Do stereotypies help or harm? Exploring the link between cortisol level and abnormal behaviours in animals: a review [0.03%]
刻板行为有利还是有害？探讨皮质醇水平与动物异常行为之间的联系：综述文章
Weronika Helena Hildebrand,Grzegorz Zaleśny
Weronika Helena Hildebrand
Stereotypical behaviours in animals, often linked to stress, are repetitive actions that may lack a clear purpose. This review examines the relationship between cortisol levels, a key stress hormone, and stereotypic behaviour across various...
Age-related nest-site segregation in a solitary nesting population of white stork Ciconia Ciconia [0.03%]
苍鹭不同年龄巢穴的隔离分布现象研究
Joanna T Bialas,Irene Gaona-Gordillo,Łukasz Dylewski et al.
Joanna T Bialas et al.
Background: Habitat selection plays a crucial role in avian reproductive success, with nest-site characteristics and individual traits influencing breeding outcomes. This study investigates the relationship between breede...
Structural background of intraspecific color polymorphism and the driver of geographic patterns in a shining leaf chafer [0.03%]
一种闪蝶属甲虫物种内部色彩多态性的结构背景及其地理分布模式的驱动因素
Yuanyuan Lu,Alexander Kovalev,Lulu Li et al.
Yuanyuan Lu et al.
Background: The phenomenon of color polymorphism has been extensively documented in a range of animal species. A series of hypotheses have been proposed to explain potential functions of color variations in diverse habita...
Bat echolocation signals based on the time-varying autoregressive method [0.03%]
基于时变自回归的蝙蝠回声定位信号分析方法
Xuan Zhong,Zhongbao Wang,Jianshu Wang et al.
Xuan Zhong et al.
Bat echolocation is among the most efficient biological sonar known to human, and is highly valuable for biomimetic research. Most bats produce dynamically changing echolocation signals, which is the key to high task performance. Although c...
Integrating climate change and fine-scale habitat suitability to assess amphibian range shift in Mount Emei, China [0.03%]
结合气候变化和精细生境适应性评估中国峨眉山两栖动物的分布变迁
Zijian Sun,Tian Zhao,Suwen Hu et al.
Zijian Sun et al.
Background: Habitat range shifts driven by climate change threaten global biodiversity, with impacts likely to be most pronounced at mountainous regions. As key consumers, amphibians play critical roles in mountainous eco...
Size-dependent effects of the intestinal microbiota in juvenile Chinese alligators: implications for species protection [0.03%]
肠道微生物群的大小依赖性效应对中国扬子鳄保护的启示
Wengang Li,Jingru Liu,Lulu Cui et al.
Wengang Li et al.
Increasing the quality of offspring to optimize population reproductive efficiency represents a viable approach for increasing population size. The population of Chinese alligators has a growing age structure, but the high mortality rate of...
Correction: Zooid arrangement and colony growth in Porpita porpita [0.03%]
订正：Porpita porpita的造孔个体排列和群体生长方式
Kohei Oguchi,Akiteru Maeno,Keita Yoshida et al.
Kohei Oguchi et al.
Published Erratum
Frontiers in zoology. 2025 Jul 14;22(1):14. DOI:10.1186/s12983-025-00568-0 2025
Transferable approaches to CRISPR-Cas9 induced genome editing in non-model insects: a brief guide [0.03%]
基于CRISPR-Cas9基因组编辑的非实验昆虫品种可移植方法简明指南
Hassan M M Ahmed,Lisha Zheng,Vera S Hunnekuhl
Hassan M M Ahmed
Despite the large variety of insect species with divergent morphological, developmental and physiological features questions on gene function could for a long time only be addressed in few model species. The adaption of the bacterial CRISPR...
To eat or to care? Factors shaping parental or infanticidal behaviours in male poison frogs during territory takeover [0.03%]
为了吃还是为了保护？雄性毒蛙在领地争夺期间形成父母行为或杀婴行为的因素分析
Leïla Perroulaz,Lauriane Bégué,Eva Ringler
Leïla Perroulaz
Background: Parental care is costly for the caregiver. Therefore, parents should be able to discriminate between their own and conspecific offspring to avoid costly misdirected care. Infanticide, the intentional killing o...
Kohei Oguchi,Akiteru Maeno,Keita Yoshida et al.
Kohei Oguchi et al.
Background: The blue button, Porpita porpita (Porpitidae), is a highly integrated colonial animal-i.e., a superorganism. It has multiple genetically identical bodies (zooids) that arise from the same embryo and are functi...