EXPLORATION ADJUSTMENT BY ANT COLONIES

Exploration adjustment by ant colonies

How do animals in groups organize their work? Division Drive Motor W/ Flywheel of labour, i.e.the process by which individuals within a group choose which tasks to perform, has been extensively studied in social insects.Variability among individuals within a colony seems to underpin both the decision over which tasks to perform and the amount of ef

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Maturity determination of red and white pulp dragon fruit

There is a huge potential for dragon fruits grown in India but insufficient information may hamper its production and postharvest handling.The aim of this study was to investigate the right harvest time and maturity indices for red and white pulp dragon fruit.Growth and developmental studies were undertaken using destructive (total soluble solids (

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Are Urban Populations of a Gliding Mammal Vulnerable to Decline?

Small populations are at high risk of extinction, and they are likely to need management intervention.Successful management, however, relies on sufficient long-term demographic data in order to determine whether apparent declines are natural fluctuations or the product of threatening processes.In this study, we monitored a small urban population of

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