Current understanding of nano-and microplastic movement, propagation and potential
effects on biota in freshwater environments is developing rapidly. Still, there are significant …

Exposure to chronic stress can have broad effects on health ranging from increased
predisposition for neuropsychiatric disorders to deregulation of immune responses. The …

The chronic unpredictable stress (CUS) paradigm is extensively used in preclinical
research. However, CUS exhibits translational inconsistencies, some of them resulting from …

This book shows readers how to conduct observational methods, research tools used to
describe and explain behaviors as they unfold in everyday settings. The book now uses both …

Highlights•Novel study assessing trophic transfer of a microplastic contaminated
diet.•Behavioural changes in response to contaminants far more subtle than LD50 …

The short-term behavioural effects of two types of boat noise were tested on Gobius
cruentatus and Chromis chromis, ie one permanently and one temporarily benthic vocal fish …

The selective forces that shape and maintain eusocial societies are an enduring puzzle in
evolutionary biology. Ordinarily sterile workers can usually reproduce given the right …

The central nervous system rapidly learns that particular stimuli predict imminent danger.
This learning is thought to involve associations between neutral and harmful stimuli in …

Highlights•We test the effects of personality on the use of social information by fish.•Bolder
guppies use social information to infer potential patch depletion.•Highly social guppies …

The mortality risk from hunting/predation should increase animals' vigilance and modify their
selection of feeding sites. This risk may thus be costly if vigilance interferes with feeding …