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Volume 8(2);  April 23, 2012

Meeting Reports

Fostering the rebirth of natural history
Stephanie E. Hampton, Terry A. Wheeler
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 161–163. Published online 2011 August 31. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0777
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Predicting ecosystem shifts requires new approaches that integrate the effects of climate change across entire systems
Bayden D. Russell, Christopher D. G. Harley, Thomas Wernberg, Nova Mieszkowska, Stephen Widdicombe, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Sean D. Connell
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 164–166. Published online 2011 September 7. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0779
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Animal Behaviour

Adaptive significance of permanent female mimicry in a bird of prey
Audrey Sternalski, François Mougeot, Vincent Bretagnolle
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 167–170. Published online 2011 November 9. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0914
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Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius) overcome their current desires to anticipate two distinct future needs and plan for them appropriately
Lucy G. Cheke, Nicola S. Clayton
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 171–175. Published online 2011 November 2. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0909
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PMC3297405
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Keeping up appearances: male fiddler crabs wave faster in a crowd
Richard N. C. Milner, Michael D. Jennions, Patricia R. Y. Backwell
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 176–178. Published online 2011 October 26. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0926
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A simple test of vocal individual recognition in wild meerkats
Simon W. Townsend, Colin Allen, Marta B. Manser
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 179–182. Published online 2011 October 12. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0844
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PMC3297395
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An airborne sex pheromone in snakes
R. Shine, R. T. Mason
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 183–185. Published online 2011 October 12. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0802
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PMC3297390
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Male sexual harassment alters female social behaviour towards other females
Safi K. Darden, Lauren Watts
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 186–188. Published online 2011 October 5. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0807
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PMC3297391
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Scared and less noisy: glucocorticoids are associated with alarm call entropy
Daniel T. Blumstein, Yvonne Y. Chi
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 189–192. Published online 2011 October 5. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0832
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PMC3297392
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The transfer of motor functional strategies via action observation
Luisa Sartori, Francesca Xompero, Giulia Bucchioni, Umberto Castiello
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 193–196. Published online 2011 September 21. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0759
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Is the true ‘wisdom of the crowd’ to copy successful individuals?
Andrew J. King, Lawrence Cheng, Sandra D. Starke, Julia P. Myatt
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 197–200. Published online 2011 September 14. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0795
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PMC3297389
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Corvids can decide if a future exchange is worth waiting for
Valerie Dufour, Claudia A. F. Wascher, Anna Braun, Rachael Miller, Thomas Bugnyar
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 201–204. Published online 2011 September 14. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0726
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Context-dependent tool use in New Caledonian crows
Alex H. Taylor, Gavin R. Hunt, Russell D. Gray
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 205–207. Published online 2011 September 7. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0782
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PMC3297387
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Masculinized female yellow-bellied marmots initiate more social interactions
Raquel Monclús, Taylor Cook, Daniel T. Blumstein
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 208–210. Published online 2011 August 31. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0754
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PMC3297380
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Biomechanics

Dolphin whistles: a functional misnomer revealed by heliox breathing
P. T. Madsen, F. H. Jensen, D. Carder, S. Ridgway
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 211–213. Published online 2011 September 7. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0701
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PMC3297372
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Community Ecology

Suppression of fungal and nematode plant pathogens through arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Stavros D. Veresoglou, Matthias C. Rillig
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 214–217. Published online 2011 October 19. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0874
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PMC3297398
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Conservation Biology

Tracking long-distance migration to assess marine pollution impact
William Montevecchi, David Fifield, Chantelle Burke, Stefan Garthe, April Hedd, Jean-François Rail, Gregory Robertson
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 218–221. Published online 2011 October 19. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0880
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PMC3297400
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How global extinctions impact regional biodiversity in mammals
Shan Huang, T. Jonathan Davies, John L. Gittleman
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 222–225. Published online 2011 September 28. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0752
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Embryonic exposure to conspecific chemicals suppresses cane toad growth and survival
Michael R. Crossland, Richard Shine
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 226–229. Published online 2011 August 31. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0794
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Evolutionary Biology

