Nest architecture and demography of the non leaf-cutting fungus-growing ant species Mycocepurus goeldii and M. smithii (Attini: Formicidae) were studied in an agroforest habitat near Manaus, Brazil during the excavation of 13 nests. Both species built their nests in two different ways. The first type possessed a "tree-like" architecture, in which a vertical tunnel led downwards and lateral tunn...

Problem: Planners, politicians, organizations, and citizens in many cities recognize community gardens as a vital part of urban food production. To fulfill community or organizational goals, it is helpful to systematically identify and assess urban vacant land that could be used as potential garden sites. Purpose: The technical purpose of this project was to demonstrate how stakeholder input co...

Using 103,133 news items collected from Daum News, the second most popular news portal in South Korea, we provide multidimensional analyses of gender and age differences in news consumption. We quantify such differences in four different dimensions: 1) by actual news items; 2) by topic 3) by issue; and 4) by angle. We found that angle preferences can better explain the difference of news consum...

Exotic plants often face different conditions from those experienced where they are native. The general issue of how exotics respond to unfamiliar environments within their new range is not well understood. Phenotypic plasticity has historically been seen as the primary mechanism enabling exotics to colonize large, environmentally diverse areas. However, new work indicates that exotics can evol...