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Figure 4 in Nesting habits of the Japanese foliage spider, Cheiracanthium japonicum (Araneae: Miturgidae): host plant preference based on the physical traits of plant leaves
Figure 4. Principal component analysis bi-plot of relationships between the four physical traits of a leaf and the nest type (n = 133). Physical traits are shown by vectors. Each plot represents a nest type: square: season's first nest; diamond: season's second nest; solid square: season's third nest; circle: season's fourth nest; solid circle: season's fifth nest; triangle: mating nest; solid triangle: breeding nest. Plots with similar physical traits are formed into three groups (A, B and C) surrounded by lines.
Microclimate temperatures impact nesting preference in Megachile rotundata
<p>The temperature of the nest influences fitness in cavity-nesting bees. Females may choose 14 nest cavities that mitigate their offspring's exposure to stressful temperatures. This study aims to 15 understand how cavity temperature impacts the nesting preference of the solitary bee Megachile 16 rotundata under field conditions. We designed and 3D printed nest boxes that measured the 17 temperatures of 432 cavities. Nest boxes were four-sided with cavity entrances facing northeast, 18 northwest, southeast, and southwest. Nest boxes were placed along an alfalfa field in Fargo, ND 19 and were observed daily for completed nests. Our study found that cavity temperature varied by 20 direction the cavity faced and by the position of the cavity within the nest box. The southwest 21 sides recorded the highest maximum temperatures while the northeast sides recorded the lowest 22 maximum temperatures. Nesting females filled cavities on the north-facing sides faster than 23 cavities on the south-facing sides. The bees preferred to nest in cavities with lower average 24 temperatures during foraging hours, and cavities that faced to the north. The direction the cavity 25 faced was associated with the number of offspring per nest. The southwest-facing cavities had 26 fewer offspring than nests on the northeast side. Our study indicates that the nesting box acts as a 27 microclimate, with temperature varying by position and direction of the cavity. Variation in 28 cavity temperature affected where females chose to nest, but not their reproductive investment.</p>
Data from: Habitat preference facilitates successful early breeding in an open-cup nesting songbird
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Data from: Male and female preferences for nest characteristics under paternal care
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Data from: The genetic relatedness in groups of joint-nesting Taiwan Yuhinas: low genetic relatedness with preferences for male kin
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Microclimate temperatures impact nesting preference in Megachile rotundata
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Data from: Physical and social cues shape nest-site preference and prey capture behavior in social spiders
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Data from: Nest material preferences by spotless starlings
The avian nest is an essential structure for offspring development. For adults, nest building entails costs in terms of time, energy and exposure to predators and parasites. Amount and diversity of materials used for nest building depend on their availability and functionality in scenarios of sexual selection and parasitism. Green plants and feathers of different colors have been hypothesized to play key roles in offspring protection against pathogens, and we here experimentally assessed spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor) preferences for pigmented vs. unpigmented feathers and for different green plants (aromatic vs. non-aromatic plants) as nest materials. We predicted a preferential selection of unpigmented feathers and aromatic plants according to the antimicrobial properties of these materials described in the literature. We evaluated these predictions during nest building and during egg-laying stages. As expected, starlings preferentially selected unpigmented feathers both before and during egg laying, while aromatic plants were preferentially selected only during the egg-laying stage. These results suggest that starlings prefer nest materials that enhance antimicrobial protection of their offspring. We also discuss some other, non-exclusive functions that might explain the observed preference for nest materials, especially with regard to their potential role in sexual signaling.
Figure 5 from: Ferrari RR, Buschini MLT, Diniz MER, Zhu C-D, Melo GAR (2022) Discovery of Mourecotelles (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Colletinae) in Brazil: nesting biology and pollen preferences of a remarkable new species of the genus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 89: 211-231. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.89.77485
Figure 5 The two most abundant pollen types found in the food provisions of Mourecotelles braziliensisAFabaceae sp.1 BPolygalaceae sp.1. Scale bars: 10 µm (A); 20 µm (B).
Figure 4 from: Ferrari RR, Buschini MLT, Diniz MER, Zhu C-D, Melo GAR (2022) Discovery of Mourecotelles (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Colletinae) in Brazil: nesting biology and pollen preferences of a remarkable new species of the genus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 89: 211-231. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.89.77485
Figure 4 Nests of Mourecotelles braziliensis built in wooden trap nests A food provision looks bright orange when relatively fresh B brood cells become darker as larvae start to defecate (~26 days after hatch) C brood cells turn nearly black due to accumulation of larval feces (~31 days after hatch) D entrance of a TN07 plugged with cellophane-like material.
Figure 3 from: Ferrari RR, Buschini MLT, Diniz MER, Zhu C-D, Melo GAR (2022) Discovery of Mourecotelles (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Colletinae) in Brazil: nesting biology and pollen preferences of a remarkable new species of the genus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 89: 211-231. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.89.77485
Figure 3 Terminalia of Mourecotelles braziliensisA S7, ventral view B S8, ventral view C genital capsule, dorsal view. Scale bars: 1 mm.
Figure 2 from: Ferrari RR, Buschini MLT, Diniz MER, Zhu C-D, Melo GAR (2022) Discovery of Mourecotelles (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Colletinae) in Brazil: nesting biology and pollen preferences of a remarkable new species of the genus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 89: 211-231. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.89.77485
Figure 2 Mourecotelles braziliensisA head of female holotype, frontal view B habitus of female holotype, lateral view C head of male paratype, frontal view D lower half of head of female holotype, frontal view. Scale bars: 1 mm.