Defence strategies against a parasitoid wasp in Drosophila: fight or flight?
Thierry Lefèvre, Jacobus C. de Roode, Balint Z. Kacsoh, Todd A. Schlenke
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 230–233. Published online 2011 August 24. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0725
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PMC3297374
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Increased responsiveness in feeding behaviour of Caenorhabditis elegans after experimental coevolution with its microparasite Bacillus thuringiensis
Rebecca D. Schulte, Barbara Hasert, Carsten Makus, Nico K. Michiels, Hinrich Schulenburg
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 234–236. Published online 2011 August 31. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0684
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PMC3297370
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Father absence predicts age at sexual maturity and reproductive timing in British men
Paula Sheppard, Rebecca Sear
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 237–240. Published online 2011 September 7. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0747
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PMC3297378
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A stab in the dark: chick killing by brood parasitic honeyguides
Claire N. Spottiswoode, Jeroen Koorevaar
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 241–244. Published online 2011 September 7. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0739
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PMC3297377
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Reversal of height dimorphism promotes pollen and seed dispersal in a wind-pollinated dioecious plant
Melinda Pickup, Spencer C. H. Barrett
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 245–248. Published online 2011 November 2. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0950
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Brain development and predation: plastic responses depend on evolutionary history
Abigél Gonda, Kaisa Välimäki, Gábor Herczeg, Juha Merilä
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 249–252. Published online 2011 September 28. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0837
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PMC3297394
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Horizontally transferred fungal carotenoid genes in the two-spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae
Boran Altincicek, Jennifer L. Kovacs, Nicole M. Gerardo
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 253–257. Published online 2011 September 14. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0704
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PMC3297373
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Repeated colonization of remote islands by specialized mutualists
David H. Hembry, Tomoko Okamoto, Rosemary G. Gillespie
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 258–261. Published online 2011 September 7. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0771
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Global Change Biology

Plasticity of preferred body temperatures as means of coping with climate change?
Lumír Gvoždík
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 262–265. Published online 2011 November 9. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0960
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The rising cost of warming waters: effects of temperature on the cost of swimming in fishes
Andrew M. Hein, Katrina J. Keirsted
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 266–269. Published online 2011 October 26. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0885
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The Northwest Passage opens for bowhead whales
Mads Peter Heide-Jørgensen, Kristin L. Laidre, Lori T. Quakenbush, John J. Citta
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 270–273. Published online 2011 September 21. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0731
PMCID:
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Marine Biology

Antarctic killer whales make rapid, round-trip movements to subtropical waters: evidence for physiological maintenance migrations?
J. W. Durban, R. L. Pitman
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 274–277. Published online 2011 October 26. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0875
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PMC3297399
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Assessment of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α mRNA expression in mantis shrimp as a biomarker of environmental hypoxia exposure
Keita Kodama, Md. Saydur Rahman, Toshihiro Horiguchi, Peter Thomas
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 278–281. Published online 2011 October 26. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0887
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PMC3297403
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Dispersal of Symbiodinium by the stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride
Carolina Castro-Sanguino, Juan A. Sánchez
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 282–286. Published online 2011 September 28. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0836
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A shot in the dark: same-sex sexual behaviour in a deep-sea squid
Hendrik J. T. Hoving, Stephanie L. Bush, Bruce H. Robison
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 287–290. Published online 2011 September 21. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0680
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Neurobiology

Vertebrate ancient opsin photopigment spectra and the avian photoperiodic response
Wayne I. L. Davies, Michael Turton, Stuart N. Peirson, Brian K. Follett, Stephanie Halford, Jose M. Garcia-Fernandez, Peter J. Sharp, Mark W. Hankins, Russell G. Foster
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 291–294. Published online 2011 October 26. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0864
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Palaeontology

Mid-Cretaceous charred fossil flowers reveal direct observation of arthropod feeding strategies
Christoph Hartkopf-Fröder, Jes Rust, Torsten Wappler, Else Marie Friis, Agnes Viehofen
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 295–298. Published online 2011 September 7. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0696
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PMC3297371
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Likelihood reinstates Archaeopteryx as a primitive bird
Michael S. Y. Lee, Trevor H. Worthy
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 299–303. Published online 2011 October 26. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0884
PMCID:
PMC3297401
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Physiology

Daily torpor is associated with telomere length change over winter in Djungarian hamsters
Christopher Turbill, Steve Smith, Caroline Deimel, Thomas Ruf
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 304–307. Published online 2011 September 14. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0758
PMCID:
PMC3297381
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Harmonine, a defence compound from the harlequin ladybird, inhibits mycobacterial growth and demonstrates multi-stage antimalarial activity
Christian Rene Röhrich, Che Julius Ngwa, Jochen Wiesner, Henrike Schmidtberg, Thomas Degenkolb, Christian Kollewe, Rainer Fischer, Gabriele Pradel, Andreas Vilcinskas
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 308–311. Published online 2011 September 21. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0760
PMCID:
PMC3297383
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Coping with the extremes: stress physiology varies between winter and summer in breeding opportunists
Jamie M. Cornelius, Creagh W. Breuner, Thomas P. Hahn
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 312–315. Published online 2011 October 19. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0865
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PMC3297397
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Population Ecology

Taylor's Law holds in experimental bacterial populations but competition does not influence the slope
Johan Ramsayer, Simon Fellous, Joel E. Cohen, Michael E. Hochberg
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 316–319. Published online 2011 November 9. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0895
PMCID:
PMC3297404
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Correction

Experimental evidence for real-time song frequency shift in response to urban noise in a passerine bird
Eira Bermúdez-Cuamatzin, Alejandro A. Ríos-Chelén, Diego Gil, Constantino Macías Garcia
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 320. Published online 2012 January 11. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.1225
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Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 36–38.
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PMC3297410
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