Caribbean Crazy Ant (proposed common name), Paratrechina pubens Forel (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae: Formicinae) by John Warner, Rudolf H. Scheffrahn

“… Over the last few years reports have escalated of a golden-brown to reddish-brown "crazy ant" infesting properties in and around West Palm Beach, Florida. Thick foraging trails with thousands of ants occur along sidewalks, around buildings, and on trees and shrubs. …”
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Seven-Spot Ladybird Optimization: A Novel and Efficient Metaheuristic Algorithm for Numerical Optimization by Peng Wang, Zhouquan Zhu, Shuai Huang

“…The SLO is inspired by recent discoveries on the foraging behavior of a seven-spot ladybird. In this paper, the performance of the SLO is compared with that of the genetic algorithm, particle swarm optimization, and artificial bee colony algorithms by using five numerical benchmark functions with multimodality. …”
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Enhanced zebra optimization algorithm and applications of power allocation in SDWN by LI Jiajia, DONG Ligang, JIANG Xian

“…By introducing exploration factors and perturbation parameters into the zebra optimization algorithm, EZOA enhanced global search and local exploitation capabilities, while also improving the foraging strategy to increase algorithm diversity. …”
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Adaptive evolution of stress response genes in parasites aligns with host niche diversity by Armando J. Cruz-Laufer, Maarten P. M. Vanhove, Lutz Bachmann, Maxwell Barson, Hassan Bassirou, Arnold R. Bitja Nyom, Mare Geraerts, Christoph Hahn, Tine Huyse, Gyrhaiss Kapepula Kasembele, Samuel Njom, Philipp Resl, Karen Smeets, Nikol Kmentová

“…Results We assembled the sequences of 48 stress-related genes and report the first foraging (For) gene orthologs in flatworms. We found duplications of heat shock (Hsp) and oxidative stress genes in Cichlidogyrus compared to Kapentagyrus. …”
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Neuroeconomically dissociable forms of mental accounting are altered in a mouse model of diabetes by Chinonso A. Nwakama, Romain Durand-de Cuttoli, Zainab M. Oketokoun, Samantha O. Brown, Jillian E. Haller, Adriana Méndez, Mohammad Jodeiri Farshbaf, Y. Zoe Cho, Sanjana Ahmed, Sophia Leng, Jessica L. Ables, Brian M. Sweis

“…Here, we characterized value-based decision-making behavior of a streptozocin-induced diabetic mouse model on Restaurant Row, a naturalistic neuroeconomic foraging paradigm capable of behaviorally capturing multiple decision systems known to depend on dissociable neural circuits. …”
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Temporal Activity Patterns of the Spider Wasp Pepsis montezuma Smith (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) in a Disturbed Lower Montane Rainforest (Manizales, Colombia) by Carlos Restrepo-Giraldo, Juanita Rodriguez, James P. Pitts

“…During the morning, nectar foraging occurred at Baccharis latifolia. During the afternoon, females hunted for tarantulas of the genus Pamphobeteus (Araneae: Theraphosidae), which were dragged backwards to the nest by the wasp. …”
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Nest Relocation and Colony Founding in the Australian Desert Ant, Melophorus bagoti Lubbock (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) by Patrick Schultheiss, Sebastian Schwarz, Antoine Wystrach

“…Nest relocation is possibly aided by trail laying behaviour, which is highly unusual for solitary foraging desert ants. Reproduction occurs in synchronised mating flights, which are probably triggered by rain. …”
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Modelling fungal colonies and communities: challenges and opportunities by R.E. Falconer, J.L. Bown, E. McAdam, P. Perez-Reche, A.T. Sampson, J. van den Bulcke, N.A. White

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Natural History of the Ant Pheidole desertorum Wheeler in a Desert Grassland Habitat by Ken R. Helms

“…Both minor and major workers forage, although foraging by majors appears to occur primarily when food is abundant. …”
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Enhancing Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm with Self-Adaptive Searching Strategy and Artificial Immune Network Operators for Global Optimization by Tinggui Chen, Renbin Xiao

“…Artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm, inspired by the intelligent foraging behavior of honey bees, was proposed by Karaboga. …”
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Prevalence of Stylopization of Sphex ichneumoneus (L.) (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) by Paraxenos westwoodi (Templeton) (Strepsiptera: Xenidae) by Richard S. Miller, April M. Pearce, Kevin M. O'Neill

“….), which were collected while they were foraging for nectar. Over a two-year period, 25% of males and 7% of female wasps were stylopized, as evidenced by the presence of puparia and empty puparial cases of male and female P. westwoodi exserted dorsally between abdominal segments. …”
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Backtracking Search Optimization Algorithm for Synthesis of Concentric Circular Antenna Arrays by K. Guney, A. Durmus, S. Basbug

“…BSA is also compared with differential search (DS) and bacterial foraging algorithms (BFA) in terms of iterative performances.…”
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Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm for Solving Optimal Power Flow Problem by Luong Le Dinh, Dieu Vo Ngoc, Pandian Vasant

“…The ABC algorithm is an optimization method inspired from the foraging behavior of honey bees. The proposed algorithm has been tested on the IEEE 30-bus, 57-bus, and 118-bus systems. …”
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Self-Adaptive Firefly-Algorithm-Based Unified Power Flow Controller Placement with Single Objectives by Selvarasu Ranganathan, S. Rajkumar

“…IEEE 14, 30, and 57 test systems are selected to accomplish the simulations and to reveal the efficacy of the proposed SAFA approach; besides, solutions are compared with two other algorithms solutions of honey bee algorithm (HBA) and bacterial foraging algorithm (BFA). The proposed SAFA contributes real power loss reduction, voltage profile improvement, and voltage stability enhancement by optimally choosing the placement for UPFC.…”
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Methods of Developing User-Friendly Keys to Identify Green Sea Turtles (Chelonia mydas L.) from Photographs by Jane R. Lloyd, Miguel Á. Maldonado, Richard Stafford

“…We produce identification keys from photographs of green sea turtles to identify them while foraging in Akumal Bay, Mexico. We create three keys, which (a) minimise the length of the key, (b) present the most obvious differential characteristics first, and (c) remove the strict dichotomy from key b. …”
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A security detection approach based on autonomy-oriented user sensor in social recommendation network by Shanshan Wan, Ying Liu

“…Shilling attackers can change the recommendations by foraging user relationships. Most shilling attack detection approaches depend on the explicit user historical data to locate shilling attackers. …”
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Waggle Dances and Azimuthal Windows by O. Duangphakdee, S. E. Radloff, C. W. W. Pirk, H. R. Hepburn

“…We review experiments and observations on both foraging and absconding in relation to the azimuth. …”
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Minimal age-related variation in bipedal behavior in Sapajus by Kristin A. Wright, Dorothy M. Fragaszy

“…Bipedal postures were used predominantly during feeding and foraging, most often in arboreal settings, and most often with their prehensile tail grasping, or in contact with, the substrate. …”
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Kin Competition Drives the Evolution of Earlier Metamorphosis by Bing Dong, Andy Gardner

“…Here we develop a mathematical model to investigate how kin selection shapes the optimal timing of metamorphosis from foraging, non‐reproductive larva to reproductive adult, when larvae tend to cluster with their genetic relatives. …”
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Postfire Burnt-Wood Management Affects Plant Damage by Ungulate Herbivores by Jorge Castro

“…In any case, there was an overall reduction in the risk of herbivory in the PCL treatment, presumably because the highest habitat complexity in this treatment hampered ungulate movement and foraging. As a result, the burnt logs and branches spread over the ground acted as a physical barrier that protected seedlings from herbivores. …”
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