Contrary to popular belief, the #moon has very limited influence on biology. Here is a nice counterexample. The growth rate of a reef #fish species is affected by lunar cycles, possibly due to alteration of diel vertical migrations of its #plankton preys. #science #biology #ecology #predation
📄 Shima et al (2021) Lunar rhythms in growth of larval fish. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 288:20202609 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.2609
Ok, it's on twitter, but I am looking forward to reading some talks in this online scientific #conference on animal behaviour. #science #biology #animalbehaviour #behaviour #ethology
🔗 https://www.animbehav2021.org/
#empathy in #mouse: mice share emotions of their partners by observing them experiencing fear or relief. #science #biology #emotion #neurobiology #brain #pain #fear
📄 Smith et al. (2021) Anterior cingulate inputs to nucleus accumbens control the social transfer of pain and analgesia. Science 371:153–159 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abe3040
Nice experimental design using #robot artifact to study mating preference in #guppy. #science #biology #animalbehaviour #fish #biomimetic
📄 Romano & Stefanini (2021) Bio-robotic cues show how the Trinidadian guppy male recognises the morphological features of receptive females. Behavioural Processes 182:104283 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104283
Tragedy of the commons and root proliferation in response to local competition: game theory in plant. #science #biology #gametheory #plant #competition
📄 Cabal et al. (2020) The exploitative segregation of plant roots. Science 370:1197–1199 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aba9877
#Bioinspiration and origami-like #wing structure: beetles survive in-flight wing collision by collapsible wings #science #biology #origami #insect #entomology #beetle #flight
📄 Phan & Park (2020) Mechanisms of collision recovery in flying beetles and flapping-wing robots. Science 370:1214–1219 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abd3285
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Given one square leaning on another, what is the ratio of the orange area and pink area?
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/RonySarker71/status/1342981274575777792
Inclusive #teaching practices: still a long way to fight gender or racial bias in science textbooks but alternative representations exist. #science #gender #bias
📄 Simpson et al (2021) Teaching between the lines: representation in science textbooks. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 36:4–8 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2020.10.010
How to appear bigger than you are? Male tree crickets use home-made baffle as sound-amplifier when communicating with females. #science #biology #animalbehaviour #communication #bioacoustic #acoustic #entomology #cricket #insect
📄 Deb et al (2020) Baffling: a condition-dependent alternative mate attraction strategy using self-made tools in tree crickets. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287:20202229 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.2229
Know your enemy: snapping #shrimp assesses recent victory history of their opponents before engaging in a fight against them. #science #biology #animalbehaviour #contest
📄 Dinh et al (2020) Winner effects and switching assessment strategies facilitate fast and frugal decisions in territorial contests. Animal Behaviour 170:189–205 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.09.012
Unusual case of acoustic batesian #mimicry in spider species which mimics #wasp stridulation against #gecko predator. #science #biology #animalbehaviour
📄 Pekár et al (2020) Spiders mimic the acoustic signalling of mutillid wasps to avoid predation: startle signalling or Batesian mimicry? Animal Behaviour 170:157–166 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.10.015
Evidence of #personality in a tiny parasitoid #wasp, half millimetre long. Congratulation to Silene for this nice study. #science #biology #insect #entomology #animalbehaviour
📄 Lartigue et al (2020) Consistent variations in personality traits and their potential for genetic improvement of biocontrol agents: Trichogramma evanescens as a case study. PCI Ecology http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.21.257881
Very rare case of internal #copulation in #bivalve species, a taxon usually characterized by broadcast spawning and random fertilization in open water. #science #biology
📄 Shipway et al (2020) Mate competition during pseudocopulation in shipworms. Biology Letters 16:20200626 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2020.0626
While spiders do not possess insect-like ears (tympanal membrane), a #spider species is able to detect airborn acoustic stimulus and distinguishes prey from predator. #science #biology #sound #acoustic #predation
📄 Stafstrom et al (2020) Ogre-faced, net-casting spiders use auditory cues to detect airborne prey. Current Biology 30:5033-5039.e3 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.09.048
Postdocs under #pressure: ‘Can I even do this any more?’ | #research #postdoc #work #mentalhealth #stress #anxiety #intelligence_urvey #insecurity #depression #academia #discrimination #bestof https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03235-y
Fecal defence: while otherwise very careful about the colony cleanliness, some bees spread bird or mammal #feces on their hive as a defense against predator wasps. #science #biology #honeybee #bee #wasp #predation #animalbehaviour #behaviour
📄 Mattila et al. (2020) Honey bees (Apis cerana) use animal feces as a tool to defend colonies against group attack by giant hornets (Vespa soror). PLoS ONE 15:e0242668 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242668
Grany cure in a #bird species: russet sparrows incorporate fresh medical herb in their nest as anti-parasite treatment. #science #biology #animalbehaviour #behaviour #parasite #folkremedy #medecine
📄 Yang et al. (2020) Sparrows use a medicinal herb to defend against parasites and increase offspring condition. Current Biology 30:R1411–R1412 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.10.021
How will global change affect phenotypes? Ongoing debate about Gogler's rule and the evolution of thermal #melanism. #science #biology #ecology #globalchange #color #cryptism #camouflage
📄 Delhey et al. (2020) Why climate change should generally lead to lighter coloured animals. Current Biology 30:R1406–R1407 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.10.070
Professor of behavioural ecology
#science #biology #ecology #evolution #zoology #animalbehaviour #behaviour #behavior #cognition #decisionmaking #decisiontheory #statistics #modelling #fish #bird #insect #invertebrate