A method for estimating colony size using queen fecundity in termites under field conditions [0.03%]
一种利用野外条件下白蚁fecundity估测巢群数量的方法
Mamoru Takata,Kiyotaka Yabe,Takuya Noro et al.
Mamoru Takata et al.
Colony size in social insects is one of the most important factors in shaping their self-organized system. It affects a wide variety of traits such as foraging and defense strategies, social immune responses, the degree of polymorphism, and...
The written history of plant phenology: shaping primary sources for secondary publications [0.03%]
植物物候学的记载：基础资料对后续研究的影响
Jari Holopainen,Samuli Helama,Henry Väre
Jari Holopainen
Phenological research establishes the science of nature's natural calendar. This research, the monitoring and analysis of seasonal rhythms of plants and animals, is commonly based on citizen science data. Such data may be digitized from pri...
Animals evoking fear in the Cradle of Humankind: snakes, scorpions, and large carnivores [0.03%]
唤醒人类发源地意识的动物：蛇、蝎子和大型食肉动物
Daniel Frynta,Hassan Sh Abdirahman Elmi,Kateřina Rexová et al.
Daniel Frynta et al.
Theories explain the presence of fears and specific phobias elicited by animals in contemporary WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) populations by their evolutionary past in Africa. Nevertheless, empirical data a...
Is it possible to estimate sex from signatures and handwriting? A review of literature, observations, and future perspectives [0.03%]
能从笔迹和签名中估算性别吗？文献、观察与未来展望综述
Rakesh Meena,Kewal Krishan,Abhik Ghosh et al.
Rakesh Meena et al.
Estimation of sex holds great significance in the field of Forensic Science since it helps establish the identity of an individual during a crime scene investigation. Sex differences in human behaviour are the result of natural selection. S...
Trees harbouring ants are better defended than con-generic and sympatric ant-free trees [0.03%]
白蚁寄居的树木比同属且没有白蚁寄居的树防御更好
Inácio José de Melo Teles E Gomes,Matheus Oliveira Neves,Lucas Navarro Paolucci
Inácio José de Melo Teles E Gomes
Plant strategies against herbivores are classically divided into chemical, physical, biotic defences. However, little is known about the relative importance of each type of plant defence, especially in the same species. Using the myrmecophy...
Andrea Viviano,Roger E Auster,Giuseppe Mazza et al.
Andrea Viviano et al.
According to the IUCN guidelines, wildlife reintroduction should consider any impacts on humans within feasibility assessments. Eurasian beavers Castor fiber are recovering across their native range, due to protection laws and reintroductio...
Eggs in faeces: defensive mechanisms and effects of faecal coating by a water scavenger beetle, Coelostoma stultum (Coleopterea: Hydrophilidae) [0.03%]
粪便中的卵：一种水栖甲虫Coelostoma stultum的防御机制及其粪被效应
Ryosuke Matsushima,Tomoyuki Yokoi
Ryosuke Matsushima
The egg stage in insect development is vulnerable to fluctuations in environmental conditions and attacks by natural enemies. Protective devices are effective means of avoiding both abiotic and biotic damage to eggs. Although some insects u...
Wings are not perfect: increased wing asymmetry in a tropical butterfly as a response to forest fragmentation [0.03%]
翅膀不完美：热带蝴蝶的翅膀不对称性增加是森林破碎化的响应
Thaís Pignataro,Giselle Martins Lourenço,Marina Beirão et al.
Thaís Pignataro et al.
Habitat fragmentation and ecosystem changes have the potential to affect animal populations in different ways. To effectively monitor these changes, biomonitoring tools have been developed and applied to detect changes in population structu...
The maxillary canal of the titanosuchid Jonkeria (Synapsida, Dinocephalia) [0.03%]
钛鱼兽类乔恩克利亚属（合齿目，兽孔目）的上颌管
Julien Benoit,Luke A Norton,Sifelani Jirah
Julien Benoit
The maxillary canal of the titanosuchid dinocephalian Jonkeria is described based on digitised serial sections. We highlight that its morphology is more like that of the tapinocephalid Moschognathus than that of Anteosaurus. This is unexpec...
Are males just passive? Coupling mechanism of the Brazilian cave insects with inverted genitalia [0.03%]
雄性就是被动的吗？巴西洞穴昆虫倒置生殖器的交配机制
Zixin Cheng,Yoshitaka Kamimura,Rodrigo L Ferreira et al.
Zixin Cheng et al.
Species of the Brazilian cave barklouse genus Neotrogla (Psocodea: "Psocoptera": Trogiomorpha: Prionoglarididae: Sensitibillini) are known to have a "female penis (gynosome)" that functions as an intromittent organ inserted into the membran...