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2 July 2009

Abstract Article: Bradley C. Fedy and Thomas E. Martin
Male songbirds provide indirect parental care by guarding females during incubation
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp094
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Abstract Article: Gabriel E. García-Peña, Gavin H. Thomas, John D. Reynolds, and Tamás Székely
Breeding systems, climate, and the evolution of migration in shorebirds
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp093
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Abstract Article: Sarah D. Kocher, Freddie-Jeanne Richard, David R. Tarpy, and Christina M. Grozinger
Queen reproductive state modulates pheromone production and queen-worker interactions in honeybees
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp090
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1 July 2009

Abstract Article: Topi K. Lehtonen and Bob B.M. Wong
Should females prefer males with elaborate nests?
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp091
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30 June 2009

Abstract Article: Erik P. Willems, Robert A. Barton, and Russell A. Hill
Remotely sensed productivity, regional home range selection, and local range use by an omnivorous primate
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp087
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29 June 2009

Abstract Article: Michelle Farwell and Robert L. McLaughlin
Alternative foraging tactics and risk taking in brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 29, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp059
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23 June 2009

Abstract Article: Vanessa Tisdale and Esteban Fernández-Juricic
Vigilance and predator detection vary between avian species with different visual acuity and coverage
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp080
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22 June 2009

Abstract Article: Dustin J. Wilgers, Amy C. Nicholas, David H. Reed, Gail E. Stratton, and Eileen A. Hebets
Condition-dependent alternative mating tactics in a sexually cannibalistic wolf spider
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp078
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Abstract Article: Mark Broom, Andreas Koenig, and Carola Borries
Variation in dominance hierarchies among group-living animals: modeling stability and the likelihood of coalitions
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp069
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Abstract Article: Naomi E. Langmore, Andrew Cockburn, Andrew F. Russell, and Rebecca M. Kilner
Flexible cuckoo chick-rejection rules in the superb fairy-wren
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp086
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19 June 2009

Abstract Article: J. Jordan Price
Evolution and life-history correlates of female song in the New World blackbirds
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp085
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Abstract Article: Stephen T. Trumbo
Age-related reproductive performance in the parental burying beetle, Nicrophorus orbicollis
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp082
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Abstract Article: H. Rahmani, D. Hoffmann, A. Walzer, and P. Schausberger
Adaptive learning in the foraging behavior of the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp081
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17 June 2009

Abstract Article: Sveinn Are Hanssen, Jan O. Bustnes, Torkild Tveraa, Dennis Hasselquist, Øystein Varpe, and John-André Henden
Individual quality and reproductive effort mirrored in white wing plumage in both sexes of south polar skuas
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp084
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Abstract Article: Flavia Barbosa
Cryptic female choice by female control of oviposition timing in a soldier fly
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 17, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp083
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15 June 2009

Abstract Article: Gonçalo C. Cardoso, Jonathan W. Atwell, Ellen D. Ketterson, and Trevor D. Price
Song types, song performance, and the use of repertoires in dark-eyed juncos (Junco hyemalis)
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 15, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp079
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Abstract Article: Karin Hohberg and Walter Traunspurger
Foraging theory and partial consumption in a tardigrade–nematode system
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 15, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp077
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8 June 2009

Abstract Article: Michaël Beaulieu, Anne-Mathilde Thierry, Thierry Raclot, Yvon Le Maho, Yan Ropert-Coudert, Hélène Gachot-Neveu, and André Ancel
Sex-specific parental strategies according to the sex of offspring in the Adélie penguin
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 8, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp076
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Abstract Article: David P. Padilla and Manuel Nogales
Behavior of kestrels feeding on frugivorous lizards: implications for secondary seed dispersal
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 8, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp075
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Abstract Article: David Luther
The influence of the acoustic community on songs of birds in a neotropical rain forest
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 8, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp074
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Abstract Article: Debbie Eraly, Frederik Hendrickx, and Luc Lens
Condition-dependent mate choice and its implications for population differentiation in the wolf spider Pirata piraticus
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 8, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp072
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4 June 2009

Abstract Forum: Antonios Vakirtzis and S. Craig Roberts
Mate choice copying and mate quality bias: different processes, different species
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp073
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1 June 2009

Abstract Article: Robert D. Magrath, Benjamin J. Pitcher, and Janet L. Gardner
An avian eavesdropping network: alarm signal reliability and heterospecific response
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp055
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Abstract Article: Johannes Peter Lomborg and Søren Toft
Nutritional enrichment increases courtship intensity and improves mating success in male spiders
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on June 1, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp044
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21 May 2009

