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Volume 7(1);  February 23, 2011
Editorial
Editorial 2011
Brian Charlesworth
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 1. Published online 2010 November 23. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.1066
PMCID:
PMC3030907
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Meeting Reports
Genomics in the ecological arena
Luisa Orsini, Ellen Decaestecker, Luc De Meester, Michael E. Pfrender, John K. Colbourne
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 2–3. Published online 2010 August 11. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0629
PMCID:
PMC3030899
Abstract Full Text PDF–71K
Biodiversity matters in a changing world
Carole Di Poi, Guillaume Diss, Luca Freschi
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 4–6. Published online 2010 July 21. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0567
PMCID:
PMC3030889
Abstract Full Text PDF–97K
Animal Behaviour
Eye contact enhances mimicry of intransitive hand movements
Yin Wang, Roger Newport, Antonia F. de C. Hamilton
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 7–10. Published online 2010 April 28. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0279
PMCID:
PMC3030861
Abstract Full Text PDF–210K
Extreme male leg polymorphic asymmetry in a new empidine dance fly (Diptera: Empididae)
Christophe Daugeron, Adrian Plant, Isaac Winkler, Andreas Stark, Michel Baylac
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 11–14. Published online 2010 September 22. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0726
PMCID:
PMC3030904
Abstract Full Text PDF–412K
Chimpanzees and bonobos distinguish between risk and ambiguity
Alexandra G. Rosati, Brian Hare
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 15–18. Published online 2010 November 24. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0927
PMCID:
PMC3030905
Abstract Full Text PDF–292K
Maternal presence and environmental enrichment affect food neophobia of piglets
Marije Oostindjer, Julia Mas Muñoz, Henry Van den Brand, Bas Kemp, J. Elizabeth Bolhuis
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 19–22. Published online 2010 June 16. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0430
PMCID:
PMC3030865
Abstract Full Text PDF–140K
Brevity is not always a virtue in primate communication
Bruna M. Bezerra, Antonio S. Souto, Andrew N. Radford, Gareth Jones
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 23–25. Published online 2010 June 23. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0455
PMCID:
PMC3030868
Abstract Full Text PDF–139K
Preparing for battle? Potential intergroup conflict promotes current intragroup affiliation
Andrew N. Radford
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 26–29. Published online 2010 July 7. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0507
PMCID:
PMC3030875
Abstract Full Text PDF–155K
Endophytic fungi reduce leaf-cutting ant damage to seedlings
L. S. Bittleston, F. Brockmann, W. Wcislo, S. A. Van Bael
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 30–32. Published online 2010 July 7. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0456
PMCID:
PMC3030869
Abstract Full Text PDF–190K
Individual right whales call louder in increased environmental noise
Susan E. Parks, Mark Johnson, Douglas Nowacek, Peter L. Tyack
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 33–35. Published online 2010 July 7. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0451
PMCID:
PMC3030867
Abstract Full Text PDF–185K
Experimental evidence for real-time song frequency shift in response to urban noise in a passerine bird
Eira Bermúdez-Cuamatzin, Alejandro A. Ríos-Chelén, Diego Gil, Constantino Macías Garcia
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 36–38. Published online 2010 July 7. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0437
Correction in:
Biol Lett. 2012 April 23; 8(2): 320.
