STUDY OF PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERS VARIABILITY OF THE SILKMOTH COCOON FROM THE NATIVE GENETIC STOCK OF BOMBYX MORI L. SP.

STUDY OF PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERS VARIABILITY OF THE SILKMOTH COCOON FROM THE NATIVE GENETIC STOCK OF BOMBYX MORI L. SP.

This study had aims the analysis of phenotypic characters variability of silkmoth cocoon Lighting Incandescent within the native genetic stock of Bombyx mori L.sp.The biological material was represented by 72 races consisting of the gene stock of Bombyx mori sp., grouped by their origin.The main phenotypical ad quantitative parameters of the races

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Exploration adjustment by ant colonies

How do animals in groups organize their work? Division of labour, i.e.the process by which individuals within a group choose which tasks to perform, has been extensively studied in social insects.Variability among individuals within a colony seems to underpin both the decision over which tasks to perform and the amount of effort to invest in a task

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Phenotypic correlations between reproductive characteristics related to litter and reproductive cycle length in sows

The study estimated phenotypic correlations between reproductive traits in sows classified as maternal (Polish Large White, Polish Landrace, and Yorkshire) and paternal (Duroc, Berkshire, and Hampshire) components, kept on farms located in Poland and in the United States.Altogether, it used data on 736 litters from 196 sows to analyse traits relate

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