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August 2007
 

* Cartmill, E.A. & Byrne, R.W. 2007. Orangutans modify their gestural signaling according to their audience's comprehension. Current Biology 17: 1345-1448.          Signals & signal detection
Science Daily article about Cartmill & Byrne 2007.
National Geographic News article about Cartmill & Bryne 2007.

* Clayton, N.S. & Emery, N.J. 2007. The social life of corvids. Current Biology 17: R652-R656.         Group-dynamics

* Derryberry, E.P. 2007. Evolution of bird song affects signal efficacy: an experimental test using historical and current signals. Evolution 61: 1938-1945.        
Signals & signal detection

* Duffy, K.G., Wrangham, R.W. & Silk, J.B. 2007. Male chimpanzees exchange political support for mating opportunities. Current Biology 17: R586-R587.        
Group-dynamics             Communication

* Edwards, D.P. & Yu, D.W. 2007. The roles of sensory traps in the origin, maintenance, and breakdown of mutualism. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61: 1321-327     
Signals & signal detection

* Ferrari, M.C.O., Gonzalo, A., Messier, F. & Chievers, D.P. 2007. Generalization of learned predator recognition: an experimental test and framework for future studies.  
Proc. R. Soc. B. 274: 1853-1859.        Signals & signal detection            Learning & memory        Recognition

* Fuller, R. A., Warren, P.H., Gaston, K.J.
2007. Daytime noise predicts nocturnal singing in urban robins. Biology Letters 3: 368-370.         Signals & signal detection             Communication

* Goulson, D., Cruise, J.L., Sparrow, K.R., Harris, A.J., Park, K.J., Tinsley, M.C. & Gilburn, A.S.
2007. Choosing rewarding flowers; perceptual limitations and innate preferences influence decision making in bumblebees and honeybees. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 61: 1523-1529.        Decision-making              Signals & signal detection

* Grafe, T.U. & Wagner, T.C.
2007. Multimodal signaling in male and female foot-flagging frogs Staurois guttatus (Ranidae): an altering function of calling. Ethology 113: 772- 781.                   Signals & signal detection             Communication

* Hauser, M.D., Glynn, D., Wood, J.
2007. Rhesus monkeys correctly read the goal-relevant gestures of a human agent. Proc. R. Soc. B. 274: 1913-1918.              Communication
Current Biology article on Q & A with Dr. Marc Hauser  

* Heuschele, J., Candolin, U.
2007. An increase in pH boosts olfactory communication in sticklebacks. Biology Letters 3: 411-413.                    Signals & signal detection             Communication

* Izquierdo, A., Newman, T.K., Higley, J.D. & Murray, E.A.
2007. Genetic modulation of cognitive flexibility and socioemotional behavior in rhesus monkeys. PNAS 104: 14128-14133.         Emotions                Decision-making

* Jensen, K., Call, J. & Tomasello, M. 2007. Chimpanzees are vengeful but not spiteful. PNAS 104: 13046-13050.   Decision-making
PNAS Commentary about Jensen et al. 2007

* Kornell, N. & Terrace, H.S.
2007. The generation effect in monkeys. Psychological Science 18: 682-685.        Learning & memory
Science Daily
article about Kornell & Terrace 2007.

* Leadbeater, E. & Chittka, L.
2007. Social learning in insects- from miniature brains to consensus building. Current Biology 17: R703-R713.               Learning & memory                Decision-making               Group-dynamics   

* Mery, F., Belay, A.T., So, A.K.C., Sokolowski, M.B. & Kawecki, T.J.
2007. Natural polymorphism affecting learning and memory in Drosophilia. PNAS 32: 13051-13055.                     Learning & memory     
PNAS Commentary about Mery et al. 2007.    

* Moller, A.P., Mousseau, T.A., de Lope, F., Saino, N.
2007. Elevated frequency of abnormalities in barn swallows from Chernobyl. Biology Letters 3: 414-417.                   Signals & signal detection        

* Nakayama, S., Masuda, R. & Tanaka, M.
2007. Onsets of schooling behavior and social transmission in chub mackerel Scomber japonicus. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61: 1383-1390.                 Group-dynamics             Communication

* Narendra, A., Si, A., Sulikowski, D. & Cheng, K.
2007. Learning, retention and coding of nest-associated visual cues by the Australian desert ant, Melophorus bagoti. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61: 1543-1553.            Signals & signal detection            Learning & memory     

* Ochsner, K.N. & Phelps, E.
2007. Emerging perspectives on emotion-cognition interactions. Trends in cognitive sciences 11: 317-318.                    Emotions          

* Phillips, K.A., Sherwood, C.C. & Lilak, A.L. 
2007. Corpus Callosum morphology in capuchin monkeys is influenced by sex and handedness PLoS One 2: e792              Neuroethology
Science Daily
article about Phillips et al. 2007.

* Premack, D.
2007. Human and animal cognition: continuity and discontinuity. PNAS 104: 13861-13867.         

* Ravary, F., Lecoutey, E., Kaminski, G., Chaline, N. & Jaisson, P.
2007. Individual experience alone can generate lasting division of labor in ants. Current  Biology  17: 1308-1312.             Learning & memory                Decision-making               Group-dynamics   

* Rubenstein, D.R. & Lovette, I.J.
2007. Temporal environmental variability drives the evolution of cooperative breeding in birds. Current Biology 17: 1414-1419.            Group-dynamics   

* Simon, V.B.
2007. Not all signals are equal: male brown anole lizards (Anolis sagrei) selectively decrease pushup frequency following a simulated predatory attack. Ethology 113: 793-801.           Signals & signal detection            

* Visscher, P.K. & Seeley, T.D.
2007. Coordinating a group departure: who produces the piping signals on honeybee swarms? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61: 1615-1621.                 Group-dynamics             Communication

* Wagner, W.E., Smith, A.R., Basolo, A.L.
2007. False promises: females spurn cheating males in a field cricket. Biology Letters 3: 379-381.           Signals & signal detection       

* West, S.A., Griffin, A.S. & Gardner, A.
2007. Evolutionary explanations for cooperation. Current Biology 17: R661-R672.       Group-dynamics    



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