Adaptive Variation in the Acoustic Sensitivity of California Ground Squirrels (Otospermophilus beecheyi) Living in Higher- and Lower-elevation Habitats [0.03%]
生境海拔高度不同导致的加州地松鼠(Otospermophilus beecheyi)听觉敏感度的适应性差异
Chris T Tromborg,Richard G Coss,Kenneth R Henry
Chris T Tromborg
California ground squirrels (Otospermophilus becheeyi) exhibit adaptive variation to their local environments based on antipredator, immunological, and social-communication evaluations. The following pair of experiments investigated the aco...
Cognition in captivity: Investigating learning, anxiety, and brain mass differences between captive and wild fathead minnow [0.03%]
笼养对认知的影响:探究 cage 培养与野生脂鲤的安乐死、脑质量差异及学习能力
Megan Cyr,Jacqueline Bikker,Adrienne Yau et al.
Megan Cyr et al.
Captive animals are commonly used in laboratory research, however, captive and wild animals often differ, limiting the applicability of laboratory findings based on captive animals to the "real" world. A comprehensive understanding of how c...
Adapting rodent cued threat conditioning to planarians: memory acquisition, consolidation, and reconsolidation [0.03%]
利用模式生物planaria开展啮齿类条件恐惧记忆行为的适配研究:记忆获得、巩固和再巩固
Fionnghuala L J James,Sayed K Ahamed,Cheng Yang et al.
Fionnghuala L J James et al.
The processes of memory consolidation and reconsolidation are important in understanding the dynamics of memory storage and modification. Models to condition aversive memory have been characterised in rodents yet have been less explored in ...
The 'less-is-better' effect in capuchin monkeys (Sapajus sp.): some data and a contrast-like hypothesis [0.03%]
僧猴(Sapajus)的“少即是好”效应:一些数据及类似对比的假说
Marilia Pinheiro de Carvalho,Ana Paula Rocha,Soraya Tavares et al.
Marilia Pinheiro de Carvalho et al.
Given a choice between a simple option offering a preferred-food item (e.g., a grape, G) and a combo option offering the same preferred-food item plus a less-preferred food item (e.g., a grape + a slice of cucumber, GC), animals often behav...
The structure of courtship behavior in Drosophila males: Boundaries of plasticity [0.03%]
果蝇雄性的求偶行为结构:可塑性的界限
Sergei A Fedotov,Anna A Goncharova,Natalia G Besedina et al.
Sergei A Fedotov et al.
The courtship ritual of Drosophila males toward females has been extensively studied to elucidate the mechanisms of behavioral plasticity in insects. Courtship is an innate, fixed sequence of behaviors that results in mating. The implementa...
Assessment of Ultrasonic Vocalization-Mediated Communication Deficits in AD Rats: A Social Learning Paradigm Using Conspecific Drinking Behavior [0.03%]
阿尔茨海默病大鼠超声通讯缺陷的评估:一种利用同种动物饮水行为的社会学习范式
Xinxiang Su,Junjun Pu,Jinxia Liao et al.
Xinxiang Su et al.
Objective: This study aimed to explore the effect of Alzheimer's disease (AD) rats on the drinking behavior of Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats and observe the ultrasonic vocalizations (USVs) of AD rats and SD rats. ...
Application of a novel adjusting-concentration schedule to compare the reinforcing effectiveness of sucrose and fructose [0.03%]
一种新型调整浓度方案的应用:比较蔗糖和果糖的强化效果
C M Bradshaw
C M Bradshaw
An adjusting-concentration schedule is described, in which rats made choices between a fructose solution of fixed concentration (cB) and a sucrose solution the concentration of which (cA) was adjusted in successive blocks of trials accordin...
Witnessing others interact with a novel object has sex- and size-specific effects on neophilia in mosquitofish [0.03%]
目睹他人与新物体互动具有性别和体型特异性的效果以增加花蚊鱼的食性范围
Angela J Barbosa,Katie E McGhee
Angela J Barbosa
Dealing with novelty can be challenging for animals. Approaching unfamiliar objects and environments allows individuals to discover and exploit new food sources and habitats, but novelty can also be dangerous and expose individuals to unfam...
Influence of RFID tags on Melipona quadrifasciata behavior: effects on locomotion and food choice [0.03%]
射频识别标签对Melipona quadrifasciata行为的影响:对运动和食物选择的影响
Rebeca Emanuelle da Silva Castor,Rafaela Tadei,Paulo de Souza et al.
Rebeca Emanuelle da Silva Castor et al.
The use of technology as a tool for evaluating insect behavior provides significant advantages to researchers, as it increases the amount of collected data, reduces observer bias, and minimizes the time and effort required for direct field ...
Influence of Familiarity and Sex on Social Learning in a Group Living Fish [0.03%]
熟悉性和性别对群居鱼社会学习的影响
Grace Ogundeji,Elias Latchem,Sigal Balshine
Grace Ogundeji
Social learning, learning via observation and imitation, is an ability that can help animals adapt to their environment. Current research indicates that familiarity between the demonstrator and learner increases the likelihood that animals ...