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Ecology
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.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2023)
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Mathematics
Zhenglong Chen, Shunjie Li, Xuebing Zhang
Summary: This paper studies the dynamics of a delayed reaction-diffusion predator-prey system incorporating the effects of fear and anti-predator behavior. The global attractor and local stability of positive equilibria are analyzed using the mathematical model. The Hopf bifurcation induced by time delay is also investigated. Numerical simulations are conducted to validate the theoretical analysis.
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Behavioral Sciences
Thibault Tamin, Jennifer Morinay, Marion Germain, Charlotte Recapet, Blandine Doligez
Summary: This study measured the boldness of collared flycatchers by observing their nest defense behavior and explored the correlations between boldness, aggressiveness, and neophobia. The results showed a behavioral syndrome between boldness and aggressiveness that was associated with reproductive success. However, there was no correlation between boldness and neophobia.
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Biology
Murielle Alund, Brooke Harper, Sigurlaug Kjaernested, Julian E. Ohl, John G. Phillips, Jessica Sattler, Jared Thompson, Javier E. Varg, Sven Wargenau, Janette W. Boughman, Jason Keagy
Summary: This study investigates the anti-predator behavior of Icelandic threespine sticklebacks in low-visibility environments. The results show that fish have different reactions to different predator cues and are greatly influenced by lighting conditions. Fish from highland lakes react fastest to mechano-visual cues and exhibit the highest activity levels.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
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Ornithology
Oona Poranen, Suvi Ruuskanen
Summary: The study did not support the pace-of-life syndrome hypothesis, as the relationship between explorative behavior and basal metabolic rate did not match the predictions.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Aziz Subach, Arik Dorfman, Bar Avidov, Adi Domer, Yehonatan Samocha, Inon Scharf
Summary: This study investigated the behavior and ecology of the desert horned viper in the northwestern Negev desert, Israel. The vipers were found to move slower in vegetation-dense microhabitats compared to open dune areas. Their movement in open areas was likely influenced by the availability of prey. The vipers were more active early in the season, with peak activity right after sunset and a smaller peak at sunrise, possibly indicating a search for burrows to spend the day. Inter-sexual and between-year differences were also observed, such as variations in size and population size. The information provided in this study can contribute to the conservation of this viper species, as sand dunes are threatened habitats in Israel.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xiaoyan Long, Franz J. Weissing
Summary: The study examines the diversity in parental roles between and within species. By using individual-based evolutionary simulations, the authors find that differences in care between males and females can arise from conflicts between the sexes and sexual selection. The study reveals that the care pattern drives sexual selection, and rapid switches between parental care patterns can occur even in constant environments. The findings challenge the predictions of mathematical models and highlight the importance of transient within-sex polymorphisms in parental strategies.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Jinmei Liu, Laikun Ma, Yameng Jin, Fangfang Zhang, Xintong Li, Wei Liang
Summary: This study found that the anti-predatory effect of snake sloughs in bird nests varies with different types of habitats. Snake sloughs in bird nests can reduce nest predation and serve as an anti-predator strategy. However, the effectiveness of snake sloughs in nests may depend on the species of nest predators and food resources in the habitat, which does not apply to all types of habitats.
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Biology
Bastien Sadoul, Sebastien Alfonso, Conor Goold, Marine Pratlong, Stephanie Rialle, Benjamin Geffroy, Marie-Laure Begout
Summary: Bold individuals show consistency in various environments and have higher expression of genes related to exploration, social behavior, and memory. Shy individuals exhibit higher avoidance behavior and lower activity levels in a novel environment. This study highlights the molecular signature underlying personality traits and provides insights into state-behavior feedback mechanisms.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
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Biology
Costanza Zanghi, Milly Munro, Christos C. Ioannou
Summary: Climate change is causing increasing temperatures and extreme weather, disrupting water flow in freshwater habitats. This, along with eutrophication and sedimentation from human activities, is making freshwater more turbid and warmer. The interaction between increased temperature and turbidity has not been explored in terms of its effect on predator-prey behavior. A study on guppy shoals and their natural predator, the blue acara, found that the prey and predator were closest in warmer, turbid water, and the effect of the two stressors was greater than additive. This can increase the risk of predation for the guppy, suggesting that elevated temperature and turbidity may favor predators over prey.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
K. C. Johnstone, P. Garvey, G. J. Hickling
Summary: The study found that intensive kill-trapping selected for survivors with different behaviors compared to the general population. As the operation progressed, the probability of possums being kill-trapped and the effort required for trapping both declined, indicating that the surviving population became less susceptible to traps. Behavioral testing showed that possums captured 20 weeks into the operation were significantly shyer than those captured before the operation. This suggests that personality traits can affect the trappability of possums.
BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS
(2023)
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Mathematics, Applied
Sangeeta Saha, Debgopal Sahoo, Guruprasad Samanta
Summary: Degradation of habitat caused by human activities, such as urbanization and industrial waste emission, poses severe challenges for the survival of living organisms. A study on prey-predator interaction with prey refuge shows that predators' survival is negatively affected when the rate of habitat destruction exceeds the rate of habitat regeneration. Even slightly lower rates of habitat degradation can still threaten predator species with extinction. Maintaining biodiversity requires efforts to slow down habitat degradation and accelerate habitat restoration, while effectively controlling habitat deterioration caused by human activity.
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Psychology, Clinical
Silvia Cimino, Renata Tambelli, Luca Cerniglia
Summary: This study found that mothers' personality organization and the p factor have different effects on parental distress, quality of care, and children's dysregulation symptoms, which is important for understanding maternal and child psychopathology.
PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Evolutionary Biology
Richard R. Strathmann
Summary: Many colonial marine animals care for embryos by brooding them, which increases survival rates, controls dispersal, and provides developmental advantages. They share common features such as suspension feeding and a body composed of small modules like polyps or zooids.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART B-MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION
(2021)
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Mathematics
Wenqi Zhang, Dan Jin, Ruizhi Yang
Summary: A diffusive predator-prey model with a memory effect in predator and anti-predator behaviour in prey is studied in this paper. The stability of the coexisting equilibrium and the existence of Hopf bifurcation are analyzed by studying the distribution of characteristic roots. The property of Hopf bifurcation is investigated using the theory of the centre manifold and normal form method. Through numerical simulations, it is observed that the parameters of anti-predator behaviour (eta), memory-based diffusion coefficient (d), and memory delay (tau) can affect the stability of the coexisting equilibrium under certain parameters and cause spatially inhomogeneous oscillation of prey and predator's densities.
Article
Ecology
Alexandra H. M. Jebb, Daniel T. Blumstein, Pierre Bize, Julien G. A. Martin
Summary: The research found that in yellow-bellied marmots, body mass is under stabilizing viability selection in the early years of life, which transitions to positive directional selection as animals age. There were no significant differences in viability selection on body mass between sexes across age classes. The ability to escape predators varies across age classes.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Antoine Stier, Pierre Bize, Sylvie Massemin, Francois Criscuolo
Summary: This study investigated the effects of long-term DNP treatment on zebra finches, showing that DNP led to a mild increase in energy expenditure without significantly affecting body mass changes with age. Additionally, DNP did not significantly impact physical performance, oxidative damage, or telomere shortening with age.
COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
(2021)
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Psychology, Biological
Tracey L. Hammer, Pierre Bize, Claire Saraux, Benoit Gineste, Jean-Patrice Robin, Rene Groscolas, Vincent A. Viblanc
Summary: This study examined the repeatability of alert distance and flight initiation distance in flightless king penguins and found moderate repeatability in flight initiation distance but not in alert distance.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Susanne Jenni-Eiermann, Juanita Olano Marin, Pierre Bize
Summary: Feather corticosterone values are used as an indicator of an individual's physiological state during feather growth in birds, but may not always accurately reflect exposure to energy-demanding or stressful conditions in nestlings. Some species are able to down-regulate their metabolism and potentially their CORT release during food scarcity. Research on altricial Alpine swift nestlings suggests that CORTf values are influenced by body condition and weather, and a meaningful interpretation should consider species-specific traits.
