Using fuzzy logic to compare species distribution models developed on the basis of expert knowledge and sampling records
Experts use knowledge to infer the distribution of species based on fuzzy logical assumptions about the relationship between species and the environment. Thus, expert knowledge is amenable to fuzzy logic model... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - December 7, 2023 Category: Zoology Authors: David Romero, Ra úl Maneyro, José Carlos Guerrero and Raimundo Real Tags: Research Source Type: research
Holding in the stream: convergent evolution of suckermouth structures in Loricariidae (Siluriformes)
Suckermouth armoured catfish (Loricariidae) are a highly speciose and diverse freshwater fish family, which bear upper and lower lips forming an oral disc. Its hierarchical organisation allows the attachment t... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - December 1, 2023 Category: Zoology Authors: Wencke Krings, Daniel Konn-Vetterlein, Bernhard Hausdorf and Stanislav N. Gorb Tags: Research Source Type: research
Despite genetic isolation in sympatry, post-copulatory reproductive barriers have not evolved between bat- and human-associated common bedbugs (Cimex lectularius L.)
The common bedbug Cimex lectularius is a widespread ectoparasite on humans and bats. Two genetically isolated lineages, parasitizing either human (HL) or bat (BL) hosts, have been suggested to differentiate becau... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - November 10, 2023 Category: Zoology Authors: Mark éta Sasínková, Ondřej Balvín, Jana Vandrovcová, Christian Massino, Alfons R. Weig, Klaus Reinhardt, Oliver Otti and Tomáš Bartonička Tags: Research Source Type: research
Comparative metabolomics analysis reveals high-altitude adaptations in a toad-headed viviparous lizard, Phrynocephalus vlangalii
Extreme environmental conditions at high altitude, such as hypobaric hypoxia, low temperature, and strong UV radiation, pose a great challenge to the survival of animals. Although the mechanisms of adaptation ... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - November 2, 2023 Category: Zoology Authors: Xuejing Zhang, Shengkang Men, Lun Jia, Xiaolong Tang, Kenneth B. Storey, Yonggang Niu and Qiang Chen Tags: Research Source Type: research
Effects of reduced kinematic and social play experience on affective appraisal of human-rat play in rats
Play is a common and developmentally important behaviour in young mammals. Specifically in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus), reduced opportunity to engage in rough-and-tumble (RT) play has been associated with imp... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - October 12, 2023 Category: Zoology Authors: Quanxiao Liu, Tereza Il číková, Mariia Radchenko, Markéta Junková and Marek Špinka Tags: Research Source Type: research
Age, brood fate, and territory quality affect nest-site fidelity in white stork Ciconia ciconia
A particular type of site fidelity is faithfulness to the nest site, where birds are not only reoccupying breeding territories but also reusing nests built in previous breeding seasons. Staying faithful to the... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - September 21, 2023 Category: Zoology Authors: Joanna T. Bialas, Joachim Siekiera, Artur Siekiera, Wies ław Chromik, Łukasz Dylewski and Marcin Tobolka Tags: Research Source Type: research
Evolutionary trade-off between innate and acquired immune defences in birds
The development, maintenance, and use of immune defences are costly. Therefore, animals face trade-offs in terms of resource allocation within their immune system and between their immune system and other phys... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - September 8, 2023 Category: Zoology Authors: Piotr Minias, Wei-Xuan V. -H. Peng and Kevin D. Matson Tags: Research Source Type: research
Support for a radiation of free-living flatworms in the African Great Lakes region and the description of five new Macrostomum species
The African Great Lakes have long been recognized as an excellent location to study speciation. Most famously, cichlid fishes have radiated in Lake Tanganyika and subsequently spread into Lake Malawi and Lake ... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - September 5, 2023 Category: Zoology Authors: Jeremias N. Brand Tags: Research Source Type: research
Food patch use of Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) varies with personality traits
The classic optimal foraging theory (OFT) predicts animals ’ food patch use assuming that individuals in a population use the same strategy while foraging. However, due to the existence of animal personality, i... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - August 31, 2023 Category: Zoology Authors: Chunlin Li, Xinyu Zhang, Lin Cheng, Baowei Zhang and Feng Zhang Tags: Research Source Type: research
Minimal resin embedding of SBF-SEM samples reduces charging and facilitates finding a surface-linked region of interest
For decoding the mechanism of how cells and organs function information on their ultrastructure is essential. High-resolution 3D imaging has revolutionized morphology. Serial block face scanning electron micro... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - August 29, 2023 Category: Zoology Authors: Barbora Konopov á and Jiří Týč Tags: Methodology Source Type: research
Body mass is associated with hibernation length, body temperature, and heart rate in free-ranging brown bears
Despite centuries of research, debate remains on the scaling of metabolic rate to mass especially for intraspecific cases. The high variation of body mass within brown bears presents a unique opportunity to st... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - August 17, 2023 Category: Zoology Authors: Alina L. Evans, Boris Fuchs, Navinder J. Singh, Alexandra Thiel, Sylvain Giroud, Stephane Blanc, Timothy G. Laske, Ole Frobert, Andrea Friebe, Jon E. Swenson and Jon M. Arnemo Tags: Research Source Type: research
Third-party intervention and post-conflict behaviour in agonistic encounters of pigs (Sus scrofa)
Third-party interference in agonistic contests entails a deliberate intervention in an ongoing fight by a bystanding individual (third party) and may be followed by post-conflict social behaviour to provide su... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - August 17, 2023 Category: Zoology Authors: Nicole Maffezzini, Simon P. Turner, J. Elizabeth Bolhuis, Gareth Arnott and Irene Camerlink Tags: Research Source Type: research
Terebra steering in chalcidoid wasps
Various chalcidoid wasps can actively steer their terebra (= ovipositor shaft) in diverse directions, despite the lack of terebral intrinsic musculature. To investigate the mechanisms of these bending and rota... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - August 8, 2023 Category: Zoology Authors: Benjamin Eggs, Stefan Fischer, Michael Csader, Istv án Mikó, Alexander Rack and Oliver Betz Tags: Research Source Type: research
Age-related mating rates among ecologically distinct lineages of bedbugs, Cimex lectularius
Understanding how many mates an animal has in its lifetime is a critical factor in sexual selection. At the same time, differences in an organism's ecology, such as the quantity and quality of food, could be r... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - July 28, 2023 Category: Zoology Authors: Tom áš Bartonička, Jana Křemenová, Ondřej Balvín, Zdeněk Šimek and Oliver Otti Tags: Research Source Type: research
Effects of meteorological conditions on brood care in cooperatively breeding carrion crow and consequences on reproductive success
Meteorological stressors (e.g., temperature and rain shortage) constrain brood provisioning in some bird species, but the consequences on reproductive success have been rarely quantified. Here we show, in a co... (Source: Frontiers in Zoology)
Source: Frontiers in Zoology - July 24, 2023 Category: Zoology Authors: Eva Trapote, Daniela Canestrari and Vittorio Baglione Tags: Research Source Type: research
