Jacob L. Amme

Mice use predictive environmental cues to adapt predatory behavior in hunting tasks of variable difficulty

This study shows mice adjust their hunting strategies based on environmental cues by manipulating temperature in predator-prey interactions.

Environmental complexity reveals memory-guided search as the locus of learning in prey capture

This study shows that mice improve prey capture by reorganizing search strategies in complex environments, using memory and learned object values.

Fetoplacental circadian rhythms develop and then synchronize to the mother in utero

This study shows that fetoplacental circadian rhythms develop in utero and synchronize with the mother, with maternal glucocorticoids playing a key role in this synchronization.

Temperature-dependent predation predicts a more reptilian future

The paper shows that vertebrate diversity shifts with temperature, favoring endotherms in cooler areas and ectotherms in warmer regions, predicting a more reptilian future as global temperatures rise.

Fetal daily rhythms develop during pregnancy and entrain to the maternal circadian system

This study shows fetal circadian rhythms develop early in pregnancy and synchronize with the maternal rhythm, influenced by maternal glucocorticoids.