Decreasing worker size diversity does not affect colony performance during laboratory challenges in the ant Temnothorax nylanderi
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DOI: 10.1007/s00265-017-2322-4
Abstract: Within-colony phenotypic diversity can play an essential role in some eusocial insect taxa by increasing the performance of division of labor, thereby increasing colony fitness. Empirical studies of the effect of phenotypic diversity on colony… read more here.
Keywords: size diversity; colony; diversity; size ... See more keywords
Manipulation of worker size diversity does not affect colony fitness under natural conditions in the ant Temnothorax nylanderi
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DOI: 10.1007/s00265-020-02885-2
Abstract: In social insects, within-colony worker diversity has long been thought to improve colony fitness. Recent studies start to question this assertion in species with moderate diversity. However, demonstrating an absence of effect is difficult as… read more here.
Keywords: size diversity; colony; size; worker size ... See more keywords
Linking species richness and size diversity in birds and fishes
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DOI: 10.1111/ecog.03582
Abstract: 1979 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– © 2018 The Authors. Ecography © 2018 Nordic Society Oikos This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any… read more here.
Keywords: size diversity; species richness; linking species; birds fishes ... See more keywords
Size‐based interactions across trophic levels in food webs of shallow Mediterranean lakes
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DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12997
Abstract: Body size is a key trait of an organism which determines the dynamics of predator–prey interactions. Most empirical studies on the individual size distribution of the aquatic community have focused on the variations in body… read more here.
Keywords: size structure; size diversity; diversity; trophic levels ... See more keywords
Genome Size Diversity in Rare, Endangered, and Protected Orchids in Poland
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DOI: 10.3390/genes12040563
Abstract: Orchidaceae is one of the largest and the most widespread plant families with many species threatened with extinction. However, only about 1.5% of orchids’ genome sizes have been known so far. The aim of this… read more here.
Keywords: size diversity; protected orchids; size; endangered protected ... See more keywords