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Alba Motes‐Rodrigo

Eberhard Karls Universitat Tubingen;ORCID 0000-0002-4444-7723Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 3

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Assay:behavioral assay· 3 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:non-human primate· 2 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Clara Ondina Ferreira da Silva TeixeiraiD· 1 shared Ebi Antony GeorgeiD· 1 shared Erica van de Waal· 1 shared Erica van de WaaliD· 1 shared Erik T. FrankiD· 1 shared Laurent KelleriD· 1 shared Matthias LaskaiD· 1 shared Pooja Dongre· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 3/yr

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Quantifying direct and indirect maternal effects on male vervets rank post-dispersal

Alba Motes-Rodrigo, Pooja Dongre, Varun Manavazhi, Erica van de Waal

This study examines how maternal characteristics affect male vervet monkeys' rank post-dispersal and finds limited long-term effects, with social behavior mediating some relationships.

bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Social and Spatial Affinity Drive Wound Care by Ants

Ebi Antony George, Alba Motes‐Rodrigo, Laurent Keller, Erik T. Frank

This study shows that ants provide wound care based on pre-existing social and spatial proximity, identifying a transitional role between nurses and foragers.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jul 1, 2026Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Which senses do wild vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) use for evaluating potential food items?

Clara Ondina Ferreira da Silva Teixeira, Erica van de Waal, Matthias Laska, Alba Motes‐Rodrigo

This study examines which senses vervet monkeys use to evaluate food, finding vision is most commonly used, with variations by food type and sex, and low rejection rates suggest food familiarity.

bioRxiv · Mar 30, 2026 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition