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Parasites are inside “Everything and everywhere all at once”, yet not often considered in studies on wild animals. What’s the bug?

Authors: Jeremy De Bonville, Emmanuelle Chrétien, Joëlle J. Guitard, Marie Barou Dagues. This blog post tells the #Storybehindthepaper for Few studies of wild animal performance account for parasite infections: A systematic review. What do we and wild animals all have in common? Parasites! As displeasing as this reality may sound, this fact is often overlooked by researchers conducting experiments on wild animals, either in the lab … Continue reading Parasites are inside “Everything and everywhere all at once”, yet not often considered in studies on wild animals. What’s the bug?

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Disease risk perception in animals and potential applications

This blog post is provided by Cécile Sarabian (cognitive ecologist and current Canon Foundation Research Fellow at Nagoya University, Japan; center), Andrew MacIntosh (behavioural ecologist and Associate Professor at Kyoto University, Japan; left) and Jorge Tobajas (conservation ecologist at the University of Cordoba, Spain; right) on behalf of all co-authors, and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Disgust in animals and the application of disease … Continue reading Disease risk perception in animals and potential applications

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La perception du risque de maladie chez les animaux et ses applications

Un article récemment publié dans Journal of Animal Ecology examine les implications et applications du dégoût et de l’évitement des maladies chez les animaux. L’article de blog ci-dessous est écrit par Cécile Sarabian (chercheuse postdoctorale en écologie cognitive à l’université de Nagoya, Japon ; au centre), Andrew MacIntosh (écologue du comportement et professeur associé à l’université de Kyoto, Japon ; à gauche) et Jorge Tobajas (écologue de … Continue reading La perception du risque de maladie chez les animaux et ses applications

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Fresh perspectives on the River Continuum Concept require trophic ecology approaches focussed on food web structure and energy mobilisation routes. 

This blog post is provided by Javier Sánchez-Hernández and tells the StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Fresh perspectives on the River Continuum Concept require trophic ecology approaches focused on food web structure and energy mobilisation routes”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This concept details several ways about how food web approaches can be accommodated within the River Continuum Concept (RCC) in order … Continue reading Fresh perspectives on the River Continuum Concept require trophic ecology approaches focussed on food web structure and energy mobilisation routes. 

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The middle-out ecology movement

This blog post is provided by David Jachowski and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Support for the size-mediated sensitivity hypothesis within a diverse carnivore community”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their paper they explore the role of often overlooked meso-predators in ecosystems. Popularity of large carnivores has long infiltrated ecology. Open any ecology textbook and you will find a case … Continue reading The middle-out ecology movement

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Robot frog helps to understand the function of a multimodal signal used by males in territorial contests

This blog post is provided by Vinícius Caldart. Vinícius is a shortlisted candidate for the 2023 Elton Prize, for work on Function of a multimodal signal: a multiple hypothesis test using a robot frog. Animals communicate with each other through signals. Signals can be visual, auditory, olfactory, tactile, seismic, or electric and play a crucial role in the behavior and social interactions of animals. Signals of … Continue reading Robot frog helps to understand the function of a multimodal signal used by males in territorial contests

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Rã robô ajuda a entender a função de um sinal multimodal utilizado por machos em disputas territoriais

Esta postagem no blog é fornecida por Vinícius Caldart. Vinícius é um candidato pré-selecionado para o Prêmio Elton de 2023, pelo trabalho: Function of a multimodal signal: a multiple hypothesis test using a robot frog. Os animais se comunicam uns com os outros através de sinais. Os sinais podem ser visuais, auditivos, olfativos, táteis, sísmicos ou elétricos e desempenham um papel crucial no comportamento e nas … Continue reading Rã robô ajuda a entender a função de um sinal multimodal utilizado por machos em disputas territoriais

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Who’s the big bad wolf afraid of? Investigating how humans affect the predatory behavior of wolves

This blog post is provided by Kristin Barker and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Large carnivores avoid humans while prioritizing prey acquisition in anthropogenic areas“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In the study, they investigate the impact of human activity on the behaviour of grey wolves, finding a nuanced response to different human influences depending on the context. Right now, … Continue reading Who’s the big bad wolf afraid of? Investigating how humans affect the predatory behavior of wolves

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Prophylactic antibiotic use and its consequences for snails’ ability to cope with predators

This blog post is provided by Denis Meuthen and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper ‘On the use of antibiotics in plasticity research: gastropod shells unveil a tale of caution’, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In the study, they look at how antibiotic exposure affects shell-thickness responses in the snail Physella acuta, which is known to develop thicker shells in the … Continue reading Prophylactic antibiotic use and its consequences for snails’ ability to cope with predators

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Using microclimatic data and niche modeling to predict the daily activity of a desert lizard

This blog post is provided by Felipe A. Toro-Cardona, Juan L. Parra and Octavio R. Rojas-Soto and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Predicting daily activity time through ecological niche modeling and microclimatic data”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their paper they explore how the Gila monster’s daily activity is impacted by microclimate, and find that daily activity varies between seasons, … Continue reading Using microclimatic data and niche modeling to predict the daily activity of a desert lizard

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