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Litter manipulation and the soil arthropod community in a lowland tropical rainforest by Ashford, O.S., Foster, W.A., Turner, B.L., Sayer, E.J., Sutcliffe, L., Tanner, E.V.J.

“…Tropical soil arthropod communities are highly diverse and provide a number of important ecosystem services, including the maintenance of soil structure,…”
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A survival and reproduction trade-off is resolved in accordance with resource availability by virgin female mosquitoes by Stone, C.M., Hamilton, I.M., Foster, W.A.

“…The first 2–4 days after an Anopheles gambiae female mosquito emerges are critical to her survival and reproductive success. Yet, the order of behavioural…”
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Nectar-related vs. human-related volatiles: behavioural response and choice by female and male Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) between emergence and first feeding by Foster, W A, Takken, W

“…The close association of Anopheles gambiae Giles with humans and its females' ability to live on human blood alone suggest that females may ignore sources of…”
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Behavior and morphology of monomorphic soldiers from the aphid genus Pseudoregma (Cerataphidini, Hormaphididae) : implications for the evolution of morphological castes in social aphids by STERN, D. L, WHITFIELD, J. A, FOSTER, W. A

“…Soldier-producing aphids have evolved at least nine separate times. The larvae of soldier-producing species can be organized into three general categories:…”
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Mosquito Sugar Feeding and Reproductive Energetics by Foster, W A

“…Sugar feeding is a fundamental characteristic of mosquito life. Most evidence indicates frequent ingestion by both sexes and all ages of mosquitoes of plant…”
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Discriminative feeding behaviour of Anopheles gambiae s.s. on endemic plants in western Kenya by MANDA, H, GOUAGNA, L.C, NYANDAT, E, KABIRU, E.W, JACKSON, R.R, FOSTER, W.A, GITHURE, J.I, BEIER, J.C, HASSANALI, A

“…Anopheles gambiae Giles s.s. (Diptera: Culicidae) is known to feed on plant sugars, but this is the first experimental study to consider whether it…”
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Sugar Deprivation Reduces Insemination of Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae), Despite Daily Recruitment of Adults, and Predicts Decline in Model Populations by Stone, C. M., Taylor, R. M., Roitberg, B. D., Foster, W. A.

“…Our research tests the hypothesis that the inability to sugar-feed reduces the insemination rate in mosquito populations. To test this, we measured the effects…”
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Anopheles gambiae feeding and survival on honeydew and extra-floral nectar of peridomestic plants by Gary, R.E. Jr, Foster, W.A

“…It is widely believed that the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) rarely or never feeds on sugar in nature. If so, the need for…”
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Diel timing and frequency of sugar feeding in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae, depending on sex, gonotrophic state and resource availability by Gary, R.E. Jr, Foster, W.A

“…Little is known about the sugar-feeding behaviour of equatorial Africa's principal vector of malaria, Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae). It is…”
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Three-dimensional finite element analysis of soil interaction with a rigid wheel by Chiroux, R.C., Foster, W.A., Johnson, C.E., Shoop, S.A., Raper, R.L.

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Parental Care in the Subsocial Intertidal Beetle, Bledius Spectabilis, in Relation To Parasitism By the Ichneumonid Wasp, Barycnemis Blediator by Wyatt, T.D, Foster, W.A

“…The parasitic wasp Barycnemis blediator (Aubert) is an important natural enemy of the subsocial saltmarsh beetle Bledius spectabilis Kratz: the wasp occurs at…”
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Feeding and survival of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae on plants growing in Kenya by Impoinvil, D.E, Kongere, J.O, Foster, W.A, Njiru, B.N, Killeen, G.F, Githure, J.I, Beier, J.C, Hassanali, A, Knols, B.G.J

“…The propensity of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) to ingest sugars from various plants, and subsequent survival rates,…”
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Antagonistic effects of energy status on meal size and egg-batch size of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) by Mostowy, Wieslaw M, Foster, Woodbridge A

“…The effect of sugar feeding on egg-batch size in Aedes aegypti was examined in a way that would distinguish between the roles of a recent sugar meal (full vs…”
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Analysis of a complex vertical copulatory-courtship display in the yellow fever vector Sabethes chloropterus by Zsemlye, J.L, Hancock, R.G, Foster, W.A

“…Sabethes chloropterus (Von Humboldt) (Diptera: Culicidae), an arboreal mosquito vector of the yellow fever virus, perches on vertical surfaces, where airborne…”
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Defensive behavior in primary- and secondary-host generations of the soldier-producing aphid, Pemphigus bursarius (Hemiptera: Aphididae) by Braendle, C, Foster, W.A

“…The genus Pemphigus comprises several species that produce soldiers (defensive morphs) in galls on the primary host. At the moment, it is unclear if…”
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Feeding and survival of the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae on plants growing in Kenia by Impoinvil, D.E, Kongere, J.O, Foster, W.A, Njiru, B.N, Killeen, G.F, Githure, J.I, Beier, J.C, Hassanali, A, Knols, B.G.J

“…The propensity of the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae Giles (Diptera: Culicidae) to ingest sugars from various plants, and subsequent survival rates,…”
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Altruistic housekeeping in a social aphid by Benton, T. G., Foster, W. A.

“…Aoki (1977) discovered that some aphids have a sterile soldier caste, which functions altruistically to protect the colony from predators. For the first time…”
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Duelling aphids: intraspecific fighting in Astegopteryx minuta(Homoptera: Hormaphididae) by FOSTER, WILLIAM A.

“…The function and consequences of fighting behaviour in the horned aphid Astegopteryx minutawere investigated. Individual aphids fought each other for feeding…”
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Experimental evidence for effective and altruistic colony defence against natural predators by soldiers of the gall-forming aphid Pemphigus spyrothecae (Hemiptera: Pemphigidae) by Foster, W.A

“…The thick-legged first instar soldiers of the gall-forming aphid Pemphigus spyrothecae Pass. are able to protect the aphids in the gall from being eaten by a…”
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Evidence for the dilution effect in the selfish herd from fish predation on a marine insect by Foster, W.A, Treherne, J.E

“…It has been proposed that a major factor underlying the evolution of gregarious behavior is a reduction in the risk of being attacked by predators. One way in…”
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