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Michael Bar-Ziv, Aran Sofer, Adel Gorovoy, Orr Spiegel
Summary: Habitat development can alter wildlife behavior, leading to preferences for individuals or behaviors that cope better with perceived threats. Bolder behaviors in human-dominated habitats may represent habituation specifically to humans or a general reduction in predator-avoidance response. However, the carry-over effects across different types of threats and phases of the escape sequence have not been well studied.
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Environmental Sciences
Jacek Jachula, Bozena Denisow, Malgorzata Wrzesien
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(2021)
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Vinod Ramaswamy, Dario Paccagnan, Jason R. Marden
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N. M. Menon, J. A. Carr
Summary: Animals often stop foraging when they sense the presence of predators. This study investigated whether such interactions lead to anxiety-like behavior in animals other than rodents and zebrafish. The experiments were conducted using African clawed frogs and a looming visual predator stimulus. The results showed that visual predator cues reduced foraging behavior and led to predator avoidance behavior in the frogs. However, there were no significant changes in anxiety-related peptide abundance in the optic tectum. Further studies are needed to fully understand the effects of visual threats on feeding and anxiety-related behavior in animals.
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Alexis J. Khursigara, Lauren E. Rowsey, Jacob L. Johansen, Andrew J. Esbaugh
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Environmental Sciences
Javier Lenzi, Ivan Gonzalez-Bergonzoni, Elizabeth Flaherty, Daniel Hernandez, Emanuel Machin, Bryan Pijanowski
Summary: The study shows a relationship between the consumption of urban refuse by female Kelp Gulls during the pre-incubation period and their fecundity and nestling's survival in the Rio de la Plata Estuary in Uruguay. Further research is needed to evaluate this relationship considering potential confounding factors.
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Camille Cornet, Nausicaa Noret, Fabienne Van Rossum
Summary: High reciprocal pollination specialization can prevent interspecific pollen transfer and competition for pollinators. A study on Silene nutans found no pollinator isolation, but instead shared pollinators between two reproductively isolated genetic lineages. Nocturnal moths, especially nursery pollinators, efficiently disperse pollen over long distances in natural landscapes, ensuring gene flow and population sustainability of the host plant.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Rafael Freire, Leia Rogers, Darcy Creece, Shokoofeh Shamsi
Summary: This study investigated the links between parasite infection, anti-predator behavior, and neophobia towards novel food in fish. The findings showed that infected fish were less likely to approach a predator but exhibited reduced neophobia towards a baited hook. These results suggest that parasite-induced changes in fish behavior are complex and may be modulated by hunger levels and reduced locomotion.
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Dang-Trinh Nguyen, Jui-Sheng Chou, Duc-Hoc Tran
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Ecology
Audrey Alignier, Nathan Lenestour, Emma Jeavons, Joan van Baaren, Stephanie Aviron, Lea Uroy, Claire Ricono, Cecile Le Lann
Summary: This study examines the relationship between flower-visiting insect abundance and floral community traits by translating land-cover maps into potential floral resource maps. The results show that the relative amount of attractive and accessible floral resources positively influences the abundance of small wild bees, while the relative amount of high nectar producing plants positively affects the abundance of domestic bees and bumblebees.
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Behavioral Sciences
Brian L. Dempsey, John W. Roden, Joseph R. Bidwell
Summary: Fish are important predators of amphibian larvae in streams, and larvae can detect these predators through visual and olfactory cues. The ability to recognize these cues may depend on the evolutionary history of predator and prey, leading to potential differences in responses to newly introduced predators. This study found that black-bellied salamander larvae respond differently to cues from rainbow trout depending on their previous co-occurrence with trout predators, and that alarm cues enhance the response to rainbow trout predators.
ETHOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Irene Fernandez-Rodriguez, Florentino Brana
Summary: The experiment showed that tailless wall lizards tend to perform behaviors with antipredatory significance and spend more time basking to enhance their cryptic design when compared to tailed individuals. Additionally, both tailed and tailless lizards intensified certain antipredator behaviors when exposed to snake scent, indicating their ability to discriminate the smell of predatory snakes.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART A-ECOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
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Suzana G. Leles, Naomi M. Levine
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Zoology
Brian Keane, Phillip J. Long, Yasmeen Fleifil, Nancy G. Solomon
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Entomology
Makoto Tsubuki, Fumio Hayashi
Summary: This study investigates the evolution of warning colors in pupae of several insect species. The results show that the pupal coloration of these insects serves as a warning signal and helps deter predators.
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Alessandra Ribeiro Pinto, Marina Muniz Moreira, Miguel A. Rodriguez-Girones, Leandro Freitas
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