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February 2008

* Arnold, K., Pohlner, Y. & Zuberbuhler, K. 2008. A forest monkey's alarm call series to predator models. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 549-559.       Group-dynamics         Communication  

* Collett, T.S. 2008. Insect behaviour: learning for the future. Current Biology 18: R131-R134.      Learning & memory     

* Constantini, D., Carere, C., Caramaschi, D. & Koolhaas, J.M. 2008. Aggressive and non-aggressive personalities differ in oxidative status in selected lines of mice (Mus musculus). Biology Letters 4: 119-122.     Personality & behavioral syndromes       

* Duistermars, B.J. & Frye, M.A. 2008. Crossmodal visual input for odor tracking during fly flight. Current Biology 18: 270-275.          Signals & signal detection   

* Fiala, A. 2008. Neuroethology: a neuronal self-defense mechanism in fly larvae. Current Biology. 18: R116-R117.     Neuroethology  

* Flores-Prado, L., Aguilera- Olivares, D. & Niemeyer, H.M. 2008. Nest-mate recognition in Manuelia postica (Apidae: Xylocopinae): an eusocial trait is present in a solitary bee. Proc. R. Soc. B. 275: 285-291.                Group-dynamics   

* Krams, I., Krama, T., Igaune, K. & Mand, R. 2008. Experimental evidence of reciprocal altruism in the pied flycatcher. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 599-605.           Recognition          Altruism               Group-dynamics

* Letzkus, P., Boeddeker, N., Wood, J.T., Zhang, S. & Srinivasan, M.V. 2007. Lateralization of visual learning in the honeybee.  Biology Letters 4: 16-18.               Signals & signal detection               Learning & memory        

* Massol, F. & Crochet, P. 2008.  Do animal personalities emerge? Nature 451: E8-E9.
Wolf, M., van Doorn, G.S., Leimar, O. & Weissing, F.J. 2008. Nature 451: E9-E10.
Brief communication arising on Wolf et al. 2007 (May 2007).   Personality & behavioral syndromes  

* Mitani, J.C. 2008. Chimpanzee behavior: there's no place like home. Current Biology 18: R166-R167.

* Muijres, F.T., Johansson, L.C., Barfield, R., Wolf, M., Spedding, G.R. & Hedenstrom, A. 2008. Leading-edge vortex improves lift in slow-flying bats. Nature 451: 1250-1253.  

* Peters, R.A. 2008. Environmental motion delays the detection of movement-based signals. Biology Letters 4: 2-5.      Signals & signal detection

* Petkov, C.I., Kayser, C., Steudel, T., Whittingstall, K., Augath, M. & Logothesis, N.K. 2008. A voice region in the monkey brain. Nature Neuroscience Online.       Neuroethology      Communication   Recognition       Signals & signal detection       
Science News about Petkow et al. 2008.

* Radford, A.N. 2008. Type of threat influences postconflict allopreening in a social bird. Current Biology 18: R114-R115.      Group-dynamics

* Rochat, M.J., Serra, E., Fadiga, L. & Gallese, V. 2008. The evolution of social cognition: goal familiarity shapes monkeys' action understanding. Current Biology. 18: 227-232.     Decision-making

* Ross, M.D., Menzler, S. & Zimmermann, E. 2008. Rapid facial mimicry in orangutan play. Biology Letters 4: 27-30.       Group-dynamics            Communication       Emotions    

* Rutte, C. & Taborsky, M. 2008. The influence of social experience on cooperative behaviour of rats (Rattus norvegicus): direct vs generalised reciprocity. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 62: 499-505.             Recognition          Altruism

* Santer, R.D. & Hebets, E. A. 2008 Agonistic signals received by an arthropod filiform hair allude to the prevalence of near-field sound communication. Proc. R. Soc. B. 275: 363-368.   Signals & signal detection          Communication     

* Schino, G. & Aureli, F. 2008. Grooming reciprocation among female primates: a meta-analysis. Biology Letters 4: 9-11.                Recognition         Altruism         Group-dynamics

* Simmons, N.B., Seymour, K.L., Habersetzer, J. & Gunnell, G.F. 2008. Primitive Early Eocene bat from Wyoming and the evolution of flight and echolocation. Nature 451: 818-821.          Orientation & Navigation  
Nature News & Views about Simmons et al. 2008.

* Sims, D.W., Southall, E.J., Humphries, N.E., Hays, G.C., Bradshaw, C.J.A., Pitchford, J.W., James, A., Ahmed, M.Z., Brierley, A.S., Hindell, M.A., Morritt, D., Musyl, M.K., Righton, D., Shepard, E.L.C., Wearmouth, V.J., Wilson, R.P., Witt, M.J. & Metcalfe, J.D. 2008. Scaling laws of marine predator search behaviour. Nature 451: 1098-1102.

* Theobald, J.C. & Frye, M.A. 2008. Animal behaviour: flying back to front. Current Biology 18: R169-R170.  

* Vaisquez, G.M. & Silverman, J. 2008. Queen acceptance and the complexity of nestmate discrimination in the Argentine ant. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology. 62: 537-548.     Recognition           Communication            Group-dynamics

 * van Nouhuys, S. & Kaartinen, R. 2008. A parasitoid wasp uses landmarks while monitoring potential resources. Proc. R. Soc. B. 275: 377-385.         Decision-making       

* Vallortigara, G., Snyder, A., Kaplan, G., Bateson, P., Clayton, N.S. & Rogers, L.J. 2008. Are animals autistic savants. PLoS Biology 6: e42.

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