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Vegetation and vantage point influence visibility across diverse ecosystems: Implications for animal ecology

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Visual information can influence animal behavior and habitat use in diverse ways. Visibility is the property that relates 3D habitat structure to accessibility of visual information.
Rachel M. Stein, Bastien Lecigne, Jan U. H. Eitel, Timothy R. Johnson, Craig McGowan, Craig McGowan, Janet L. Rachlow   +6 more
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Prey aggregation is an effective olfactory predator avoidance strategy [PDF]

, 2014
Predator–prey interactions have a major effect on species abundance and diversity, and aggregation is a well-known anti-predator behaviour. For immobile prey, the effectiveness of aggregation depends on two conditions: (a) the inability of the predator ...
Dunn, Alison M., Johannesen, Asa, Morrell, Lesley J.   +2 more
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Zambian Mole-Rats: 33 Years on the Scene and What We Still Do Not Know and How We Could Learn It

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
This article surveys more than three decades of research on Zambian mole-rats (genus Fukomys, Bathyergidae), pointing out some unanswered questions and untested hypotheses and suggesting approaches to address them.
Hynek Burda
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Convergent evolution of coloration in experimental introductions of the guppy (Poecilia reticulata). [PDF]

, 2018
Despite the multitude of examples of evolution in action, relatively fewer studies have taken a replicated approach to understand the repeatability of evolution.
Dick, Cynthia, Hayashi, Cheryl Y, Hinh, Jasmine, Reznick, David N   +3 more
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Clouds, shadows, or twilight? Mayfly nymphs recognise the difference [PDF]

, 2006
1. We examined the relative changes in light intensity that initiate night-time locomotor activity changes in nymphs of the mayfly, Stenonema modestum (Heptageniidae).
Allan J.D., Allan J.D., Bishop J.E., Casey R.J., Chaston I., Chaston I., Ciborowski J.J.H., Corkum L.D., Cowan C.A., Daan N., Devoe R.D., Elliott J.M., Haney J.F., Haney J.F., Heise B., Jarvilehto M., Kohler S.L., Lampert W., Lampert W., Lythgoe J.N., McFarland W.N., Metcalfe N.B., O'Keefe T.C., Ringelberg J., Schloss A.L., Scrimgeour G.J., Van Gool E., Wilzbach M.A., Zar J.H., Zaret T.M.   +29 more
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Hearing abilities and acoustic signalization of the bottlenose dolphin Tursiops Truncatus with early hearing loss

Frontiers in Marine Science
Common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) are among non-human mammals that possess the ability for vocal production learning, which strongly depends on learning from conspecifics. The hearing sensitivity and acoustic signals of a 4-year-old captive-
Evgeniya Sysueva, Irina Sidorova, Irina Suvorova, Alexander Supin, Dmitry Nechaev, Alexandra Tkachenko, Vladimir Popov   +6 more
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Response to visual and mechano-acoustic predator cues is robust to ocean warming and acidification and is highly variable in European sea bass

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Predator-prey interactions and, especially, the success of anti-predator responses are modulated by the sensory channels of vision, olfaction, audition and mechanosensation.
Mishal Cohen-Rengifo, David Mazurais, Marie-Laure Bégout   +2 more
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Predator confusion is sufficient to evolve swarming behavior

, 2013
Swarming behaviors in animals have been extensively studied due to their implications for the evolution of cooperation, social cognition, and predator-prey dynamics.
Adami, Christoph, Dyer, Fred C., Hintze, Arend, Knoester, David B., Olson, Randal S.   +4 more
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The Role of Landscapes and Landmarks in Bee Navigation: A Review. [PDF]

, 2019
The ability of animals to explore landmarks in their environment is essential to their fitness. Landmarks are widely recognized to play a key role in navigation by providing information in multiple sensory modalities. However, what is a landmark?
Kheradmand, Bahram, Nieh, James C
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The Sensory and Cognitive Ecology of Nectar Robbing

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Animals foraging from flowers must assess their environment and make critical decisions about which patches, plants, and flowers to exploit to obtain limiting resources. The cognitive ecology of plant-pollinator interactions explores not only the complex
Sarah K. Richman, Sarah K. Richman, Jessica L. Barker, Jessica L. Barker, Minjung Baek, Daniel R. Papaj, Rebecca E. Irwin, Judith L. Bronstein   +7 more
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