Ant-plant interactions in the canopy of a lowland Amazonian rainforest of the upper Orinoco,
Venezuela, were studied using a modified commercial crane on rails (Surumoni project). …

Hand collecting of ants, sampling all ants in a specific area, and collection with pitfall traps
baited with meat, tuna, honey, or with unbaited traps were compared with respect to efficiency …

Males of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes formed swarms in the laboratory, triggered by the onset
of the photophase or by the presence of odors from a rat (which is a potential host for females…

We argue that making accept/reject decisions on scientific hypotheses, including a recent
call for changing the canonical alpha level from p = 0.05 to p = 0.005, is deleterious for the …

Two laws have been highlighted when discussing combat strategies in ants: the linear law (in
a series of one-to-one conflicts, a few good fighters are better than many poor fighters) and …

Theoretical studies suggest that mating and pair formation is not likely to be random. Computer
simulations suggested that sex among genetically complex organisms requires mate …

Introduction Research productivity has been linked to a country’s intellectual and economic
wealth. Further analysis is needed to assess the association between the distribution of …

Scientific productivity of middle income countries correlates stronger with present and future
wealth than indices reflecting its financial, social, economic or technological sophistication. …

We studied the association of shame when children experience food insecurity and management
strategies. The cross-sectional study assessed food insecurity in 404 children using 2 …

An analysis of the distribution of 209 species in the tribe Attini shows that about half of these
species are only known from the type locality, suggesting that this group is still largely …