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    ISSN: 1420-9098
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary A colony ofParavespula germanica was maintained in semi-natural conditions during the second half of its life—span, so as to record two parameters of the daily foraging activity: 1) Flight activity was measured by the number of workers entering the nest (automatic actograph). 2) The number of each type of loads brought into the nest by the foragers, was estimated from samples of workers entering the nest. These data were correlated with the recordings of two climatic factors: temperature and relative humidity. What we call rate of foraging success appears not to be constant, i.e. a varying proportion of workers bring loads into the nest. Statistical analysis shows that there is a positive correlation between flight activity and rate of foraging success. Furthermore, this analysis makes it possible to precise the relative influence of climatic factors. While the humidity does not seem to play any role (at least in the range of the present observation), the temperature appears to influence foraging by modifying the proportion of workers actually bringing loads into the nest, but not by modifying the flight activity. These relationships imply that fluctuations of temperature induce important modifications in the economy of the wasp's colony.
    Notes: Résumé Un nid deParavespula germanica a été élevé, en conditions semi-naturelles, pendant la deuxième partie de sa vie. Au cours de cette période, nous avons enregistré l'activité de vol (mesurée par le nombre d'ouvrières rentrant au nid) en même temps qu'étaient effectués des prélèvements d'ouvrières afin de déterminer la nature des charges rapportées au nid. Ces résultats ont été confrontés avec les enregistrements des données climatiques: température et hygrométrie. La ≪rentabilité≫ de l'approvisionnement n'est pas constante, c'est-à-dire qu'un pourcentage variable d'ouvrières rapporte effectivement des charges au nid. L'analyse statistique montre qu'il existe une corrélation positive entre l'activité de vol et la rentabilité de l'approvisionnement. Cette analyse a permis de préciser l'influence relative des facteurs climatiques sur cet approvisionnment. Si l'hygrométrie ne semble pas intervenir (dans les limites de notre observation), la température se révèle avoir une action sur l'approvisionnement, non pas en modifiant l'activité de vol, mais en modifiant la proportion des ouvrières rapportant quelque chose. L'existence de ces corrélations implique que les variations de température entraînent d'importantes modifications dans l'économie du guêpier.
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    Insectes sociaux 22 (1975), S. 219-223 
    ISSN: 1420-9098
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Description / Table of Contents: Summary A balance device has been designed to continuously record variations in the weight of a wasp's nest maintained in semi-natural conditions. The recordings indicate a decrease in the nocturnal weight and also various diurnal changes associated with flight activity and the amount of forage brought back to the nest.
    Notes: Résumé Un système de balance permet d'enregistrer en continu les variations de poids d'un nid de guêpes placé dans des conditions semi-naturelles. Les enregistrements montrent une baisse de poids nocturne et diverses variations diurnes liées, d'une part, aux mouvements des ouvrières entre le nid et l'extérieur et, d'autre part, à l'importance de la récolte.
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    Journal of chemical ecology 23 (1997), S. 747-758 
    ISSN: 1573-1561
    Keywords: Bioassay ; sexual behavior ; chemical signals ; communication ; spiders ; Tegenaria domestica ; Tegenaria pagana
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology
    Notes: Abstract Bioassays in two sympatric spider species, Tegenaria domestica and T. pagana, demonstrate that the total female chemical extract, and in particular the polar fraction, are involved in the sexual behavior of males and reproductive isolation mechanisms. In T. domestica female attractiveness was correlated with changes in 18 chemical compounds. In T. pagana little difference was observed between 12 compounds in extracts of attractive and unattractive females. 12- + 10-Methyloctacosane was not detected in attractive females of either species. Reproductive isolation was linked not only to quantitative changes in 18 chemical compounds detected in both species, but also to nine compounds present in one or the other species.
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