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ornithology
Guillaume Emaresi, Pierre Bize, Alexandre Roulin
Summary: The allocation of resources in reproduction involves a trade-off with self-maintenance such as antioxidant response. Genetic and environmental factors influence the production of GSH in nestlings, and different colored individuals may have varying life-history strategies. Contrary to expectations, dark pheomelanic nestlings did not have higher levels of (ox)GSH compared to light ones.
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Bin-Yan Hsu, Veli-Matti Pakanen, Winnie Boner, Blandine Doligez, Tapio Eeva, Ton G. G. Groothuis, Erkki Korpimaki, Toni Laaksonen, Asmoro Lelono, Pat Monaghan, Tom Sarraude, Robert L. Thomson, Jere Tolvanen, Barbara Tschirren, Rodrigo A. Vasquez, Suvi Ruuskanen
Summary: Thyroid hormones play an essential role in vertebrates, particularly in growth, development, metabolism, photoperiodic responses, and migration. This study investigates the relationship between maternally transferred yolk thyroid hormones and differences in migratory status, developmental mode, and pace-of-life traits in birds. The results indicate that migratory species and precocial species have higher concentrations and total amounts of yolk thyroid hormones compared to resident species and altricial species.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Bibiana Montoya, Zsofia Toth, Adam Z. Lendvai, Antoine Stier, Francois Criscuolo, Sandrine Zahn, Pierre Bize
Summary: Hormonal pathways are crucial in shaping the growth, reproduction, and lifespan of animals. This study focuses on the role of insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in modulating the life history of wild birds. Using a long-lived bird species, the Alpine swift, the study found that individuals with higher levels of IGF-1 had longer wings and shorter telomeres, suggesting a potential influence of IGF-1 on the growth-lifespan trade-off.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Camille Lemonnier, Pierre Bize, Rudy Boonstra, F. Stephen Dobson, Francois Criscuolo, Vincent A. Viblanc
Summary: Social interactions play a crucial role in shaping the dynamics of social systems and impacting the health and fitness of vertebrate species. Understanding the relationship between social interactions and physiological functions is key to comprehending the effects on individual well-being in both controlled and wild environments.
HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR
(2022)
Article
Ecology
David Costantini, Pierre Blevin, Jan Ove Bustnes, Valerie Esteve, Geir Wing Gabrielsen, Dorte Herzke, Segolene Humann-Guilleminot, Borge Moe, Charline Parenteau, Charlotte Recapet, Paco Bustamante, Olivier Chastel
Summary: Anthropogenic activities introduce chemical contaminants into ecosystems, and a study found that PFAS exposure may interfere with carotenoid metabolism and expression in a free-living bird species.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Weisi Liu, Kevin P. Newhall, Francesca Khani, LaMont Barlow, Duy Nguyen, Lilly Gu, Ken Eng, Bhavneet Bhinder, Manik Uppal, Charlotte Recapet, Andrea Sboner, Susan R. Ross, Olivier Elemento, Linda Chelico, Bishoy M. Faltas
Summary: This study reveals that APOBEC3G protein has mutagenic effects on the bladder cancer genome, leading to genomic instability, increased mutation burden, and clonal diversity. Furthermore, it establishes a distinct single-base substitution signature induced by APOBEC3G in vivo compared to APOBEC3A and APOBEC3B. This research is of significance in understanding the mutagenic impact of APOBEC3G on bladder cancer and its potential implications for therapeutic interventions.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Thibault Tamin, Jennifer Morinay, Marion Germain, Charlotte Recapet, Blandine Doligez
Summary: This study measured the boldness of collared flycatchers by observing their nest defense behavior and explored the correlations between boldness, aggressiveness, and neophobia. The results showed a behavioral syndrome between boldness and aggressiveness that was associated with reproductive success. However, there was no correlation between boldness and neophobia.
Editorial Material
Behavioral Sciences
Anne Cillard, Tatiana Fuentes Rodriguez, Jean -Patrice Robin, Pierre Bize, Antoine Stier, Vincent A. Viblanc
Summary: This article reports a highly unusual observation of chick-chick feeding behavior in King penguins. Non-sibling chicks hatched at different times were observed, with the older chick feeding the younger one. This raises questions about the role of the early social environment in the acquisition of essential parenting skills in this species.
