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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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Barn owls do not interrupt their siblings by Dreiss, Amélie N., Ruppli, Charlène A., Oberli, Fréderic, Antoniazza, Sylvain, Henry, Isabelle, Roulin, Alexandre

“…Animals communicate with conspecifics to resolve conflicts over how resources are shared. Since signals reflect individuals' resource-holding potential and…”
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No need to shout: Effect of signal loudness on sibling communication in barn owls Tyto alba by Dreiss, Amélie N., Ducouret, Pauline, Ruppli, Charlène A., Rossier, Virginie, Hernandez, Lucile, Falourd, Xavier, Marmaroli, Patrick, Cazau, Dorian, Lissek, Hervé, Roulin, Alexandre, Fusani, L.

“…In animal communication, signal loudness is often ignored and seldom measured. We used a playback experiment to examine the role of vocal loudness (i.e., sound…”
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Information Retention During Competitive Interactions: Siblings Need to Constantly Repeat Vocal Displays by Dreiss, Amélie N., Ruppli, Charlène A., Antille, Sévrine, Roulin, Alexandre

“…Memory is essential to adjust behaviour according to past experience. In societies where animals interact on numerous occasions, memory of previous social…”
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Nocturnal, diurnal and bimodal patterns of locomotion, sibling interactions and sleep in nestling Barn Owls by Scriba, Madeleine F., Dreiss, Amélie N., Henry, Isabelle, Béziers, Paul, Ruppli, Charlène, Ifrid, Estelle, Ducouret, Pauline, Da Silva, Arnaud, Monstiers, Baudouin des, Vyssotski, Alexei L., Rattenborg, Niels C., Roulin, Alexandre

“…Temporal variation in physical activity is mainly determined by the day–night cycle. While this may be true for diurnal species whose vision at night is often…”
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The Art of Diplomacy in Vocally Negotiating Barn Owl Siblings by Ducouret, Pauline, Romano, Andrea, Dreiss, Amélie N., Marmaroli, Patrick, Falourd, Xavier, Roulin, Alexandre

“…To resolve conflicts over limited resources, animals often communicate about their motivation to compete. When signals are transient, the resolution of…”
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Digit ratios, secondary sexual characters and condition in barn swallows Hirundo rustica by Dreiss, Amélie N., Navarro, Carlos, de Lope, Florentino, Møller, Anders P.

“…The second and fourth digit length ratio (2D:4D) is sexually dimorphic in many vertebrates. This ratio has been suggested to provide an estimate of steroid…”
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Do great tits rely on inadvertent social information from blue tits? A habitat selection experiment by Parejo, Deseada, Danchin, Étienne, Silva, Nadia, White, Joel F, Dreiss, Amélie N, Avilés, Jesús M

“…Sympatric species sharing requirements are competitors, but recent evidence suggests that heterospecifics may also be used as a source of information. The…”
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Corticosterone Promotes Scramble Competition Over Sibling Negotiation in Barn Owl Nestlings (Tyto alba) by Ruppli, Charlène A., Almasi, Bettina, Dreiss, Amélie N., Battesti, Marine, Jenni, Lukas, Roulin, Alexandre

“…In species with parental care, siblings compete for access to food resources. Typically, they vocally signal their level of need to each other and to parents,…”
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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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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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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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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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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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