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 May 2007

 * Barber, J.R., Conner, W.E. 2007. Acoustic mimicry in a predator-prey interaction. PNAS 104: 9331-9334.  Signals & signal detection

* Bradshaw, G.A., Schore, A.N. 2007. How elephants are opening doors: developmental neuroethology, attachment and social context. Ethology 113: 426-436.      Group-dynamics        Neuroethology

* Brockhurst, M.A., Buckling, A., Gardner, A. 2007. Cooperation peaks at intermediate disturbance. Current Biology 17: 761-765.       Group-dynamics  

* Colwill, R.M. 2007. Effect of the passage of time on the contribution of initial response-outcome associations to instrumental performance. Behavioural Processes. 75: 14-22.     Learning & memory

* Correia, S.P.C., Dickinson, A., Clayton, N.S. 2007. Western Scrub-Jays anticipate future needs independently of their current motivational state. Current Biology. 17: 586-561.         Planning
Science Daily News article about Correia, Dickinson & Clayton.

* Dennis, T.E., Rayner, M.J., Walker, M.M. 2007. Evidence that pigeons orient to geomagnetic intensity during homing. Proc. R. Soc. B. 274: 1153-1158 .            Orientation & navigation        

* Fitzpatrick, M.J., Feder, E., Rowe, L., Sokolowski, M.B. 2007. Maintaining a behavior polymorphism by frequency-dependent selection on a single gene. Nature 447: 210-212         

* Gentner, D. 2007. Spatial cognition in apes and humans. Trends in Cognitive Sciences 11: 192-194.         Learning & memory

* Hirata, S. 2007. A note on the responses of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) to live self-images on television monitors. Behavioural Processes 75: 85-90.        Self-recognition

* Hoffman, K.L., Gothard, K.M., Schmid, M.C., Logothetis, N.K. 2007. Facial-expression and gaze-selective responses in the monkey amygdala. Current Biology 17: 766-772.     Signals & signal detection        Emotions

* Keysers, C. & Gazzola, V. 2007. Integrating stimulation and theory of mind: from self to social cognition. Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 11: 194-196.      Theory of mind

* Langergraber, K.E., Mitani, J.C., Vigilant, L. 2007. The limited impact of kinship on cooperation in wild chimpanzees. PNAS. 104: 7786-7790.         Group-dynamics

* Marino, L., Connor, R.C., Fordyce, R.E., Herman, L.M., Hof, P.R., Lefebvre, L., Lusseau, D., McCowan, B., Nimchinsky, E.A., Pack, A.A., Rendell, L., Reidenberg, J.S., Reiss, D., Uhen, M.D., Van der Gucht, E. & Whitehead, H. 2007. Cetaceans have complex brains for complex cognition. PLoS Biology 5: e139.       Neuroethology            Communication

* Moretz, J.A., Martins, E.P., Robison, B.D. 2007. Behavioral syndromes and the evolution of correlated behavior in zebrafish. Behavioral Ecology 18: 556-562.     Personality & behavioral syndromes

* Patricelli, G.L., Dantzker, M.S., Bradbury, J.W. 2007. Differences in acoustic directionality among vocalizations of the male red-winged blackbird (Agelaius pheoniceus) are related to function in communication.  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61: 1099-1110.        Communication       

* Phillips, K.A. & Sherwood, C.C. 2007. Cerebral petalias and their relationship to handedness in capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella).  Neuropsychologia 45: 2398-2401.           Neuroethology      

* Pollick, A.S., de Waal, F.B.M. 2007. Ape gestures and language evolution. PNAS. 104: 8184-8189.              Communication
Science News article about Pollick & de Waal 2007
Science Daily article about Pollick & de Waal 2007
New Scientist article about Pollick & de Waal 2007

* Range, F., Viranyi, Z., Huber, L. 2007. Selective imitation in domestic dogs. Current Biology. 17: 868-872.         Communication
Science News article about Range et al. 2007.
Science Daily article about Range et al. 2007.

* Schuck-Paim, C., Kacelnik, A. 2007. Choice processes in multialternative decision making. Behavioral Ecology 18: 541-550.     Decision-making

* Shier, D. M., Randall, J.A. 2007. Use of different signaling modalities to communicate status by dominant and subordinate Heermann's kangaroo rats (Dipodomys heermanni). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61: 1023-1032.     Communication      Signals & signal detection            Learning & memory  

* Thorpe, C.M., Hallett, D., Wilkie, D.M. 2007. The role of spatial and temporal information in learning interval time-place tasks. Behavioural Processes. 75: 55-65.          Learning & memory  

* White, D.J., Gros-Louis, J., King, A.P., Papakhian, M.A., West, M.J. 2007. Constructing culture in cowbirds (Molothus ater). Journal of Comparative Psychology. 121: 113-122.             Group-dynamics  

* Wolf, M., van Doorn, G.S., Leimar, O., Weissing, F.J. 2007. Life-history trade-offs favour the evolution of animal personalities. Nature 447: 581-584.         Personality & behavioral syndromes
Nature Editor's summary on Wolf et al. 2007.

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