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Abstract Article: Pablo Michelena, Angela M. Sibbald, Hans W. Erhard, and James E. McLeod
Effects of group size and personality on social foraging: the distribution of sheep across patches
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn126
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Abstract Article: Gita R. Kolluru, Gregory F. Grether, Eric Dunlop, and Sandra H. South
Food availability and parasite infection influence mating tactics in guppies (Poecilia reticulata)
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 1, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn124
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Abstract Article: Judith Morales, Alberto Velando, and Roxana Torres
Fecundity compromises attractiveness when pigments are scarce
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 26, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn122
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Abstract Article: Martin Stevens, Sarah A. Castor-Perry, and Jessica R.F. Price
The protective value of conspicuous signals is not impaired by shape, size, or position asymmetry
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 26, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn119
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Abstract Article: Rebecca L. Chancellor and Lynne A. Isbell
Female grooming markets in a population of gray-cheeked mangabeys (Lophocebus albigena)
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 26, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn117
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Abstract Article: Tim W. Fawcett and Colin Bleay
Previous experiences shape adaptive mate preferences
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 26, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn116
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Abstract Article: Jennifer L. Snekser, Joseph Leese, Alexandra Ganim, and Murray Itzkowitz
Caribbean damselfish with varying territory quality: correlated behaviors but not a syndrome
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn123
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Abstract Article: Ellen J. Mahurin and Todd M. Freeberg
Chick-a-dee call variation in Carolina chickadees and recruiting flockmates to food
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn121
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Abstract Article: Marlene Wall and Jürgen Herler
Postsettlement movement patterns and homing in a coral-associated fish
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn118
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Abstract Article: Alex Thornton and Sarah J. Hodge
The development of foraging microhabitat preferences in meerkats
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 19, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn120
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Abstract Article: Ilpo K. Hanski and Vesa Selonen
Female-biased natal dispersal in the Siberian flying squirrel
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 19, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn115
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Anders Berglund and Gunilla Rosenqvist
An intimidating ornament in a female pipefish
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 15, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn114
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Abstract Article: Boris Baer, Michiel B. Dijkstra, Ulrich G. Mueller, David R. Nash, and Jacobus J. Boomsma
Sperm length evolution in the fungus-growing ants
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 11, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn112
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Abstract Article: Tomas Brodin
Behavioral syndrome over the boundaries of life—carryovers from larvae to adult damselfly
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 11, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn111
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Abstract Article: S. D. Leonhardt, J. Tung, J. B. Camden, M. Leal, and C. M. Drea
Seeing red: behavioral evidence of trichromatic color vision in strepsirrhine primates
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 11, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn106
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Abstract Article: Mathieu Lihoreau and Colette Rivault
Kin recognition via cuticular hydrocarbons shapes cockroach social life
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn113
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Abstract Article: Barney Luttbeg, John I. Hammond, and Andrew Sih
Dragonfly larvae and tadpole frog space use games in varied light conditions
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn107
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Abstract Article: Katja U. Heubel and Ingo Schlupp
Seasonal plasticity in male mating preferences in sailfin mollies
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn105
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Julia Ostner, Charles L. Nunn, and Oliver Schülke
Female reproductive synchrony predicts skewed paternity across primates
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn093
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Abstract Article: Wen-San Huang
Predation risk of whole-clutch filial cannibalism in a tropical skink with maternal care
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn109
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Abstract Article: Matthew B.V. Bell
Receiver identity modifies begging intensity independent of need in banded mongoose (mungos mungo) pups
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn104
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Abstract Article: Olivier Pays, Anne-Laure Dubot, Peter J. Jarman, Patrice Loisel, and Anne W. Goldizen
Vigilance and its complex synchrony in the red-necked pademelon, Thylogale thetis
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 26, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn110
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Abstract Article: Katie E. Wharton, Fred C. Dyer, and Thomas Getty
Male elimination in the honeybee
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn108
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Abstract Article: Anders Pape Møller
Flight distance and population trends in European breeding birds
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn103
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Abstract Article: Per T. Smiseth and Hannah J. Parker
Is there a cost to larval begging in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides?
