While stress impacts fitness negatively, this study reveals a valuable behavior in Callosobruchus maculatus.This study explored the effects of intermittent and continuous cold stress on insect longevity, fecundity, hatch Conga rate, and mating behavior while concurrently investigating the potential advantages of mating access during stressful condi
The mite Thyreophagus entomophagus is a cosmopolitan species of significant economic importance in biocontrol applications, serving as a factitious prey for the mass rearing of predatory mites.This species has been reported from a variety of habitats.However, the taxonomic reliability of its name is questionable due to inconsistencies in historical
A study was conducted to determine stable cortical contrast response functions (CRFs) accurately and repeatedly in the shortest possible experimentation time.The method Washing Machine Castor consisted of searching for experimental temporal aspects (number and duration of trials and number and distribution of contrasts used) with a model based on i
Since social dilemmas among n-persons are often embedded in other types of social exchanges, the exclusion of defectors in social dilemmas from other exchanges functions as a costless selective incentive.Recently, such “linkage„ has been considered as a promising solution to resolve the social dilemma problem.However, previous research