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Rita Fortuna

Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueORCID 0000-0002-6049-3690Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & Cognition· 2 Evolutionary Biology· 1

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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André C. FerreiraiD· 2 shared Claire DoutrelantiD· 2 shared Liliana R. SilvaiD· 2 shared Rita CovasiD· 2 shared Carrie GunniD· 1 shared Damien Roger FarineiD· 1 shared Delphine DuvaliD· 1 shared Ella BenninghausiD· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 2/yr

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Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprintOct 4, 2026

Extreme climatic events shape adaptive potential by altering genetic variance for adult survival in a wild population

Paul Acker, Mark A. Newell, Sarah Wanless…·Jane M. Reid

The paper quantifies how extreme climatic events affect genetic variance in adult survival, showing genotype-by-environment interactions that constrain adaptive potential under severe conditions.

DOI 10.64898/2026.10.02.755590

statistical model

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Animal Behavior & CognitionPeer Community JournalPeer-reviewedMar 23, 2026

Infanticide in a colonial cooperative bird is not associated with direct reproductive benefits

Rita Covas, Liliana R. Silva, André C. Ferreira…·Claire Doutrelant

This study examines infanticide in sociable weavers and finds no direct reproductive benefits, suggesting indirect fitness benefits may drive the behavior.

1 citation

non-human primateexperimental assay

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintOct 28, 2024

Foraging associations are related with helping interactions in a cooperatively breeding bird

André C. Ferreira, Damien Roger Farine, Liliana R. Silva…·Rita Covas

The paper investigates whether social associations between breeders and helpers in sociable weavers are linked to the help received, finding stronger foraging bonds and positive correlations between social affiliations and help provided.

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zebrafishbehavioral assay

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