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The sensory ecology of adaptive landscapes [PDF]
Biology Letters, 2015 Abstract In complex environments, behavioural plasticity depends on the ability of an animal to integrate numerous sensory stimuli. The multidimensionality of factors interacting to shape plastic behaviour means it is difficult for both organisms and researchers to predict what constitutes an adaptive response to a given set of ...
Alex Jordan, Michael J Ryan
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Sensory Ecology of Predator-Induced Phenotypic Plasticity [PDF]
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2019 Ecological communities are organized in trophic levels that share manifold interactions forming complex food webs. Infochemicals can further modify these interactions, e.g., by inducing defenses in prey. The micro-crustacean Daphnia is able to respond to
Linda C. Weiss
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The Sensory Ecology of Speciation. [PDF]
Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol, 2023 In this work, we explore the potential influence of sensory ecology on speciation, including but not limited to the concept of sensory drive, which concerns the coevolution of signals and sensory systems with the local environment. The sensory environment can influence individual fitness in a variety of ways, thereby affecting the evolution of both pre-
Dalbosco Dell'Aglio D +4 more
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The evolution of the concept of sensory ecology and the influence of behavioral ecology [PDF]
Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, 2023 The science of sensory ecology formally emerged in the book of Ali (1978), when behavioral ecology was gaining popularity. Until 2020, three main books were written on the subject, in 1992 (Dusenbery 1992), 2001 (Barth & Schmid 2001) and 2013 (Stevens ...
RODRIGO H. WILLEMART
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The sensory ecology of caterpillars. [PDF]
J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav PhysiolCaterpillars (larval Lepidoptera) are one of the most ecologically and evolutionarily significant taxa on Earth. As both feeders and food, they shape the dynamics of enumerate ecosystems on land. Key to this prominent role in nature is the sensory systems that inform, guide, and trigger their behaviour.
England SJ +4 more
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Fuelling on the wing: sensory ecology of hawkmoth foraging. [PDF]
J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol, 2019 Hawkmoths (Lepidoptera, Sphingidae) comprise around 1500 species, most of which forage on nectar from flowers in their adult stage, usually while hovering in front of the flower. The majority of species have a nocturnal lifestyle and are important nocturnal pollinators, but some species have turned to a diurnal lifestyle.
Stöckl AL, Kelber A.
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Aeroscapes and the Sensory Ecology of Olfaction in a Tropical Dry Forest
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Aeroscapes—dynamic patterns of air speed and direction—form a critical component of landscape ecology by shaping numerous animal behaviors, including movement, foraging, and social and/or reproductive interactions.
Allegra DePasquale +5 more
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Sensory Ecology and Neural Coding in Arthropods
Zeitschrift Fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences, 1998 Abstract Arthropods live in almost any conceivable habitat. Accordingly, structural and functional specialisations have been described in many species which allow them to behave in an adaptive way with the limited computational resources of their small brains.
Martin Egelhaaf +2 more
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Reversal of a Spatial Discrimination Task in the Common Octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 2021 Reversal learning requires an animal to learn to discriminate between two stimuli but reverse its responses to these stimuli every time it has reached a learning criterion.
Alexander Bublitz +2 more
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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 In social bees, the choice of food sources is based on several factors, including scent marks, color, and location of flowers. Here, we used similar setups, in which two stingless bee species, Melipona subnitida and Plebeia flavocincta, and the Western ...
Sebastian Koethe +6 more
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