Patterns of extra-territorial nest-box visits in a songbird suggest a role in extrapair mating [0.03%]
鸣鸟超出领地的巢箱访问模式表明其在额外配对交配中的作用
Peter Santema,Bart Kempenaers
Peter Santema
Many animals make visits outside of their territory during the breeding period, but these are typically infrequent and difficult to observe. As a consequence, comprehensive data on extra-territorial movements at the population-level are sca...
Jack A Brand,Jason Henry,Gabriela C Melo et al.
Jack A Brand et al.
Recent research has found that individuals often vary in how consistently they express their behavior over time (i.e., behavioral predictability) and suggested that these individual differences may be heritable. However, little is known abo...
Size of an interspecific competitor may be a source of information in reproductive decisions [0.03%]
异种竞争者的体型可能是一种繁殖决策的信息来源
Reetta Hämäläinen,Panu Välimäki,Jukka T Forsman
Reetta Hämäläinen
Animals use inter-specific cues as a source of information in decisions-making, but the full costs and benefits of inter-specific information use are unknown. We tested whether pied flycatchers use the body size and clutch size of great tit...
Higher ultraviolet skin reflectance signals submissiveness in the anemonefish, Amphiprion akindynos [0.03%]
较高的紫外光皮肤反射率表示刺尾鱼Amphiprion akindynos的顺从性
Laurie J Mitchell,Fabio Cortesi,N Justin Marshall et al.
Laurie J Mitchell et al.
Ultraviolet (UV) vision is widespread among teleost fishes, of which many exhibit UV skin colors for communication. However, aside from its role in mate selection, few studies have examined the information UV signaling conveys in other soci...
Sini Bäckroos,Lea Ala-Ilomäki,Ulrika Candolin
Sini Bäckroos
Anthropogenic habitat changes are disrupting the mate choice process in a range of organisms, with consequences for populations and communities. Research has so far focused on male sexually selected traits and female mate choice, given thei...
Anthropogenic noise and light alter temporal but not spatial breeding behavior in a wild frog [0.03%]
人为的噪声和光线改变了野生青蛙的繁殖行为的时间但没有改变空间范围
Andrew D Cronin,Judith A H Smit,Wouter Halfwerk
Andrew D Cronin
Increasing urbanization has led to large-scale land-use changes, exposing persistent populations to drastically altered environments. Sensory pollutants, including low-frequency anthropogenic noise and artificial light at night (ALAN), are ...
Jumping out of trouble: evidence for a cognitive map in guppies (Poecilia reticulata) [0.03%]
跳出困境的证据：孔雀鱼（Poecilia reticulata）中的认知地图证据
Hannah De Waele,Catarina Vila Pouca,Dimphy van Boerdonk et al.
Hannah De Waele et al.
Spatial cognitive abilities allow individuals to remember the location of resources such as food patches, predator hide-outs, or shelters. Animals typically incorporate learned spatial information or use external environmental cues to navig...
Triparental ageing in a laboratory population of an insect with maternal care [0.03%]
具有母体抚育的昆虫实验室种群中的三亲本衰老现象
Hilary Cope,Edward R Ivimey-Cook,Jacob Moorad
Hilary Cope
Parental age at reproduction influences offspring size and survival by affecting prenatal and postnatal conditions in a wide variety of species, including humans. However, most investigations into this manifestation of ageing focus upon mat...
Mitzy F Porras,Nathaniel McCartney,Günther Raspotnig et al.
Mitzy F Porras et al.
Habitat selection is a critical process that shapes the spatial distribution of species at local and regional scales. The mechanisms underlying habitat preference rely on environmental factors, species traits, and ecological interactions wi...