Female brain size affects the assessment of male attractiveness during mate choice
Mate choice decisions are central in sexual selection theory aimed to understand how
sexual traits evolve and their role in evolutionary diversification. We test the hypothesis that …
sexual traits evolve and their role in evolutionary diversification. We test the hypothesis that …
The face of animal cognition
SD Healy - Integrative zoology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
As an increasing number of researchers investigate the cognitive abilities of an ever‐wider
range of animals, animal cognition is currently among the most exciting fields within animal …
range of animals, animal cognition is currently among the most exciting fields within animal …
Components of variation in female common cuckoo calls
Z Deng, H Lloyd, C Xia, AP Møller, W Liang… - Behavioural processes, 2019 - Elsevier
Investigations on bird vocalizations have largely focused on males. Female vocalizations
are widespread in birds but few studies have investigated female vocal characteristics …
are widespread in birds but few studies have investigated female vocal characteristics …
[HTML][HTML] Effect of the Level of Anesthesia on the Auditory Brainstem Response in the Emei Music Frog (Babina daunchina)
J Cui, B Zhu, G Fang, E Smith, SE Brauth, Y Tang - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Anesthesia is known to affect the auditory brainstem response (ABR) in mice, rats, birds and
lizards. The present study investigated how the level of anesthesia affects ABR recordings in …
lizards. The present study investigated how the level of anesthesia affects ABR recordings in …
Interdisciplinary development trends of contemporary bioacoustics and the opportunities for China
Z Xiao, J Cui, D Wang, Z Wang, J Luo… - Biodiversity …, 2023 - biodiversity-science.net
Background: Contemporary bioacoustics is an interdisciplinary science by combining
biology and ecology with acoustics. Through the mutual penetration and integration of …
biology and ecology with acoustics. Through the mutual penetration and integration of …
Mate choice decisions of female serrate-legged small treefrogs are affected by ambient light under natural, but not enhanced artificial nocturnal light conditions
K Deng, BC Zhu, Y Zhou, QH Chen, TL Wang… - Behavioural …, 2019 - Elsevier
Artificial light at night (ALAN) is a widespread anthropogenic stimulus that can significantly
alter nocturnal animals' behavior, from migration to foraging to vocal communication. In the …
alter nocturnal animals' behavior, from migration to foraging to vocal communication. In the …
[HTML][HTML] Male-male competition and female choice are differentially affected by male call acoustics in the serrate-legged small treefrog, Kurixalus odontotarsus
B Zhu, J Wang, L Zhao, Q Chen, Z Sun, Y Yang… - PeerJ, 2017 - peerj.com
Background The evolution of exaggerated vocal signals in anuran species is an important
topic. Males and females have both evolved the ability to discriminate communication …
topic. Males and females have both evolved the ability to discriminate communication …
Female preference for males with lower pattern contrast follows Weber's law of proportional processing in jumping spiders
According to Weber's law of proportional processing, perceptual discrimination between
stimuli of different magnitudes is based on their proportional differences in magnitude (not …
stimuli of different magnitudes is based on their proportional differences in magnitude (not …
Testing the factors on the evolution of movement-based visual signal complexity in an Asian agamid lizard
Elucidating the factors that influence the evolution of signal complexity is essential in
understanding animal communication. Compared to vocal and color signals, movement …
understanding animal communication. Compared to vocal and color signals, movement …
Conspecific disturbance odors act as alarm cues to affect female mate choice in a treefrog
K Deng, Y Zhou, HD Zhang, QL He, BC Zhu… - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2022 - Springer
Mate choice in frogs depends heavily on acoustic communication, and females in many
species possess an inherent preference for longer and/or more complex calls. Recently, it …
species possess an inherent preference for longer and/or more complex calls. Recently, it …