
(Springer, 2015-05)
The choices made by insects at different stages of their life cycle are critical for the individual and progeny success. In the case of leaf-miners, during larval development they are not able to make choices until the ...
Virola sebifera Aubl. (Myristicaceae) leaf chemical composition and implications on leaf-cutter ant foraging choice
(2018-06-01)
Leaf-cutter ant plant material choice is essential for colony maintenance and growth. Plant material is used as a substrate for cultivating symbiotic fungus, and the ants’ preference for particular leaves, tends to be ...
A matter of choice: Substrate preference by burrow-digging males of a sand-dwelling spider
(Springer Tokyo, 2018-09)
Animals may build refuges to avoid predation, to communicate, to mate, and to protect against extreme temperatures, among other factors. Allocosa senex is a wolf spider that constructs burrows in the coastal sand dunes of ...
Behavior of Araujiain, a new cysteine phytoprotease, in organic media with low water content
(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, 2006)