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The Function of the Alula in Avian Flight by Lee, Sang-im, Kim, Jooha, Park, Hyungmin, Jabłoński, Piotr G., Choi, Haecheon

“…The alula is a small structure located at the joint between the hand-wing and arm-wing of birds and is known to be used in slow flight with high angles of…”
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Jumping on water: Surface tension–dominated jumping of water striders and robotic insects by Koh, Je-Sung, Yang, Eunjin, Jung, Gwang-Pil, Jung, Sun-Pill, Son, Jae Hak, Lee, Sang-Im, Jablonski, Piotr G., Wood, Robert J., Kim, Ho-Young, Cho, Kyu-Jin

“…Jumping on water is a unique locomotion mode found in semi-aquatic arthropods, such as water striders. To reproduce this feat in a surface tension–dominant…”
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Water striders adjust leg movement speed to optimize takeoff velocity for their morphology by Yang, Eunjin, Son, Jae Hak, Lee, Sang-im, Jablonski, Piotr G., Kim, Ho-Young

“…Water striders are water-walking insects that can jump upwards from the water surface. Quick jumps allow striders to avoid sudden dangers such as predators’…”
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Long-term memory of experienced jays facilitates problem-solving by naïve group members in the wild by Jo, Hyein, McCune, Kelsey B., Jablonski, Piotr G., Lee, Sang‑im

“…Long-term memory affects animal fitness, especially in social species. In these species, the memory of group members facilitates the acquisition of novel…”
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EVOLUTIONARY SIGNIFICANCE OF GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN A PLUMAGE-BASED FORAGING ADAPTATION: AN EXPERIMENTAL TEST IN THE SLATE-THROATED REDSTART (MYIOBORUS MINIATUS) by Mumme, Ronald L, Galatowitsch, Mark L, JabŁoński, Piotr G, Stawarczyk, Tadeusz M, Cygan, Jakub P

“…Geographic variation in the plumage pattern of birds is widespread but poorly understood, and in very few cases has its evolutionary significance been…”
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Camouflage through behavior in moths: the role of background matching and disruptive coloration by Kang, Changku, Stevens, Martin, Moon, Jong-yeol, Lee, Sang-Im, Jablonski, Piotr G.

“…Lay summary Cryptic moths are able to seek out locations and change their body orientations after landing on tree trunks to improve camouflage. Moths rest on…”
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Escape behaviors in prey and the evolution of pennaceous plumage in dinosaurs by Park, Jinseok, Son, Minyoung, Park, Jeongyeol, Bang, Sang Yun, Ha, Jungmoon, Moon, Hyungpil, Lee, Yuong-Nam, Lee, Sang-im, Jablonski, Piotr G.

“…Numerous non-avian dinosaurs possessed pennaceous feathers on their forelimbs (proto-wings) and tail. Their functions remain unclear. We propose that these…”
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Ecological niche partitioning in a fragmented landscape between two highly specialized avian flush-pursuit foragers in the Andean zone of sympatry by Jablonski, Piotr G., Borowiec, Marta, Nowakowski, Jacek J., Stawarczyk, Tadeusz

“…In the Andes, pairs of ecologically similar species are often separated by narrow elevational sympatry zones but the mechanisms mediating sympatry are not…”
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Social behavior mediates the use of social and personal information in wild jays by McCune, Kelsey B., Valente, Jonathon J., Jablonski, Piotr G., Lee, Sang-im, Ha, Renee R.

“…The factors favoring the evolution of certain cognitive abilities in animals remain unclear. Social learning is a cognitive ability that reduces the cost of…”
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Assessing dietary specialization to inform the conservation of the fairy pitta ( Pitta nympha ), an endangered vermivore by Park, Jinseok, Ha, Jungmoon, Kim, Woojoo, Jablonski, Piotr G, Lee, Sang-Im

“…Quantifying the diet of endangered species is crucial for conservation, especially for diet specialists, which can be more susceptible to environmental…”
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Microbial abundance on the eggs of a passerine bird and related fitness consequences between urban and rural habitats by Lee, Sang-Im, Lee, Hyunna, Jablonski, Piotr G, Choe, Jae Chun, Husby, Magne

“…Urban environments present novel and challenging habitats to wildlife. In addition to well-known difference in abiotic factors between rural and urban…”
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Effect of incubation on bacterial communities of eggshells in a temperate bird, the Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica) by Lee, Won Young, Kim, Mincheol, Jablonski, Piotr G, Choe, Jae Chun, Lee, Sang-im

“…Inhibitory effect of incubation on microbial growth has extensively been studied in wild bird populations using culture-based methods and conflicting results…”
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Impact of land reclamation and agricultural water regime on the distribution and conservation status of the endangered Dryophytes suweonensis by Borzée, Amaël, Kim, Kyungmin, Heo, Kyongman, Jablonski, Piotr G, Jang, Yikweon

“…Knowledge about the distribution and habitat preferences of a species is critical for its conservation. The Suweon Treefrog ( ) is an endangered species…”
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Evolution of switchable aposematism: insights from individual-based simulations by Song, Woncheol, Lee, Sang-Im, Jablonski, Piotr G

“…Some defended prey animals can switch on their normally hidden aposematic signals. This switching may occur in reaction to predators' approach (pre-attack…”
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Vigilance responding to number of conspecifics among mixed groups of cranes in demilitarized zone by Jabłoński, Piotr G., Lee, Sangdon, Ellwood, Elizabeth

“…Numerous studies have addressed antipredatory benefits of mixed-species flocks of foragers, but studies on individual's vigilance as a function of group size…”
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Effects of visual stimuli, substrate-borne vibrations and air current stimuli on escape reactions in insect prey of flush-pursuing birds and their implications for evolution of flush-pursuers by Jabłoński, Piotr G, Lee, Sang Don

“…Insects use escape behaviors to avoid predators. Some insectivorous birds evolved a unique flush-pursue foraging technique that exploits their insect prey…”
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HABITAT-SPECIFIC SENSORY-EXPLOITATIVE SIGNALS IN BIRDS: PROPENSITY OF DIPTERAN PREY TO CAUSE EVOLUTION OF PLUMAGE VARIATION IN FLUSH-PURSUIT INSECTIVORES by Jabłoński, Piotr G, Lasater, Kelly, Mumme, Ronald L, Borowiec, Marta, Cygan, Jakub P, Pereira, Janice, Sergiej, Ewa

“…Sensory exploitation occurs when signals trigger behavioral reactions that diminish the receiver's fitness. Research in this area focuses on the match between…”
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HYPOTHETICAL MECHANISMS OF THE INITIAL EVOLUTION OF SEXUALLY DIMORPHIC TAIL STREAMERS IN HIRUNDINIDAE by Matyjasiak, Piotr, JabŁoński, Piotr G

“…Matyjasiak and Jabonski discuss the functional significance of long tail streamers in male barn swallows. They consider how the streamers seem to improve…”
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Reformulation of Trivers–Willard hypothesis for parental investment by Choi, Jibeom, Roh, Hyungmin, Lee, Sang-im, Kwon, Hee-Dae, Kang, Myungjoo, Jablonski, Piotr G.

“…The Trivers-Willard hypothesis (TWH) plays a central role in understanding the optimal investment strategies to male and female offspring. Empirical studies of…”
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Cryptically patterned moths perceive bark structure when choosing body orientations that match wing color pattern to the bark pattern by Kang, Chang-Ku, Moon, Jong-Yeol, Lee, Sang-Im, Jablonski, Piotr G

“…Many moths have wing patterns that resemble bark of trees on which they rest. The wing patterns help moths to become camouflaged and to avoid predation because…”
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