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The influence of motion quality on responses towards video playback stimuli

Biology Open, 2015
Visual motion, a critical cue in communication, can be manipulated and studied using video playback methods. A primary concern for the video playback researcher is the degree to which objects presented on video appear natural to the non-human subject ...
Emma Ware, Daniel R. Saunders, Nikolaus F. Troje   +2 more
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“Disciplinary Writing Is Like Playing with Legos”: Exploring a Multilingual International Student's Navigating Science Writing

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study explores the experiences of an undergraduate multilingual international student in becoming a science writer at a large public university. Taking the lenses of identity and investment, language socialization and multiliteracies, we address the question: How does a college‐aged multilingual science student navigate disciplinary ...
Hongye Zeng, Laura Mahalingappa
wiley   +1 more source

Cortisol concentrations in hair are biomarkers of health status and seasonal change, but not urbanisation, in wolves

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Wolves have reclaimed much of their former range in Europe, including areas with a high human footprint, yet the physiological impacts of human‐associated stressors remain poorly understood. We first examined methodological factors affecting hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) in wolves by using a ‘shave/re‐shave' design to assess hair growth rate and ...
Gwendolyn Wirobski, Carmela Musto, Rudy Brogi, Martina Lazzaroni, Rupert Palme, Yasmina Wukovich, Fanni Kertész, Ágnes Szabó, Chiara Garbarino, Marco Gobbi, Lorella Barca, Mauro Delogu, The Wolf Network, Friederike Range, Marco Apollonio, Sarah Marshall‐Pescini   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Wild Pigs (Sus scrofa) Stand Their Ground: Investigating Flight Response, or Lack Thereof, to Perceived Predation Risk 野猪坚守原地:探究其面对感知捕食风险时的逃逸反应 (或无逃逸行为)

Wildlife Letters, EarlyView.
We used automated behavioral response systems (ABRs) to assess invasive wild pig (Sus scrofa) behavioral response to four auditory playbacks: humans, coyote vocalizations (Canis latrans), pigs in distress, and barred owl (Strix varia) calls. Wild pigs had a significant flight response to human playbacks, but 68% of pigs did not flee.
Justine L. Smith, L. Mike Conner, Michael T. Mengak   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nocturnal playback experiments: The response of two European species of birds to singing of foreign male at night.

PLoS ONE
Recent studies have shown that nocturnal singing in diurnal birds is a common phenomenon, however, the understanding of the mechanisms, functions and consequences of this behaviour has been lacking.
Kinga Buda, Jakub Buda, Michał Budka
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Acoustic Features and Recognition of Distress Calls in Rhinolophus nippon: A Study Combining Machine Learning and Playback Experiments

Biology
Vocal signals are the primary medium of intraspecific communication in bats, yet the encoding features and recognition mechanisms of distress calls remain largely unclear.
Jingyan Hao, Jiaxi Li, Bingbing Wang, Meiyan Guo, Xiao Tan, Kangkang Zhang   +5 more
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Neglecting the call of the wild: Captive frogs like the sound of their own voice. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Acoustic communication is highly influential in the expression of social behavior by anuran amphibians, transmitting information about the individual's physical condition and motivation.
Luiza Figueiredo Passos, Gerardo Garcia, Robert John Young   +2 more
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Sexual selection for both diversity and repetition in birdsong

Nature Communications, 2023
From fiddler crabs to humans, animals perform repetitive displays showing neuromotor skill and vigour. Consistent repetition of identical notes (vocal consistency) facilitates the assessment of neuromotor skills and is important in communication in birds.
Javier Sierro, Selvino R. de Kort, Ian R. Hartley   +2 more
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Effect of Morphology and Spatial Distribution of Males on Vocal Identity in a Non‐Learning African Wood Dove

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
Emerald‐spotted Wood‐Dove songs show strong individual vocal signatures. Morphology explains little acoustic variation. Acoustic divergence increases with geographic distance between males, while local neighbor density does not influence vocal distinctiveness.
Lia Zampa, Paweł Szymański, Katarzyna Łosak, Tomasz Stanisław Osiejuk   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Startling ravens Corvus corax at foraging: differences in anti‐predator behaviour can be explained by age rather than personality

Journal of Avian Biology
When individuals of the same population do not respond uniformly to the same situation, they might experience divergent fitness outcomes, such as different survival rates when facing danger.
Janina Anna Elisabeth Weißenborn, Petra Sumasgutner, Vedrana Šlipogor, Thomas Bugnyar   +3 more
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