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Ecology
Ryan Calsbeek, Francisco Javier Zamora-Camacho, Laurel B. Symes
Summary: A novel application of acoustic camera technology was used to investigate the influence of individual wood frogs' calls on chorus properties and mating opportunities. The results showed that males and females preferred choruses with low variance in dominant frequency, and females preferred choruses with low mean peak frequency. Field studies revealed that more egg masses were laid in ponds where male frogs chorused with low variance in dominant frequency.
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ines Orfao, Constanca Carvalho, Ines Rodrigues, Leonor Ascensao, Marie Pedaccini, Luis Vicente, Miguel Barbosa, Susana A. M. Varela
Summary: This study hypothesizes that male-male courtship display evolved as a response to intrasexual competition, and the research found more evidence of eavesdropping, exploitation, and audience effect related to this competition.
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Behavioral Sciences
Derek A. Coss, Kimberly L. Hunter, Ryan C. Taylor
Summary: Animals communicate acoustically in large groups, creating biotic soundscapes. Variations in these soundscapes can influence communication efficacy, with high noise density affecting female decision-making accuracy during mate choice in the tungara frog.
BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY
(2021)
Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Rebecca C. Fuller
Summary: In this study, visual detection models were used to estimate the visibility of male color patterns in Trinidadian guppies and their predators. The findings suggest that there is no consistent increase in conspicuousness in low predation populations, challenging the validity and repeatability of this classic example of parallel evolution.
Article
Biology
Alexandra Glavaschi, Silvia Cattelan, Alessandro Devigili, Andrea Pilastro
Summary: This study investigates the effects of perceived predation risk on mating behaviours and sexual selection dynamics in prey individuals. The research findings suggest that imminent predation risk perception can impact the relationship between selection opportunity and actual strength of selection on male traits, as well as the traits contributing to male fitness.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Alessandro Devigili, Erika Fernlund Isaksson, Nalini Puniamoorthy, John L. Fitzpatrick
Summary: Variation in biotic and abiotic factors among populations can affect socio-sexual and locomotor behaviors in the pygmy halfbeak fish, with differences observed in sexual interactions and locomotion across environments. Male fish exhibit more aggressive behaviors and less time stationary compared to females, while environmental factors such as canopy cover and water flow also play a role in shaping behaviors.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Review
Biology
Michael D. Greenfield, Ikkyu Aihara, Guy Amichay, Marianna Anichini, Vivek Nityananda
Summary: Animals communicating in groups have different mechanisms, such as adjusting broadcast timing, emitting leading signals, or synchronizing signaling rhythms, to avoid interference and focus on specific individuals. Different species have different ways of dealing with group signaling issues, some focusing on close neighbors while others require complex timing mechanisms to attend to all individuals. Signaling and receiving are often dictated by sex, and the mechanisms allowing for communication in groups are closely intertwined with the rhythmic signaling process.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Nana Hu, Jiliang Zhang, Gaofeng Pan
Summary: This study investigates the outage performance of a wireless-powered relaying satellite-terrestrial system. The system consists of a satellite source, a relay, a power beacon, and two users. The analytical expressions of outage probability for both users in the satellite link and the terrestrial link are derived under imperfect successive interference cancellation, and the optimal power allocation factor is obtained.
