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Organic linings in nests of the fire ants Solenopsis electra Forel and Solenopsis nr. macdonaghi Santschi from Argentina
(Birkhauser Verlag Ag, 2012-11-24)
Although fire ants have been extensively studied, not much has been published about the structure and<br />building material of their nests and even less on the lining of chamber walls. Nests built in unconsolidated sandy ...
Actor-network theory, organizations and critique: towards a politics of organizing
(Sage Publications Ltd, 2010-07)
In recent years the approach to social theory known as Actor-Network Theory (ANT) has been adopted within a range of social science fields. Despite its popularity, ANT is considered a controversial approach in that it ...
Natural history and morphology of immature stages of the butterfly Allosmaitia strophius (Godart) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) on flower buds of Malpighiaceae
(Taylor & Francis LtdAbingdonInglaterra, 2010)
Thelytokous parthenogenesis in the fungus-gardening ant Mycocepurus smithii (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
(2009-08-26)
The general prevalence of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction among organisms testifies to the evolutionary benefits of recombination, such as accelerated adaptation to changing environments and elimination of ...
Thelytokous parthenogenesis in the fungus-gardening ant Mycocepurus smithii (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
(2009-08-26)
The general prevalence of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction among organisms testifies to the evolutionary benefits of recombination, such as accelerated adaptation to changing environments and elimination of ...
When and how obstacle size and the number of foragers affect clearing a foraging trail in leaf-cutting ants
(Birkhauser Verlag Ag, 2019-02-20)
Taking bad decisions to solve problems can negatively affect organism fitness, hence, the costs accrued by them should modulate decisions about when and how problems should be solved. We studied the problem of trail ...
Oxygen consumption and the evolution of order: negentropy criteria applied to the evolution of ants
(1993-07-01)
Optimization of energy use by evolving organisms, predicted by theoretical extensions of the neo-Darwinian theory, i. contrasted with that of irreversible thermodynamics, which predicts an increase in orderliness and thus ...
Behavioral repertoire, age polyethism and adult transport in Ectatomma opaciventre (Formicidae : Ponerinae)
(Kluwer Academic/plenum PublNew YorkEUA, 2002)
Comparative morpho-physiology of the metapleural glands of two Atta leaf-cutting ant queens nesting in clayish and organic soils
(Elsevier B. V., 2015)
Queens of leaf-cutting ants found their nests singly, each consisting of a vertical tunnel and a final horizontal chamber. Because of the claustral mode of nest founding, the queen and/or her initial fungus garden are ...