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- adjective
Cockerell (attributive); used in taxonomic names for organisms that often have English names of the form "Cockerell's ..."
Etymologies
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Examples
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A. cockerelli carry things in much bigger groups, and they do it quickly and smoothly.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Aphaenogaster cockerelli are the cowardly lions of the ant world.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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When the A. cockerelli and their smaller counterparts find the same piece of food, the former don't stick around to fight it out.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Aphaenogaster cockerelli are the cowardly lions of the ant world.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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When the A. cockerelli and their smaller counterparts find the same piece of food, the former don't stick around to fight it out.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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A. cockerelli carry things in much bigger groups, and they do it quickly and smoothly.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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While earlier studies indicated that chemical signatures are associated with fertility, it was ASU doctoral student Adrian Smith's studies with Aphaenogaster cockerelli worker ants that established that these chemical signatures are what allow workers to locate and police cheaters.
innovations-report 2009
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An A. cockerelli worker ant's egg has the same fertility signal as the queen.
innovations-report 2009
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To test the idea in one ant species (Aphaenogaster cockerelli), Liebig and Adrian Smith, also at Arizona State, mimicked reproductive cheaters by applying a synthetic compound typical of fertile individuals on non-reproductive workers.
Impact Lab 2009
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To test the idea, scientists applied a synthetic compound typical of fertile individuals to non-reproductive worker ants belonging to the species Aphaenogaster cockerelli.
The Times of India 2009
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