Article
Parasitology
Luca Ilahiane, Roger Colominas-Ciuro, Pierre Bize, Giovanni Boano, Marco Cucco, Mauro Ferri, Giulia Masoero, Christoph M. Meier, Marco Pavia, Gloria Ramello, Gary Voelker, Irene Pellegrino
Summary: This study investigates the relationships between swifts, their louse flies, and blood parasites. PCR screening of blood samples from 34 common swifts, 44 pallid swifts, and 45 alpine swifts, as well as morphological and COI barcode identification of 20 ectoparasitic louse flies, reveals no evidence of blood parasite infection in the tested swifts or identified louse fly species. These findings suggest that highly aerial swift species are unlikely to be infected by blood parasites through louse fly ectoparasites during nesting.
PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Lucyna Halupka, Debora Arlt, Jere Tolvanen, Alexandre Millon, Pierre Bize, Peter Adamik, Pascal Albert, Wayne J. Arendt, Alexander V. Artemyev, Vittorio Baglione, Jerzy Banbura, Miroslawa Banbura, Emilio Barba, Robert T. Barrett, Peter H. Becker, Eugen Belskii, Mark Bolton, E. Keith Bowers, Joel Bried, Lyanne Brouwer, Monika Bukacinska, Dariusz Bukacinski, Lesley Bulluck, Kate F. Carstens, Ines Catry, Motti Charter, Anna Chernomorets, Rita Covas, Monika Czuchra, Donald C. Dearborn, Florentino de Lope, Adrian S. Di Giacomo, Valery C. Dombrovski, Hugh Drummond, Michael J. Dunn, Tapio Eeva, Louise M. Emmerson, Yngve Espmark, Juan A. Fargallo, Sergey I. Gashkov, Elena Yu. Golubova, Michael Griesser, Michael P. Harris, Jeffrey P. Hoover, Zuzanna Jagielio, Patrik Korell, Janusz Kloskowski, Walter D. Koenig, Heikki Kolunen, Magorzata Korczak-Abshire, Erkki Korpimaeki, Indrikis Krams, Milos Krist, Sonja C. Kruger, Boris D. Kuranov, Xavier Lambin, Michael P. Lombardo, Andrey Lyakhov, Alfonso Marzal, Anders P. Moller, Veronica C. Neves, Jan Tottrup Nielsen, Alexander Numerov, Beata Orlowska, Daniel Oro, Markus oest, Richard A. Phillips, Hannu Pietiaeinen, Vicente Polo, Jiri Porkert, Jaime Potti, Hannu Poeysae, Thierry Printemps, Jouke Prop, Petra Quillfeldt, Jaime A. Ramos, Pierre-Alain Ravussin, Robert N. Rosenfield, Alexandre Roulin, Dustin R. Rubenstein, Irina E. Samusenko, Denis A. Saunders, Michael Schaub, Juan C. Senar, Fabrizio Sergio, Tapio Solonen, Diana V. Solovyeva, Janusz Stepniewski, Paul M. Thompson, Marcin Tobolka, Janos Toeroek, Martijn van de Pol, Louis Vernooij, Marcel E. Visser, David F. Westneat, Nathaniel T. Wheelwright, Jaroslaw Wiacek, Karen L. Wiebe, Andrew G. Wood, Andrzej Wuczynski, Dariusz Wysocki, Marketa Zarybnicka, Antoni Margalida, Konrad Halupka
Summary: Climate change has different effects on the annual reproductive output of bird species, with some populations experiencing a decline in offspring production while others show an increase. The study finds that changes in ecological and life history traits, as well as temperature, play a role in these variations. Migratory and larger-bodied species tend to produce fewer offspring with increasing temperatures, while smaller-bodied, sedentary species tend to produce more.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Heloise Moullec, Sophie Reichert, Pierre Bize
Summary: This study investigates the aging patterns in a wild bird species and finds gender and age-dependent variations in multiple traits. Most traits show both improvements and declines at different stages of aging. The rates and effects of aging differ between males and females. Selective disappearance and terminal effects also contribute to these variations.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
