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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"nest behaviour"”.
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Bio-Inspired Textiles: a poetic approach to raise awareness about air quality at home
… the biological model, represented here by the nest behaviour of the female blue tit bird (Cyanistes caeruleus) and apply them to the design of textile samples and artefacts. It evaluates the artefacts through two iterative adoption experiments in which they were placed in participants’ homes. …
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Nesting in close quarters: causes and benefits of high density nesting in painted turtles
Nesting is a costly time for female turtles, both energetically and from threat of predation. Females must ensure maximum survival of offspring for population stability and individual fitness. I observed signs of communal nesting in female Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta). My goals were to …
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Honey bee behavioural evolution and itpr gene structure studies
… in order to determine food recruitment and nesting behaviour ancestral traits in Apis. In my first experiment, I focused on foraging behaviour performed by the forager honey bee. Its ability to conduct food recruitment through elegant dance behaviour is facilitated by memory formation in the …