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• killer bees — type of flying insect, aggressive breed of honeybee; (Finance) nickname for bankers that advise companies on how to protect themselves against hostile takeovers …   English contemporary dictionary

• Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology       In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …   Universalium

• Social behaviour in animals — Introduction       actions of animals living in communities. Such behaviour may include the feeding of the young, the building of shelters, or the guarding of territory. General characteristics       Social behaviour (Social behaviour in animals) …   Universalium

• Africanized bee — Killer bee redirects here. For other uses, see Killer bees (disambiguation). Africanized honey bee Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… …   Universalium

• Hybrid (biology) — In biology and specifically, genetics, the term hybrid has several meanings, all referring to the offspring of sexual reproduction.[1] In general usage, hybrid is synonymous with heterozygous: any offspring resulting from the mating of two… …   Wikipedia

• Bee-eater — Bee eaters European Bee eaters, (Merops apiaster) Scientific classification Kingdom: A …   Wikipedia

• Juvenile hormone — Juvenile hormones (JHs) are a group of acyclic sesquiterpenoids that regulate many aspects of insect physiology. JHs regulate development, reproduction, diapause, and polyphenisms.[1][2][3] In insects, JH (formerly called neotenin) refers to a… …   Wikipedia

• chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by …   Universalium

• Colony collapse disorder — Honey bees entering a beehive Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey bee colony abruptly disappear. While such disappearances have occurred throughout the history of apiculture, the… …   Wikipedia

• Eusociality — Insect queen redirects here. For the comics characters, see Insect Queen. A swarming Meat Eater ant colony. Eusociality (Greek eu: good/real + social ) is a term used for the highest level of social organization in a hierarchical classification.… …   Wikipedia