Article
Environmental Sciences
Kotaro Ono, Aril Slotte, Sondre Holleland, Steven Mackinson, Sigurdur Por Jonsson, Jan Arge Jacobsen, Anna Heida Olafsdottir
Summary: The distribution of Northeast Atlantic mackerel is influenced by size-dependent migratory behavior, with larger individuals tending to migrate longer distances. Migration patterns evolve with age and size, with older and larger mackerel covering a wider area over its annual migration cycle.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biology
Shay Rotics, Tim Clutton-Brock
Summary: The study found that in larger groups, inequality in contributions to cooperative activities and the frequency of free riding increased. This was partly due to increased differences in contributions between helpers of different sex and age categories in larger groups. The increase in inequality in contributions was associated with reductions in total provisioning conducted by the group, which in turn led to reductions in pup growth and survival.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Biology
Samin Gokcekus, Ella F. Cole, Ben C. Sheldon, Josh A. Firth
Summary: Understanding why individuals cooperate with genetically unrelated others is a major focus in biology. The social network approach is beneficial in identifying factors influencing cooperation, testing various routes to cooperation, and uncovering evolutionary and ecological pressures leading to differences in cooperation in natural populations.
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Biology
Isabella Benter Muratore, Simon Garnier
Summary: During their lifetime, superorganisms and unitary organisms undergo transformations that change their collective behavior machinery. This review suggests that these transformations are understudied and that more research into the ontogeny of collective behaviors is needed for a better understanding of the link between behavioral mechanisms and the development of adaptive functions.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Sofia Almeida, Paulo Sousa Morgado, Carlos Costa, Jose Manuel Simoes, Claudia Seabra
Summary: The purpose of this paper is to examine how hotel marketing consortia (HMC) manage cooperation among their members. This research aims to uncover processes of HMC networking. The results show that direct contact among HMC members occurs annually, during specific events. In consortia, cooperative behaviour relates to sharing experiences and market trends among members are similar in national and international consortia.
TOURISM MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVES
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Michela Busana, Dylan Z. Childs, Terrence A. Burke, Jan Komdeur, David S. Richardson, Hannah L. Dugdale
Summary: The social environment can impact individual fitness and population dynamics, especially in species with facultative cooperative breeding. In such species, helping behavior can benefit dominants by increasing reproductive rates and reducing mortality. Our study on Seychelles warblers found that stochastic variation in dominants' reproductive rates influences population dynamics, helping behavior promotes population persistence, and there are only early-life differences in direct fitness between helpers and non-helpers.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Geological
Pin Zhang, Zhen-Yu Yin, Yin-Fu Jin, Brian Sheil
Summary: This study proposes a novel physics-constrained hierarchical (PCH) training strategy to deal with challenges in capturing soil behavior using data-driven models. The results indicate that the PCH-LSTM approach improves prediction accuracy, requires less training data, and has a lower performance sensitivity to network architecture compared to traditional LSTM.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL AND ANALYTICAL METHODS IN GEOMECHANICS
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Meng Wu, Xiaomin Zhu, Li Ma, Weidong Bao, Zhun Fan, Yaochu Jin
Summary: Multi-robot systems outperform single robots in accomplishing challenging tasks due to their properties that single robots lack. This paper proposes a cooperative hierarchical gene regulatory network (CH-GRN) to enhance mutual cooperation between robots and utilize obstacles for more effective target entrapment. The CH-GRN includes a target-neighbour-obstacle (TNO) pattern generation method and a concentration-vector method for adaptation and obstacle avoidance. Simulation experiments and Kilobot experiments demonstrate the effectiveness of the CH-GRN in various challenging environments with different types of obstacles.
SWARM AND EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTATION
(2023)
Article
Biology
Mina Ogino, Eli D. Strauss, Damien R. Farine
Summary: The study of how individual experience and population evolutionary history shape emergent patterns in animal collectives is still a major gap in collective behavior research. Mismatched timescales between the processes that shape individual contributions and collective actions pose conceptual and methodological challenges. This article briefly outlines these challenges and discusses existing approaches that have provided insights into factors shaping individual contributions. A case study on vulturine guineafowl shows that different temporal definitions can result in different assignments of individuals into groups, which can impact the determination of individuals' social history and conclusions on the effects of the social environment on collective actions.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Ettore Camerlenghi, Alexandra McQueen, Kaspar Delhey, Carly N. Cook, Sjouke A. Kingma, Damien R. Farine, Anne Peters, Noa Pinter-Wollman
Summary: Multilevel societies are considered one of the most complex forms of animal societies, with most research focusing on mammals. This study proposes that multilevel societies could also be common in cooperatively breeding birds, and provides evidence through comparing and analyzing bird species in Australia and New Zealand.
