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Age-Dependent Labor Division and Behavioral Characteristics in <i>Vespa velutina nigrithorax</i> (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) Under Laboratory Conditions. [PDF]

Insects
Hong D, Otis GW, Jung C.
europepmc   +1 more source

Fragment Edges Benefit a Common Predator of Pollinators via Bottom‐Up Effects

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This study investigated the hypotheses regarding the effects of habitat fragmentation on spider biomass and causing bottom‐up or top‐down effects on multi‐trophic relationships. ABSTRACT Defaunation following habitat fragmentation typically threatens predators at higher trophic levels, which further alter prey and plants via top‐down effects.
Wenlong Zhou, Peng Ren, Marcel Holyoak, Donghao Wu, Chen Zhu, Wenjie Zhou, Ping Ding, Mingjian Yu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of personal reproductive experience on nest building in a wild bird. [PDF]

Behav Ecol
Chapman EG, Edwards SC, Alexander EJ, Healy SD.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Reproductive Biology, Mating System, and Extended Natal Association in the Echolocating Dalou Mountains Tree Mouse (Typhlomys daloushanensis): Insights Into Sensory Adaptation and Life‐History Strategy

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Typhlomys daloushanensis, a poorly known and unique echolocating rodent. Using a captive breeding colony, we quantify key reproductive parameters, including gestation length, litter size, interbirth interval, and development to maturity, and evaluate these in relation to mating system structure.
Juncheng Li, Tianyu Ren, Tian Tian, Chris Newman, Rui Yuan, Nan Wu, Christina D. Buesching, Youbing Zhou, Jinwei Wu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors associated with breeding site fidelity in the sex-role reversed red phalarope. [PDF]

Behav Ecol
Santema P, Krietsch J, Kempenaers B.
europepmc   +1 more source

Nocturnal Behavior of Wintering Common Cranes (Grus grus) Under Varying Environmental Conditions

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
For diurnal species, nighttime represents a critical ecological boundary. Understanding the ecological determinants of nocturnal activity in taxa traditionally regarded as inactive after dusk is essential for elucidating the adaptive significance of nighttime behavior. We examined how night phase, nocturnal brightness (moon illumination and cloud cover)
Flavio Monti, Marco Ciolfi, Giuseppe Anselmi, Niccolò Fattorini, Francesco Ferretti   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Group size predicts prenatal investment and offspring growth in a cooperatively breeding bird. [PDF]

Behav Ecol
Janse van Vuuren AK, Vento R, Monadjem A, Bebbington K, Matson KD, Kingma SA.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Evaluation of Relative Abundance Techniques (RATs) for Monitoring Rodent Abundance and Predicting Rodent Damage in Rice Agroecosystems

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Among the different relative abundance techniques, giving‐up density (GUD) indices during the early and maximum tillering stages of rice development, and burrow counts during post‐harvest showed the highest correlation with cumulative tiller damage caused by rodents.
Roman N. Fornesa, Ulysses G. Duque, Patricia Bea R. Rosialda, Nancy P. Castilla, Grant R. Singleton, Bianca Kaye C. Ong, Alexander M. Stuart   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Spatiotemporal Side Effects of Diversionary Feeding on Mesopredators

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
We tested whether diversionary feeding alters the space use, aggregation, or activity patterns of mesopredators using a treatment‐control design with camera traps. Although both species frequently used feeding stations, diversionary feeding did not significantly affect their spatial distribution, aggregation, or temporal behaviour.
Pablo Palencia, Patricia Mateo‐Tomás, José Vicente López‐Bao, Jorge Sereno‐Cadierno, Patricia Barroso, Pelayo Acevedo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Barn owls exert top-down effects on the abundance and behavior of rodent pests. [PDF]

Ecol Appl
Larson KC, Baldwin RA, Johnson MD.
europepmc   +1 more source