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Eavesdropping on heterospecific alarm calls: from mechanisms to consequences by Magrath, Robert D., Haff, Tonya M., Fallow, Pamela M., Radford, Andrew N.

“…ABSTRACT Animals often gather information from other species by eavesdropping on signals intended for others. We review the extent, benefits, mechanisms, and…”
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Wild Birds Learn to Eavesdrop on Heterospecific Alarm Calls by Magrath, Robert D., Haff, Tonya M., McLachlan, Jessica R., Igic, Branislav

“…Many vertebrates gain critical information about danger by eavesdropping on other species’ alarm calls [1], providing an excellent context in which to study…”
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Calling at a cost: elevated nestling calling attracts predators to active nests by Haff, Tonya M., Magrath, Robert D.

“…Begging by nestling birds has been used to test evolutionary models of signalling but theory has outstripped evidence. Eavesdropping predators potentially…”
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Troubleshooting public data archiving: suggestions to increase participation by Roche, Dominique G, Lanfear, Robert, Binning, Sandra A, Haff, Tonya M, Schwanz, Lisa E, Cain, Kristal E, Kokko, Hanna, Jennions, Michael D, Kruuk, Loeske E B

“…An increasing number of publishers and funding agencies require public data archiving (PDA) in open-access databases. PDA has obvious group benefits for the…”
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Collection, curation and the use of humidification to restore nest shape in a research museum bird nest collection by Haff, Tonya M., Tees, Natalie, Wood, Kathryn, Cawsey, E. Margaret, Joseph, Leo, Holleley, Clare E.

“…Background Bird nests are an important part of avian ecology. They are a powerful tool for studying not only the birds that built them, but a wide array of…”
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The protective value of the colour and shape of the mountain katydid's antipredator defence by Riley, Julia L., Haff, Tonya M., Ryeland, Julia, Drinkwater, Eleanor, Umbers, Kate D. L.

“…Deimatic behaviour is performed by prey when attacked by predators as part of an antipredator strategy. The behaviour is part of a sequence that consists of…”
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Song matching in a long‐lived, sedentary bird with a low song rate: The importance of song type, song duration and intrusion by Ansell, Dean, Magrath, Robert D., Haff, Tonya M., Goymann, Wolfgang

“…Territorial songbirds often match the song features or singing patterns of rivals, commonly as an aggressive signal. Most studies of song matching have been on…”
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Eavesdropping on the neighbours: fledglings learn to respond to heterospecific alarm calls by Haff, Tonya M., Magrath, Robert D.

“…Young birds and mammals suffer from a high risk of predation, and should be under strong selection for early response to cues indicating danger, including the…”
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Learning to listen? Nestling response to heterospecific alarm calls by Haff, Tonya M., Magrath, Robert D.

“…Many nestling birds go silent in response to parental alarm calls, potentially lowering their risk of being overheard by predators. Parents are not always…”
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To call or not to call: parents assess the vulnerability of their young before warning them about predators by Haff, Tonya M., Magrath, Robert D.

“…Communication about predators can reveal the effects of both conspecific and heterospecific audiences on signalling strategy, providing insight into signal…”
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Cleaning Up After a Meal: The Consequences of Prey Disposal for Pit‐Building Antlion Larvae by Beponis, Lucy M, O'Dea, Rose E, Ohl, Valérie‐Anne, Ryan, Mitchell P, Backwell, Patricia R. Y, Binning, Sandra A, Haff, Tonya M, Herberstein, M

“…Predators use a variety of strategies for capturing prey. Trap‐building predators can save on searching and encountering costs by investing in the construction…”
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Troubleshooting Public Data Archiving: Suggestions to Increase Participation: e1001779 by Roche, Dominique G, Lanfear, Robert, Binning, Sandra A, Haff, Tonya M, Schwanz, Lisa E, Cain, Kristal E, Kokko, Hanna, Jennions, Michael D, Kruuk, Loeske EB

“…An increasing number of publishers and funding agencies require public data archiving (PDA) in open-access databases. PDA has obvious group benefits for the…”
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Trees, Truffles, and Beasts: How Forests Function by Haff, Tonya M.

“…Haff reviews Trees, Truffles and Beasts: How Forests Function written by Chis Maser, Andrew W. Claridge and James M. Trappe…”
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Trees, Truffles, and Beasts: How Forests Function Trees, Truffles, and Beasts: How Forests Function. 2008. Chris Maser, Andrew W. Claridge, and James M. Trappe . Rutgers University Press, Piscataway, NJ. $26.95, paperback; 280 pages. ISBN-13: 978-0-8135-4226-3 by Haff, Tonya M.

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