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6 May 2008

Abstract Article: Caitlin R. Gabor and Andrea S. Aspbury
Non-repeatable mate choice by male sailfin mollies, Poecilia latipinna, in a unisexual-bisexual mating complex
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 6, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn043
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3 May 2008

Abstract Article: Martin Edvardsson, John Hunt, Patricia J. Moore, and Allen J. Moore
Female agreement over male attractiveness is not affected by cost of mating with experienced males
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 3, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn047
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30 April 2008

Abstract Article
Claudia Husseneder and Dawn M. Simms
Size and heterozygosity influence partner selection in the Formosan subterranean termite
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 30, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn041
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25 April 2008

Abstract Article: Hadas Hawlena, Dikla Bashary, Zvika Abramsky, Irina S. Khokhlova, and Boris R. Krasnov
Programmed versus stimulus-driven antiparasitic grooming in a desert rodent
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn046
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Abstract Article: Eben Goodale and Sarath W. Kotagama
Response to conspecific and heterospecific alarm calls in mixed-species bird flocks of a Sri Lankan rainforest
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn045
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21 April 2008

Abstract Article: Betsy A. Bancroft, Nick J. Baker, Catherine L. Searle, Tiffany S. Garcia, and Andrew R. Blaustein
Larval amphibians seek warm temperatures and do not avoid harmful UVB radiation
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 21, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn044
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15 April 2008

Abstract Article: David Punzalan, F. Helen Rodd, and Locke Rowe
Contemporary sexual selection on sexually dimorphic traits in the ambush bug Phymata americana
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 15, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn042
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Abstract Article: Romain Piault, Julien Gasparini, Pierre Bize, Mariane Paulet, Kevin J. McGraw, and Alexandre Roulin
Experimental support for the makeup hypothesis in nestling tawny owls (Strix aluco)
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 15, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arm152
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Abstract Article: Sarah E. Overington, Frédérique Dubois, and Louis Lefebvre
Food unpredictability drives both generalism and social foraging: a game theoretical model
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 15, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn037
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Abstract Article: Pablo Vergara and Juan A. Fargallo
Sex, melanic coloration, and sibling competition during the postfledging dependence period
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 15, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn035
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11 April 2008

Abstract Article: Susan N. Gershman
Sex-specific differences in immunological costs of multiple mating in Gryllus vocalis field crickets
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 11, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn040
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8 April 2008

Abstract Article: Kenneth A. Schmidt, Eunice Lee, Richard S. Ostfeld, and Kathryn Sieving
Eastern chipmunks increase their perception of predation risk in response to titmouse alarm calls
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 8, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn034
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4 April 2008

Abstract Article: Christos C. Ioannou, Graeme D. Ruxton, and Jens Krause
Search rate, attack probability, and the relationship between prey density and prey encounter rate
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn038
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Abstract Article: Lauren P. Fitzsimmons, Jennifer R. Foote, Laurene M. Ratcliffe, and Daniel J. Mennill
Eavesdropping and communication networks revealed through playback and an acoustic location system
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn036
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Abstract Article: Susana I. Peluc, T. Scott Sillett, John T. Rotenberry, and Cameron K. Ghalambor
Adaptive phenotypic plasticity in an island songbird exposed to a novel predation risk
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn033
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28 March 2008

Abstract Article: K.A. Stiver, J.L. Fitzpatrick, J.K. Desjardins, B.D. Neff, J.S. Quinn, and S. Balshine
The role of genetic relatedness among social mates in a cooperative breeder
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on March 28, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn031
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18 March 2008

Abstract Article: O.T. Lewis, M. Martin, and T.J. Czaczkes
Effects of trail gradient on leaf tissue transport and load size selection in leaf-cutter ants
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on March 18, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn032
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11 March 2008

Abstract Article: André Walter, Mark A. Elgar, Peter Bliss, and Robin F.A. Moritz
Wrap attack activates web-decorating behavior in Argiope spiders
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on March 11, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn030
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Abstract Article: Andrey Mukhin, Nikita Chernetsov, and Dmitry Kishkinev
Acoustic information as a distant cue for habitat recognition by nocturnally migrating passerines during landfall
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on March 11, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn025
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Abstract Article: Katherine L. Barry, Gregory I. Holwell, and Marie E. Herberstein
Female praying mantids use sexual cannibalism as a foraging strategy to increase fecundity
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access originally published on March 11, 2008. This version published April 11, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arm156
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7 March 2008

Abstract Article: Sampath S. Seneviratne and Ian L. Jones
Mechanosensory function for facial ornamentation in the whiskered auklet, a crevice-dwelling seabird
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on March 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn029
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Abstract Article: Kristen E. Lucia, Brian Keane, Loren D. Hayes, Y. Kirk Lin, Robert L. Schaefer, and Nancy G. Solomon
Philopatry in prairie voles: an evaluation of the habitat saturation hypothesis
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access originally published on March 7, 2008. This version published March 28, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn028
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Abstract Article: DH Brunton, B Evans, T Cope, and W Ji
A test of the dear enemy hypothesis in female New Zealand bellbirds (Anthornis melanura): female neighbors as threats
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access originally published on March 7, 2008. This version published March 26, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn027
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Abstract Article: Jorge Contreras-Garduño, Bruno A. Buzatto, Martín A. Serrano-Meneses, Karla Nájera-Cordero, and Alejandro Córdoba-Aguilar
The size of the red wing spot of the American rubyspot as a heightened condition-dependent ornament
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on March 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn026
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Abstract Article: Monica Gagliano
On the spot: the absence of predators reveals eyespot plasticity in a marine fish
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on March 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn013
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Abstract Article: Renée C. Firman and Leigh W. Simmons
Polyandry, sperm competition, and reproductive success in mice
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on March 7, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arm158
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6 March 2008

