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• Born leaders

  Author:Franz J. WeissingFrom:Nature (Vol. 474, Issue 7351) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20111,455 words Article 1270LIn animals that live in groups, some individuals are leaders and others are followers. A modelling study shows that variation in leadership evolves spontaneously and need not be related to differences in knowledge or...

• The 'injury feigning' displays of the Red-crowned Crane

  Authors:Qiang Wang, Xuehong Zhou, and Xianguo LuFrom:The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (Vol. 125, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20131,250 words Report 1270LWe observed feigning behavior by a male Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) in Heilongjiang province, China. The male crane pretended to be injured to draw a larger intruder away from the young. The Red-crowned Crane...

• Dynamic group size and displacement as avoidance strategies by eiders in response to hunting

  Authors:Karsten Laursen, Anders Pape Moller, and Thomas Eske HolmFrom:Wildlife Biology (Vol. 22, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July 20165,946 words Report 1580LHunting by humans constitutes a major source of mortality that selects for avoidance strategies. Group formation in eiders Somateria mollissima in response to hunting from motorboats was studied in the Danish Wadden Sea...

• Section I: Biological Sciences Bailey Science Center, room 3009 Paul Arnold, presiding

  From:Georgia Journal of Science (Vol. 71, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20133,555 words Conference notes 1300L1:00 THE FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF TENSILE ELEMENTS IN SPANISH MOSS. TILLANDSIA USNEOIDES (L.) L. **, William H. Dawe * and T.A. Uyeno, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA 31602. Spanish moss is a rootless, epiphytic...

• Effect of Cissampelos Pareira Leaves on Anxiety-like Behavior in Experimental Animals

  Authors:Priyanka Thakur and Avtar RanaFrom:Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine (Vol. 3, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  July-September 20134,582 words Article 1410LByline: Priyanka. Thakur, Avtar. Rana The present study was undertaken to evaluate anxiolytic effect of 70% hydroethanolic extract of leaves of Cissampelos pareira in murine models. C. pareira (Menispermaceae) is...

• Deer of the world: their evolution, behavior and ecology

  From:Arctic (Vol. 52, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 19991,184 words Book review DEER OF THE WORLD: THEIR EVOLUTION, BEHAVIOR AND ECOLOGY. By VALERIUS GEIST. Mechanicsbarg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Books, 1998. 326 p., appendices, bib., and index. Hardbound. US$60. Valerius Geist has attempted to...

• Robotic eggs to the rescue

  From:The Futurist (Vol. 27, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  March-April 1993524 words Article A new device called a robo-egg is helping zoologists prevent the extinction of bird species. The device, which a mother bird takes as one of her own, measures temperature and humidity in a nest and how often the mother...

• Unusual suspects

  Author:Cynthia MillsFrom:The Sciences (Vol. 37, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 19973,975 words Article Most animal behaviorists accept that animals practice deception, but there is less agreement about whether the deception is intentional. A minority of behaviorists allow the possibility of animal consciousness, though...

• Function and Regulation of Vibrio campbellii Proteorhodopsin: Acquired Phototrophy in a Classical Organoheterotroph

  Authors:Zheng Wang, Thomas J. O'Shaughnessy, Carissa M. Soto, Amir M. Rahbar, Kelly L. Robertson, Nikolai Lebedev, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 7, 20126,788 words Article 1680LAuthor(s): Zheng Wang 1 , Thomas J. O'Shaughnessy 1 , Carissa M. Soto 1 , Amir M. Rahbar 2 , Kelly L. Robertson 1 , Nikolai Lebedev 1 , Gary J. Vora 1 , * Introduction Bacterial proteorhodopsins (PRs) are membrane...

• Haploinsufficiency of the E3 Ubiquitin Ligase C-Terminus of Heat Shock Cognate 70 Interacting Protein (CHIP) Produces Specific Behavioral Impairments

  Authors:BethAnn McLaughlin, Matthew A. Buendia, Tommy P. Saborido, Amy M. Palubinsky, Jeannette N. Stankowski, and Gregg D. StanwoodFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 11, 20125,655 words Article 1550LAuthor(s): BethAnn McLaughlin 1 , 2 , 3 , * , Matthew A. Buendia 2 , Tommy P. Saborido 2 , Amy M. Palubinsky 3 , 4 , Jeannette N. Stankowski 4 , Gregg D. Stanwood 2 , 3 Introduction Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are...

• Dealing with Food and Eggs in Mouthbrooding Cichlids: Structural and Functional Trade-Offs in Fitness Related Traits

  Authors:Tim tkint, Erik Verheyen, Barbara De Kegel, Philippe Helsen, and Dominique AdriaensFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 14, 20126,769 words Article 1580LAuthor(s): Tim tkint 1 , * , Erik Verheyen 2 , 3 , Barbara De Kegel 1 , Philippe Helsen 2 , 3 , Dominique Adriaens 1 Introduction Mitochondrial DNA shows that the Lake Victoria super-flock of cichlids has given...

