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Extended parental provisioning and variation in vertebrate brain sizes by van Schaik, Carel P, Song, Zitan, Schuppli, Caroline, Drobniak, Szymon M, Heldstab, Sandra A, Griesser, Michael

“…Large brains provide adaptive cognitive benefits but require unusually high, near-constant energy inputs and become fully functional well after their growth is…”
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Silver spoon effects of hatching order in an asynchronous hatching bird by Song, Zitan, Zou, Yuqi, Hu, Canshi, Ye, Yuanxing, Wang, Chao, Qing, Baoping, Komdeur, Jan, Ding, Changqing

“…Abstract The silver spoon hypothesis proposes that individuals which develop under favorable conditions will gain fitness benefits throughout their lifetime…”
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The Crested Ibises expanding to plain areas exhibit a higher tolerance of human proximity by Zou, Yuqi, Jiang, Yiting, Song, Zitan, Fang, Xiaobin, Ding, Changqing

“…Animals must strike a balance between anti-predation behavior and other essential behaviors, such as foraging. Within the same species, strategies may vary on…”
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Evaluation of the Influence of Etiological Factors on the Economic Burden of Ischemic Stroke in Younger Patients in China Using the Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment (TOAST) Classification by Huang, Ying, Liao, Xiangping, Song, Zitan, Wang, Linghong, Xiao, Minghui, Zhong, Shanquan

“…BACKGROUND Worldwide, stroke results in healthcare costs and economic costs, particularly in patients aged <45 years. This study aimed to evaluate the factors…”
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Nesting Habitat Suitability of the Kentish Plover in the Arid Lands of Xinjiang, China by Ding, Peng, Song, Zitan, Liu, Yang, Halimubieke, Naerhulan, Székely, Tamás, Shi, Lei

“…Understanding the main ecological factors of the nesting habitat of shorebirds is of great significance in relation to their protection and habitat management…”
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Does the expensive brain hypothesis apply to amphibians and reptiles? by Song, Zitan, Griesser, Michael, Schuppli, Caroline, van Schaik, Carel P

“…Vertebrate brains show extensive variation in relative size. The expensive brain hypothesis argues that one important source of this variation is linked to a…”
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Variations in the Reproductive Strategies of Different Charadrius alexandrinus Populations in Xinjiang, China by Ding, Peng, Song, Zitan, Liu, Yang, Székely, Tamás, Shi, Lei, Turghan, Mardan Aghabey

“…Due to the influence of bio-geographical and environmental factors, as well as anthropogenic landscape features, organisms show different reproductive…”
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The protective effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation with different high frequencies on motor functions in MPTP/probenecid induced Parkinsonism mouse models by Lyu, Zhimai, Xiao, Guodong, Xie, Dingyi, Huang, Dandan, Chen, Yanjun, Wu, Chunmei, Lai, Yanwei, Song, Zitan, Huang, Lijuan, Ming, Hui, Jiang, Yichen, Wang, Jinwei, Chen, Rixin, Luo, Weifeng

“…Background High‐frequency repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) stimulating the primary motor cortex (M1) is an alternative, adjunctive therapy for…”
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Short-term memory, attentional control and brain size in primates by van Schaik, Carel P, Jacobs, Ivo, Burkart, Judith M, Sauciuc, Gabriela-Alina, Schuppli, Caroline, Persson, Tomas, Song, Zitan

“…Brain size variability in primates has been attributed to various domain-specific socio-ecological factors. A recently published large-scale study of…”
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The allocation between egg size and clutch size depends on local nest survival rate in a mean of bet-hedging in a shorebird by Song, Zitan, Lin, Xin, Que, Pinjia, Halimubieke, Naerhulan, Huang, Qin, Zhang, Zhengwang, Székely, Tamás, Liu, Yang

“…Abstract Background The allocation of resources between offspring size and number is a central question of life-history theory. Although several studies have…”
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Comparisons of microstructure and elemental composition of eggshells among wild plover populations by Gu, Langyu, Yang, Hanyu, Xia, Canwei, Song, Zitan, Cheng, Yachang, Huang, Chenjing, Liu, Yuelou, Liu, Yang

“…Reproduction investment is a prominent trade-off in life-history theory and is subject to strong selection pressure. The avian eggshell, as a crucial barrier…”
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Determining the distribution loss of brown eared-pheasant ( Crossoptilon mantchuricum ) using historical data and potential distribution estimates by Li, Yilin, Li, Xinhai, Song, Zitan, Ding, Changqing

“…We analyzed the synchronous relationship between forest cover and species distribution to explain the contraction in the distribution range of the brown…”
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Dispersal patterns of the endangered Crested Ibis suggest high breeding densities drive natal dispersal by Ye (叶元兴), Yuanxing, Santoro, Simone, Song (宋紫檀), Zitan, Hu (胡灿实), Canshi, Zhang (张智), Zhi, Qing (庆保平), Baoping, Wang (王超), Chao, Ding (丁长青), Changqing

“…Although dispersal is a key driver of population dynamics and species distributions, we still know little about how it affects the dynamics of endangered and…”
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Divorce rate in monogamous birds increases with male promiscuity and migration distance by Chen, Yiqing, Lin, Xi, Song, Zitan, Liu, Yang

“…Socially monogamous birds may break up their partnership by a so-called 'divorce' behaviour. Divorce rates vary immensely across avian taxa that have a…”
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Extended parental provisioning and variation in vertebrate brain sizes by Carel P. van Schaik, Zitan Song, Caroline Schuppli, Szymon M. Drobniak, Sandra A. Heldstab, Michael Griesser

“…Large brains provide adaptive cognitive benefits but require unusually high, near-constant energy inputs and become fully functional well after their growth is…”
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Large-scale assessment of exposure to legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in China's shorebirds by Sun, Jiachen, Cheng, Yachang, Song, Zitan, Ma, Shisheng, Xing, Lingling, Wang, Kai, Huang, Chenjing, Li, Donglai, Chu, Jiansong, Liu, Yang

“…Emerging per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have become more widely applied, whereas legacy PFAS such as PFOS continue to distribute ubiquitously in…”
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Why do parents produce small broods of offspring that have lower body mass, survival, and lifetime reproductive success? A case study in a long-lived bird by Xu, Xianglong, Ye, Yuanxing, Briggs, Emily, Wang, Chao, Qing, Baoping, Song, Zitan, Ding, Changqing

“…Numerous studies have examined the correlation between offspring quantity and quality, and many have found that the most common brood size is often smaller…”
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Effects of individual-based preferences for colour-banded mates on sex allocation in zebra finches by Song, Zitan, Liu, Yao, Booksmythe, Isobel, Ding, Changqing

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Local resource competition affects sex allocation in a bird: experimental evidence by Song, Zitan, Lou, Yingqiang, Hu, Yiping, Deng, Qiuxiang, Gao, Wei, Zhang, Keqin

“…Sex allocation theory as applied to local resource competition (LRC) predicts that parents should skew investment towards philopatric offspring when local…”
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Variations in the Reproductive Strategies of Different ICharadrius alexandrinus/I Populations in Xinjiang, China by Ding, Peng, Song, Zitan, Liu, Yang, Székely, Tamás, Shi, Lei, Turghan, Mardan Aghabey

“…In response to the harsh natural environment in the arid lands of Xinjiang, China, Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus populations in different regions show…”
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