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Behavioral Ecology Advance Access articles are papers that have been copyedited and typeset but not yet paginated for inclusion in an issue of the journal. More information, including how to cite Advance Access papers, can be found on the Advance Access page.

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Abstract Article: Mhairi L. McFarlane, Matthew R. Evans, Kevin A. Feldheim, Marina Préault, Rauri C.K. Bowie, and Michael I. Cherry
Long tails matter in sugarbirds—positively for extrapair but negatively for within-pair fertilization success
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on November 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp147
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Abstract Article: Piet J. van den Hout, Kimberley J. Mathot, Leo R. M. Maas, and Theunis Piersma
Predator escape tactics in birds: linking ecology and aerodynamics
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on November 5, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp146
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Abstract Article: Marianne Aronsson and Gabriella Gamberale-Stille
Importance of internal pattern contrast and contrast against the background in aposematic signals
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on November 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp141
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Abstract Article: Troy G. Murphy, Malcolm F. Rosenthal, Robert Montgomerie, and Keith A. Tarvin
Female American goldfinches use carotenoid-based bill coloration to signal status
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on November 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp140
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Abstract Article: Oscar Vedder, Michael J.L. Magrath, Anna M.F. Harts, Elske Schut, Marco van der Velde, and Jan Komdeur
Reduced extrapair paternity in response to experimental stimulation of earlier incubation onset in blue tits
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 30, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp145
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Abstract Article: Chantima Piyapong, Jens Krause, Ben B. Chapman, Indar W. Ramnarine, Vasilis Louca, and Darren P. Croft
Sex matters: a social context to boldness in guppies (Poecilia reticulata)
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 27, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp142
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Abstract Article: Marta C. Soares, Redouan Bshary, and Isabelle M. Côté
Cleaning in pairs enhances honesty in male cleaning gobies
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp138
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Abstract Article: Rita Chan, Devi Stuart-Fox, and Tim S. Jessop
Why are females ornamented? A test of the courtship stimulation and courtship rejection hypotheses
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 22, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp136
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Abstract Article: Jessica L. Ward and Deborah A. McLennan
Mate choice based on complex visual signals in the brook stickleback, Culaea inconstans
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp112
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Abstract Article: Jennifer S. Hunter
Familiarity breeds contempt: effects of striped skunk color, shape, and abundance on wild carnivore behavior
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp144
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Abstract Article: Darren Rebar, Nathan W. Bailey, and Marlene Zuk
Courtship song's role during female mate choice in the field cricket Teleogryllus oceanicus
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp143
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Abstract Article: Patrick A. Leighton, Julia A. Horrocks, and Donald L. Kramer
How depth alters detection and capture of buried prey: exploitation of sea turtle eggs by mongooses
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 21, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp139
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Abstract Article: Maud C.O. Ferrari and Douglas P. Chivers
Sophisticated early life lessons: threat-sensitive generalization of predator recognition by embryonic amphibians
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp135
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Abstract Article: Gergely Hegyi, Anders Pape Møller, Marcel Eens, and László Zsolt Garamszegi
Prevalence of avian influenza and sexual selection in ducks
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp133
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Abstract Article: Genevieve M. Kozak and Janette W. Boughman
Learned conspecific mate preference in a species pair of sticklebacks
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 7, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp134
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Abstract Article: Richard J.S. Ward, Sheena C. Cotter, and Rebecca M. Kilner
Current brood size and residual reproductive value predict offspring desertion in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 7, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp132
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Abstract Article: Yang Hu and Gonçalo C. Cardoso
Are bird species that vocalize at higher frequencies preadapted to inhabit noisy urban areas?
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 7, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp131
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Abstract Article: Michal Segoli, Tamar Keasar, Ally R. Harari, and Amos Bouskila
Limited kin discrimination abilities mediate tolerance toward relatives in polyembryonic parasitoid wasps
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 23, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp125
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Abstract Article: Ana Claudia Nunes, Maria da Luz Mathias, and Guila Ganem
Odor preference in house mice: influences of habitat heterogeneity and chromosomal incompatibility
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp122
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Abstract Article: Paul S. Shamble, Dustin J. Wilgers, Katharine A. Swoboda, and Eileen A. Hebets
Courtship effort is a better predictor of mating success than ornamentation for male wolf spiders
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on September 3, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp116
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Abstract Article: Anita Aisenberg and William G. Eberhard
Female cooperation in plug formation in a spider: effects of male copulatory courtship
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 25, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp117
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Abstract Article: Richard Bischof and Andreas Zedrosser
The educated prey: consequences for exploitation and control
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 24, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp124
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Abstract Article: Jan Heuschele, Miia Mannerla, Phillip Gienapp, and Ulrika Candolin
Environment-dependent use of mate choice cues in sticklebacks
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp123
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Abstract Article: Guillaume Rieucau and Luc-Alain Giraldeau
Persuasive companions can be wrong: the use of misleading social information in nutmeg mannikins
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp121
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Abstract Article: Carson M. Murray, Elizabeth V. Lonsdorf, Lynn E. Eberly, and Anne E. Pusey
Reproductive energetics in free-living female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp114
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Abstract Article: Darren J. Coker, Morgan S. Pratchett, and Philip L. Munday
Coral bleaching and habitat degradation increase susceptibility to predation for coral-dwelling fishes
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 19, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp113
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Abstract Article: Chen-Pan Liao, Kai-Jung Chi, and I-Min Tso
The effects of wind on trap structural and material properties of a sit-and-wait predator
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 18, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp119
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Abstract Article: Christina Muck, Bart Kempenaers, Sylvia Kuhn, Mihai Valcu, and Wolfgang Goymann
Paternity in the classical polyandrous black coucal (Centropus grillii)—a cuckoo accepting cuckoldry?
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp118
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Abstract Article: Anne S. Leonard and Ann V. Hedrick
Male and female crickets use different decision rules in response to mating signals
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp115
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Abstract Article: Tanya Latty and Madeleine Beekman
Food quality affects search strategy in the acellular slime mould, Physarum polycephalum
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp111
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Abstract Article: Alex Sansom, Johan Lind, and Will Cresswell
Individual behavior and survival: the roles of predator avoidance, foraging success, and vigilance
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 12, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp110
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Abstract Article: Alexander T. Baugh and Michael J. Ryan
Female túngara frogs vary in commitment to mate choice
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on August 11, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp120
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Abstract Review: László Zsolt Garamszegi, Sara Calhim, Ned Dochtermann, Gergely Hegyi, Peter L. Hurd, Christian Jørgensen, Nobuyuki Kutsukake, Marc J. Lajeunesse, Kimberly A. Pollard, Holger Schielzeth, Matthew R.E. Symonds, and Shinichi Nakagawa
Changing philosophies and tools for statistical inferences in behavioral ecology
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on November 2, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp137
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Forum: Rafael Lucas Rodríguez
Trait duplication by means of sensory bias
Behavioral Ecology Advance Access published on October 4, 2009.
doi:10.1093/beheco/arp130
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