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Self-organization of collective escape in pigeon flocks by Papadopoulou, Marina, Hildenbrandt, Hanno, Sankey, Daniel W E, Portugal, Steven J, Hemelrijk, Charlotte K

“…Bird flocks under predation demonstrate complex patterns of collective escape. These patterns may emerge by self-organization from local interactions among…”
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Birds invest wingbeats to keep a steady head and reap the ultimate benefits of flying together by Taylor, Lucy A, Taylor, Graham K, Lambert, Ben, Walker, James A, Biro, Dora, Portugal, Steven J

“…Flapping flight is the most energetically demanding form of sustained forwards locomotion that vertebrates perform. Flock dynamics therefore have significant…”
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No evidence for a signal in mammalian basal metabolic rate associated with a fossorial lifestyle by Merchant, Hana N., Thirkell, Jack E., Portugal, Steven J.

“…A vast array of challenging environments are inhabited by mammals, such as living in confined spaces where oxygen levels are likely to be low. Species can…”
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Matching times of leading and following suggest cooperation through direct reciprocity during V-formation flight in ibis by Voelkl, Bernhard, Portugal, Steven J., Unsöld, Markus, Usherwood, James R., Wilson, Alan M., Fritz, Johannes

“…Significance Cooperation in animals is an enigma because it contravenes the basic notion that evolution favors selfish genes that promote only their own…”
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Occurrence of antibiotics in Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and Radish (Raphanus sativus L.) following organic soil fertilisation under plot-scale conditions: Crop and human health implications by Matamoros, V., Casas, M. Escolà, Mansilla, S., Tadić, Đ., Cañameras, N., Carazo, N., Portugal, J., Piña, B., Díez, S., Bayona, J.M.

“…Recent studies have demonstrated the crop uptake of antibiotics (ABs) from soils treated with AB-carrying fertilisers. However, there is a lack of plot-scale…”
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What Is Going on With the Genus Dermacentor? Hybridizations, Introgressions, Oh My by Goddard, Jerome, Allerdice, Michelle, Portugal, J. Santos, Moraru, Gail M., Paddock, Christopher D., King, Jonas

“…In the 1930s, R. A. Cooley noted that Dermacentor occidentalis (Acarina: Ixodidae) and Dermacentor andersoni were closely related and could hybridize. Decades…”
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Detection of faulty beam position monitors using unsupervised learning by Fol, E., Tomás, R., Coello de Portugal, J., Franchetti, G.

“…Optics measurements at the LHC are mainly based on turn-by-turn signal from hundreds of beam position monitors (BPMs). Faulty BPMs produce erroneous signal…”
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Homing pigeons ( Columba livia ) modulate wingbeat characteristics as a function of route familiarity by Taylor, Lucy A, Portugal, Steven J, Biro, Dora

“…Mechanisms of avian navigation have received considerable attention, but whether different navigational strategies are accompanied by different flight…”
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Molecular Phylogeny of Dermacentor parumapertus (Acari: Ixodidae) from Two Locations Within Its Geographical Range by Portugal, J. Santos, Allerdice, Michelle, Moraru, Gail M., King, Jonas, Paddock, Christopher D., Becker, Tom, Smith, Travis C., Goddard, Jerome

“…Dermacentor parumapertus Neumann (Acari: Ixodidae) is a rather obscure tick found on jackrabbits in the western United States and parts of Canada and Mexico…”
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Emergence of splits and collective turns in pigeon flocks under predation by Papadopoulou, Marina, Hildenbrandt, Hanno, Sankey, Daniel W E, Portugal, Steven J, Hemelrijk, Charlotte K

“…Complex patterns of collective behaviour may emerge through self-organization, from local interactions among individuals in a group. To understand what…”
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First light for avian embryos: eggshell thickness and pigmentation mediate variation in development and UV exposure in wild bird eggs by Maurer, Golo, Portugal, Steven J., Hauber, Mark E., Miksik, Ivan, Russell, Douglas G. D., Cassey, Phillip

