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Numbers, neighbors, and hungry predators: What makes chemically defended aposematic prey susceptible to predation?

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Many chemically defended aposematic species are characterized by relatively low toxin levels, which enables predators to include them in their diets under certain circumstances.
Jan M. Kaczmarek, Mikołaj Kaczmarski, Jan Mazurkiewicz, Janusz Kloskowski   +3 more
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Perception of movement mimicry and working alliance in a psychotherapy session: the role of observer characteristics and task instruction

Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology
Background: In psychotherapy, the mirroring of nonverbal behaviour (mimicry) has been linked to more favourable patient evaluations of the therapeutic relationship.
Anne - Schienle, Alice Polz, Florian Osmani, Barbara Pammer   +3 more
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Decoding the invisible forces of social connections

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2012
By its 20th anniversary, social neuroscience has witnessed an incredible rise in the number of studies demonstrating the effects of perceived social isolation (e.g., loneliness, ostracism), and inversely, the beneficial effects of social bonding (e.g ...
Stephanie eCacioppo, John T. Cacioppo
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Eyespot configuration and predator approach direction affect the antipredator efficacy of eyespots

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Many prey species possess eyespots: paired markings that often consist of two or more concentric circles. Predators are wary of such prey because eyespots are conspicuous and/or mistaken for vertebrate eyes.
John Skelhorn, John Skelhorn, Hannah M. Rowland   +2 more
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Active Choice of Teachers, Learning Strategies and Goals for a Socially Guided Intrinsic Motivation Learner

Paladyn, 2012
We present an active learning architecture that allows a robot to actively learn which data collection strategy is most efficient for acquiring motor skills to achieve multiple outcomes, and generalise over its experience to achieve new outcomes.
Nguyen Sao Mai, Oudeyer Pierre-Yves
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Autoimmunity in Chronic Chagas Disease: A Road of Multiple Pathways to Cardiomyopathy?

Frontiers in Immunology, 2018
Chagas disease (CD), a neglected tropical disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, affects around six million individuals in Latin America. Currently, CD occurs worldwide, becoming a significant public health concern due to its silent aspect ...
Elidiana De Bona, Kárita Cláudia Freitas Lidani, Lorena Bavia, Zahra Omidian, Luiza Helena Gremski, Thaisa Lucas Sandri, Thaisa Lucas Sandri, Iara J. de Messias Reason   +7 more
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Aposematic signaling and seasonal variation in dorsal pelage in a venomous mammal

Ecology and Evolution, 2021
In mammals, colouration patterns are often related to concealment, intraspecific communication, including aposematic signals, and physiological adaptations.
K. Anne‐Isola Nekaris, Marco Campera, Anna R. Watkins, Ariana V. Weldon, Katherine Hedger, Thais Q. Morcatty   +5 more
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The association of negative mood with automatic and effortful facial expression mimicry

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
The natural process of mimicking the facial expressions of others is well established, as are the deficits in this reflexive behavior for individuals with clinical disorders such as depression.
Tara L. Kraft-Feil, Rick E. Ingram, Claire Gorey, Jazlyn H. Luu, Marie P. Cross, Sarah D. Pressman   +5 more
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POSTCOLONIALISM /POSTCOMMUNISM: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES: THE ROMANIAN CASE [PDF]

University of Bucharest Review. Literary and Cultural Studies Series, 2011
The paper starts by showing that the liminality and hybridity that Bhaba finds characteristic of the postcolonial subject also perfectly illustrates the situation in postcommunist states.
Monica Bottez
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Ploidy differences represent an impassable barrier for hybridization. Is there an exception among botiid loaches (Cypriniformes: Botiidae)?

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2015
One of the most efficient mechanisms to keep animal lineages separate is a difference in ploidy level, since hybrid offspring from parents with different ploidy level are generally sterile.
Joerg Bohlen
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