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The evolution of crocodilian nesting ecology and behavior [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution, 2020
Crocodilians comprise an ancient and successful lineage of archosaurs that repeatedly raises questions on how they survived a mass extinction and remained relatively unchanged for ~100 million years.
Christopher M. Murray, Brian I. Crother, J. Sean Doody   +2 more
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WASPnest: a worldwide assessment of social Polistine nesting behavior. [PDF]

Ecology, 2018
AbstractCooperative breeding decreases the direct reproductive output of subordinate individuals, but cooperation can be evolutionarily favored when there are challenges or constraints to breeding independently. Environmental factors, including temperature, precipitation, latitude, high seasonality, and environmental harshness have been hypothesized to
Miller SE, Bluher SE, Bell E, Cini A, Silva RCD, de Souza AR, Gandia KM, Jandt J, Loope K, Prato A, Pruitt JN, Rankin D, Rankin E, Southon RJ, Uy FMK, Weiner S, Wright CM, Downing H, Gadagkar R, Cristina Lorenzi M, Rusina L, Sumner S, Tibbetts EA, Toth A, Sheehan MJ.   +24 more
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Sleep and nesting behavior in primates: A review [PDF]

American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 2018
AbstractSleep is a universal behavior in vertebrate and invertebrate animals, suggesting it originated in the very first life forms. Given the vital function of sleep, sleeping patterns and sleep architecture follow dynamic and adaptive processes reflecting trade‐offs to different selective pressures.Here, we review responses in sleep and sleep‐related
Barbara Fruth, Nikki Tagg, Fiona Stewart
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Behavioral Strategies and the Spatial Pattern Formation of Nesting

The American Naturalist, 2022
Code for the manuscript 'Behavioral strategies and the spatial pattern formation of nesting' by Batsleer, Maes & Bonte. Data can be found on Batsleer, Femke; Maes, Dirk; Bonte, Dries (2021), Behavioral strategies and the spatial pattern formation of nesting, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad ...
Femke Batsleer, Dirk Maes, Dries Bonte
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Behavioral Foundations of Nested Stochastic Choice and Nested Logit [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2019
We provide the first behavioral characterization of nested logit, a foundational and widely applied discrete choice model, through the introduction of a non-parametric version of nested logit that we call Nested Stochastic Choice (NSC). NSC is characterized by a single axiom that weakens Independence of Irrelevant Alternatives based on revealed ...
Kovach, Matthew, Tserenjigmid, Gerelt
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Embryo, Relocation and Secondary Nests of the Invasive Species Vespa velutina in Galicia (NW Spain)

Animals, 2022
Invasive species become established in non-native areas due to their intrinsic characteristics and the ability to adapt to new environments. This work describes the characteristics of the nesting behavior of the invasive yellow-legged hornet (Vespa ...
Ana Diéguez-Antón, Olga Escuredo, María Carmen Seijo, María Shantal Rodríguez-Flores   +3 more
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Consistent Nest Site Selection by Turtles across Habitats with Varying Levels of Human Disturbance

Diversity, 2023
Human disturbance impacts the breeding behavior of many species, and it is particularly important to understand how these human-caused changes affect vulnerable taxa, such as turtles.
Molly Folkerts Caldwell, Jorge E. López-Pérez, Daniel A. Warner, Matthew E. Wolak   +3 more
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Potential suitability of green turtle nesting habitat based on environmental characteristics and nest microhabitat at Pangumbahan Beach [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
The green turtle (Chelonia mydas) is a protected species requiring suitable nesting habitat for reproductive success. This study assessed nesting habitat suitability at Pangumbahan Beach, Sukabumi Regency, using the Habitat Suitability Index (HSI), nest ...
Larasati Anindya, Sulistiono, Riani Etty
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Do Local Environmental Factors and Lunar Cycle Influence Timing and Synchrony of Oviposition of a Turtle with Strict Nocturnal Nesting?

Diversity, 2019
Timing of nesting affects fitness of oviparous animals living in seasonal environments, and females may cue on environmental factors for their nesting behavior, but these relationships are understudied in tropical turtles.
Tibisay Escalona, Nicole Valenzuela, Dean C. Adams   +2 more
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Nesting behavior of stingless bees [PDF]

Ciência Animal Brasileira, 2020
Abstract Native bees, besides excellent producers of honey, lend a great legacy to humanity through their ability to pollinate plants and the consequent preservation of ecosystems. In this interspecific relation, bees are benefited by plant species by the provision of food (nectar and pollen), besides using their branches and trunks for lodging ...
Carlos Roberto da Costa Macedo, Italo de Souza Aquino, Péricles de Farias Borges, Alex da Silva Barbosa, Geovergue Rodrigues de Medeiros   +4 more
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