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Get checked abstract Scott A. Sherrill-Mix, Michael C. James, and Ransom A. Myers

Migration cues and timing in leatherback sea turtles
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on December 18, 2007
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 231-236; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm104 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Chih-Yuan Chuang, En-Cheng Yang, and I-Min Tso

Deceptive color signaling in the night: a nocturnal predator attracts prey with visual lures
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on December 12, 2007
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 237-244; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Stewart Liley and Scott Creel

What best explains vigilance in elk: characteristics of prey, predators, or the environment?
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on December 6, 2007
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 245-254; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm116 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Madeleine Beekman and Jie Bin Lew

Foraging in honeybees—when does it pay to dance?
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on December 6, 2007
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 255-261; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm117 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Beren W. Robinson, Andrew J. Januszkiewicz, and Jens C. Koblitz

Survival benefits and divergence of predator-induced behavior between pumpkinseed sunfish ecomorphs
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on December 12, 2007
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 263-271; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm133 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Supplementary Material] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Wim Bonckaert, Kristel Vuerinckx, Johan Billen, Rob L. Hammond, Laurent Keller, and Tom Wenseleers

Worker policing in the German wasp Vespula germanica
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on December 14, 2007
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 272-278; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm128 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Elena Bulmer, Patricia Celis, and Diego Gil

Parent-absent begging: evidence for sibling honesty and cooperation in the spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor)
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on December 18, 2007
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 279-284; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm134 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Theresa M. Jones and Mark A. Elgar

Male insemination decisions and sperm quality influence paternity in the golden orb–weaving spider
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on December 12, 2007
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 285-291; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm126 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Thais M. Aguilar, Rafael Maia, Eduardo S.A. Santos, and Regina H. Macedo

Parasite levels in blue-black grassquits correlate with male displays but not female mate preference
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on December 7, 2007
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 292-301; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm130 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Martine E. Maan and Michael Taborsky

Sexual conflict over breeding substrate causes female expulsion and offspring loss in a cichlid fish
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on December 7, 2007
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 302-308; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm129 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Supplementary Material] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Cécile Vanpé, Petter Kjellander, Maxime Galan, Jean-François Cosson, Stéphane Aulagnier, Olof Liberg, and A. J. Mark Hewison

Mating system, sexual dimorphism, and the opportunity for sexual selection in a territorial ungulate
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on December 12, 2007
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 309-316; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm132 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Michael Griesser, Magdalena Nystrand, Sönke Eggers, and Jan Ekman

Social constraints limit dispersal and settlement decisions in a group-living bird species
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on December 13, 2007
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 317-324; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm131 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Supplementary Material] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Elina Mäntylä, Tero Klemola, Päivi Sirkiä, and Toni Laaksonen

Low light reflectance may explain the attraction of birds to defoliated trees
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on December 18, 2007
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 325-330; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm135 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sheena C. Cotter, Maxine Beveridge, and Leigh W. Simmons

Male morph predicts investment in larval immune function in the dung beetle, Onthophagus taurus
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on December 14, 2007
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 331-337; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm137 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract William L. Romey and Emily Galbraith

Optimal group positioning after a predator attack: the influence of speed, sex, and satiation within mobile whirligig swarms
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 3, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 338-343; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm138 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Joonghwan Jeon

Evolution of parental favoritism among different-aged offspring
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 8, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 344-352; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm136 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marian Y. L. Wong, Philip L. Munday, Peter M. Buston, and Geoffrey P. Jones

Monogamy when there is potential for polygyny: tests of multiple hypotheses in a group-living fish
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 8, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 353-361; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm141 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Material] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Eira Ihalainen, Leena Lindström, Johanna Mappes, and Sari Puolakkainen

Can experienced birds select for Müllerian mimicry?
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 11, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 362-368; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm151 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marion Tanner and Heinz Richner

Ultraviolet reflectance of plumage for parent–offspring communication in the great tit (Parus major)
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 10, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 369-373; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm142 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Andrea Pilastro, Clelia Gasparini, Chiara Boschetto, and Jonathan P. Evans

Colorful male guppies do not provide females with fecundity benefits
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 10, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 374-381; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm140 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Joël Meunier, Stuart A. West, and Michel Chapuisat

Split sex ratios in the social Hymenoptera: a meta-analysis
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 10, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 382-390; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm143 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Elena Solís, Jesús M. Avilés, Carlos De La Cruz, Juliana Valencia, and Gabriele Sorci

Winter male plumage coloration correlates with breeding status in a cooperative breeding species
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 8, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 391-397; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm145 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Alexander Cruz, John W. Prather, James W. Wiley, and Pablo F. Weaver

Egg rejection behavior in a population exposed to parasitism: Village Weavers on Hispaniola
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 11, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 398-403; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm147 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Alberto Muñoz, José Miguel Aparicio, and Raúl Bonal

Male barn swallows use different resource allocation rules to produce ornamental tail feathers
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 11, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 404-409; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm148 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Oscar Vedder, Peter Korsten, Michael J. L. Magrath, and Jan Komdeur

Ultraviolet plumage does not signal social status in free-living blue tits; an experimental test
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 8, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 410-416; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm146 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H.M. Salomons, C. Dijkstra, and S. Verhulst

Strong but variable associations between social dominance and clutch sex ratio in a colonial corvid
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 18, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 417-424; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm149 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Emma C. Siddall and Nicola M. Marples

Better to be bimodal: the interaction of color and odor on learning and memory
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 22, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 425-432; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm155 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Kathryn B. McNamara, Rachael L. Brown, Mark A. Elgar, and Therésa M. Jones

Paternity costs from polyandry compensated by increased fecundity in the hide beetle
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 22, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 433-440; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm153 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jouni Sorvari, Pascal Theodora, Stefano Turillazzi, Harri Hakkarainen, and Liselotte Sundström

Food resources, chemical signaling, and nest mate recognition in the ant Formica aquilonia
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 1, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 441-447; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm160 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

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Get checked abstract Brian R. Smith and Daniel T. Blumstein

Fitness consequences of personality: a meta-analysis
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 22, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 448-455; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm144 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Lay Summary] [Request Permissions]  

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Thomas Huk and Wolfgang Winkel

Testing the sexy son hypothesis—a research framework for empirical approaches
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on January 18, 2008
Behav. Ecol. 2008 19: 456-461; doi:10.1093/beheco/arm150 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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