PMCID:
PMC3030866
Abstract Full Text PDF–164K Correction
Responding to inequities: gorillas try to maintain their competitive advantage during play fights
Edwin J. C. Van Leeuwen, Elke Zimmermann, Marina Davila Ross
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 39–42. Published online 2010 July 14. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0482
PMCID:
PMC3030874
Abstract Full Text PDF–259K
Monarch butterflies cross the Appalachians from the west to recolonize the east coast of North America
Nathan G. Miller, Leonard I. Wassenaar, Keith A. Hobson, D. Ryan Norris
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 43–46. Published online 2010 July 14. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0525
PMCID:
PMC3030879
Abstract Full Text PDF–293K
The function of nonlinear phenomena in meerkat alarm calls
Simon W. Townsend, Marta B. Manser
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 47–49. Published online 2010 July 21. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0537
PMCID:
PMC3030881
Abstract Full Text PDF–162K
Sex-specific effects of maternal immunization on yolk antibody transfer and offspring performance in zebra finches
Rafał Martyka, Joanna Rutkowska, Mariusz Cichoń
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 50–53. Published online 2010 July 28. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0549
PMCID:
PMC3030885
Abstract Full Text PDF–203K
Reproductive competition and the evolution of extreme birth synchrony in a cooperative mammal
S. J. Hodge, M. B. V. Bell, M. A. Cant
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 54–56. Published online 2010 August 4. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0555
PMCID:
PMC3030886
Abstract Full Text PDF–142K
Male response to historical and geographical variation in bird song
Elizabeth P. Derryberry
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 57–59. Published online 2010 August 4. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0519
PMCID:
PMC3030877
Abstract Full Text PDF–142K
Social olfaction in marine mammals: wild female Australian sea lions can identify their pup's scent
Benjamin J. Pitcher, Robert G. Harcourt, Benoist Schaal, Isabelle Charrier
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 60–62. Published online 2010 August 4. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0569
PMCID:
PMC3030890
Abstract Full Text PDF–99K
Group decisions and individual differences: route fidelity predicts flight leadership in homing pigeons (Columba livia)
Robin Freeman, Richard Mann, Tim Guilford, Dora Biro
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 63–66. Published online 2010 September 1. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0627
PMCID:
PMC3030898
Abstract Full Text PDF–341K
Ancient death-grip leaf scars reveal ant–fungal parasitism
David P. Hughes, Torsten Wappler, Conrad C. Labandeira
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 67–70. Published online 2010 August 18. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0521
PMCID:
PMC3030878
Abstract Full Text PDF–922K
Vocal cues to male androgen levels in giant pandas
Benjamin D. Charlton, Jennifer L. Keating, David Kersey, Li Rengui, Yan Huang, Ronald R. Swaisgood
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 71–74. Published online 2010 September 1. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0582
PMCID:
PMC3030892
Abstract Full Text PDF–218K
Community Ecology
Plant species richness, identity and productivity differentially influence key groups of microbes in grassland soils of contrasting fertility
Gerlinde B. De Deyn, Helen Quirk, Richard D. Bardgett
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 75–78. Published online 2010 August 4. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0575
PMCID:
PMC3030891
Abstract Full Text PDF–169K
Predator diversity stabilizes and strengthens trophic control of a keystone grazer
John N. Griffin, Brian R. Silliman
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 79–82. Published online 2010 August 25. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0626
PMCID:
PMC3030897
Abstract Full Text PDF–160K
Conservation Biology
The world's smallest whale population?
Paul R. Wade, Amy Kennedy, Rick LeDuc, Jay Barlow, Jim Carretta, Kim Shelden, Wayne Perryman, Robert Pitman, Kelly Robertson, Brenda Rone, Juan Carlos Salinas, Alexandre Zerbini, Robert L. Brownell, Jr, Phillip J. Clapham
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 83–85. Published online 2010 June 30. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0477
PMCID:
PMC3030873
Abstract Full Text PDF–285K
Evolutionary Biology
Correlated evolution of brain regions involved in producing and processing facial expressions in anthropoid primates
Seth D. Dobson, Chet C. Sherwood
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 86–88. Published online 2010 June 30. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0427
PMCID:
PMC3030864
Abstract Full Text PDF–142K
Trophallaxis and prophylaxis: social immunity in the carpenter ant Camponotus pennsylvanicus
Casey Hamilton, Brian T. Lejeune, Rebeca B. Rosengaus
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 89–92. Published online 2010 June 30. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0466
PMCID:
PMC3030872
Abstract Full Text PDF–194K
Yolk testosterone reduces oxidative damages during postnatal development
José Carlos Noguera, Carlos Alonso-Alvarez, Sin-Yeon Kim, Judith Morales, Alberto Velando
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 93–95. Published online 2010 July 21. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0421
PMCID:
PMC3030863
Abstract Full Text PDF–155K
Geographic variation in the age of temperate-zone reptile and amphibian species: Southern Hemisphere species are older
Sylvain Dubey, Richard Shine
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 96–97. Published online 2010 July 21. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0557
PMCID:
PMC3030887
Abstract Full Text PDF–138K
The distribution of fitness effects of new beneficial mutations in Pseudomonas fluorescens
Michael J. McDonald, Tim F. Cooper, Hubertus J. E. Beaumont, Paul B. Rainey
