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Crayfish Learning: Addiction and the Ganglionic Brain by van Staaden, Moira J., Huber, Robert

“…Recognizing addiction as a phenomenon with deep evolutionary roots grants valuable new perspectives into understanding its behavioral features, as well as its…”
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Cutting the Gordian knot： Complex signaling in African cichlids is more than multimodal by Van Staaden, Moira J., Smith, Adam R.

“…The active transmission of information from sender to receiver is a fundamental component of communication, and is therefore a primary facet in evolutionary…”
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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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The use of multimodal communication during courtship in Malawi cichlids by Smith, Adam R., van Staaden, Moira J.

“…The cichlids of Lake Malawi are often considered the quintessential example of a species radiation driven primarily by sexual selection and relying on visual…”
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The association of visual and acoustic courtship behaviors in African cichlid fishes by Smith, Adam R., van Staaden, Moira J.

“…The cichlid fishes of Lake Malawi represent a prime example of a rapid evolutionary radiation via sexual selection. We show that in this group, acoustic…”
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An Evaluation of the Role of Sensory Drive in the Evolution of Lake Malawi Cichlid Fishes by Smith, Adam R., van Staaden, Moira J., Carleton, Karen L.

“…Although the cichlids of Lake Malawi are an important model system for the study of sensory evolution and sexual selection, the evolutionary processes linking…”
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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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Brain diversity evolves via differences in patterning by Sylvester, Jonathan B, Rich, Constance A, Loh, Yong-Hwee E, van Staaden, Moira J, Fraser, Gareth J, Streelman, J. Todd

“…Differences in brain region size among species are thought to arise late in development via adaptive control over neurogenesis, as cells of previously…”
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Variation in adult longevity in a polymorphic grasshopper species by Donelson, Nathan C, Smith, Adam R, van Staaden, Moira J

“…Life-history theory suggests that the existence and persistence of phenotypic variation within species must be maintained through some advantage accruing to an…”
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Synthetic cathinones and their phenethylamine analogues produce distinct psychomotor and reward behavior in crayfish by Gore, Sayali, van Staaden, Moira J., Sprague, Jon E., Huber, Robert

“…[Display omitted] •Synthetic cathinones and phenethylamine analogues produce psychostimulation in crayfish.•Repeated drug doses increase the duration of…”
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Ethology: at 50 and beyond by van Staaden, Moira J

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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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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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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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Signaling Aggression by van Staaden, Moira J., Searcy, William A., Hanlon, Roger T.

“…From psychological and sociological standpoints, aggression is regarded as intentional behavior aimed at inflicting pain and manifested by hostility and…”
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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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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

“… A first paper demonstrated that patterns of evolutionary change in cichlid brain morphology are similar across taxonomic boundaries as well as across the three lakes [van Staaden et al., 1995 ZACS 98: 165-178…”
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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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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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Chpater 3 - Signaling Aggression by Van Staaden, Moira J, Searcy, William A, Hanlon, Roger T

“…From psychological and sociological standpoints, aggression is regarded as intentional behavior aimed at inflicting pain and manifested by hostility and…”
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