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Volume 9; Issue 4

Biology Letters

Volume 9; Issue 4

1

A basal thunnosaurian from Iraq reveals disparate phylogenetic origins for Cretaceous ichthyosaurs

Fischer, V., Appleby, R. M., Naish, D., Liston, J., Riding, J. B., Brindley, S., Godefroit, P.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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2

Energetic cost of learning and memory can cause cognitive impairment in honeybees

Jaumann, S., Scudelari, R., Naug, D.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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3

Assessing the exposure risk and impacts of pharmaceuticals in the environment on individuals and ecosystems

Arnold, K. E., Boxall, A. B. A., Brown, A. R., Cuthbert, R. J., Gaw, S., Hutchinson, T. H., Jobling, S., Madden, J. C., Metcalfe, C. D., Naidoo, V., Shore, R. F., Smits, J. E., Taggart, M. A., Thompso

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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4

Deleterious consequences of antioxidant supplementation on lifespan in a wild-derived mammal

Selman, C., McLaren, J. S., Collins, A. R., Duthie, G. G., Speakman, J. R.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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5

The architectural design of networks of protein domain architectures

Hsu, C.-H., Chen, C.-K., Hwang, M.-J.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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6

Carbon stocks in tropical forests decrease with liana density

Duran, S. M., Gianoli, E.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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7

Evolution of parental incubation behaviour in dinosaurs cannot be inferred from clutch mass in birds

Birchard, G. F., Ruta, M., Deeming, D. C.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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8

Could brown bears (Ursus arctos) have survived in Ireland during the Last Glacial Maximum?

Leonard, S. A., Risley, C. L., Turvey, S. T.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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9

Playing to an audience: the social environment influences aggression and victory displays

Fitzsimmons, L. P., Bertram, S. M.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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10

Plasticity of parental care under the risk of predation: how much should parents reduce care?

Ghalambor, C. K., Peluc, S. I., Martin, T. E.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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11

Facial attractiveness is related to women's cortisol and body fat, but not with immune responsiveness

Rantala, M. J., Coetzee, V., Moore, F. R., Skrinda, I., Kecko, S., Krama, T., Kivleniece, I., Krams, I.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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12

Stable isotope canopy effects for sympatric monkeys at Tai Forest, Cote d'Ivoire

Krigbaum, J., Berger, M. H., Daegling, D. J., McGraw, W. S.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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13

Predation risk causes oxidative damage in prey

Janssens, L., Stoks, R.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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14

Social learning of a brood parasite by its host

Feeney, W. E., Langmore, N. E.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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15

Ancient DNA complements microfossil record in deep-sea subsurface sediments

Lejzerowicz, F., Esling, P., Majewski, W., Szczucinski, W., Decelle, J., Obadia, C., Arbizu, P. M., Pawlowski, J.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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16

Rescuing the baby from the bathwater: a reply to Carter (2013)

Oliveira, R. F., Galhardo, L.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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17

Subjective and objective components of resource value additively increase aggression in parasitoid contests

Stockermans, B. C., Hardy, I. C. W.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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18

Constraints on muscle performance provide a novel explanation for the scaling of posture in terrestrial animals

Usherwood, J. R.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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19

Horizontal transmission of the father's song in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)

Deregnaucourt, S., Gahr, M.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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20

A novel hearing specialization in the New Zealand bigeye, Pempheris adspersa

Radford, C. A., Montgomery, J. C., Caiger, P., Johnston, P., Lu, J., Higgs, D. M.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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21

Facial morphology predicts male fitness and rank but not survival in Second World War Finnish soldiers

Loehr, J., O'Hara, R. B.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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22

Environmental transmission of a personality trait: foster parent exploration behaviour predicts offspring exploration behaviour in zebra finches

Schuett, W., Dall, S. R. X., Wilson, A. J., Royle, N. J.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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23

Coping with the cold: predictors of survival in wild Barbary macaques, Macaca sylvanus

McFarland, R., Majolo, B.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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24

Pathophysiology of white-nose syndrome in bats: a mechanistic model linking wing damage to mortality

Warnecke, L., Turner, J. M., Bollinger, T. K., Misra, V., Cryan, P. M., Blehert, D. S., Wibbelt, G., Willis, C. K. R.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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25

Spatial learning affects thread tension control in orb-web spiders

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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26

