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Editorial: Proximate and ultimate approaches to behavior in a changing world
[Extract] Tinbergen's (1963) classic four questions for the study of animal behavior have been applied across a range of study …
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Carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen stable isotopes in modern tooth enamel: A case study from Gorongosa National Park, central Mozambique
The analyses of the stable isotope ratios of carbon (δ13C), nitrogen (δ15N), and oxygen (δ18O) in animal tissues are powerful …
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Temporal and biting dynamics of the chromosomal inversion 2La in the malaria vectors Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii in Bangui, Central African Republic
The chromosomal rearrangement 2La has been directly involved in the ecological and deadly epidemiological success of the malaria mosquitoes Anopheles …
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Participatory management of weed infestation in Lake Tana - setting a better future in the front mirror
Lake Tana is one of the biosphere reserves in Ethiopia registered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization …
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Predictors of plant endemism in two west African forest hotspots
Centres of endemism have been much studied by biogeographers, ecologists, and evolutionary theorists, and are considered conservation priorities. It is …
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Editorial: Mammalian responses to climate change: From organisms to communities
A particularly powerful component of the Anthropocene extinction is global climate change, which, in concert with other elements of anthropogenic …
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Human impacts on the world’s raptors
Raptors are emblematic of the global biodiversity crisis because one out of five species are threatened with extinction and over …
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Commentary: Colorful collar-covers and bells reduce wildlife predation by domestic cats in a continental European setting
continental European setting.
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The future of sub-Saharan Africa’s biodiversity in the face of climate and societal change
Many of the world’s most biodiverse regions are found in the poorest and second most populous continent of Africa; a …
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Bergmann’s Rule Holds in Birds Inhabiting Southern Guinea Forests but Not in the Northern Savanna of Nigeria
The Bergmann’s rule predicts that in endotherms, body sizes will differ with respect to thermal gradients. Larger bodied individuals will …
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Global Change and Conservation of Solitary Mammals
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Energetics and Water Flux in the Subterranean Rodent Family Bathyergidae
The doubly labeled water (DLW) technique and indirect calorimetry enable measurement of an animal’s daily energy expenditure (DEE, kJ/day), resting …
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Socializing in an Infectious World: The Role of Parasites in Social Evolution of a Unique Rodent Family
Transmission of parasites between hosts is facilitated by close contact of hosts. Consequently, parasites have been proposed as an important …
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Variability in Arrival Time of White Storks (Ciconia ciconia L.): Impact of Age, Interindividual Variation, and Global Change
Global changes are inducing migratory birds to advance their annual cycle. However, changes in the time of arrival at their …
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Collapse of Breeding Success in Desert-Dwelling Hornbills Evident Within a Single Decade
Rapid anthropogenic climate change potentially severely reduces avian breeding success. While the consequences of high temperatures and drought are reasonably …
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Editorial: Research Advances on Drosophila suzukii
In this Research Topic, we present research advances on the chemical ecology of the spotted-wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura), an …
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Ecological Drivers of Habitat Use by Meso Mammals in a Miombo Ecosystem in the Issa Valley, Tanzania
Vast stretches of East and Southern Africa are characterized by a mosaic of deciduous woodlands and evergreen riparian forests, commonly …
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Late Pleistocene–Holocene Palaeoenvironmental Evolution of the Makgadikgadi Basin, Central Kalahari, Botswana: New Evidence From Shallow Sediments and Ostracod Fauna
The Makgadikgadi Basin in Botswana hosts a system of salt lakes, which developed from the Upper Pleistocene onward due to …
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Colonization During Colonialism: Developing a Framework to Assess the Rapid Ecological Transformation of Mauritius’s Pristine Ecosystem
The colonization of Mauritius exemplifies the role played by humans in altering the ecosystems of remote oceanic islands. This paper …
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Clocks Ticking in the Dark: A Review of Biological Rhythms in Subterranean African Mole-Rats
Biological rhythms are rhythmic fluctuations of biological functions that occur in almost all organisms and on several time scales. These …