Meyer, Christoph F. J.; Kalko, Elisabeth Klara Viktoria; Kerth, Gerald(2009)
Habitat fragmentation is one of the greatest threats to biodiversity. Despite their importance for conservation, the genetic consequences of small-scale habitat fragmentation for bat populations are largely unknown. In ...
Gagnon, Paul R.; Harms, Kyle Edward; Platt, William J.; Passmore, Heather A.; Myers, Jonathan A.(2012)
Ecological disturbances frequently control the occurrence and patterning of dominant plants in high-diversity communities like C-4 grasslands and savannas. In such ecosystems disturbance-related processes can have important ...
Robertson, D. Ross; Christy, John H.; Collin, Rachel; Cooke, Richard G.; D'Croz, Luis; Kaufmann, Karl W.; Moreno, Stanley Heckadon; Maté, Juan L.; O'Dea, Aaron; Torchin, Mark E.(Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, 2009)
Regurgitations of blood among vampire bats appear to benefit both direct and indirect fitness. To maximize inclusive fitness, reciprocal food sharing should occur among close kin. Why then do females with kin roost-mates ...
Adequate waste management is vital for the success of social life, because waste accumulation increases sanitary risks in dense societies. We explored why different leaf-cutting ants (LCA) species locate their waste in ...
In species where males form cooperative alliances for the purposes of reproduction, there may be considerable variation in the strength and size of alliances observed within one population. Male lance-tailed manakins, ...
Smith, Adam R.; Seid, Marc A.; Jiménez, Lissette C.; Wcislo, William T.(2010)
Changes in the relative size of brain regions are often dependent on experience and environmental stimulation, which includes an animal's social environment. Some studies suggest that social interactions are cognitively ...