Potential trade-off between vocal ornamentation and spatial ability in a songbird

Sewall, K. B., Soha, J. A., Peters, S., Nowicki, S.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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27

Extremely high frequency sensitivity in a 'simple' ear

Moir, H. M., Jackson, J. C., Windmill, J. F. C.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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28

Genome-wide evolutionary response to a heat wave in Drosophila

Rodriguez-Trelles, F., Tarrio, R., Santos, M.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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29

Collision-based mechanics of bipedal hopping

Gutmann, A. K., Lee, D. V., McGowan, C. P.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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30

Hawkmoths produce anti-bat ultrasound

Barber, J. R., Kawahara, A. Y.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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31

Are men better than women at acoustic size judgements?

Charlton, B. D., Taylor, A. M., Reby, D.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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32

Lack of fidelity revealed in an insect-fungal mutualism after invasion

Wooding, A. L., Wingfield, M. J., Hurley, B. P., Garnas, J. R., de Groot, P., Slippers, B.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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33

Experimental evolution reveals trade-offs between mating and immunity

McNamara, K. B., Wedell, N., Simmons, L. W.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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34

Revisiting the impacts of non-random extinction on the tree-of-life

Davies, T. J., Yessoufou, K.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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35

Anthelmintic treatment alters the parasite community in a wild mouse host

Pedersen, A. B., Antonovics, J.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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36

Canadian fishery closures provide a large-scale test of the impact of gillnet bycatch on seabird populations

Regular, P., Montevecchi, W., Hedd, A., Robertson, G., Wilhelm, S.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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37

Expression of taste signal transduction molecules in the caecum of common marmosets

Gonda, S., Matsumura, S., Saito, S., Go, Y., Imai, H.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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Lack of fidelity revealed in an insect-fungal mutualism after invasion

Wooding, A. L., Wingfield, M. J., Hurley, B. P., Garnas, J. R., de Groot, P., Slippers, B.

Journal:

Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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39

Do Heliconius butterfly species exchange mimicry alleles?

Smith, J., Kronforst, M. R.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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40

Response of insect parasitism to elevation depends on host and parasitoid life-history strategies

Pere, C., Jactel, H., Kenis, M.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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41

Shedding light on moths: shorter wavelengths attract noctuids more than geometrids

Somers-Yeates, R., Hodgson, D., McGregor, P. K., Spalding, A., ffrench-Constant, R. H.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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42

Turtle embryos move to optimal thermal environments within the egg

Zhao, B., Li, T., Shine, R., Du, W.-G.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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43

The incidental response to uniform natural selection

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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Memory decay and susceptibility to amnesia dissociate punishment- from relief-learning

Diegelmann, S., Preuschoff, S., Appel, M., Niewalda, T., Gerber, B., Yarali, A.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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45

Spontaneous male death and monogyny in the dark fishing spider

Schwartz, S. K., Wagner, W. E., Hebets, E. A.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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46

To breed or not to breed: endocrine response to mercury contamination by an Arctic seabird

Tartu, S., Goutte, A., Bustamante, P., Angelier, F., Moe, B., Clement-Chastel, C., Bech, C., Gabrielsen, G. W., Bustnes, J. O., Chastel, O.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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47

On validity and controls in animal personality research: a comment on Galhardo et al. (2012)

Journal:

Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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Spermatophore consumption in a cephalopod

Wegener, B. J., Stuart-Fox, D., Norman, M. D., Wong, B. B. M.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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49

Higher rate of tissue regeneration in polyploid asexual versus diploid sexual freshwater snails

Krois, N. R., Cherukuri, A., Puttagunta, N., Neiman, M.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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Age-related effects on malaria parasite infection in wild chimpanzees

De Nys, H. M., Calvignac-Spencer, S., Thiesen, U., Boesch, C., Wittig, R. M., Mundry, R., Leendertz, F. H.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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51

First direct measurements of behavioural responses by Cuvier's beaked whales to mid-frequency active sonar

DeRuiter, S. L., Southall, B. L., Calambokidis, J., Zimmer, W. M. X., Sadykova, D., Falcone, E. A., Friedlaender, A. S., Joseph, J. E., Moretti, D., Schorr, G. S., Thomas, L., Tyack, P. L.

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Biology Letters

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2013

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english

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