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn101
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Abstract Article: Christopher J. Leary, Apryl M. Garcia, and Rosemary Knapp
Density-dependent mating tactic expression is linked to stress hormone in Woodhouse's toad
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 21, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn102
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Abstract Article: Cynthia G. Norton, Angela F. Johnson, and Rebecca L. Mueller
Relative size influences gender role in the freshwater hermaphroditic snail, Helisoma trivolvis
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 12, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn099
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Abstract Article: Mónica A. Guerra and Santiago R. Ron
Mate choice and courtship signal differentiation promotes speciation in an Amazonian frog
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 12, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn098
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Abstract Article: Sarah R. Pryke and Staffan Andersson
Female preferences for long tails constrained by species recognition in short-tailed red bishops
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 8, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn100
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Abstract Article: Amanda R. Ridley and Nichola J. Raihani
Task partitioning increases reproductive output in a cooperative bird
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 8, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn097
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Abstract Article: Patrice Rosengrave, Neil J. Gemmell, Victoria Metcalf, Katherine McBride, and Robert Montgomerie
A mechanism for cryptic female choice in chinook salmon
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn089
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Abstract Article: Marta Szulkin and Ben C. Sheldon
Correlates of the occurrence of inbreeding in a wild bird population
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn086
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Abstract Article: Matthieu Delcourt, Katja Räsänen, and Andrew P. Hendry
Genetic and plastic components of divergent male intersexual behavior in Misty lake/stream stickleback
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn084
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Abstract Article: Eric S. Long, Duane R. Diefenbach, Christopher S. Rosenberry, and Bret D. Wallingford
Multiple proximate and ultimate causes of natal dispersal in white-tailed deer
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn082
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Abstract Article: Kira E. Delmore, Oddmund Kleven, Terje Laskemoen, Susan A. Crowe, Jan T. Lifjeld, and Raleigh J. Robertson
Sex allocation and parental quality in tree swallows
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn081
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Abstract Article: Marie-Jeanne Holveck, Ana Catarina Vieira de Castro, Robert F. Lachlan, Carel ten Cate, and Katharina Riebel
Accuracy of song syntax learning and singing consistency signal early condition in zebra finches
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn078
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Abstract Article: Anders Pape Møller
Flight distance and blood parasites in birds
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 4, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn074
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Abstract Article: Fabrice Helfenstein, Sylvain Losdat, Verena Saladin, and Heinz Richner
Females of carotenoid-supplemented males are more faithful and produce higher quality offspring
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 1, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn091
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Abstract Article: Guy Beauchamp
What is the magnitude of the group-size effect on vigilance?
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 30, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn096
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Abstract Article: Lucy J. Hopewell, Lisa A. Leaver, and Stephen E.G. Lea
Effects of competition and food availability on travel time in scatter-hoarding gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 30, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn095
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Abstract Article: Ashlee A. Vaughn, Javier delBarco-Trillo, and Michael H. Ferkin
Sperm investment in male meadow voles is affected by the condition of the nearby male conspecifics
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 30, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn092
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Abstract Article: Carola Borries, Eileen Larney, Amy Lu, Kerry Ossi, and Andreas Koenig
Costs of group size: lower developmental and reproductive rates in larger groups of leaf monkeys
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 30, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn088
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Abstract Article: A.P. Møller, T.A. Mousseau, and G. Rudolfsen
Females affect sperm swimming performance: a field experiment with barn swallows Hirundo rustica
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 30, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn068
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Abstract Article: Carola A. Schmidt-Wellenburg, G. Henk Visser, Brigitte Biebach, Kaspar Delhey, Martina Oltrogge, Andrea Wittenzellner, Herbert Biebach, and Bart Kempenaers
Trade-off between migration and reproduction: does a high workload affect body condition and reproductive state?
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn066
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Abstract Article: Eileen A. Hebets
Seismic signal dominance in the multimodal courtship display of the wolf spider Schizocosa stridulans Stratton 1991
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn080
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Abstract Article: David Christianson and Scott Creel
Risk effects in elk: sex-specific responses in grazing and browsing due to predation risk from wolves
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn079
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Abstract Article: Tamaini V. Snaith and Colin A. Chapman
Red colobus monkeys display alternative behavioral responses to the costs of scramble competition
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 24, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn076
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Abstract Article: Yasuoki Takami, Masataka Sasabe, Nobuaki Nagata, and Teiji Sota
Dual function of seminal substances for mate guarding in a ground beetle
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 22, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn090
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Abstract Article: Jennifer R. Foote, Lauren P. Fitzsimmons, Daniel J. Mennill, and Laurene M. Ratcliffe
Male chickadees match neighbors interactively at dawn: support for the social dynamics hypothesis
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 22, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn087
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Abstract Article: Gergely Hegyi, László Zsolt Garamszegi, and Marcel Eens
The roles of ecological factors and sexual selection in the evolution of white wing patches in ducks
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 22, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn085
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Abstract Article: Katharina Gallizzi, Ophélie Alloitteau, Estelle Harrang, and Heinz Richner
Fleas, parental care, and transgenerational effects on tick load in the great tit
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 22, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn083
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Abstract Article: Kerri M. Wrinn and George W. Uetz
Effects of autotomy and regeneration on detection and capture of prey in a generalist predator
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 22, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn077
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Abstract Article: David R. Brown and Thomas W. Sherry
Alternative strategies of space use and response to resource change in a wintering migrant songbird
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 22, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn073
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Abstract Article: David S. Jacobs, John M. Ratcliffe, and James H. Fullard
Beware of bats, beware of birds: the auditory responses of eared moths to bat and bird predation
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 22, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn071
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Abstract Article: Christine W. Miller
Seasonal effects on offspring reproductive traits through maternal oviposition behavior
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 18, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn075
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Abstract Article: Mayté Ruiz, Erica Davis, and Emília P. Martins
Courtship attention in sagebrush lizards varies with male identity and female reproductive state
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on July 8, 2008.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arn072
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