Abstract Article: Misha L. Donohoe, William von Hippel, and Robert C. Brooks
Beyond waist–hip ratio: experimental multivariate evidence that average women's torsos are most attractive
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp051
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19 May 2009

Abstract Article: Annika M. Felton, Adam Felton, David Raubenheimer, Stephen J. Simpson, William J. Foley, Jeff T. Wood, Ian R. Wallis, and David B. Lindenmayer
Protein content of diets dictates the daily energy intake of a free-ranging primate
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp021
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Abstract Article: Anna Dornhaus, Jo-Anne Holley, and Nigel R. Franks
Larger colonies do not have more specialized workers in the ant Temnothorax albipennis
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp070
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Abstract Article: Shane Gero, Dan Engelhaupt, Luke Rendell, and Hal Whitehead
Who Cares? Between-group variation in alloparental caregiving in sperm whales
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp068
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Abstract Article: Allert I. Bijleveld and Ralf H.E. Mullers
Reproductive effort in biparental care: an experimental study in long-lived Cape gannets
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp054
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14 May 2009

Abstract Article: Jeroen Minderman, Jane M. Reid, Peter G.H. Evans, and Mark J. Whittingham
Personality traits in wild starlings: exploration behavior and environmental sensitivity
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 14, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp067
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Abstract Article: Paul G. McDonald, David R. Wilson, and Christopher S. Evans
Nestling begging increases predation risk, regardless of spectral characteristics or avian mobbing
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 14, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp066
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Abstract Article: Chun-Min Fan, En-Cheng Yang, and I-Min Tso
Hunting efficiency and predation risk shapes the color-associated foraging traits of a predator
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 14, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp064
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Abstract Article: Julia Schroeder, Pedro M. Lourenço, Jos C.E.W. Hooijmeijer, Christiaan Both, and Theunis Piersma
A possible case of contemporary selection leading to a decrease in sexual plumage dimorphism in a grassland-breeding shorebird
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 14, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp063
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11 May 2009

Abstract Article: Sarah J. Hodge, Matthew B.V. Bell, Francis Mwanguhya, Solomon Kyabulima, Ruth C. Waldick, and Andy F. Russell
Maternal weight, offspring competitive ability, and the evolution of communal breeding
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 11, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp053
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6 May 2009

Abstract Article: Pekka Kontiainen, Hannu Pietiäinen, Kalle Huttunen, Patrik Karell, Heikki Kolunen, and Jon E. Brommer
Aggressive Ural owl mothers recruit more offspring
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 6, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp062
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Abstract Article: Bill M. Strausberger and Stephen I. Rothstein
Parasitic cowbirds may defeat host defense by causing rejecters to misimprint on cowbird eggs
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 6, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp042
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Abstract Article: David M. Logue, Sandeep Mishra, David McCaffrey, Deborah Ball, and William H. Cade
A behavioral syndrome linking courtship behavior toward males and females predicts reproductive success from a single mating in the hissing cockroach, Gromphadorhina portentosa
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 6, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp061
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Abstract Article: Lorenzo Zanette and Jeremy Field
Cues, concessions, and inheritance: dominance hierarchies in the paper wasp Polistes dominulus
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 6, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp060
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Abstract Article: K. Silva, V.C. Almada, M.N. Vieira, and N.M. Monteiro
Female reproductive tactics in a sex-role reversed pipefish: scanning for male quality and number
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 6, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp058
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4 May 2009

Abstract Article: Nadine C. Chapman, Piyamas Nanork, Rosalyn S. Gloag, Wandee Wattanachaiyingcharoen, Madeleine Beekman, and Benjamin P. Oldroyd
Queenless colonies of the Asian red dwarf honey bee (Apis florea) are infiltrated by workers from other queenless colonies
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on May 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp065
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27 April 2009

Abstract Article: Michael Griesser and Magdalena Nystrand
Vigilance and predation of a forest-living bird species depend on large-scale habitat structure
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access originally published on April 27, 2009. This version published May 6, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp045
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22 April 2009

Abstract Article: Michal Segoli, Ally R. Harari, Amos Bouskila, and Tamar Keasar
Brood size in a polyembryonic parasitoid wasp is affected by relatedness among competing larvae
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp057
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13 April 2009

Abstract Article: Michal Polak and Leigh W. Simmons
Secondary sexual trait size reveals competitive fertilization success in Drosophila bipectinata Duda
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 13, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp056
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9 April 2009

Abstract Article: Robin M. Tinghitella, Jeffrey M. Wang, and Marlene Zuk
Preexisting behavior renders a mutation adaptive: flexibility in male phonotaxis behavior and the loss of singing ability in the field cricket Teleogryllus oceanicus
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on April 9, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp052
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