Figure 1 from: Ferrari RR, Buschini MLT, Diniz MER, Zhu C-D, Melo GAR (2022) Discovery of Mourecotelles (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Colletinae) in Brazil: nesting biology and pollen preferences of a remarkable new species of the genus. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 89: 211-231. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.89.77485
Figure 1 Study site and schematic representation of our trap-nest experiment A Map showing the exact location of AMNP within Paraná state, Brazil B Satellite image of AMNP with color-coded rectangles pointing to where the collecting plots were set up within each environment C Line art depicting that plots consisted of two 60-meter transects, each containing four sampling stations with 12 trap nests of different bore diameters. Scale bar: 250 m.
Figure 2 from: Michlewicz M, Tryjanowski P (2017) Anthropogenic waste products as preferred nest sites for Myrmica rubra (L.) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 57: 103-114. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.57.12491
Figure 2 - Variation in median queen size (mesosoma length in mm) between control plots and plots with waste products in Myrmica rubra. Difference is statistically insignificant. Whiskers of the boxplot represents the range of minimum and maximum values.
Figure 1 from: Michlewicz M, Tryjanowski P (2017) Anthropogenic waste products as preferred nest sites for Myrmica rubra (L.) (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 57: 103-114. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.57.12491
Figure 1 - Variation of measured nest parameters between control plots and plots with waste products in Myrmica rubra. A colony density (P < 0.0001) B nest density (P < 0.0001) C number of queens per colony (P = 0.06) D number of queens per nest (P = 0.26) E number of workers per colony (P=0.32) F number of workers per nest (P = 0.06). Numbers are given as median per plot (per 100 m2), whiskers of the boxplot represent the range of minimum and maximum values.
Fig. 1 in Growth and nest hole size preferences in immature southern house spiders (Araneae: Filistatidae): Are they constrained consumers?
Fig. 1. Photograph showing "wooly" webs of 2 small and one large Kukulcania hibernalis radiating from nest holes on side of a wooden barn at the Archbold Biological Station, Lake Placid, Florida. Scale bar (lower lef): 5 cm.
Fig. 2 in Growth and nest hole size preferences in immature southern house spiders (Araneae: Filistatidae): Are they constrained consumers?
Fig. 2. Scale drawing of clear plastic test chamber. An immature Kukulcania hibernalis introduced through the hole in the top could choose to nest in any one of 4 different size holes drilled in wooden dowels (1.9 cm diam.) protruding into the chamber.
Figures 38-43 from: Sarzetti L, Genise J, Sanchez M, Farina J, Molina A (2013) Nesting behavior and ecological preferences of five Diphaglossinae species (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Colletidae) from Argentina and Chile. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 33: 63-82. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.33.5061
Figures 38-43 - Diphaglossa gayi Spinola, 1851. 38 General view of the nesting site beside the Río Negro Bridge, Chile 39 general view of nesting site at Lonconao, Chile 40 tumulus of soil pellets and open entrance 41 main tunnel 42 nest architecture 43 cell, neck with lining, and egg laying on provisions.
Figures 30-37 from: Sarzetti L, Genise J, Sanchez M, Farina J, Molina A (2013) Nesting behavior and ecological preferences of five Diphaglossinae species (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Colletidae) from Argentina and Chile. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 33: 63-82. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.33.5061
Figures 30-37 - Cadeguala albopilosa (Spinola, 1851). 30 General view of the nest site at Bahia Mansa, Parque Nacional Los Alerces (Chubut province) 31 tumulusof unconsolidated soil32 two main tunnels and longitudinal view of the soil containing a thin ash layer 33 a pair of cells with provisions, necks and lateral tunnels, scale line: 1 cm 34 remains of cells of other nest, scale line: 1 cm 35–36 tomography images of one block of soil containing Cadeguala albopilosa nests, arrows indicate cells 37 3D-reconstruction of one nest and isolate cells.
Figures 8-18 from: Sarzetti L, Genise J, Sanchez M, Farina J, Molina A (2013) Nesting behavior and ecological preferences of five Diphaglossinae species (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Colletidae) from Argentina and Chile. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 33: 63-82. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.33.5061
Figures 8-18 - Ptiloglossa tarsata (Friese, 1900). 8 General view of the nesting site at "La Florida" (Salta province), the arrow indicates the location of the nest; 9 Female of Ptiloglossa tarsata foraging in a flower of Solanum sp. 10 Tumulus of unconsolidated soil, scale line: 1 cm 11 General view showing the nest architecture with a cell at the end of the main tunnel 12 Group of scratches probably produced by female´s mandibles. The arrow indicates their location in the main tunne; 13(a) cell with cellophane-like lining and provisions, (b) neck and (c) entrance tunnel, scale line: 1 cm 14 One cell showing the cellophane-like lining on the wall, scale line: 1 cm 15 Spiral closure of one cell, scale line: 0.5 cm 16 Cocoon operculum with holes, scale line: 0.5 cm 17 Scanning electron micrograph of the cocoon operculum showing the fabric of silk threads with small circular holes, scale: 500 µm 18 Onecircular hole surrounded by silk threads, scale: 50 µm.
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