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 98–100. Published online 2010 July 21. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0547
PMCID:
PMC3030884
Abstract Full Text PDF–152K
Sexual selection: when to expect trade-offs
Dave Shutler
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 101–104. Published online 2010 July 21. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0531
PMCID:
PMC3030880
Abstract Full Text PDF–156K
Extreme lifespan of the human fish (Proteus anguinus): a challenge for ageing mechanisms
Yann Voituron, Michelle de Fraipont, Julien Issartel, Olivier Guillaume, Jean Clobert
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 105–107. Published online 2010 July 21. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0539
PMCID:
PMC3030882
Abstract Full Text PDF–168K
Temperature effects on parasite prevalence in a natural hybrid complex
Corine N. Schoebel, Christoph Tellenbach, Piet Spaak, Justyna Wolinska
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 108–111. Published online 2010 August 11. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0616
PMCID:
PMC3030895
Abstract Full Text PDF–158K
Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Insulin receptor substrate influences female caste development in honeybees
Florian Wolschin, Navdeep S. Mutti, Gro V. Amdam
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 112–115. Published online 2010 June 30. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0463
PMCID:
PMC3030871
Abstract Full Text PDF–251K
Genome Biology
Positive selection on the killer whale mitogenome
Andrew D. Foote, Phillip A. Morin, John W. Durban, Robert L. Pitman, Paul Wade, Eske Willerslev, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Rute R. da Fonseca
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 116–118. Published online 2010 September 1. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0638
PMCID:
PMC3030902
Abstract Full Text PDF–293K
Global Change Biology
Immune defence under extreme ambient temperature
Otto Seppälä, Jukka Jokela
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 119–122. Published online 2010 July 7. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0459
PMCID:
PMC3030870
Abstract Full Text PDF–132K
Marine Biology
Hepatic coenzyme Q redox balance of fishes as a potential bioindicator of environmental contamination by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Ghitarina Hasbi, Rocky de Nys, Kathryn Burns, Steve Whalan, Walter C. Dunlap
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 123–126. Published online 2010 August 25. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0600
PMCID:
PMC3030894
Abstract Full Text PDF–156K
Molecular Evolution
Evidence for heterozygote instability in microsatellite loci in house wrens
Brian S. Masters, L. Scott Johnson, Bonnie G. P. Johnson, Jessica L. Brubaker, Scott K. Sakaluk, Charles F. Thompson
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 127–130. Published online 2010 August 11. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0643
PMCID:
PMC3030903
Abstract Full Text PDF–169K
Impact of translational selection on codon usage bias in the archaeon Methanococcus maripaludis
Laura R. Emery, Paul M. Sharp
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 131–135. Published online 2010 September 1. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0620
PMCID:
PMC3030896
Abstract Full Text PDF–575K
Neurobiology
Infant anticipatory stress
David W. Haley, Jennifer Cordick, Sarah Mackrell, Immaculate Antony, Maireanne Ryan-Harrison
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 136–138. Published online 2010 August 25. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0565
PMCID:
PMC3030888
Abstract Full Text PDF–131K
Hearing in the African lungfish (Protopterus annectens): pre-adaptation to pressure hearing in tetrapods?
Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard, Christian Brandt, Maria Wilson, Magnus Wahlberg, Peter T. Madsen
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 139–141. Published online 2010 September 8. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0636
PMCID:
PMC3030901
Abstract Full Text PDF–159K
Palaeontology
Simulating sauropod manus-only trackway formation using finite-element analysis
P. L. Falkingham, K. T. Bates, L. Margetts, P. L. Manning
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 142–145. Published online 2010 June 30. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0403
PMCID:
PMC3030862
Abstract Full Text PDF–209K
A soft-bodied lophophorate from the Silurian of England
M. D. Sutton, D. E. G. Briggs, David J. Siveter, Derek J. Siveter
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 146–149. Published online 2010 August 4. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0540
PMCID:
PMC3030883
Abstract Full Text PDF–286K
Physiology
Stress hormone masculinizes female morphology and behaviour
Rosemary Knapp, Edie Marsh-Matthews, Luanne Vo, Sarah Rosencrans
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 150–152. Published online 2010 July 22. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0514
PMCID:
PMC3030876
Abstract Full Text PDF–340K
Hibernation does not affect memory retention in bats
Ireneusz Ruczynski, Björn M. Siemers
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 153–155. Published online 2010 August 11. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0585
PMCID:
PMC3030893
Abstract Full Text PDF–300K
Phenoloxidase but not lytic activity reflects resistance against Pasteuria ramosa in Daphnia magna
Kevin Pauwels, Luc De Meester, Ellen Decaestecker, Robby Stoks
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 156–159. Published online 2010 September 1. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0634
PMCID:
PMC3030900
Abstract Full Text PDF–175K
Correction
Non-climatic thermal adaptation: implications for species' responses to climate warming
David J. Marshall, Christopher D. McQuaid, Gray A. Williams
Biol Lett. 2011 February 23; 7(1): 160. Published online 2010 November 24. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.1033
Corrects:
Biol Lett. 2010 October 23; 6(5): 669–673.
PMCID:
PMC3030906
Correction PDF–43K Original Article
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