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Behavioral Sciences
Pablo Meza, Damian O. Elias, Malcolm F. Rosenthal
Summary: Our study on Schizocosa floridana reveals that despite sand being the least used substrate in the wild, it has the highest prey capture rates. We also did not find conclusive evidence that either visual or vibratory sensory modalities are essential for prey capture. Our results suggest that strict habitat specialization can be beneficial in certain ecological contexts but costly in others.
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Behavioral Sciences
K. A. Sweet, B. P. Sweet, D. G. E. Gomes, C. D. Francis, J. R. Barber
Summary: This study finds that high background sound levels cause song sparrows to decrease foraging behavior and increase vigilance behavior. Both roadway traffic noise and naturally-occurring river noise elicit similar behavioral changes. These results suggest that noisy environments, whether natural or human-created, alter important risk-management behaviors in sparrows and possibly other birds. The study implies that the behavior of animals may have been shaped by natural noise long before anthropogenic noise became widespread, and that high sound levels have a negative impact on the foraging-vigilance trade-off in intense acoustic environments.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Eleanor M. Caves, Patrick A. Green, Matthew N. Zipple, Dhanya Bharath, Susan Peters, Sonke Johnsen, Stephen Nowicki
Summary: Sensory systems are believed to be adapted to perceive important stimuli, but categorical color perception is not a universal feature in all bird species, as shown in the differences between Bengalese finches and zebra finches in their perception of signals.
AMERICAN NATURALIST
(2021)
Review
Ecology
Sarah K. Richman, Jessica L. Barker, Minjung Baek, Daniel R. Papaj, Rebecca E. Irwin, Judith L. Bronstein
Summary: This study examines the cognitive decision-making processes of animals foraging from flowers and their impact on pollination and plant fitness. It explores the effects of nectar robbing on plant fitness and the role of animal cognition in the evolution and ecological consequences of this behavior. By considering nectar robbing behavior when used as the sole foraging strategy or when individuals switch between robbing and legitimate foraging, it analyzes sensory and cognitive biases, learning, and the influence of a variable environment on decision-making processes.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Dariusz Jakubas, Katarzyna Wojczulanis-Jakubas, Marlena Szeligowska, Miroslaw Darecki, Rafal Boehnke, Kaja Balazy, Emilia Trudnowska, Dorota Kidawa, Antoine Grissot, Sebastien Descamps, Katarzyna Blachowiak-Samolyk
Summary: This study shows that wind speed can significantly affect food accessibility for zooplanktivorous seabirds, but little auks in Svalbard were able to sustain high breeding success despite variability in prey availability and accessibility, demonstrating their ability to adapt to suboptimal foraging conditions.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Review
Anthropology
Kara C. Hoover
Summary: This paper discusses anthropogenic disruptions to animal sensory ecology and the increasing global human sensory dysfunction, which result in great economic and health costs related to mental, physical, and social aspects. It examines contemporary sensory problems directly tied to human behavioral changes, activity, and anthropogenic pollution. The primary goals are to highlight the impact of the built environment on the senses through clinical narratives on sensory dysfunction, and to emphasize structural, demographic, and environmental injustices that create sensory inequities in risk and promote health disparities.
EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Anthropology
Nina Beeby, Andrea L. Baden
Summary: The study reveals that black-and-white ruffed lemurs primarily feed on fruits, but shift towards a folivorous diet during fruit-lean seasons. They also reduce activity time, increase resting time, and prefer higher canopy levels during this period for thermoregulation benefits.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biology
J. Darby, M. Clairbaux, A. Bennison, J. L. Quinn, M. J. Jessopp
Summary: Understanding the sensory ecology of species is crucial for predicting their function in a changing environment. Visual cues play a vital role in prey detection and capture for many predators. However, climate-induced turbidity in marine areas can potentially affect the ability of marine predators to detect prey. This study examines the relationship between a pelagic seabird species's foraging behavior and oceanic turbidity, finding that underwater visibility strongly influences foraging dives and prey detection, suggesting climate change could negatively impact seabird populations.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Allegra N. DePasquale, Shasta E. Webb, Rachel E. Williamson, Linda M. Fedigan, Amanda D. Melin
Summary: This study investigated differences in foraging activity budget between dichromatic and trichromatic capuchin monkeys, finding that nursing females foraged less overall than cycling females, and that there were no significant differences in the scan frequency for different food types between dichromats and trichromats. The research suggests that color-vision-based niche differentiation in foraging time may be constrained by reproductive energy requirements, behavioral synchrony from group living, and/or individual preferences.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Kathryn A. LeCroy, Gerardo Arceo-Gomez, Matthew H. Koski, Nathan I. Morehouse, Tia-Lynn Ashman
Summary: Functional traits, especially those impacting fitness, play a role in shaping ecological and evolutionary relationships between coexisting species in the same trophic level. The distribution of floral colors can reflect pollinator-mediated interactions and evolutionary contingencies in community assembly. Smaller communities with lower species richness may be more affected by competitive exclusion in shaping species richness of flower color.
FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Biology
Amanda D. Melin, Carrie C. Veilleux, Mareike C. Janiak, Chihiro Hiramatsu, Karem G. Sanchez-Solano, Ingrid K. Lundeen, Shasta E. Webb, Rachel E. Williamson, Megan A. Mah, Evin Murillo-Chacon, Colleen M. Schaffner, Laura Hernandez-Salazar, Filippo Aureli, Shoji Kawamura
Summary: This study examines fruit assessment by three sympatric primates to test the hypothesis that dietary and sensory specialization shape foraging behaviors. The researchers find that spider monkeys mostly use their sense of smell to assess fruits, while capuchins utilize manual touch, and the main olfactory bulb volume is a better predictor of sniffing behavior than nasal turbinate surface area. They also identify an interaction between color vision phenotype and the use of other senses. This study reveals new relationships among dietary specialization, anatomical variation, and foraging behavior, providing insights into the evolution of sensory systems.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Maya S. Enriquez, Nathan Swanson, Rosalyn L. Putland, Ti Tait, Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Suzanne E. McGaugh, Allen F. Mensinger
Summary: This study explored the sensory changes in Mexican tetra fish in response to different environments. The results demonstrated that cave populations of the fish were more sensitive to sound compared to their surface counterparts, while no significant differences were found in light sensitivity. These findings suggest the plasticity of the Mexican tetra's auditory system in adapting to varying environments.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Leo J. Fleishman, Christian A. Perez-Martinez, Manuel Leal
Summary: The evolution of animal signal colors is influenced by habitat light conditions and chromatic contrast perception, and the sensory drive hypothesis contributes to the color differences in Anolis lizards' dewlap and speciation among them.
AMERICAN NATURALIST
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Chaim J. J. Lasmar, Tom R. R. Bishop, Catherine L. L. Parr, Antonio C. M. Queiroz, Icaro Wilker, Rodrigo M. M. Feitosa, Fernando A. A. Schmidt, Carla R. R. Ribas
Summary: Animals integrate into the wider ecosystem by foraging and behavior, targeting scarce and atypical nutrients according to the compensation hypothesis. This study investigated the variation in resource use by ants across habitat strata and trophic levels in Neotropical biomes. The results showed consistent patterns of sugar and lipid preferences across biomes and trophic levels, indicating sugar limitation in the arboreal stratum and lipid limitation on the ground. However, there was no consistent pattern for amino acid and sodium preferences. Overall, the study suggests strong local niche partitioning of sugar and lipid use and the influence of large-scale processes on amino acid and sodium dynamics.
Article
Ophthalmology
Jiahe Gan, Shi-Ming Li, David A. Atchison, Meng-Tian Kang, Shifei Wei, Xi He, Weiling Bai, He Li, Yuting Kang, Zhining Cai, Lei Li, Zi-Bing Jin, Ningli Wang
Summary: This five-year cohort study explores the relationship between color vision deficiency and myopia progression in Chinese primary school children. The results suggest that children with color-vision deficiency have a lower incidence and slower progression of myopia.
INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Anthropology
Elaine E. Guevara, Carrie C. Veilleux, Kristin Saltonstall, Adalgisa Caccone, Nicholas I. Mundy, Brenda J. Bradley
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Zoology
Carrie C. Veilleux, E. Christopher Kirk
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY
(2009)
Article
Zoology
Carrie C. Veilleux, Deborah A. Bolnick
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY
(2009)
Article
Anatomy & Morphology
Carrie C. Veilleux, Rebecca J. Lewis
ANATOMICAL RECORD-ADVANCES IN INTEGRATIVE ANATOMY AND EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
(2011)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Carrie C. Veilleux, E. Christopher Kirk
BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION
(2014)
Article
Biology
Carrie C. Veilleux, Molly E. Cummings
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2012)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Carrie C. Veilleux, Edward E. Louis, Deborah A. Bolnick
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2013)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Carrie C. Veilleux, Clara J. Scarry, Anthony Di Fiore, E. Christopher Kirk, Deborah A. Bolnick, Rebecca J. Lewis
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2016)
Article
Ecology
Carrie C. Veilleux, Shoji Kawamura, Michael J. Montague, Tomohide Hiwatashi, Yuka Matsushita, Eduardo Fernandez-Duque, Andres Link, Anthony Di Fiore, Donald Max Snodderly
Summary: Genetic variation in color vision was examined in five primate species in the Yasuni Biosphere Reserve in Ecuador, revealing differences in allele frequencies among species, suggesting that interspecific competition may influence the distribution of opsin alleles.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Review
Anthropology
Carrie C. Veilleux, Nathaniel J. Dominy, Amanda D. Melin
Summary: This article revisits a impactful review from twenty years ago, highlighting the explosive growth in research on primate food perception and providing an outline for future research directions.
EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY
(2022)