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Ruopeng Huang, Guiwen Liu, Kaijian Li, Zhengxuan Liu, Xinyue Fu, Jun Wen
Summary: This study proposes an agent-based model to investigate the development of residents' cooperative behavior in neighborhood renewal. The results show that government intervention and management of residents' social relationships play a crucial role in achieving better outcomes. The study also highlights the influence of social network structures on residents' cooperative behavior.
COMPUTERS ENVIRONMENT AND URBAN SYSTEMS
(2023)
Article
Biology
Jennifer E. Smith, Adrian V. Jaeggi, Rose K. Holmes, Joan B. Silk
Summary: In cooperative group-living species, both males and females participate in intragroup coalitions, which is the typical mammalian pattern. The formation and frequency of male or female coalitions are not strongly associated with socio-ecological factors. Once the ability to form intragroup coalitions emerges in one sex, it is likely to emerge in the other sex as well. There is no strong phylogenetic legacy of sex differences in this form of cooperation.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Entomology
Martin Quque, Olivier Bles, Annaelle Benard, Amelie Heraud, Bastien Meunier, Francois Criscuolo, Jean-Louis Deneubourg, Cedric Sueur
Summary: The study reveals a hierarchical network structure in eusocial insects, not only centralized around foragers but including other intermediaries like domestics. Network resilience, the ratio between global efficiency and centralization, remains stable with colony size but increases in the presence of broods to meet the nutritional needs of larvae.
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Yamina Moualkia, Mourad Amad, Abderrahmane Baadache
Summary: This paper proposes a decentralized architecture for online social networks based on a peer-to-peer infrastructure. Through the design of hierarchical architecture, the performance is improved and the issues of data privacy and anonymity are addressed.
JOURNAL OF KING SAUD UNIVERSITY-COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Yue Jin, Shuangqing Wei, Jian Yuan, Xudong Zhang
Summary: In this article, we address an important and challenging problem of cooperative navigation control. We formulate the problem as a stochastic game and propose a hierarchical and stable multiagent deep reinforcement learning algorithm. Experimental results demonstrate that our method converges quickly and generates more efficient cooperative navigation policies compared to other methods.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NEURAL NETWORKS AND LEARNING SYSTEMS
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Catharina Vendl, Matthew D. Taylor, Jennifer Braunig, Matthew J. Gibson, Daniel Hesselson, G. Gregory Neely, Malgorzata Lagisz, Shinichi Nakagawa
Summary: This study aims to collate narrative and systematic reviews on biological, environmental, or medical aspects of PFAS exposure to create an evidence review map. The research will focus on revealing systematically reviewed evidence on PFAS, characterizing the interdisciplinarity and independence of the reviews, and assessing the reliability of conclusions and methodological transparency.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hugo Loning, Laura Verkade, Simon C. Griffith, Marc Naguib
Summary: Male songbirds sing to establish territories and attract mates, but recent research has shown that singing also serves other functions, such as social cohesion and breeding synchronization. The study of zebra finches found that despite not having territories, males still sing and form long-term monogamous bonds with females. The study also revealed that singing plays an important role in social aggregations by attracting conspecifics. These findings demonstrate that birdsong has important functions beyond territoriality and mate choice.
Article
Ecology
Shinichi Nakagawa, Daniel W. A. Noble, Malgorzata Lagisz, Rebecca Spake, Wolfgang Viechtbauer, Alistair M. Senior
Summary: The log response ratio (lnRR) is commonly used in ecology meta-analysis, but missing standard deviations (SDs) pose a challenge in estimating the sampling variance. We propose a new method using weighted average coefficient of variation (CV) from studies reporting SDs to address this issue. Our results show that using the average CV to estimate sampling variances for all observations, regardless of missingness, performs better than the conventional approach using individual study-specific CV with complete data. This approach is broadly applicable and can be implemented in all lnRR meta-analyses.
Article
Biology
Rebecca Spake, Diana E. Bowler, Corey T. Callaghan, Shane A. Blowes, C. Patrick Doncaster, Laura H. Antao, Shinichi Nakagawa, Richard McElreath, Jonathan M. Chase
Summary: Ecologists often use statistical models to detect and explain interactions among ecological drivers, but overlook two fundamental properties: the measurement scale and symmetry. Overlooking these properties can lead to three types of inferential errors: misinterpretation of detection and magnitude, misinterpretation of the sign of effect modification, and misidentification of underlying processes. We illustrate these errors using various ecological questions and propose guidelines to improve the study of interactions in ecology.
BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Ornithology
Haruka Wada, Leslie Dees, Laura L. Hurley, Simon C. Griffith
Summary: Avian females can modify their nest-site selection and breeding behavior in response to changes in ambient temperature. However, their response to high ambient temperature in terms of eggshell characteristics has not been extensively studied. To address this, wild-derived and domesticated Zebra Finches were bred under temperatures of 18 degrees C, 30 degrees C, or 35 degrees C. The study found that eggs from finches bred at 18 degrees C and 30 degrees C had similar characteristics, but females exposed to 35 degrees C laid significantly thinner eggs compared to the 18 degrees C group. These findings suggest that ecologically relevant temperatures in arid regions of Australia can affect eggshell thickness, an important factor for bird hatchability.
