Winners and losers: a meta‐analysis of functional determinants of fighting ability in arthropod contests

MC Vieira, PEC Peixoto - Functional Ecology, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Many game‐theoretical models assume that the outcome of agonistic interactions depends
on morphological and physiological asymmetries between rivals (the RHP‐asymmetry …

When violence pays: a cost-benefit analysis of aggressive behavior in animals and humans

AV Georgiev, ACE Klimczuk… - Evolutionary …, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
An optimization analysis of human behavior from a comparative perspective can improve
our understanding of the adaptiveness of human nature. Intra-specific competition for …

Sensory biology and behaviour of Nephrops norvegicus

E Katoh, V Sbragaglia, J Aguzzi, T Breithaupt - Advances in marine biology, 2013 - Elsevier
The Norway lobster is one of the most important commercial crustaceans in Europe. A
detailed knowledge of the behaviour of this species is crucial in order to optimize fishery …

Increased aggression during pregnancy comes at a higher metabolic cost

F Seebacher, AJW Ward… - Journal of Experimental …, 2013 - journals.biologists.com
Aggressive behaviour is linked to fitness, but it is metabolically costly. Changes in metabolic
demand during the reproductive cycle could constrain activity and thereby modulate …

Linking cortisol responsiveness and aggressive behaviour in gilthead seabream Sparus aurata: Indication of divergent coping styles

MF Castanheira, M Herrera, B Costas… - Applied Animal …, 2013 - Elsevier
Farmed animals, including fish, often exhibit a pronounced individual variation in stress
coping styles with proactive and reactive individuals differing in a variety of neuroendocrine …

[HTML][HTML] The energetic and survival costs of growth in free-ranging chipmunks

V Careau, P Bergeron, D Garant, D Réale… - Oecologia, 2013 - Springer
The growth/survival trade-off is a fundamental aspect of life-history evolution that is often
explained by the direct energetic requirement for growth that cannot be allocated into …

[HTML][HTML] The role of size and aggression in intrasexual male competition in a social lizard species, Egernia whitii

J McEvoy, GM While, DL Sinn, E Wapstra - Behavioral ecology and …, 2013 - Springer
Competition between males is a key component of the agonistic intrasexual interactions that
influence resource acquisition, social system dynamics, and ultimately reproductive success …

Chapter Contests in crustaceans: assessments, decisions and their underlying mechanisms

M Briffa - Animal contests, 2013 - books.google.com
Crustaceans have been used extensively to study aggression from a variety of perspectives.
Traits that make them good models for studies of aggression include the possession of …

[HTML][HTML] Competitive Ability in Male House Mice (Mus musculus): Genetic Influences

CB Cunningham, JS Ruff, K Chase, WK Potts… - Behavior genetics, 2013 - Springer
Conspecifics of many animal species physically compete to gain reproductive resources and
thus fitness. Despite the importance of competitive ability across the animal kingdom …

Sources of variability in advertisement and aggressive calling in competitive interactions in the grey treefrog, Hyla versicolor

MS Reichert - Bioacoustics, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Understanding the sources and magnitudes of variation in signal traits is an important first
step towards understanding the forces that may act on signal evolution. In anuran …