Search Results - "Varela, A. M"

Are in vitro and in silico approaches used appropriately for animal-based major depressive disorder research? by Carvalho, Constança, Varela, Susana A. M, Marques, Tiago A, Knight, Andrew, Vicente, Luís

“…The current paradigm for biomedical research and drug testing postulates that in vitro and in silico data inform animal studies that will subsequently inform…”
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Sex‐biased dispersal, kin selection and the evolution of sexual conflict by Faria, Gonçalo S, Varela, Susana A. M, Gardner, Andy

“…There is growing interest in resolving the curious disconnect between the fields of kin selection and sexual selection. Rankin's (2011, J. Evol. Biol. 24,…”
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The role of intrasexual competition on the evolution of male-male courtship display: a systematic review by Órfão, Inês, Carvalho, Constança, Rodrigues, Inês, Ascensão, Leonor, Pedaccini, Marie, Vicente, Luís, Barbosa, Miguel, Varela, Susana A M

“…Evidence of male-male courtship display is widespread across the animal kingdom. Yet, its function and evolutionary origin remain unclear. Here, we hypothesise…”
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Developmental Effects of Oxytocin Neurons on Social Affiliation and Processing of Social Information by Nunes, Ana Rita, Gliksberg, Michael, Varela, Susana A M, Teles, Magda, Wircer, Einav, Blechman, Janna, Petri, Giovanni, Levkowitz, Gil, Oliveira, Rui F

“…Hormones regulate behavior either through activational effects that facilitate the acute expression of specific behaviors or through organizational effects…”
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Male spider mites use chemical cues, but not the female mating interval, to choose between mates by Rodrigues, Leonor R., Figueiredo, Alexandre R. T., Varela, Susana A. M., Olivieri, Isabelle, Magalhães, Sara

“…The choice of the partner an individual will mate with is expected to strongly impact its fitness. Hence, natural selection has favoured the evolution of cues…”
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Astronomical site selection: on the use of satellite data for aerosol content monitoring by Varela, A. M., Bertolin, C., Muñoz-Tuñón, C., Ortolani, S., Fuensalida, J. J.

“…The main goal of this work is to analyse new approaches to the study of the properties of astronomical sites. In particular, satellite data measuring aerosols…”
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Sex differences in social buffering and social contagion of alarm responses in zebrafish by Akinrinade, Ibukun D., Varela, Susana A. M., Oliveira, Rui F.

“…The alarm substance in fish is a pheromone released by injured individuals after a predator attack. When detected by other fish, it triggers fear/defensive…”
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Phenotypic architecture of sociality and its associated genetic polymorphisms in zebrafish by Gonçalves, Claúdia, Kareklas, Kyriacos, Teles, Magda C., Varela, Susana A. M., Costa, João, Leite, Ricardo B., Paixão, Tiago, Oliveira, Rui F.

“…Sociality relies on motivational and cognitive components that may have evolved independently, or may have been linked by phenotypic correlations driven by a…”
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Subchondral bone cyst of the apical portion of the proximal sesamoid bone as a cause of severe lameness in a Warmblood filly by Beccar Varela, A. M., Patipa, L. A., Eggleston, R. B.

“…Summary A 20‐month‐old Warmblood filly was evaluated for acute onset of a nonweightbearing lameness and swelling of the left hindlimb. Clinical and lameness…”
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Medicinal use of fauna by a traditional community in the Brazilian Amazonia by Barros, Flávio B, Varela, Susana A M, Pereira, Henrique M, Vicente, Luís

“…Zootherapy inventories are important as they contribute to the world documentation of the prevalence, importance and diversity of the medicinal use of animals…”
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Negative Public Information in Mate Choice Copying Helps the Spread of a Novel Trait by Santos, Mauro, Matos, Margarida, Varela, Susana A. M.

“…Numerous field and laboratory experiments have shown that many species have the capacity for social learning, including mate choice decisions that can be…”
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Sexual selection modulates genetic conflicts and patterns of genomic imprinting by Faria, Gonçalo S., Varela, Susana A. M., Gardner, Andy

“…Recent years have seen a surge of interest in linking the theories of kin selection and sexual selection. In particular, there is a growing appreciation that…”
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Incomplete species recognition entails few costs in spider mites, despite first-male precedence by Clemente, Salomé H., Rodrigues, Leonor R., Ponce, Rita, Varela, Susana A. M., Magalhães, Sara

“…The consequences of heterospecific matings may hinge on interspecies interactions, but also on characteristics of the intraspecies mating system, namely sperm…”
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Does predation select for or against avian coloniality? A comparative analysis by VARELA, S. A. M., DANCHIN, É., WAGNER, R. H.

“…Some studies have supported predation as a selective pressure contributing to the evolution of coloniality. However, evidence also exists that colonies attract…”
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Atmospheric and seeing forecast: WRF model validation with in situ measurements at ORM by Giordano, C., Vernin, J., Vázquez Ramió, H., Muñoz-Tuñón, C., Varela, A. M., Trinquet, H.

“…We present a comparison between in situ measurements and forecasted data at the Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos. Forecasting is obtained with the…”
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Mate-choice copying accelerates species range expansion by Sapage, Manuel, Santos, Mauro, Matos, Margarida, Schlupp, Ingo, Varela, Susana A M

“…Mate-choice copying is a type of social learning in which females can change their mate preference after observing the choice of others. This behaviour can…”
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The role of mate‐choice copying in speciation and hybridization by Varela, Susana A. M., Matos, Margarida, Schlupp, Ingo

“…ABSTRACT Mate‐choice copying, a social, non‐genetic mechanism of mate choice, occurs when an individual (typically a female) copies the mate choice of other…”
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The correlated evolution of social competence and social cognition by Varela, Susana A. M., Teles, Magda C., Oliveira, Rui F., Fox, Charles

“…Knowing which of correlated traits are more strongly targeted by selection is crucial to understand the evolutionary process. For example, it could help in…”
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Neutralizing antibodies to bovine herpesvirus types 1 (BoHV-1) and 5 (BoHV-5) and its subtypes by Varela, A.P.M., Holz, C.L., Cibulski, S.P., Teixeira, T.F., Antunes, D.A., Franco, A.C., Roehe, L.R., Oliveira, M.T., Campos, F.S., Dezen, D., Cenci, A., Brito, W.D., Roehe, P.M.

“…This study was carried out to determine whether the sensitivity of serum neutralization (SN) tests would be affected by the use of distinct subtypes of bovine…”
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Two research avenues for future mate-choice copying studies: a comment on Davies et al by Sapage, Manuel, Varela, Susana A M

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