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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Foundress"”.
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Factors influencing populations of the fig pollinator (Liporrhopalum tentacularis) and its parasitoid (Sycoscapter sp.)
… fig size effect. The timing and frequency of foundress re-emergence from male and female figs was similar. Foundresses first started to re-emerge from figs of both sexes after about one hour and after an over-night halt, keep on emerging through to the next day. Using a novel poisoning …
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Co-operation and conflict in societies of the ponerine ant genus Pachycondyla
… evidence that the division of labour among co-foundresses of P. cf. inversa results from social competition: Co-foundresses displayed aggressive interactions and formed dominance hierarchies which predominantly served to force subordinates to forage. The frequency of queen antagonism increased …
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An Examination of the Cosmology and Medical Astrology of St. Hildegard of Bingen (CA. 1097 – †1179 CE)
… in the Latin west, the polymath, magistra, foundress and consecrated Benedictine virgin, St. Hildegard of Bingen, invites the superlative among all who encounter her and her vast and varied oeuvre. The twelfth century was a time of intellectual ferment, access to new Latin translations of …
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The role of small RNAs in caste determination and differentiation in the bumble bee, Bombus terrestris
… with locomotory behaviour of B. terrestris foundress queens. Although RNAi did not induce gene knockdown, there was a positive association between for expression and queen reproduction. Overall, by isolating miRNAs associated with caste and reproduction in B. terrestris, the work reported in …
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Founding Women in Medieval French Prose Romance
… Romance’ analyses the important role given to foundresses in the fictional works of 13th and 14th century romanciers. The study of three genealogical texts – Jean d’Arras’ Roman de Mélusine, the prehistory of the Tristan en Prose, and the Roman de Perceforest illustrate first and foremost the …