An overlooked mandibular-rubbing behavior used during recruitment by the African weaver ant, Oecophylla longinoda.

In Oecophylla, an ant genus comprising two territorially dominant arboreal species, workers are known to (1) use anal spots to mark their territories, (2) drag their gaster along the substrate to deposit short-range recruitment trails, 1.5" x 7" and (3) drag the extruded rectal gland along the substrate to deposit the trails used in long-range recr

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Global phosphorus dynamics in terms of phosphine

Abstract Since the detection of phosphine in the wastewater treatment plants in 1988, more and more investigations revealed that phosphine is closely related to ecological activities on a global scale.Here, we present perspectives on the whole dynamic cycles of phosphorus, particularly in terms of phosphine and its interactions with natural ecosyst

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