In birds, parental care and attachment period differ widely depending on the species
(altricial or precocial), developmental strategies, and life history traits. In most bird species …

The emergent concept of the social microbiome implies a view of a highly connected
biological world, in which microbial interchange across organisms may be influenced by …

Group living is a critical component of the ecology of social animals such as delphinids. In
many studies on these animals, groups represent sampling units that form the basis of the …

The ecology and evolution of reproductive timing and synchrony have been a topic of great
interest in evolutionary ecology for decades. Originally motivated by questions related to …

Neonates of different species are born with a set of predispositions that influence their early
orienting responses toward the first stimuli encountered in their life. Human neonates and …

The detection of animate beings at the onset of life is important for phylogenetically distant
species, such as birds and primates. Naïve chicks preferentially approach a stimulus …

Underwater robot sensing is challenging due to the complex and noisy nature of the
environment. The lateral line system in fish allows them to robustly sense their surroundings …

For inexperienced brains, some stimuli are more attractive than others. Human neonates
and newly hatched chicks preferentially orient towards face-like stimuli, biological motion …

Temperature change affects biological systems in multifaceted ways, including the alteration
of species interaction strengths, with implications for the stability of populations and …

Filial imprinting has become a model for understanding memory, learning and social
behaviour in neonate animals. This mechanism allows the youngs of precocial bird species …