Search Results - "RUXTON, G. D."

Resolving current disagreements and ambiguities in the terminology of animal communication by RUXTON, G. D., SCHAEFER, H. M.

“…Communication is central to most interactions between organisms. There is currently considerable controversy about the evolution, function and even about the…”
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Adaptive changes in size and age at metamorphosis can qualitatively vary with predator type and available defenses by Higginson, A. D, Ruxton, G. D

“…In many taxa the timing of metamorphosis is plastic in response to predation risk during the pre-metamorphic stage, and trends in both age and body size at…”
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Density-dependent investment in costly anti-predator defences: an explanation for the weak survival benefit of group living by Daly, Derek, Higginson, A. D., Chen, Dong, Ruxton, G. D., Speed, M. P.

“…Ecology Letters (2012) A central explanation for group living across animal taxa is the reduced rate of attack by predators. However, many field observations…”
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Exploring the dichotomy between animals building using self-secreted materials and using materials collected from the environment by Hansell, M. H., Ruxton, G. D.

“…The collection and the secretion of building materials are two radically different processes: one behavioural; the other physiological. This article examines…”
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Linking signal fidelity and the efficiency costs of communication by Hackett, S, Schaefer, H. M, Ruxton, G. D

“…The handicap principle has been the overarching framework to explain the evolution and maintenance of communication. Yet, it is becoming apparent that…”
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By‐product information can stabilize the reliability of communication by Martin Schaefer, H., Ruxton, G. D.

“…Although communication underpins many biological processes, its function and basic definition remain contentious. In particular, researchers have debated…”
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Changes in Vigilance with Group Size under Scramble Competition by Beauchamp, G., Ruxton, G. D.

“…Beauchamp and Ruxton explore the role of resource availability on vigilance patterns among animals. Beauchamp and Ruxton examine the role of scramble…”
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Why are pitfall traps so rare in the natural world? by Ruxton, G. D, Hansell, M. H

“…Prey capture by trapping is uncommon taxonomically, and generally requires highly evolved cognitive powers (humans) or specialist self-secreted materials (for…”
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Deconstructing collective building in social insects: implications for ecological adaptation and evolution by Invernizzi, E., Ruxton, G. D.

“…Nests built by eusocial insect species are often complex structures consisting of multiple effectively integrated and functionally distinct substructures…”
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Dynamic state-dependent modelling predicts optimal usage patterns of responsive defences by Higginson, A. D, Ruxton, G. D

“…Chemical defences against predation often involve responses to specific predation events where the prey expels fluids, such as haemolymph or gut contents,…”
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Trends in body size across an environmental gradient: A differential response in scavenging and non-scavenging demersal deep-sea fish by Collins, M.A, Bailey, D.M, Ruxton, G.D, Priede, I.G

“…Body size trends across environmental gradients are widely reported but poorly understood. Here, we investigate contrasting relationships between size (body…”
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Allocation concealment as a potentially useful aspect of randomised experiments by Ruxton, G. D.

“…In experiments where subjects are allocated to different treatments, implementing allocation concealment simply means that procedures are used to prevent…”
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Evasive mimicry: when (if ever) could mimicry based on difficulty of capture evolve? by Ruxton, G. D., Speed, M., Sherratt, T. N.

“…We elucidate the conditions under which an easy–to–catch edible prey species may evolve to resemble another edible species that is much more difficult to…”
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The Consequences of Clutch Size for Incubation Conditions and Hatching Success in Starlings by Reid, J. M., Monaghan, P., Ruxton, G. D.

“…1. Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) clutches were manipulated so that sibling eggs were incubated within either natural-sized clutches, or clutches that had been…”
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How fast is a snail’s pace? The influences of size and substrate on gastropod speed of locomotion by Pembury Smith, M. Q. R., Ruxton, G. D.

“…Terrestrial gastropods display monotaxic direct crawling. During locomotion, smooth muscle contraction stimulates a series of pedal waves that move along the…”
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Resource allocation between reproductive phases: the importance of thermal conditions in determining the cost of incubation by Reid, J.M, Monaghan, P, Ruxton, G.D

“…Changes in the resources allocated to particular stages of reproduction are expected to influence allocation to, and performance in, subsequent reproductive…”
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Evolutionarily Stable Investment in Secondary Defences by Broom, M., Speed, M. P., Ruxton, G. D.

“…1. Previous workers have suggested that the evolutionarily stable strategy (ESS) for investment in antipredator defences, such as toxins, will critically…”
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Nest Scrape Design and Clutch Heat Loss in Pectoral Sandpipers (Calidris melanotos) by Reid, J. M., Cresswell, W., Holt, S., Mellanby, R. J., Whitfield, D. P., Ruxton, G. D.

“…1. The reasons why birds construct nest scrapes, and the extent to which scrape designs reflect functional optima, are poorly understood. Working on Pectoral…”
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Population Dynamic Consequences of Allee Effects by FOWLER, M.S., RUXTON, G.D.

“…We take a well-known dynamic model of an isolated, unstructured population and modify this to include a factor that allows for a reduction in fitness due to…”
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The influence of differential swimming speeds on composition of multi-species fish shoals by Krause, J., Ward, A. J. W., Jackson, A. L., Ruxton, G. D., James, R., Currie, S.

“…The importance of species‐specific swim speeds for the formation of multi‐species fish shoals in a Canadian freshwater system was investigated. Swim speed was…”
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