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Melanin-based coloration predicts natal dispersal in the barn owl, Tyto alba by van den Brink, Valentijn, Dreiss, Amélie N., Roulin, Alexandre

“…Searching for a suitable breeding site is an important decision in the life of most animals. The decisions where to settle and how far to travel before doing…”
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‘Nature Knows No Boundaries’: The Role of Nature Conservation in Peacebuilding by Roulin, Alexandre, Abu Rashid, Mansour, Spiegel, Baruch, Charter, Motti, Dreiss, Amélie N., Leshem, Yossi

“…Humanity is facing a biodiversity crisis. To solve environmental problems, we bring people from Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority to the same…”
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Barn owl nestlings vocally escalate when interrupted by a sibling: evidence from an interactive playback experiment by Ducouret, Pauline, Dreiss, Amélie N., Gémard, Charlène, Falourd, Xavier, Roulin, Alexandre

“…To resolve conflicts of interest, animals can vocally signal their resource-holding potential and motivation to compete. This allows conspecifics to adjust…”
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The imaginary carrot: no correlation between raising funds and research productivity in geosciences by Mariethoz, Gregoire, Herman, Frédéric, Dreiss, Amelie

“…The ability of researchers to raise funding is central to academic achievement. However, whether success in obtaining research funds correlates with the…”
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Reply to the comment by Heyard et al. titled “Imaginary carrot or effective fertiliser? A rejoinder on funding and productivity” by Mariethoz, Gregoire, Herman, Frédéric, Dreiss, Amelie

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Melanin-based colour polymorphism signals aggressive personality in nest and territory defence in the tawny owl (Strix aluco) by Da Silva, Arnaud, van den Brink, Valentijn, Emaresi, Guillaume, Luzio, Ester, Bize, Pierre, Dreiss, Amélie N., Roulin, Alexandre

“…Nest and territory defence are risky and potentially dangerous behaviours. If the resolution of life history trade-offs differs between individuals, the level…”
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Vocal communication regulates sibling competition over food stock by Dreiss, Amélie N., Gaime, Florence, Delarbre, Alice, Moroni, Letizia, Lenarth, Mélissa, Roulin, Alexandre

“…Animals resolve conflicts over the share of resources by competing physically or signalling motivation with honest signals of need. In some species, young…”
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Age-related change in melanin-based coloration of Barn owls (Tyto alba): females that become more female-like and males that become more male-like perform better by DREISS, AMELIE N, ROULIN, ALEXANDRE

“…Ornament expression fluctuates with age in many organisms. Whether these changes are adaptively plastic is poorly known. In order to understand the ultimate…”
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Melanic color-dependent antipredator behavior strategies in barn owl nestlings by van den Brink, Valentijn, Dolivo, Vassilissa, Falourd, Xavier, Dreiss, Amelie N, Roulin, Alexandre

“…The arms race between predators and prey has led to morphological and behavioral adaptations. Different antipredator strategies can coexist within a population…”
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Responsiveness to siblings' need increases with age in vocally negotiating barn owl nestlings by Dreiss, Amélie N., Ruppli, Charlène A., Delarbre, Alice, Faller, Christof, Roulin, Alexandre

“…In animal societies, individuals should optimize the way they behave in relation to the behavior displayed by their conspecifics. This social competence, i.e.,…”
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Social rules govern vocal competition in the barn owl by Dreiss, Amélie N., Ruppli, Charlène A., Faller, Christof, Roulin, Alexandre

“…To resolve the share of limited resources, animals often compete through exchange of signals about their relative motivation to compete. When two competitors…”
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Evolutionary Perspective on the Interplay Between Family Life, and Parent and Offspring Personality by Roulin, Alexandre, Dreiss, Amélie N, Kölliker, Mathias

“…Consistent inter-individual variation in behaviour over time and across contexts has been reported for a wide variety of animals, a phenomenon commonly…”
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Nestling barn owls assess short-term variation in the amount of vocally competing siblings by Ruppli, Charlène A., Dreiss, Amélie N., Roulin, Alexandre

“…Assessing the amount of rivals is crucial to optimally adjust investment into a contest. If laboratory animals show numerical abilities, little is known about…”
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Big brother is watching you: eavesdropping to resolve family conflicts by Dreiss, Amélie N., Ruppli, Charlène A., Faller, Christof, Roulin, Alexandre

“…Adult animals can eavesdrop on behavioral interactions between potential opponents to assess their competitive ability and motivation to contest resources…”
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vigilance components of begging and sibling competition by Dreiss, Amélie N, Calcagno, Marco, Brink, Valentijn van den, Laurent, Aurélie, Almasi, Bettina, Jenni, Lukas, Roulin, Alexandre

“…The conflict between siblings over how parental resources are divided has promoted the evolution of specific behaviour to outcompete each other. Young animals…”
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Diverging Cave- and River-Dwelling Newts Exert the Same Mate Preference in their Native Light Conditions by Dreiss, Amélie N, Guillaume, Olivier, Clobert, Jean

“…When colonizing a new habitat, populations must adapt their sexual behaviour to new ecological constraints. Because caves display drastically different…”
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Efficiency and Significance of Multiple Vocal Signals in Sibling Competition by Ruppli, Charlène A., Dreiss, Amélie N., Roulin, Alexandre

“…Animals can compete for resources by displaying various acoustic signals that may differentially affect the outcome of competition. We propose the hypothesis…”
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Social huddling and physiological thermoregulation are related to melanism in the nocturnal barn owl by Dreiss, Amélie N, Séchaud, Robin, Béziers, Paul, Villain, Nicolas, Genoud, Michel, Almasi, Bettina, Jenni, Lukas, Roulin, Alexandre

“…Endothermic animals vary in their physiological ability to maintain a constant body temperature. Since melanin-based coloration is related to thermoregulation…”
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Prosody Predicts Contest Outcome in Non-Verbal Dialogs by Dreiss, Amélie N, Chatelain, Philippe G, Roulin, Alexandre, Richner, Heinz

“…Non-verbal communication has important implications for inter-individual relationships and negotiation success. However, to what extent humans can…”
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Non-Vocal Behaviors Are More Frequent During the Decisive Negotiation Phases in Barn Owl Siblings by N. Dreiss, Amélie, Romano, Andrea, Flint, Raphaëlle, Bates, Sarah, Vermunt, Aurélie, Henry, Isabelle, A. Ruppli, Charlène, Roulin, Alexandre

“…Animals produce vibrations or noises by means of body movements, which can play a role in communication. These behaviors enhance signal transmission or…”
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