JOURNAL OF THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE-ENGINEERING AND APPLIED MATHEMATICS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Ashley Kobisk, Matthew A. Kwiatkowski
Summary: The production of artificial light at night by human activities can negatively impact the natural environment and alter animal behavior. This study focused on anurans in east Texas and investigated whether artificial light influenced male call site selection. Results showed that males at brighter sites called from darker locations within the overall brighter environment, suggesting that urbanization and light pollution may affect their ability to avoid illuminated areas for calling.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Radomir Masaryk, Nikola Synak, Michaela Belisova
Summary: This study revisited previous research on the use of high heels as a female mating strategy, analyzing it from a psychological perspective. The findings suggest that young women view dates as social events rather than necessarily leading to sex, do not consider high heel shoes as a means of beautification, and take practical considerations into account when dressing up for a date.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biology
Thomas E. White, Tanya Latty, Kate D. L. Umbers
Summary: This study conducted a meta-analysis to test the preferences of predators, parasites, and parasitoids for the sexual signals of prey and found strong preferences in forced-choice contexts. In the wild, there was an overall increase in predation on sexual signallers, particularly for olfactory and acoustic signals. However, there was high variation in outcome measures, suggesting that sexual signalling may not always incur costs and may even reduce predation incidence in some contexts.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Larissa Sayuri Moreira Sugai, Diego Llusia, Tadeu Siqueira, Thiago S. F. Silva
Summary: Acoustic signaling is crucial in mate selection, but background noise and habitat structure can impact signal transmission. The acoustic space reflects selective pressures against signal interference and degradation, influenced by phylogenetic niche conservatism, allometric constraints, and ecological assembly processes. Sorting of species based on public information through communication networks can also shape the acoustic space.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Shuguang Zhao, Yiming Liu
Summary: The study examines the relationship between cognitive and affective factors and people's information-seeking and -avoiding behaviors in acute risks. It found that perceived information insufficiency is negatively correlated with information-seeking behavior, and there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between information insufficiency and avoidance behavior. Moreover, perceived response efficacy is positively correlated with information-seeking and negatively with information-avoidance behaviors.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Entomology
Eleanor H. Z. Gourevitch, David M. Shuker
Summary: Sexual selection plays a crucial role in driving population divergence and species formation, but our ability to predict favored traits and circumstances is still limited. Studying sexual selection mechanisms and ecological connections in Heteroptera can lead to a more predictive theory. Understanding the links between sexual selection mechanisms and ecological factors is essential for grasping the role of sexual selection in species persistence in a changing world.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ewan O. Flintham, Vincent Savolainen, Charles Mullon
Summary: Sexual conflict can arise when males evolve traits that harm females while improving their own mating success. This study shows that conflict is more intense in populations where individuals are in better condition, as condition-dependent expression of sexually selected traits readily evolves. This intensified conflict reduces mean fitness and can lead to a negative association between condition and population size. The coevolution of condition and sexual conflict can make the good genes effect detrimental to populations in the presence of male harm.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Suvi Ruuskanen, Ton G. G. Groothuis, Alexander T. Baugh, Sonja V. Schaper, Bonnie de Vries, Kees van Oers
FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Alexander T. Baugh, Sarah C. Davidson, Michaela Hau, Kees van Oers
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Alexander T. Baugh, Brandon Bastien, Meghan B. Still, Nicole Stowell
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Megan D. Gall, Mark A. Bee, Alexander T. Baugh
HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR
(2019)
Article
Ecology
Michael J. Ryan, Karin L. Akre, Alexander T. Baugh, Ximena E. Bernal, Amanda M. Lea, Caitlin Leslie, Meghan B. Still, Dennis C. Wylie, A. Stanley Rand
AMERICAN NATURALIST
(2019)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Alexander T. Baugh, Mark A. Bee, Megan D. Gall
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY
(2019)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Christopher J. Leary, Alexander T. Baugh
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Alexander T. Baugh, Sophie L. Gray-Gaillard
Summary: The study validated procedures for collecting, extracting, and measuring testosterone in water samples from male and female ttingara frogs. It also extended the sampling timeline to evaluate excretion kinetics and explored the relationship between male behavior and testosterone levels. Adjusting testosterone levels for urine concentration improved model fit, suggesting that urine is likely the major source of excreted testosterone.
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Alexander T. Baugh, Megan D. Gall, Stewart C. Silver, Mark A. Bee
Summary: In breeding Cope's gray treefrogs, it was found that glucocorticoid concentrations have an impact on female sexual behavior, particularly on mate choosiness. The study showed that moderate levels of GCs can significantly increase female mate choosiness, while having no effect on sexual proceptivity or intraspecific preferences.
HORMONES AND BEHAVIOR
(2021)
Article
Zoology
Megan D. Gall, Alexander T. Baugh, Jeffrey R. Lucas, Mark A. Bee
Summary: This article discusses the role of peripheral auditory structures in reproductive communication in birds and frogs, the plasticity of the peripheral auditory system, and the effects of steroid hormones on mediating the peripheral auditory system's impact on reproductive communication. It highlights the importance of peripheral sensory systems, their adaptability across reproductive conditions, and the potential role of steroid hormones in this adaptability.
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Meeting Abstract
Zoology
M. D. Gall, A. T. Baugh, J. R. Lucas, M. A. Bee
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Brandon Bastien, Gracie Farley, Francis Ge, Jacob S. Malin, Casey Lu Simon-Plumb, Desta M. Pulley, Claire Yang, Alexander T. Baugh
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2018)
Article
Zoology
Alexander T. Baugh, Marcos Gridi-Papp, Michael J. Ryan
BIOACOUSTICS-THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SOUND AND ITS RECORDING
(2018)
Meeting Abstract
Zoology
M. D. Gall, A. T. Baugh, M. A. Bee, Megan Gall
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Alexander T. Baugh, Kailyn R. Witonsky, Sarah C. Davidson, Laura Hyder, Michaela Hau, Kees van Oers