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- February 6, 2008
- 03:00 AM
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Maternal Behavior and Eusociality
by Matt in Behavioral Ecology Blog
OK, so jury duty unfortunately means that I have not been keeping up on current literature.. So, this paper: Wasp Gene Expression Supports an Evolutionary Link Between Maternal Behavior and Eusociality from the 27-Sept issue of Science was missed completely…
Before I get into the paper, I want to rant for a minute about “Next generation”
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A Toth, K Varala, T C Newman, F E Miguez, S K Hutchison, D A Willoughby, J F Simons, M Egholm, J H Hunt, M E Hudson.... (2007) Wasp Gene Expression Supports an Evolutionary Link Between Maternal Behavior and Eusociality. Science, 318(5849), 441-444. DOI: 10.1126/science.1146647
- February 5, 2008
- 04:00 AM
- 900 views
Thinking like an economist (about Parent-Offspring Conflict)
by Matt in Behavioral Ecology Blog
Published in 1974, this paper is arguably Bob Trivers 2nd most influential paper behind the paper describing reciprocal altruism… Because very few people read long blog posts, and the idea is to introduce these ideas to people that might not already be familiar, I’l go ahead and list the main points/finding, and then go into
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ROBERT TRIVERS. (1974) Parent-Offspring Conflict. Integrative and Comparative Biology, 14(1), 249-264. DOI: 10.1093/icb/14.1.249
- February 4, 2008
- 10:00 AM
- 896 views
The Human Microbiome
by Matt in Behavioral Ecology Blog
I’m liveblogging a paper that should have been read a long time ago…. An Ecological and Evolutionary Perspective on human-microbe mutualisms and disease from the October 18 issue of Nature. 1st, the abstract:
The microbial communities of humans are characteristic and complex mixtures of microorganisms that have co-evolved with their human hosts. The species that make
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Les Dethlefsen, Margaret McFall-Ngai, & David Relman. (2007) An ecological and evolutionary perspective on human–microbe mutualism and disease. Nature, 449(7164), 811-818. DOI: 10.1038/nature06245
- February 1, 2008
- 11:02 PM
- 959 views
The Giant Sengi (Rhynchocyon udzungwensis)
by Matt in Behavioral Ecology Blog
It’s always coolto hear about a new species discovery, especially when it’s a mammal. Unlike other taxa (thinking insects and “bugs”) there are probably very few new species left to discover.. Those new species are usually from relatively unexplored regions of the world. Particularly troubling is the fact that these areas are extremely threatened by
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F Rovero, G Rathbun, A Perkin, T Jones, D Ribble, C Leonard, R Mwakisoma, & N Doggart. (2008) A new species of giant sengi or elephant-shrew (genus Rhynchocyon) highlights the exceptional biodiversity of the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania. Journal of Zoology, 274(2), 126-133. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00363.x
- February 1, 2008
- 07:00 PM
- 892 views
The Giant Sengi (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus)
by Matt in Behavioral Ecology Blog
It’s always coolto hear about a new species discovery, especially when it’s a mammal. Unlike other taxa (thinking insects and “bugs”) there are probably very few new species left to discover.. Those new species are usually from relatively unexplored regions of the world. Particularly troubling is the fact that these areas are extremely threatened by
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F Rovero, G Rathbun, A Perkin, T Jones, D Ribble, C Leonard, R Mwakisoma, & N Doggart. (2008) A new species of giant sengi or elephant-shrew (genus Rhynchocyon) highlights the exceptional biodiversity of the Udzungwa Mountains of Tanzania. Journal of Zoology, 274(2), 126-133. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00363.x
- January 30, 2008
- 11:03 PM
- 935 views
A potential resolution to the Lek Paradox??
by Matt in Behavioral Ecology Blog
This is a test post of the Research Blogging Aggregation System… (it is a repost from a few days ago) Let’s see if it works.
For the practicing scientist readers. you know that feeling of excitement you get when you read a paper sometimes… That “Holy Shit, this is one of the nicest papers I’ve read
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A Chaine, & B E Lyon. (2008) Adaptive Plasticity in Female Mate Choice Dampens Sexual Selection on Male Ornaments in the Lark Bunting. Science, 319(5862), 459-462. DOI: 10.1126/science.1149167
- January 30, 2008
- 12:16 AM
- 940 views
Test#2 of the Research Blogging Aggregation system
by Matt in Behavioral Ecology Blog
A questions: Â Are there other wordpress users out there using the system successfully? Â If yes- what are you doing (or not doing)OK, here is the test:
Type in visual editor
Copy and paste code in code editor
publish from code editor
do not return to visual editor
wait and see
DUBOIS, F. (2007). Mate choice copying in monogamous species: should females
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F DUBOIS. (2007) Mate choice copying in monogamous species: should females use public information to choose extrapair mates?. Animal Behaviour. DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.03.023
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