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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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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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Elton Prize 2021: winner announced

We are delighted to announce Kate P. Maia as the 2021 winner of our Elton Prize early career researcher award for the article Interaction generalisation and demographic feedbacks drive the resilience of plant–insect networks to extinctions. In this post, Kate shares her #StoryBehindThePaper. The research Ecological communities can be depicted as networks in which species are connected by interactions. These ecological networks have far-from-random structures, … Continue reading Elton Prize 2021: winner announced

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