• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.1009-1015
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• 2011

거미의 건축물인 웹의 구조는 먹이 포획을 위한 자원의 투자이자 그 자체가 포식 전략이다. 잠재적인 먹이종으로부터 제공되는 감각정보를 바탕으로 포식 전략을 수정하는 개체는 그렇지 못한 개체에 비해 더 높은 적응도를 가질 것이다. 본 연구는 공중에 둥근 웹을 건축하는 긴호랑거미(Argiope bruennichi)를 대상으로 자외선을 인식하는 비행성 곤충인 서양뒤영벌(Bombus terrestris)의 정보를 경험한 개체가 자신의 건축 행동을 수정하는지를 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. 서양뒤영벌(B. terrestris)의 정보를 제공받은 실험군의 개체가 건축한 웹의 구조를 대조군(정보 없음)의 웹과 비교하였다. 본 연구의 가설은 실험군 개체들은 웹과 흰띠줄 건축에 더 많은 투자를 할 것이라는 것이다. 실험 결과는 당초의 가설을 기각했다. 웹과 흰띠줄 건축은 실험군과 대조군 모두에서 전반적으로 감소하는 경향을 나타냈다. 개체는 꽃꿀채집자의 정보에도 불구하고 흰띠줄을 더 길게 만들지도 웹을 확장하지도 않았다.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.185-188
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• 2014

The movement, survival, and weight gain of Helicoverpa armigera $H{\ddot{u}}bner$ (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) first instar larvae were studied on CB9, CB10 and SR05 cotton varieties under field conditions. The neonate H. armigera were released on the cotton varieties at the squaring stage of the plants and, after a period of 72 hours, the survival, weight gain, and final location of the larvae were observed. While the different cotton varieties had no effect on the survival and weight gain of the larvae, the release locations on the cotton varieties had a significant influence on the larval survival and weight gain. The larvae fed small squares of the cotton varieties were significantly heavier and showed a higher mortality than the larvae fed leaflets and mature leaves. For the cotton varieties in this study, the larvae released on leaflets showed a significantly higher rate of recovery compared to the larvae released on mature leaves and squares. This study also found that that the larvae on leaflets did not move up or downward unlike the larvae on mature leaves and squares. This information on the foraging behavior of larvae on cotton varieties will assist researchers to interpret field data and thereby help with the development of pest management decisions.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.154-160
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• 2022

Background: The mango is one of the essential fruit trees for the economy of Thailand. Mango pollination relies primarily on insects. Other external forces, such as wind, are less efficient since pollen is sticky and aggregating. There is only one report from Thailand on the use of bees as mango pollinators. The study of the behavior and pollination efficiency of honey bees (Apis mellifera) and stingless bees (Tetragonula laeviceps species complex) was conducted in Nam Dokmai mango plantings in Phrao and Mae Taeng districts, Chiang Mai province, between February and March 2019. Results: Our results reveal that the honey bees commenced foraging earlier than the stingless bee. The number of flowers visited within 1 minute by honey bees was higher than that visited by stingless bees. The average numbers of honey bees and stingless bees that flew out of the hive per minute from 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. in the Phrao district were 4.21 ± 1.62 and 9.88 ± 7.63 bees/min, respectively, i.e., higher than those observed in Mae Taeng, which were 3.46 ± 1.13 and 1.23 ± 1.20 bees/min, respectively. The numbers of fruits per tree were significantly higher in the honey bee and stingless bee treatments (T1 and T2) than in the open pollination treatment (T3). The number of fruits between T1 and T2 treatments was not different. In the pollinator exclusion treatment (T4), no fruit was produced. Fruit size factors were not significantly different among T1, T2, and T3 treatments. Conclusions: Our results showed that insect pollination is crucial for mango production, especially with the Nam Dokmai variety in Northern Thailand. As pollinator exclusion treatment showed no fruit set, and pollinator treatment significantly increased the fruit sets compared to open access plots, a managed pollinator program would benefit the mango growers for better productivity. Both the honey bee and the stingless bee were shown to be effective as pollinators.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.288-296
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• 2001

The behavior of declawed emus in a farm environment has not been described despite its importance in the husbandry and welfare of the emu. This study examined whether declawing of emus causes chronic pain resulting in permanent changes in the locomotor and general behavior of declawed yearling emus compared to emus not declawed. One group of 40 emus were declawed on the day of hatch by removing the distal phalangeal joint using a Lyon beak-trimming machine. Another group of 40 emus not declawed were the controls. Declawed emus one year of age were allocated to a paddock $250m{\times}125m$, while the control group was placed in an adjoining paddock of the same dimensions. One hour video records of individual emus from each treatment were made from 08:00 and 17:00 h over 2 periods; firstly when food and water was available and secondly during a period when food and water was not available after being withdrawn overnight. Inactive, ingestive, posture change, grooming, aggressive and locomotor behaviors were monitored from the videotape. There was no behavioral evidence to indicate loss of locomotor ability of declawed emus or to suggest declawed emus were suffering from severe chronic pain as indicated by declawed emus engaging in significantly more bouts (p<0.05) and time of searching (p<0.05). Declawed emus also engaged in less stereotype pacing (p<0.05) indicating they were under less stress and not as frustrated as control birds which engaged in more step pushing behavior (p<0.05). Modelling analysis showed that pecking behavior in birds was most closely related to foraging behavior. Birds subject to pecking attacks demonstrated higher levels of stereotype behavior presumably as a method to cope with stress. The behavioral evidence in this study would indicate that declawing does not compromise the locomotor ability of emus and has the benefit of improving the social structure in the groups by reducing stereotype behavior and aggression.

