A5066584367- Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
- Marine animal studies overview
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Bird parasitology and diseases
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Ichthyology and Marine Biology
- Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny
University of Zurich
2021-2024
University of Hong Kong
2021-2024
German Primate Center
2023-2024
Institut de Biologia Evolutiva
2023
Macquarie University
2016-2023
Université Paris-Saclay
2016-2019
Université Paris-Sud
2016-2019
Institut des Neurosciences Paris-Saclay
2016-2019
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
2016-2019
University of Wrocław
2015
Spiders are a highly diversified group of arthropods and play an important role in terrestrial ecosystems as ubiquitous predators, which makes them suitable to test variety eco-evolutionary hypotheses. For this purpose, knowledge diverse range species traits is required. Until now, data on spider have been scattered across thousands publications produced for over two centuries written languages. To facilitate access such data, we developed online database archiving accessing at global scale....
A prominent question in animal research is how the evolution of morphology and ecology interacts generation phenotypic diversity. Spiders are some most abundant arthropod predators terrestrial ecosystems exhibit a diversity foraging styles. It remains unclear spider body size proportions relate to style, if use webs as prey capture devices correlates with changes characteristics. Here, we present extensive data set date morphometric ecological traits spiders. We used this estimate change...
Weather is an important factor affecting many aspects of avian ecology, yet its importance for survival during various periods the annual cycle has received relatively little attention and remains poorly understood. We have investigated effect weather conditions at breeding wintering grounds migration on probability Eurasian Reed Warblers Acrocephalus scirpaceus, a long-distance Palaearctic-African migrant species. found that was significantly affected by precipitation autumn stopover sites...
Detecting enemies is crucial for survival and a trait that develops over an evolutionary timeframe. Introduced species disrupt coevolved systems of communication detection in their new ranges, often leading to devastating impacts. The classic example prey naivety towards alien predators, whereby fail recognise predator. Yet exactly why native predators remains puzzling. Naivety theory predicts it because novel emit cues. Distantly related animals have distinct histories, physiologies...
ABSTRACT Automated acoustic analysis is increasingly used in animal communication studies, and determining caller identity a key element for many investigations. However, variability feature extraction classification methods limits the comparability of results across species constraining conclusions we can draw about ecology evolution groups under study. We investigated impact using different (spectro-temporal measurements, Mel-frequency cepstral coefficients, highly comparative time-series...
Many animals use self-built structures (extended phenotypes) to enhance body functions, such as thermoregulation, prey capture or defence. Yet, it is unclear whether the evolution of animal constructions supplements substitutes functions—with disparate feedbacks on trait evolution. Here, using brown spiders (Araneae: marronoid clade), we explored if evolutionary loss and gain silken webs extended devices correlates with alterations in traits known play an important role predatory...
While urban areas may not seem conducive to human-wildlife interactions (HWI), rapid land use transformations can result in frequent encounters with wildlife the context of changing habitats, as well species that thrive settings. In Asia, processes land-use change bring into sharp relief juxtaposition biodiversity hotspots space. This provides an interesting study interactions, and also gives considerable scope for input sustainable design worldwide. We conducted a structured review...
Parental care is an important factor influencing offspring survival and adult reproductive success in many vertebrates. Parent–offspring recognition ensures only directed to filial young, avoiding the costs of misallocated resource transfer. It essential colonial mammal species, such as otariids (fur seals sea lions), which repeated mother–offspring separations increase risk misdirecting maternal effort. Identification otariid pups by mothers known be multi-modal, yet role visual cues this...
Mammals use multiple sensory cues for mother-offspring recognition. While the role of single has been well studied, we lack information about how produced by mothers are integrated their offspring. Knowing that Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) pups recognise mother's calls, first tested whether visual used to discriminate between conspecifics different age classes (adult female vs pup). We then examined if adding a stimulus an acoustic cue enhances vocal responsiveness pups, presenting...
Avian annual survival has received much attention, yet little is known about seasonal patterns in survival, especially of migratory passerines. In order to evaluate rates and timing mortality within the breeding season adult reed warblers (Acrocephalus scirpaceus), mark-recapture data were collected southwest Poland, between 2006 2012. A total 612 individuals (304 females 308 males) monitored throughout entire season, their capture-recapture histories used model rates. Males showed higher...
