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COSTA,H.; TALORA,D. C.; PALMA,M.S.; CHAUD-NETTO,J.. |
The effect of pheromones and their chemical analogues in honeybee alarm behaviors was studied in observation boxes. Defensive behaviors, as follows: a) attraction to scent source, b) elevation of wings in "V", c) abdomen elevation, d) abdomen elevation and pumping and e) first leg pair elevation had been temporarily registered when the following compounds were presented: isoamyl alcohol, octyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, n-butyl acetate, n-octyl acetate, isopentyl acetate, benzyl acetate and 2-heptanone. The results were as follows: 1. the bees elicited some characteristic behaviors when chemical alarm messages were presented, 2. agression (stinging) was not completed with any compound tested, probably because there was not a target (visual stimulus), 3. in... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Apis mellifera; Defensive behavior; Alarm behaviors; Pheromones; Hybrid honey bees; Chemical communication. |
Ano: 1996 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-79301996000100005 |
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Miguel,T.T.; Gomes,K.S.; Nunes-de-Souza,R.L.. |
The anxiogenic and antinociceptive effects produced by glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor activation within the dorsal periaqueductal gray (dPAG) matter have been related to nitric oxide (NO) production, since injection of NO synthase (NOS) inhibitors reverses these effects. dPAG corticotropin-releasing factor receptor (CRFr) activation also induces anxiety-like behavior and antinociception, which, in turn, are selectively blocked by local infusion of the CRF type 1 receptor (CRFr1) antagonist, NBI 27914 [5-chloro-4-(N-(cyclopropyl)methyl-N-propylamino)-2-methyl-6-(2,4,6-trichlorophenyl)aminopyridine]. Here, we determined whether i) the blockade of the dPAG by CRFr1 attenuates the anxiogenic/antinociceptive effects induced by local infusion of the NO... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Nitric oxide; Corticotropin-releasing factor; Periaqueductal gray; Defensive behavior; Antinociception; Mice. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2012000400003 |
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Dell'Aglio,Denise Dalbosco; Toma,Tiago Shizen Pacheco; Muelbert,Adriane Esquivel; Sacco,Anne Gomes; Tozetti,Alexandro Marques. |
Anti-predator mechanisms in snakes are diverse and complex, including mimetic behavior. Some snakes triangulate their head, probably mimicking other more dangerous snakes. However, there is a lack of studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of this behavior with natural predators. The aim of this study was to verify, using artificial snakes, if snakes with triangular heads are less susceptible to attack by predators, and if predatory attack is targeted to the head of serpents. Artificial snakes were systematically arranged on a road border. The rate of attacked models was 48.71%. Number of attacks on models with rounded head was significantly higher than in models with triangular head. There was a significant difference between the places of attack on... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Artificial models; Defensive behavior; Mimicry; Predation rate; Reptiles. |
Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-06032012000300031 |
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Rautenberg,Ricardo; Laps,Rudi R.. |
Studies on the natural history of the lizard Enyalius iheringii Boulenger, 1885, as well as other tropical lizards, are rare. In this study, some aspects of the natural history of this endemic species from the Atlantic forest are reported in areas of Vale do Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Twenty individuals were found, of which 18 were collected. Most of them were found over the vegetation (n=17) and on the ground (n=3). The main defensive strategy displayed was camouflage (n=16). Jumping (n=1), jumping and running (n=1) and running (n=2) were also observed in some individuals. When handled, lizards exhibited mouth wide open, hissing, and occasionally biting, as well as color change in males. Regarding its diet, the numerically most important... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Diet; Reproduction; Defensive behavior; Microhabitat use. |
Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212010000400002 |
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FUNARI,S. R. C.; ZEIDLER,P. R.; ROCHA,H. C.; SFORCIN,J.M.. |
This study used 15 beehives: five with Africanized queens sisters (Apis mellifera), five with Italian queens sisters (Apis mellifera ligustica), and five with Carniolan queens sisters (Apis mellifera carnica). The queens were fertilized naturally. This experiment was performed in the apiary of the Botucatu School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry, UNESP, State of São Paulo, Brazil. The following data were obtained from the foraging bees: venom quantity in reservoir, 0.117±0.015, 0.139±0.020, and 0.147±0.024 (mg); venom quantity liberated in extraction apparatus, 0.073±0.012, 0.057±0.011 and 0.059±0.013 (mg); and sting electro stimulus threshold (volts), 10.75±1.37, 15.11±2.00, and 15.01±1.63 for Africanized, Italian x Africanized and Carniolan x... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Venom reservoir; Apis mellifera scutellata; Defensive behavior; Venom extraction apparatus; Africanized honeybees; Carniolan honeybees; Italian honeybees. |
Ano: 2001 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-79302001000200005 |
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