“…Summary The avian embryo's development is influenced by both the amount and the wavelength of the light that passes through the eggshell. Commercial poultry…”
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Biologically inspired herding of animal groups by robots by King, Andrew J., Portugal, Steven J., Strömbom, Daniel, Mann, Richard P., Carrillo, José A., Kalise, Dante, Croon, Guido, Barnett, Heather, Scerri, Paul, Groß, Roderich, Chadwick, David R., Papadopoulou, Marina

“…A single sheepdog can bring together and manoeuvre hundreds of sheep from one location to another. Engineers and ecologists are fascinated by this sheepdog…”
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Metabolic rate does not explain performance on a short-term memory task or personality traits in juvenile chickens ( Gallus gallus domesticus ) by Watrobska, Cecylia M, Pasquier, Grégoire, Leadbeater, Ellouise, Portugal, Steven J

“…Metabolic rate determines life processes and the physiological requirements of an individual, and has recently been implicated as a driver of inter-individual…”
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Does hyperthermia constrain flight duration in a short-distance migrant? by Guillemette, Magella, Woakes, Anthony J., Larochelle, Jacques, Polymeropoulos, Elias T., Granbois, Jean-Marc, Butler, Patrick J., Pelletier, David, Frappell, Peter B., Portugal, Steven J.

“…While some migratory birds perform non-stop flights of over 11 000 km, many species only spend around 15% of the day in flight during migration, posing a…”
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New insights into morphological adaptation in common mole‐rats (Cryptomys hottentotus hottentotus) along an aridity gradient by Merchant, Hana N., Portugal, Steven J., Bennett, Nigel C., Janse van Vuuren, Andries K., Faulkes, Chris G., Bowen, James, Hart, Daniel W.

“…Morphological adaptation is the change in the form of an organism that benefits the individual in its current habitat. Mole‐rats (family Bathyergidae), despite…”
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New local optics measurements and correction techniques for the LHC and its luminosity upgrade by Coello de Portugal, J., Tomás, R., Hofer, M.

“…As the beams at the interaction points (IPs) of circular colliders are pushed toward smaller sizes, the correction of the magnetic field errors in…”
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Eggshell composition and surface properties of avian brood-parasitic species compared with non-parasitic species by McClelland, Stephanie C, Attard, Marie R G, Bowen, James, Horrocks, Nicholas P C, Jamie, Gabriel A, Dixit, Tanmay, Spottiswoode, Claire N, Portugal, Steven J

“…The eggs of avian obligate brood-parasitic species have multiple adaptations to deceive hosts and optimize development in host nests. While the structure and…”
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LHC optics commissioning: A journey towards 1% optics control by Persson, T., Carlier, F., de Portugal, J. Coello, Valdivieso, A. Garcia-Tabares, Langner, A., Maclean, E. H., Malina, L., Skowronski, P., Salvant, B., Tomás, R., Bonilla, A. C. García

“…Since 2015 the LHC has been operating at 6.5 TeV. In 2016 the β -functions at the interaction points of ATLAS and CMS were squeezed to 0.4 m. This is below the…”
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It Takes Time to Be Cool: On the Relationship between Hyperthermia and Body Cooling in a Migrating Seaduck by Guillemette, Magella, Polymeropoulos, Elias T, Portugal, Steven J, Pelletier, David

“…The large amount of energy expended during flapping flight is associated with heat generated through the increased work of the flight muscles. This increased…”
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Can local ecological knowledge establish conservation baselines for the Critically Endangered Blue‐crowned Laughingthrush? by Gleave, Rosalind A., Papworth, Sarah K., Bauman, David, Portugal, Steven J., Zhang, Weiwei, Liu, Yikang, Cao, Zhiming, Cheng, Xiaojin, Turvey, Samuel T.

“…Designing conservation interventions for rare species can be hindered by a lack of relevant data. Local ecological knowledge (LEK) has potential to provide…”
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