Living in social groups could influence the evolution of senescence and longevity by
affecting key life‐history parameters such as extrinsic mortality and the cost of reproduction …

As a part of a larger Affectome Project (http://neuroqualia. org/background. php) with an
overarching goal of mapping and redefining biological substrates of feelings and emotions …

The benefit of sociality in relation to disease susceptibility was studied in the dampwood
termite Zootermopsis angusticollis. Although contact with high concentrations of fungal …

Abstract Termites (Blattodea: Isoptera) have evolved specialized defensive strategies for
colony protection. Alarm communication enables workers to escape threats while soldiers …

The antifungal property of two of the principal components of the terpenoid frontal gland
secretions of nasute termite soldiers was studied by incubating spore suspensions of the …

Sistemas biológicos, médicos e epidêmicos apresentam vários tipos de incertezas inerentes
aos seus processos. Muitas dessas incertezas têm sido tratadas de forma eficiente com …

Pleometrosis, or colony founding via multiple queens, occurs in a localized population of the
seed-harvester ant Pogonomyrmex californicus. In an apparently unusual secondary …

Alarm signalling is of paramount importance to communication in all social insects. In
termites, vibroacoustic and chemical alarm signalling are bound to operate synergistically …

Liquid neural networks (or 'liquid brains') are a widespread class of cognitive living networks
characterized by a common feature: the agents (ants or immune cells, for example) move in …

Throughout our lives we must perform tasks while being observed by others. Previous
studies have shown that the presence of an audience can cause increases in an individual's …