The ability to recognize conspecifics plays a pivotal role in animal communication systems. It is especially important for establishing and maintaining associations among individuals of social, long-lived species, such as elephants. While research on female elephant sociality prevalent, until recently male elephants have been considered far less social than females. This resulted dearth information about their recognition abilities. With new knowledge the intricacies structure come questions...
MEPS Marine Ecology Progress Series Contact the journal Facebook Twitter RSS Mailing List Subscribe to our mailing list via Mailchimp HomeLatest VolumeAbout JournalEditorsTheme Sections 502:1-10 (2014) - DOI: https://doi.org/10.3354/meps10769 FEATURE ARTICLE Effects of a morbillivirus epizootic on long-finned pilot whales Globicephala melas in Spanish Mediterranean waters Kaja Wierucka1,*, Philippe Verborgh1, Rossa Meade1, Leyla Colmant1, Pauline Gauffier1, Ruth Esteban1, Renaud de...
Many animals utilize self-built structures – so-called extended phenotypes to enhance body functions, such as thermoregulation, prey capture or defence. Yet, it is unclear whether the evolution of animal constructions supplements substitutes functions. Here, using Austral brown spiders, we explored if evolutionary loss and gain silken webs devices correlates with alterations in traits known play an important role predatory strikes - locomotor performance leg spination. For this purpose,...
Abstract While vocal learning is vital to language acquisition in children, adults continue adjust their speech while adapting different social environments the form of accommodation (SVA). Even though adult and infant seemingly differ properties, whether mechanisms underlying them remains unknown. The complex structure creates a challenge quantifying changes during SVA. Consequently, animals with simpler communication systems are powerful tools for understanding Here, we tracked acoustic...
Individual recognition is an important element of social interactions among animals. While the presence individually distinct vocalisations (providing a basis for individual recognition) has been widely tested across species, information about which components call encode this lacking. We investigated whether female alpaca (Vicugna pacos) vocalisations, particularly their hums, identity and explored parameters contribute to encoding. recorded from 9 adult extracted both spectro-temporal...
Do animals set the course for evolution of their lineage when manipulating environment? This heavily disputed question is empirically unexplored but critical to interpret phenotypic diversity. Here, we tested whether macroevolutionary rates body morphology correlate with use built artifacts in a megadiverse clade comprising builders and nonbuilders—spiders. By separating inferred building-dependent from background effects, found that variation poorly explained by artifact use. Thus natural...
Wildlife trade is a multi-billion-dollar sector that impacts wide range of species, and thus significant research conservation interest. has also become prominent topic in the public-facing media, where coverage intensified following outbreak global COVID-19 pandemic due to potential connection between wildlife origin SARS Cov2 virus. Given importance media shaping public understanding discourse complex topics such as trade, this could impact implementation support for policy decisions. In...
With their highly social nature and complex vocal communication system, marmosets are important models for comparative studies of and, eventually, language evolution. However, our knowledge about marmoset vocalizations predominantly originates from playback or interactions between dyads, there is a need to move towards studying group-level dynamics. Efficient source identification essential this challenge, machine learning algorithms (MLAs) can aid it. Here we built pipeline capable...
Ethograms and time budgets are crucial for the behavioral assessment of nonhuman animals in zoos, they serve as references welfare research. This study was conducted to obtain detailed trained Cape fur seals (Arctocephalus pusillus) captivity, evaluate variations these patterns, determine whether abnormal behaviors had been displayed. Behavioral data 3 Wroclaw Zoo were collected, more than 300 observation hours (during a 12-month period) per individual analyzed. The studied exhibited...
Recognition of individuals or classes plays an important role in the communication systems many mammals. The ability otariid (i.e., fur seal and sea lion) females to locate identify their offspring colonies after returning from regular foraging trips is essential successful pup rearing. It has been shown that olfaction used confirm identity by mother when they reunite, yet processes which this chemical recognition occurs remain unclear. Using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, we examined...