Forum: Matthew D. Shawkey, Karl L. Kosciuch, Mark Liu, Frank C. Rohwer, Elizabeth R. Loos, Jennifer M. Wang, and Steven R. Beissinger
Do birds differentially distribute antimicrobial proteins within clutches of eggs?
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on March 6, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn019
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Abstract Article: Steven J. Cooke, Scott G. Hinch, Glenn T. Crossin, David A. Patterson, Karl K. English, Michael C. Healey, J. Steve Macdonald, J. Mark Shrimpton, Jeffrey L. Young, Andrea Lister, Glen Van Der Kraak, and A.P. Farrell
Physiological correlates of coastal arrival and river entry timing in late summer Fraser River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on March 6, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn006
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4 March 2008

Abstract Article: Marc Théry, Sylvain Pincebourde, and François Feer
Dusk light environment optimizes visual perception of conspecifics in a crepuscular horned beetle
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on March 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn024
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29 February 2008

Abstract Article: Marty L. Leonard and Andrew G. Horn
Does ambient noise affect growth and begging call structure in nestling birds?
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arm161
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Abstract Article: Michele E.R. Pierotti, Mairi E. Knight, Simone Immler, Nicola J. Barson, George F. Turner, and Ole Seehausen
Individual variation in male mating preferences for female coloration in a polymorphic cichlid fish
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arm154
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28 February 2008

Abstract Article: Hubert Herz, Bert Hölldobler, and Flavio Roces
Delayed rejection in a leaf-cutting ant after foraging on plants unsuitable for the symbiotic fungus
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 28, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn016
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27 February 2008

Abstract Article: Michael Schaub, Lukas Jenni, and Franz Bairlein
Fuel stores, fuel accumulation, and the decision to depart from a migration stopover site
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn023
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Abstract Article: Rouven Schmidt, Hansjoerg P. Kunc, Valentin Amrhein, and Marc Naguib
Aggressive responses to broadband trills are related to subsequent pairing success in nightingales
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn021
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Abstract Article: Troy A. Baird
A growth cost of experimentally induced conspicuous coloration in first-year collared lizard males
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn014
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Abstract Review: Nina E. Fatouros, Marcel Dicke, Roland Mumm, Torsten Meiners, and Monika Hilker
Foraging behavior of egg parasitoids exploiting chemical information
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn011
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Abstract Article: Karen L. Cheney
The role of avoidance learning in an aggressive mimicry system
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn001
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25 February 2008

Abstract Article: Genevieve M. Kozak and Janette Wenrick Boughman
Experience influences shoal member preference in a species pair of sticklebacks
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn022
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Abstract Article: Raphaël Jeanson and Jennifer H. Fewell
Influence of the social context on division of labor in ant foundress associations
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn018
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24 February 2008

Forum: Graeme D. Ruxton and Guy Beauchamp
Time for some a priori thinking about post hoc testing
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn020
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Abstract Article: Gabriel D. McNett and Reginald B. Cocroft
Host shifts favor vibrational signal divergence in Enchenopa binotata treehoppers
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn017
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Abstract Article: Michael S. Webster, Claire W. Varian, and Jordan Karubian
Plumage color and reproduction in the red-backed fairy-wren: Why be a dull breeder?
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn015
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Abstract Article: Alexandre M. Roberts and Eric B. Liebgold
The effects of perceived mortality risk on habitat selection in a terrestrial salamander
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn012
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Abstract Article: Vikram K. Iyengar and Bianca D. Starks
Sexual selection in harems: male competition plays a larger role than female choice in an amphipod
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn009
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Abstract Article: Bård G. Stokke, Inge Hafstad, Geir Rudolfsen, Arne Moksnes, Anders Pape Møller, Eivin Røskaft, and Manuel Soler
Predictors of resistance to brood parasitism within and among reed warbler populations
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn007
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21 February 2008

Abstract Article: Mor Salomon, David Mayntz, and Yael Lubin
Colony nutrition skews reproduction in a social spider
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access originally published on February 21, 2008. This version published February 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn008
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19 February 2008

Abstract Article: Jukka T. Forsman, Mårten B. Hjernquist, Jenni Taipale, and Lars Gustafsson
Competitor density cues for habitat quality facilitating habitat selection and investment decisions
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 19, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn005
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Abstract Article: Kate R. Searle, Chris J. Stokes, and Iain J. Gordon
When foraging and fear meet: using foraging hierarchies to inform assessments of landscapes of fear
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 19, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn004
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Abstract Article: Helen Olofsson and Maria R. Servedio
Sympatry affects the evolution of genetic versus cultural determination of song
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 19, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn002
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17 February 2008

Abstract Article: Line Spinner Hansen, Sofía Fernández González, Søren Toft, and Trine Bilde
Thanatosis as an adaptive male mating strategy in the nuptial gift–giving spider Pisaura mirabilis
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access originally published on February 17, 2008. This version published March 14, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arm165
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13 February 2008

Abstract Article: Martin Stevens, Chloe J. Hardman, and Claire L. Stubbins
Conspicuousness, not eye mimicry, makes "eyespots" effective antipredator signals
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on February 13, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arm162
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Abstract Article: Candace Low
Grouping increases visual detection risk by specialist parasitoids
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access originally published on February 13, 2008. This version published May 6, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arm157
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