• How Load-Carrying Ants Avoid Falling Over: Mechanical Stability during Foraging in Atta vollenweideri Grass-Cutting Ants

  Authors:Karin Moll, Flavio Roces, and Walter FederleFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 2, 20137,499 words Report 1410LAuthor(s): Karin Moll 1 , 2 , * , Flavio Roces 3 , Walter Federle 1 Introduction The fitness of an animal primarily depends on the quality and quantity of food [1]. In social insects, individual workers are...

• EGFR and FGFR Pathways Have Distinct Roles in Drosophila Mushroom Body Development and Ethanol-Induced Behavior

  Authors:Ian F. G. King, Mark Eddison, Karla R. Kaun, and Ulrike HeberleinFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 31, 20147,028 words Article 1580LAuthor(s): Ian F. G. King *, Mark Eddison **b, Karla R. Kaun **c, Ulrike Heberlein **b Introduction Though alcohol dependence is highly influenced by genetics, it has proven difficult to conclusively identify...

• Breeding Sex Ratios in Adult Leatherback Turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) May Compensate for Female-Biased Hatchling Sex Ratios

  Authors:Kelly R. Stewart and Peter H. DuttonFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 4, 20144,619 words Article 1550LAuthor(s): Kelly R. Stewart 1,2,*, Peter H. Dutton 1 Introduction Animals with temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD) may exhibit biases in the primary sex ratio that may be skewed toward female or male...

• Male Courtship Rate Plasticity in the Butterfly Bicyclus anynana Is Controlled by Temperature Experienced during the Pupal and Adult Stages

  Authors:Ashley Bear and Antonia MonteiroFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 22, 20135,408 words Article 1610LAuthor(s): Ashley Bear *, Antónia Monteiro * Introduction In adaptive phenotypic plasticity, a single genotype produces alternative phenotypes in response to different environments, and each of these phenotypes...

• Procedures for Behavioral Experiments in Head-Fixed Mice

  Authors:Zengcai V. Guo, S. Andrew Hires, Nuo Li, Daniel H. O'Connor, Takaki Komiyama, Eran Ophir, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 10, 20149,745 words Article 1300LAuthor(s): Zengcai V. Guo, S. Andrew Hires **a, Nuo Li, Daniel H. O'Connor **b, Takaki Komiyama **c, Eran Ophir, Daniel Huber, Claudia Bonardi, Karin Morandell, Diego Gutnisky, Simon Peron, Ning-long Xu **d, James Cox,...

• Evaluation of Environmental Safety Concentrations of DMSA Coated Fe.sub.2O.sub.3-NPs Using Different Assay Systems in Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

  Authors:Qiuli Wu, Yiping Li, Meng Tang, and Dayong WangFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 8) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 17, 20127,743 words Article 1680LAuthor(s): Qiuli Wu 1 , Yiping Li 1 , Meng Tang 2 , Dayong Wang 1 , * Introduction Iron oxide nanoparticles (NPs) hold immense potential in a vast variety of applications such as magnetic resonance imaging,...

• Movement patterns of Hawaiian Petrels and Newell's Shearwaters on the Island of Hawai'i (1)

  Authors:Robert H. Day, Brian A. Cooper, and Richard F. BlahaFrom:Pacific Science (Vol. 57, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 20036,305 words Article Abstract We studied movements and distribution and abundance of endangered Hawaiian Petrels ('Ua'u [Pterodroma sandwichensis Ridgway]) and threatened Newell's Shearwaters ('A'o [Puffinus auricularis newelli Henshaw])...

• Concomitant stress potentiates the preference for, and consumption of, ethanol induced by chronic pre-exposure to ethanol

  Authors:G. Morais-Silva, J. Fernandes-Santos, D. Moreira-Silva, and M.T. MarinFrom:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research (Vol. 49, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20166,179 words Report 1440LEthanol abuse is linked to several acute and chronic injuries that can lead to health problems. Ethanol addiction is one of the most severe diseases linked to the abuse of this drug. Symptoms of ethanol addiction...

• Rattlesnake orientation to prey as a function of thermal backgrounds and edges

  Authors:Demetri Hilario Theodoratus, David Chiszar, and Hobart M. SmithFrom:The Psychological Record (Vol. 47, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Summer 19974,570 words Article Three experiments investigated the effects of thermal background on orientation of western diamondback rattlesnakes (Crotalus atrox) to prey. In Experiments 1 and 2, the snakes responded more strongly to rodent prey in...