EPNs Exhibit Repulsion to Prenol in Pluronic Gel Assays by Tiffany Baiocchi, Chunjie Li, Adler R. Dillman

“…Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are lethal parasites of insects that have become valuable in biological control and as a model system for studying host–parasite interactions, behavioral ecology, neurobiology, and genomics, among other fields. …”
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No band color effects on male courtship rate or body mass in the zebra finch: four experiments and a meta-analysis. by Aurelie Seguin, Wolfgang Forstmeier

“…One of the most replicated experiments in behavioral ecology is the presumed manipulation of male attractiveness in zebra finches by adding red or green color bands. …”
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The Use of an Invasive Species Habitat by a Small Folivorous Primate: Implications for Lemur Conservation in Madagascar. by Timothy M Eppley, Giuseppe Donati, Jean-Baptiste Ramanamanjato, Faly Randriatafika, Laza N Andriamandimbiarisoa, David Rabehevitra, Robertin Ravelomanantsoa, Jörg U Ganzhorn

“…We sought to understand the role of this invasive Melaleuca swamp on the behavioral ecology of a threatened, small-bodied folivore, the southern bamboo lemur (Hapalemur meridionalis). …”
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Population trend inferred from aural surveys for calling anurans in Korea by Amaël Borzée, Desiree Andersen, Yikweon Jang

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Effects of Food Availability on Time Budget and Home Range of Siberian Marmots in Mongolia by Bayarbaatar Buuveibaatar, Yu Yoshihara

“…Despite the important roles in the ecosystem and endangered status of the Siberian marmots, there is no study quantifi ed behavioral ecology of this species in Mongolia. We studied effects of food availability on home range and time budget of the Siberian marmot in Hustai National Park, Mongolian, during 16-29 June, 2007. …”
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Phasic pupillary responses reveal differential engagement of attentional control in bilingual spoken language processing by Anne L. Beatty-Martínez, Rosa E. Guzzardo Tamargo, Paola E. Dussias

“…However, it is unknown whether the behavioral ecology of speakers may differentially affect engagement of attentional resources involved in conversation. …”
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Systems Underlying Human and Old World Monkey Communication: One, Two, or Infinite by Shigeru Miyagawa, Shigeru Miyagawa, Esther Clarke, Esther Clarke

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Animal signals and emotion in music: Coordinating affect across groups by Gregory A. Bryant

“…Future empirical work should examine human musical behavior through the comparative lens of behavioral ecology and an adaptationist cognitive science. …”
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Local Voices: Perspectives from the Local Community on the Primates of Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya by Widava E. Ikhuluru, Malenya E. Imboma, Shikanga E. Liseche, Munayi J. Milemele, Sechero D. Shilabiga, Marina Cords

“…Participating in research on the behavioral ecology of blue monkeys allowed the author team to learn a great deal about these animals, including their role in the forest ecosystem and their behavioral similarities to humans. …”
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Automated tracking of aquatic crustaceans with potential application on the quantification of animals movement by Jesús D. Nuñez, Octavio Massone, José A. García

“…The open-source nature of the script allows for flexibility and scalability, so it can be easily customized and is thus transferable to other species/experiments in the context of behavioral ecology. The tracking script is easy customizable and free alternative to commercial video tracking systems and therefore, applicable to a wide variety of both educational and research programs. …”
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Integrating Point Process Models, Evolutionary Ecology and Traditional Knowledge Improves Landscape Archaeology—A Case from Southwest Madagascar by Dylan S. Davis, Robert J. DiNapoli, Kristina Douglass

“…We use an explicit behavioral ecology theoretical framework to formulate and test hypotheses utilizing spatial modeling methods. …”
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Postmenopausal Health and Disease from the Perspective of Evolutionary Medicine by Andrew W. Froehle

“…This view stems from the idea that extended postmenopausal longevity is a consequence of recent technological developments, such that women now outlive their evolutionarily-programmed physiological functional lifespan.Increasingly, however, researchers employing an evolutionary medicine framework have used data from comparative demography, comparative biology, and human behavioral ecology to challenge the mainstream medical view. …”
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Humans and insects decide in similar ways. by Philippe Louâpre, Jacques J M van Alphen, Jean-Sébastien Pierre

“…We discuss the plausibility of a neural basis for the motivation mechanism highlighted here, bridging the gap between behavioral ecology and neuroeconomy. Thus, both the motivational mechanism observed here and the neuroeconomy findings are most likely adaptations that were selected for during ancestral times.…”
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Throat Patch Variation in Tayra (Eira barbara) and the Potential for Individual Identification in the Field by Álvaro José Villafañe-Trujillo, Carlos Alberto López-González, Joseph M. Kolowski

“…This information is used in many kinds of ecological studies including density estimation, behavioral ecology and analyses of animal movement patterns. …”
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Autonomous recording units in avian ecological research: current use and future applications by Julia Shonfield, Erin M. Bayne

“…Future applications of ARUs include biodiversity monitoring and studying habitat use, animal movement, and various behavioral ecology questions based on vocalization activity. …”
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Overestimating resource value and its effects on fighting decisions. by Lee Alan Dugatkin, Aaron David Dugatkin

“…Much work in behavioral ecology has shown that animals fight over resources such as food, and that they make strategic decisions about when to engage in such fights. …”
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Independent Evolution of Similar Complex Cognitive Skills: The Importance of Embodied Degrees of Freedom by Mathias Osvath, Can Kabadayi, Ivo Jacobs

“…Accounts on cognitive evolution both in behavioral ecology and animal cognition are often hampered by simplistic input-output-based views on cognition. …”
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Future Directions for Personality Research: Contributing New Insights to the Understanding of Animal Behavior by Vanessa Wilson, Anja Guenther, Øyvind Øverli, Martin W. Seltmann, Drew Altschul

“…</i>&#8222; The aims of this symposium were to address current research in the personality field, spanning both behavioral ecology and psychology, to highlight the future directions for this research, and to consider whether differential approaches to studying behavior contribute something new to the understanding of animal behavior. …”
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Evolutionary Ecology of Fixed Alternative Male Mating Strategies in the Ruff (<i>Calidris pugnax</i>) by Michel Baguette, Baptiste Bataille, Virginie M. Stevens

“…Then we review the available knowledge of the behavioral ecology of ruffs during the breeding season, and we detail the characteristics of each of the three known fixed male mating strategies. …”
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Habituation of the Light-Startle Response of Orange Head Cockroaches (<i>Eublaberus posticus</i>): Effects of Acclimation, Stimulus Duration, Presence of Food, and Intertrial Inter... by Christopher A. Varnon, Ann Taylor Adams

“…We hope that our findings help establish cockroaches as practical insect subjects for research in comparative psychology and related fields such as behavior analysis and behavioral ecology.…”
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