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Out of sight, out of mind: Removal of predators by fisheries alters reef fish behaviour.

The paper examines how predator removal by fisheries affects reef fish behavior, finding that fish in protected areas show increased vigilance and altered foraging and movement behaviors in response to predator models.

Low temperature triggers sociality in a facultatively social bee

This study shows that low temperature induces social behavior in the facultatively social bee Exoneura robusta, revealing an environmental cue for sociality.

Behavioral Opportunism and Altered Dopamine Dynamics in Mice Exposed to Early Life Adversity

This study investigates how early life adversity in mice affects reward processing and behavior, finding altered dopamine dynamics and behavioral opportunism.

Behavioral ontogeny in a pelagic tunicate reveals the deep origins of chordate behavioral developmental plasticity.

The paper builds a behavioral atlas of Oikopleura dioica across its life cycle, revealing developmental changes in behavior and morphology that suggest deep evolutionary origins of chordate behavioral plasticity.

Assessing post-stroke cognition in pre-clinical models: lessons and recommendations from a multi-center study

This study evaluates cognitive outcomes after stroke in mice using multiple models and tests, finding inconsistent results and highlighting challenges in pre-clinical stroke cognition research.

Non-native crustacean predators conditionally trigger inducible defense behaviors in blue mussel

This study shows blue mussels respond differently to chemical cues from native and non-native crabs, with greater defensive behaviors against the native green crab.

Territory proximity influences aggression and modulates the relationship between social dominance and oxidative stress in a highly social African cichlid fish

The study manipulates territorial proximity in cichlid fish to examine its effects on aggression and the relationship between social dominance and oxidative stress.

Deep Imputation for Skeleton Data (DISK) for Behavioral Science

DISK uses deep learning to impute missing skeleton data in animal behavior studies, improving reliability and enabling more accurate motion analysis.

Temporal dynamics and policy implications in an innovation arms race

The paper studies a human-wildlife conflict arms race between Sydney residents and cockatoos, showing social learning drives adaptation and policy impacts can shift conflict.

Neophilia in wolves and dogs

The study compares neophilic behavior in wolves, pack-living dogs, and pet dogs using object interaction tests, finding no differences in approach latency but increased interaction with new objects across all populations.

Variation in cultural attitude, knowledge and individual motivational factors impact engagement and tool use in a field experiment in wild chimpanzees

The paper investigates cultural attitudes and individual differences in tool use among wild chimpanzees using a modified honey-trap experiment across three communities.

Terrain ruggedness and human activities influence the distribution of Grauer's gorillas (Gorilla beringei graueri) and eastern chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the Tayna Nature Reserve, Democratic Republic of Congo

The paper maps the distribution of Grauer's gorillas and eastern chimpanzees in Tayna Nature Reserve, finding that rugged terrain and human activities influence their presence.

Are human super-predators always super-scary? A meta-analysis of wild animal behavioural responses to human interactions

This study meta-analyzes 30 years of research on how wild animals respond behaviorally to human interactions, finding that lethal activities cause significant changes while non-lethal ones have mixed effects.

Agonistic behavior and fear response during consecutive encounters in female fish

This study examines how repeated exposure to alarm substances affects agonistic behavior and fear response in female zebrafish during consecutive encounters.

MATING FREQUENCY MEDIATES PERSONALITY EXPRESSION IN FACULTATIVELY POLYANDROUS MITES

This study shows that mating frequency affects sociability and repeatability in polyandrous mites, indicating that mating influences female personality expression.

Cortical excitatory and inhibitory neuron deficits may underlie the cognitive and social impairments in a mouse model of schizophrenia with exonic Reln deletion

This paper investigates the role of Reelin in schizophrenia by analyzing a mouse model with exonic Reln deletion, finding deficits in excitatory and inhibitory neurons and suggesting therapeutic potential for Reelin replacement.

The bind of the burrow: space use is dominated by selection for burrow habitat over foraging habitat in an arid-adapted carnivore

The study examines how burrow habitat preferences influence space use in Kalahari meerkats, finding that burrow location strongly anchors movement patterns despite suboptimal foraging conditions.

Api-TRACE: A System for Honey Bee Tracking in a Constrained Environment to Study Bee Learning Process and the Effect of Lithium on Learning

The paper introduces Api-TRACE, a system for tracking honey bees in learning assays, and shows lithium reduces reversal learning performance but not acquisition.

Despotic long-tailed macaques benefit others in a group service paradigm

This study shows long-tailed macaques exhibit prosocial behavior in a group service task, preferring to help kin, supporting the dyadic interdependence hypothesis over cooperative breeding and self-domestication hypotheses.

Effects of sex and pre-exposure on Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) vapor self-administration in rats

This study examines THC vapor self-administration in rats, finding that pre-exposure to THC increases intake and that females show higher responding under certain conditions.

Neuropeptides Involved in Elicited Reversal Speed Plasticity in C. elegans During Mechanosensory Habituation

The paper analyzes reversal speed plasticity in C. elegans during mechanosensory habituation and identifies neuropeptide signaling as involved in early speed modulation.

A Rational Information Gathering Account of Infant Habituation

This paper presents a computational theory of infant gaze based on rational information gathering, showing that gaze preference is nonmonotonic with exposure due to the interplay of stimulus informativeness and future utility.

Testing methodological and population-specific influences on the detection of Zipf's law of brevity in chimpanzee gestures

The paper detects Zipf's law of brevity in chimpanzee gestures by testing methodological and population-specific factors across three communities.

Life-long behavioral screen reveals an architecture of vertebrate aging

The paper develops a platform for continuous behavioral tracking of vertebrates across their lifespan and identifies distinct aging trajectories linked to transcriptomic changes and predictive models of lifespan.

Leadership under risk: male vervet monkey's roles in group progression across high-risk terrain

This study examines male vervet monkey leadership in high-risk terrain, finding that dominant males lead more often, especially in risky contexts, suggesting cooperative service rather than paternal care.

Ontogeny of escape response and body shape in Threespine Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.)

This study examines how the Eda gene affects escape performance and body shape in Threespine Stickleback across ontogenetic stages, finding that Eda genotype influences growth and escape performance variables, particularly total distance traveled.

Group social conditions and environment predict foraging behavior in wild baboons

This study examines how group social traits and climate variables predict foraging behavior in wild baboons, finding interactions between rainfall, temperature, group size, and social network density on foraging outcomes.

Effect of morphine dependence and withdrawal on operant social interaction in male and female rats

This study examines how morphine dependence and withdrawal affect operant social interaction in rats, finding that dependence reduces social interaction while withdrawal does not, and that pharmacological interventions targeting KOR, serotonin, or dopamine fail to reverse this effect.

Collective Self-Assessment in Banded Mongoose Intergroup Contests

This study finds that banded mongoose groups use collective self-assessment rather than mutual assessment during intergroup contests, escalating conflicts based on their own group strength.

Maternal glucocorticoids and behavior shape offspring developmental trade-offs in wild baboons

This study examines how maternal glucocorticoids and behavior influence developmental trade-offs in wild baboon infants, finding that low maternal capital correlates with reduced play, independence, and growth.