Publications by authors named "Michal Kochanowski"
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- Many social insect species, like red wood ants, build distinct nests that create unique microenvironments, hosting specific communities of organisms.
- This study focused on the microorganism communities within red wood ant mounds versus the surrounding forest litter, employing various sampling and analysis methods to identify differences.
- Results indicated that the microbial community in the ant mounds significantly differs from the forest litter, suggesting that these nests provide a specialized habitat potentially beneficial for certain fungi adapted to living with ants.
Ethanol addiction belongs to the most important problems encountered in the domain of human mental health. The research on the behavioural effects of exposure to/consumption of ethanol are investigated largely with the help of animal models that also include insects, mainly fruit flies and honeybees. The effects of ethanol on ant behaviour remain, however, little known.
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