News articles tagged with 'colony'
What is the meaning of 'one'?
— 10 Nov 2009 16:40 | BiologyRice University evolutionary biologists David Queller and Joan Strassmann argue in a new paper that high cooperation and low conflict between components, from the genetic level on up,... — full story
Orphan army ants join nearby colonies
— 5 Nov 2009 12:38 | BiologyColonies of army ants, whose long columns and marauding habits are the stuff of natural-history legend, are usually antagonistic to each other, attacking soldiers from rival colonies... — full story
Ant fight!
— 28 Oct 2009 10:11 | BiologyA group of 'friend or foe' scent molecules have been isolated from colonies of Argentine ants. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology identified and synthesised... — full story
Homebound termites answer 150-year-old evolution question
— 7 Oct 2009 14:33 | BiologyStaying at home may have given the very first termite youngsters the best opportunity to rule the colony when their parents were killed by their neighbours. This is according to new... — full story
New research discovers worker bees in 'reproductive class war' with queen
— 10 Sep 2009 12:22 | BiologyBee colonies are well known for high levels of cooperation, but new research published in Molecular Ecology demonstrates a conflict for reproduction between worker bees and their Queens,... — full story
Environmental change drives evolutionary change - eventually
— 29 Jul 2009 16:23 | Geology and palaeontologyHungry, sexual organisms replaced well-fed, clonal organisms in the Caribbean Sea as the Isthmus of Panama arose, separating the Caribbean from the Pacific, report researchers from... — full story
Seals quickly respond to gain and loss of habitat under climate change
— 10 Jul 2009 14:58 | BiologySouthern Elephant seals responded rapidly to climate and habitat change and established a new breeding site thousands of kilometres from existing breeding grounds, according to new... — full story
Inbred bumblebees less successful
— 2 Jul 2009 11:11 | BiologyDeclining bumblebee populations are at greater risk of inbreeding, which can trigger a downward spiral of further decline. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary... — full story
Changes in brain architecture may be driven by different cognitive challenges
— 24 Jun 2009 10:12 | BiologyScientists trying to understand how the brains of animals evolve have found that evolutionary changes in brain structure reflect the types of social interactions and environmental stimuli... — full story
Scientists map penguins from space
— 4 Jun 2009 07:25 | BiologyPenguin poo (guano) stains, visible from space, have helped British scientists locate emperor penguin breeding colonies in Antarctica. Knowing their location provides a baseline for... — full story