... understanding in this area. Connections between invertebrate predator ecology and digestive physiology are discussed in relation to four pertinent topics that allow for integrative studies of invertebrate predators: micronutrients, foraging behaviour, microbial symbiosis and the Anthropocene. We hope...

... not endogenously express. Nonetheless, sublethal glyphosate exposure in honey bees has been correlated to impairments in gustation, learning, memory and navigation. While these impacted physiologies underpin honey bee foraging and recruitment, the effects of sublethal glyphosate exposure on these important...

...) with increasing whale body size. Such constraints likely shaped the ecology and energetics of foraging at the largest scales. Author for correspondence ([email protected]) Competing interests The authors declare no competing or financial interests. © 2025. Published by The Company...

...Marilia Freire; Morgan M. Oberweiser; Antonio Bollig; Grit Kunert; Markus Knaden ABSTRACT The desert ant Cataglyphis fortis inhabits the harsh and featureless North African saltpans. Individuals forage long distances and return to their inconspicuous nest entrance using path integration, but also...

..., their migration patterns. Nevertheless, much is still unknown about the daily foraging flight activity and behaviour of breeding birds, and potential differences among males and females. The recent development of miniaturized accelerometers allows us a glimpse into the daily life of a songbird. Here, we tagged 13...

... for white stripes, but overall, the stripes had no thermal role. Total heat gain was generally positive (<4 to >20 W) and often greatly exceeded metabolic heat production (3–6 W). Our heat balance model indicates that high environmental heat loads limit foraging in open areas to as little as 10 min...

... with transport. Previous research has focused on transport across horizontal surfaces and very shallow inclines, disregarding the complexity of natural foraging environments. In the ant Oecophylla smaragdina , prey are routinely carried up tree trunks to arboreal nests. Using this species, we induced collective...

...Frederik Püffel; Flavio Roces; David Labonte ABSTRACT Atta leaf-cutter ants are the prime herbivore in the Neotropics: differently sized foragers harvest plant material to grow a fungus as a crop. Efficient foraging involves complex interactions between worker size, task preferences and plant...

... , L. (2016). Gone with the wind: short- and long-term responses of leaf-cutting ants to the negative effect of wind on their foraging activity . Behav. Ecol. 27 , 1017 - 1024 . 10.1093/beheco/arw007 Blaesing , B. and Cruse , H. (2004). Stick insect locomotion in a complex...

...Megan Elizabeth Deeter; Lucy A. Snyder; Charlotte Meador; Vanessa Corby-Harris ABSTRACT Honey bee abdominal lipids decline with age, a change thought to be associated with the onset of foraging behavior. Stressors, such as pesticides, may accelerate this decline by mobilizing internal lipid...

...Camille Mirmiran; Maia Fraser; Leonard Maler ABSTRACT We analyzed the trajectories of freely foraging Gymnotus sp., a pulse-type gymnotiform weakly electric fish, swimming in a dark arena. For each fish, we compared the its initial behavior as it learned the relative location of landmarks and food...

... pollinators. Research into bee behaviour and foraging decisions has typically centred on managed eusocial bee species, including Apis mellifera and Bombus terrestris . Non-eusocial bees are understudied with respect to foraging strategies and decision making, such as flower preferences. Understanding whether...

... source is longer, which increases efficiency, as does stochasticity in the decision-making process. Drosophila Olfactory search Foraging Moore/Sloan Washington Research Foundation http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100001906 Sackler National Institute...

... túngara frogs and fringe-lipped bats generally rely on acoustic mating signals to find male túngara frogs in a mating or foraging context, respectively. However, two additional cues (vocal sac inflation and water ripples) can enhance detection and choice behavior. To date, we do not know the natural...

... by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2021 Highlighted Article: Animals do not only need pigments to form colorful features. Birds also select combinations of protein, lipids and carbohydrates to produce the most colorful signals. Acridotheres tristis Carotenoids Coloration Foraging...

... to enhance foraging success or mitigate food-poor environments. * Author for correspondence ([email protected]) Competing interests The authors declare no competing or financial interests. 15 10 2020 13 11 2020 © 2021. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2021...

... delayed matching-to-sample tasks. Honey bees potentially process temporal signals during foraging activities, but the extent to which they can use such information is unclear. Here, we investigated whether free-flying honey bees could use either illumination colour or illumination duration as potential...

...Rikesh Jain; Axel Brockmann ABSTRACT We performed an RNA-seq-based comparison of gene expression levels in the antennae of honey bee drones and time-trained foragers (workers) collected at different times of the day and different activity states. Interestingly, olfaction-related genes [i.e. odorant...

... the outward journey, but not as effective when facing in the opposite direction on the homeward journey. We further showed that foraging routes improved through individual experience over multiple trips but not through the social transfer of route information via tandem running. We discuss our findings...

... affects distribution of mosquito species in the wild and in laboratory experiments (Hartman, 2016 ; Juliano, 1998 ; Braks et al., 2004). It is possible that this competitive environment drives larvae to exploit different foraging niches through different navigation strategies. Alternatively...