Article
Ecology
Hector Pacheco-Fuentes, Riccardo Ton, Simon C. Griffith
Summary: Understanding the consequences of heat exposure on mitochondrial function is vital for the understanding of metabolic processes and population dynamics. Experiments with zebra finches showed that heat treatments during early development led to decreased mitochondrial metabolism in adults. The intensity, pattern, and duration of temperature conditions at early-life stages affected the reaction of adult birds to heat. Our study provides insights into the complexity of mitochondrial metabolism variation and raises questions about the adaptive value of long-lasting physiological adjustments triggered by the early-life thermal environment.
Article
Ecology
Callum S. McDiarmid, Fiona Finch, Marianne Peso, Erica van Rooij, Daniel M. Hooper, Melissah Rowe, Simon C. Griffith
Summary: Mating behavior plays a crucial role in speciation by influencing gene flow between closely related species. The long-tailed finch provides an opportunity to study mating behavior and species barriers through the examination of hybrid zones. Behavioral assays revealed an assortative mating preference for males of the same subspecies, but this preference was not observed when bill color was manipulated. This suggests that mate preference may be based on other traits or a combination of traits, or the bill manipulations were not convincing to the female choosers.
ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Laura L. Hurley, Riccardo Ton, Melissah Rowe, Katherine L. Buchanan, Simon C. Griffith, Ondi L. Crino
Summary: Birds that breed opportunistically maintain partial activation of reproductive systems to rapidly exploit environmental conditions when they become suitable for breeding. Males of seasonally breeding birds downregulate testosterone production outside of a breeding context to minimize costs.
HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR
(2023)
Article
Ornithology
Madeleine Wheeler, Riccardo Ton, Hanja B. Brandl, Wiebke Schuett, Simon C. Griffith
Summary: Due to global warming, understanding how organisms adapt their behavior to environmental temperature conditions has become an increasingly important question in animal biology. Temperature-driven adjustments in parental care are important as they affect offspring size and survival. A study on zebra finches found that with every 1°C increase in daytime temperature, there was a 0.91% reduction in the frequency of parental visits to the nest, indicating the potential impact on food availability for nestlings.
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ornithology
Hugo Loning, Rita Fragueira, Marc Naguib, Simon C. Griffith
Summary: This study identified semi-permanent gathering locations, or "social hotspots," in free-living populations of zebra finches and found that these hotspots are continuously visited by the birds for social interactions and information exchange. These findings reveal the social organization of zebra finches in the wild and contribute to our understanding of their natural social life.
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ornithology
Kumkum Dubey, Callum S. Mcdiarmid, Simon C. Griffith
Summary: This study assessed the impact of experimentally manipulated diet on the sperm traits of long-tailed finches. The results showed that diet had no significant impact on sperm length, in contrast to a study on zebra finches. However, there was a slight increase in head, flagellum, and total sperm length during the treatment period. The dietary manipulation also affected bill color saturation and body mass in the long-tailed finches.
JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Riccardo Ton, Winnie Boner, Shirley Raveh, Pat Monaghan, Simon C. Griffith
Summary: This study investigates the effects of heat waves on telomere dynamics and parental brooding behavior in zebra finch nestlings. The results suggest that the impact of heat waves on telomere dynamics varies depending on the age and thermoregulatory stage of the offspring, as well as parental brooding behavior.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Katja Della Libera, Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin, Simon C. Griffith, Stephan T. Leu
Summary: Fission-fusion events are a mechanism for animals to adjust the social environment in response to short-term changes in the cost-benefit ratio of group living. This study identified fission-fusion events in free-ranging sheep based on high-resolution GPS data and found that group size was highest during resting times, while fission and fusion frequencies were highest during periods of high activity. However, fission and fusion events were not more frequent near food patches and water resources, suggesting limited role of resource competition.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2023)
Correction
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Katja Della Libera, Ariana Strandburg-Peshkin, Simon C. Griffith, Stephan T. Leu
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Fonti Kar, Shinichi Nakagawa, Daniel W. A. Noble
Summary: Selective processes influence phenotypic variation, but the evolutionary potential relies on heritable variation. Developmental plasticity is an important source of phenotypic variation, but its relationship with genetic variation is not well understood. In this study, we used an animal model and a genomic relatedness matrix to investigate the impact of developmental temperature on growth in lizards. We found that developmental temperature influenced the mass of lizards but not their growth rate. Additionally, we observed changes in the heritability and maternal effects of growth over time.