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ZOOLOGIST [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Animal Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stigmergy
1, record 1, English, stigmergy
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
French zoologist Pierre-Paul Grassé explained the mound-building behaviour of termites by appealing to the notion of indirect communication by changing the environment … Grassé demonstrated that the termites themselves do not coordinate or regulate their building behaviour, but that this is instead controlled by the mound structure itself. The term stigmergy was coined for this type of behavioural control … 1, record 1, English, - stigmergy
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Comportement animal
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- stigmergie
1, record 1, French, stigmergie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette méthode de communication indirecte permet aux insectes sociaux comme les guêpes ou les termites de bâtir leurs nids uniquement à partir d’informations locales sur leur environnement, sans plans d’ensemble défini à l’avance. 1, record 1, French, - stigmergie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-06-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fraipontite
1, record 2, English, fraipontite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hydrous silicate of zinc and aluminum, occurring as a fibrous crust. 2, record 2, English, - fraipontite
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Etymology : after Julien Jean Joseph Fraipont(1857-1910), a Belgian zoologist, and Charles Fraipont of Liege. 1, record 2, English, - fraipontite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fraipontite
1, record 2, French, fraipontite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silicate hydraté de zinc et d'aluminium. Berthiérine zincifère, définie par J. Esquevin, 1956. 1, record 2, French, - fraipontite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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