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FORAGER [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-01-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Behaviour
- Beekeeping
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- honey bee dance
1, record 1, English, honey%20bee%20dance
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- honey dance 2, record 1, English, honey%20dance
correct
- dance 1, record 1, English, dance
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The dance language is used by [worker bees] to communicate at least two items of information to one or more other workers : the distance and direction to a location(usually a food source, such as a patch of flowers). … If the quality of the food is sufficiently high, [the forager] will often perform a "dance" on the surface of the wax comb to recruit new foragers to the resource. 1, record 1, English, - honey%20bee%20dance
Record 1, Key term(s)
- honeybee dance
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement animal
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- danse d'abeille
1, record 1, French, danse%20d%27abeille
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- danse 1, record 1, French, danse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-10-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
- Water Treatment (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gravity flow
1, record 2, English, gravity%20flow
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Bulk solids efflux capacity in flooded and streaming gravity flow", Proceedings of the International Fluidization Conference, California, June 15-20 (1975). 2, record 2, English, - gravity%20flow
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
FORAGER® Sponge-Type M. For the removal of heavy metal and inorganic contaminants... the Sponge can be utilized in columns, fishnet-type enclosures, or rotating drums, and is relatively unaffected by suspended matter. In column operations, flow rates of three bed volumes/minute can be obtained at hydrostatic pressures only two feet above the bed, and without additional pressurization. Sponge-packed columns are therefore suitable for gravity flow applications. 3, record 2, English, - gravity%20flow
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The washing column is of the fluidized bed type. It is placed higher than the fixing column A so that the suspension of washed resin can flow back by gravity. 4, record 2, English, - gravity%20flow
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
- Traitement des eaux
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- écoulement gravitaire
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9coulement%20gravitaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La colonne de lavage est du type fluidisé. Elle est placée en charge sur les autres colonnes de façon à permettre l'écoulement gravitaire de l'émulsion de résine lavée. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9coulement%20gravitaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-06-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- follower bees
1, record 3, English, follower%20bees
correct, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Although this result was intriguing, we still did not know whether honeybees could hear the sounds a forager made during her waggling run. Because the sounds seemed likely to be involved in the dance communication, we have analyzed them thoroughly. Initially, we discovered that the forager made the dance sounds by beating her tiny wings and that the follower bees stood quite close to her when she did so. Therefore, our measurements of the sounds needed to be made in the same proximity. 2, record 3, English, - follower%20bees
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Follower bees: term usually used in the plural. 3, record 3, English, - follower%20bees
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- abeilles suiveuses
1, record 3, French, abeilles%20suiveuses
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Abeilles qui suivent l'exploratrice rentrée à la ruche pendant qu'elle exécute sa danse. 1, record 3, French, - abeilles%20suiveuses
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
abeilles suiveuses : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 3, French, - abeilles%20suiveuses
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-02-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Proverbs and Maxims
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- forager 1, record 4, English, forager
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Optimal Forager and Economic Man. 1, record 4, English, - forager
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Proverbes et dictons
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chasseur-cueilleur
1, record 4, French, chasseur%2Dcueilleur
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au centre de l'île de Bornéo vivent des groupes de chasseurs-cueilleurs forestiers connus sous le nom de Penan ou Punan. 1, record 4, French, - chasseur%2Dcueilleur
Record 4, Key term(s)
- Penan
- Punan
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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