Diverse immune functions of hemocyanins

CJ Coates, J Nairn - Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Substantial evidence gathered recently has revealed the multiple functionalities of
hemocyanin. Contrary to previous claims that this ancient protein is involved solely in …

Ant‐termite interactions: an important but under‐explored ecological linkage

J Tuma, P Eggleton, TM Fayle - Biological reviews, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Animal interactions play an important role in understanding ecological processes. The
nature and intensity of these interactions can shape the impacts of organisms on their …

[كتاب][B] Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science

TK Shackelford, VA Weekes-Shackelford - 2021‏ - Springer
The use of sacred values by humans to enforce cooperation has been seen throughout
human history, as demonstrated by philosophers like Marx and Aristotle observing that …

Evolution of Communication

RH Wiley - Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, 2021‏ - Springer
Edward Osborne Wilson (born June 10, 1929) is an American entomologist, biologist,
naturalist, and researcher. He graduated in biology at the University of Alabama, and, in …

Life and death of termite colonies, a decades-long age demography perspective

T Chouvenc, PM Ban, NY Su - Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
A eusocial insect colony represents a complex biological entity that must ensure degrees of
perennity once it reaches maturity (production of dispersing imagoes over many successive …

Multifunctional roles of hemocyanins

CJ Coates, EM Costa-Paiva - … proteins, lipoproteins and other body fluid …, 2020‏ - Springer
The copper-containing hemocyanins are proteins responsible for the binding, transportation
and storage of dioxygen within the blood (hemolymph) of many invertebrates. Several …

Termite exocrine systems: a review of current knowledge

AM Costa‐Leonardo, IB da Silva… - Entomologia …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
In this review, we summarize the 22 exocrine glands hitherto described for termites
(Isoptera), highlighting their distribution, morphological features, and likely function. The …

Alarm communication predates eusociality in termites

D Sillam-Dussès, V Jandák, P Stiblik, O Delattre… - Communications …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Abstract Termites (Blattodea: Isoptera) have evolved specialized defensive strategies for
colony protection. Alarm communication enables workers to escape threats while soldiers …

The evolution of mass cell suicide in bacterial warfare

ET Granato, KR Foster - Current Biology, 2020‏ - cell.com
Behaviors that cause the death of an actor are typically strongly disfavored by natural
selection, and yet many bacteria undergo cell lysis to release anti-competitor toxins [1–5] …

Evolution's empress: Darwinian perspectives on the nature of women

ML Fisher - Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science, 2021‏ - Springer
Edward Osborne Wilson (born June 10, 1929) is an American entomologist, biologist,
naturalist, and researcher. He graduated in biology at the University of Alabama, and, in …