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Multidisciplinary Dissection of Behavioral Arousal: The Role of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Stimulation in Grasshopper Stridulatory Behavior by van Staaden, Moira J., Huber, Robert

“…A study by Heinrich et al highlights the role of muscarinic acetylcholine stimulation in grasshopper stridulatory behavior. The study also raises further…”
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Fish brains: Evolution and environmental relationships by Kotrschal, K, Van Staaden, MJ, Huber, R

“…Fish brains and sensory organs may vary greatly between species. With an estimated total of 25 000 species, fish represent the largest radiation of…”
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Microhabitat use, trophic patterns, and the evolution of brain structure in African cichlids by Huber, R, van Staaden, M J, Kaufman, L S, Liem, K F

“…The species assemblages of cichlids in the three largest African Great Lakes are among the richest concentrations of vertebrate species on earth. The faunas…”
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Genetic Correlations and Matrilineal Structure in a Population of Spermophilus richardsonii by van Staaden, Moira J., Chesser, Ronald K., Michener, Gail R.

“…We analyzed nine matrilines within a single population of Richardson's ground squirrels (Spermophilus richardsonii) from southern Alberta, Canada, for genetic…”
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Evolutionary transition from stretch to hearing organs in ancient grasshoppers by van Staaden, Moira J, Römer, Heiner

“…Ears of modern insects occur on a wide variety of body parts and are thought to have evolved from ubiquitous stretch or vibration receptors. This relationship,…”
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Ethology: at 50 and beyond by van Staaden, Moira J

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Ecoacoustical constraints shape sound communication in Lake Malawi Cichlids by Van Staaden, M, Wysocki, LE, Ladich, F

“…As with other African great lakes, Lake Malawi exhibits an explosive radiation of several hundred cichlid species, most of which are endemics. Although visual…”
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Drug-sensitive Reward in Crayfish: Exploring the Neural Basis of Addiction with Automated Learning Paradigms by Huber, Robert, Imeh-Nathaniel, Adebobola, Nathaniel, Thomas I., Gore, Sayali, Datta, Udita, Bhimani, Rohan, Panksepp, Jules B., Panksepp, Jaak, van Staaden, Moira J.

“…Systemic infusions into the pericardial cavity (A) or drug delivery in close proximity to the supraesophageal ganglion (B) accessory lobes (enlarged in C)…”
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Sexual signalling in bladder grasshoppers: tactical design for maximizing calling range by Van Staaden, M, Römer, H

“…Pair formation in the bladder grasshopper (Bullacris membracioides) is by duetting and male phonotaxis. Low-frequency stridulatory signals are emitted by an…”
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Habitat-dependent transmission of male advertisement calls in bladder grasshoppers (Orthoptera; Pneumoridae) by Couldridge, Vanessa C K, van Staaden, Moira J

“…It has been hypothesized that the physical properties of the environment exert selection pressure on long-range acoustic communication signals to match the…”
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Serial hearing organs in the atympanate grasshopper Bullacris membracioides (Orthoptera, Pneumoridae) by Van Staaden, Moira J., Rieser, Michael, Ott, Swidbert R., Pabst, Maria A., Römer, Heiner

“…In different insect taxa, ears can be found on virtually any part of the body. Comparative anatomy and similarities in the embryological development of ears in…”
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Alternate tactics in male bladder grasshoppers Bullacris membracioides (Orthoptera: Pneumoridae) by Donelson, Nathan C, van Staaden, Moira J

“…Bladder grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Pneumoridae) are a unique group of nocturnal, specialized herbivores, endemic to coastal regions of Southern Africa. Adult…”
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Female preferences for male calling songs in the bladder grasshopper Bullacris membracioides by Couldridge, Vanessa C. K, van Staaden, Moira J

“…Male acoustic signals and the information they convey are often critical determinants of female mate choice. Bladder grasshoppers are one of numerous…”
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