• 한국문헌정보학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.189-210
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• 2011

본 연구는 실제 폭소노미를 사용하는 참여자의 태깅 경험, 태깅과 폭소노미에 대한 인식을 파악하며, 폭소노미에 따른 웹 분류의 의미에 대해 탐구하고자 한다. 세 개의 폭소노미 시스템 Connotea, CiteULike, Delicious의 12명 참여자와 함께 정성적 연구의 틀 내에서 웹 설문, 인터뷰, 일기연구를 수행하였다. 참여자들의 태깅 행위를 이루는 기본구성요소를 파악하고, 태깅활동에 참여하게 되는 동기와 그 태깅동기들이 참여자들이 사용하는 태그에 어떻게 반영되는지를 조사하였다. 또한 정보탐색(information foraging) 이론을 적용하여 참여자들이 태깅을 통해 참여하는 사회성과 상호작용성에 대한 경험과 인식을 분석하고, 정보냄새로서의 태그에 대하여 논의하였다. 이용자 참여를 기반으로 하는 본 연구의 실증적 연구결과들은 폭소노미를 활용한 웹 정보서비스를 다양한 각도에서 이해하는데 도움을 주고, 웹 정보자원의 분류와 조직에 있어서 폭소노미의 유용화를 연구하는 개념적 틀을 제시함으로써 폭소노미 현상의 연구 향상에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.129-140
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• 2008

In this paper, we propose a novel ant colony optimization (ACO)-based test scheduling method for testing network-on-chip (NoC)-based systems-on-chip (SoCs), on the assumption that the test platform, including specific methods and configurations such as test packet routing, generation, and absorption, is installed. The ACO metaheuristic model, inspired by the ant's foraging behavior, can autonomously find better results by exploring more solution space. The proposed method efficiently combines the rectangle packing method with ACO and improves the scheduling results by dynamically choosing the test-access-mechanism widths for cores and changing the testing orders. The power dissipation and variable test clock mode are also considered. Experimental results using ITC'02 benchmark circuits show that the proposed algorithm can efficiently reduce overall test time. Moreover, the computation time of the algorithm is less than a few seconds in most cases.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제67권3호
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• pp.245-254
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• 2018

In this paper, a Cloud Model based Fruit Fly Optimization Algorithm (CMFOA) is presented for structural damage identification, which is a global optimization algorithm inspired by the foraging behavior of fruit fly swarm. It is assumed that damage only leads to the decrease in elementary stiffness. The differences on time-domain structural acceleration data are used to construct the objective function, which transforms the damaged identification problem of a structure into an optimization problem. The effectiveness, efficiency and accuracy of the CMFOA are demonstrated by two different numerical simulation structures, including a simply supported beam and a cantilevered plate. Numerical results show that the CMFOA has a better capacity for structural damage identification than the basic Fruit Fly Optimization Algorithm (FOA) and the CMFOA is not sensitive to measurement noise.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.432-436
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• 2009

We have developed a new optimization algorithm termed simple bacteria cooperative optimization (sBCO) based on bacteria behavior patterns [1]. In [1], we have introduced the algorithm with basic operations and showed its feasibility with some function optimization problems. Since the sBCO was the first version with only basic operations, its performance was not so good. In this paper, we adopt a new operation, rank replacement, to the sBCO for improving its performance and compare its results to those of the simple genetic algorithm (sGA) which has been well known and widely used as an optimization algorithm. It was found from the experiments with four function optimization problems that the sBCO with rank replacement was superior to the sGA. This shows that our algorithm can be a good optimization algorithm.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.277-284
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• 1994

I investigated levels of genetic diversity, population genetic structure, and gene flow in Hostacapitata, a herbaceous perennial native to South Korea and southwestern Japan. Starch gel electrophoresis was conducted on leaves collected from 310 plants in 19 Korean populations. Twenty-two of 25 putative loci examined were polymorphic in at least one populatin and the mean number of alleles per locus was 1.65. In addition, mean expected heterozygosity within populations (Hep=0.153) was higher than average values for species with similar life history traits. Significant differences in allele frequency were detected between populations at all loci (P<0.01), and slightly over 30% of the genetic variation was found among populatins (GST=0.308). Indirect estimates of the number of migrants per generation (Nm) (0.506, calculated from GST; 0.852, calculated from the mean frequency of ten private alleles) indicate that gene flow is restricted among the isolated Korean populations of H. capitata. Factors contributing to the high levels of genetic differentiation among populations of H. capitata include small and discrete populations, human disturbance, and low frequencies of pollinator foraging behavior.

• 제어로봇시스템학회논문지
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.1079-1083
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• 2014

In this paper, a new zone radius determination algorithm is proposed for a nature-inspired routing protocol that emulates the foraging behavior of bees based on their ability to find an optimal route from nectar sites. Instead of changing the radius of nodes one-hop by one-hop, the proposed algorithm alters the radius of nodes as gaps of another radius and adapt quickly to network conditions. The simulation results show that the proposed algorithm has higher efficiency compared with existing studies in an aspect of computational complexity and end-to-end delay.