Ethology

Papers
(The median citation count of Ethology is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
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Sneaky copulations by subordinate males suggest direct fitness benefits from male–male associations in spotted bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)18
Does Microplastic Ingestion Affect Cognition and Brain Gene Expression in Zebrafish, Danio rerio ?14
Anti‐Snake Behavior and Snake Discrimination in Vervet Monkeys13
Multi‐night territorial behavior, chorus attendance, and mating success in red‐eyed treefrogs12
Grouped and Vibrating: The Influence of Group Size, Triggering Stimuli, and Leg Loss in Bobbing in an Arachnid11
Cooperative and Solitary Mobbing to Defend Offspring in Wild Gray Mouse Lemurs, Microcebus murinus10
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Reflections on Konrad Lorenz9
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Deer Vigilance and Movement Behavior Are Affected by Edge Density and Connectivity9
Cheek‐to‐cheek: Communal nesting in an ephemeral pool‐breeding frog9
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Is Paw Preference in Rats Influenced by Environmental Novelty?9
Animal Ethics in Behavioral Studies—Advocating a Differentiated View9
Learning and innovation in urban yellow mongooses (Cynictis penicillata)8
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Behaviour in a novel environment provides clues to the success of an invasive species8
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Third‐Party Affiliation in Domestic Dogs During and After a Human Conflict7
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How great tits respond to urgency‐based information in allopatric Southern house wren mobbing calls7
Host size selection and progeny sex determination in Hymenoepimecis bicolor (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae)7
Plastic Behavioral Responses to Ambient Relative Humidity Influence Aggregation in a Large Gregarious Insect6
How important is temperature for strike success of ectotherms? Thermal effects on predator–prey interactions of free‐ranging pit vipers (Gloydius blomhoffii)6
Abdominal Spines on an Amazonian Spiny Spider (Micrathena schreibersi): A Defense Against Mud‐Dauber Wasps (Sceliphron spp.) Attack?6
Do Green Lynx Spiders (Peucetia viridans) Change Color in Response to Their Backgrounds?6
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Cognitive and sensory capacity each contribute to the canine spatial bias6
Policing is more effective against eggs of non‐natal versus natal workers at early colony stages in a bumblebee5
Testing a behavioral model for the maintenance of androdioecy as a result of sexual conflict in the clam shrimpEulimnadia dahli5
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Testosterone, signal coloration, and signal color perception in male zebra finch contests5
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A vocalization in male Japanese bush warblers in response to both predators and conspecific females5
Effects of Coffee on Drosophila melanogaster: Concentration‐Dependent Enhancement and Sleep Deprivation Recovery5
A “feel‐free” format for ETHOLOGY5
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Retaining memory after hibernation: Performance varies independently of activity levels in wild grey mouse lemurs5
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Invasive brown widow spiders disperse aerially under a broad range of environmental conditions5
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Evasive Maneuvers of Mosquitoes Reveal Variability in Escape Success and Echolocation Plasticity of Myotis riparius (Vespertilionidae)4
Effects of human disturbance on risk‐taking behavior in painted turtles4
Parasite‐mediated sexual selection in a damselfly4
Sperm Strategies: Partner's Mating Status as a Driver of Last Male Success in Ladybirds4
Use of Social Information About Novel Food by Juvenile Solitary Forktongue Goby, Chaenogobius annularis4
Correction to Decision Time Modulates Social Foraging Success in Wild Common Ravens Corvus corax4
Behavioral response to chemical cues from injured conspecifics in the livebearing fish, Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora4
The effect of phenotypic heterogeneity on behaviours linked to invasive success4
Male mate preference against tail‐elongated females in the barn swallow4
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Evaluation of sensory modalities involved in finding food and foraging behaviour in light/dark conditions in tadpoles of the invasive species Lithobates catesbeianus4
Defensive Behaviour in Intertidal Crabs4
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The perks of being in good conditions: How does female parasitism affect male mate choice in an orb‐web spider?4
Obituary: Professor Wolfgang Wickler (November 18, 1931– January 12, 2024)4
Strategic Deployment of Secondary Defences in the Springbok Mantis (Miomantis Caffra)4
Non‐lunge feeding behaviour of humpback whales associated with fishing boats in Norway4
Changes in Male Behavior in Response to Female Chemical Stimulus in an Understudied Arthropod Model4
Stable individual differences in the frequency of chin‐marking behavior across development in the domestic rabbit3
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Male Barbary macaques choose loyal coalition partners which may increase their coalition network betweenness3
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Among‐individual behavioral responses to predation risk are invariant within two species of freshwater snails3
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Male–Male Competition Affects Color Phenotype Expression and Color‐Dependent Oxidative Stress Levels in a Polymorphic Cichlid Fish3
Thanks to repetition, dustbathing detection can be automated combining accelerometry and wavelet analysis3
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Heterospecific interference modulates the reproductive traits of a ladybird beetle3
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Contrasting sex roles in two species with stable biparental care3
Reciprocal altruism in Norway rats3
Successful predatory‐avoidance behaviour to lion auditory cues during soft‐release from captivity in cheetah3
Pair‐Coordinated Calling: Eurasian Magpies Respond Differently to Simulated Intruder Pairs That Overlap or Alternate Their Calls3
Sibling cannibalism in the false widow spider is dependent on spiderling density and the reliable availability of fresh prey3
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Females Guarded by Sneaker Males Experience Higher Predation in the Two‐Spotted Spider Mite3
Complexity in Chick‐a‐Dee Calls of Mountain Chickadees (Poecile gambeli): Call Variation Associated With Flock Size and Flight3
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Diving behavior in a Neotropical spider (Trechalea extensa) as a potential antipredator tactic3
Constructing composite scores for contemporaneous behaviors: A comparison of four approaches3
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Callosobruchus larval competition and its consequences for male and female adults3
Reciprocity versus pseudo‐reciprocity: A false dichotomy3
Just Hang On: Australian Gall Midges Suspend Themselves on Spider Silk Without Becoming Entangled3
Sublethal effects of kleptoparasitism on experimental social spider colonies3
Female great tits (Parus major) reproduce earlier when paired with a male they prefer3
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Non‐Lethally Produced Chemical Risk Cues Elicit Antipredator Responses in a Common Canadian Minnow2
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Do reproductive characteristics of the species explain differences in the investment in weapon size present in males?2
Visual lateralization in flight: Lateral preferences in parent‐offspring relative positions in geese2
Tadpole plasticity shapes the potential benefits of egg feeding to poison frog parents2
EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Temperature Mediates Shifts in Individual Aggressiveness, Activity Level, and Social Behavior in a Spider2
Movement in 3D: Novel Opportunities for Understanding Animal Behaviour and Space Use2
Western black widow spiders (Latrodectus hesperus) remember prey capture location and size, but only alter behavior for prey caught at particular sites2
Who Is Likely to Cheat? Linking Personality to Worthless Gift Production in a Spider2
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Effects of a past contest on the future winning probability in a hyper‐aggressive fruit fly2
Phenotype predicts interspecific dominance hierarchies in a cloud‐forest hummingbird guild2
Video evidence of mountings by female‐plumaged birds of paradise (Aves: Paradisaeidae) in the wild: Is there evidence of alternative mating tactics?2
Variation in escape response of Himalayan marmots (Marmota himalayana) under different human disturbances2
Artificial selections for death‐feigning behavior in beetles show correlated responses in amplitude of circadian rhythms, but the period of the rhythm does not2
Correction to Successful Predatory‐Avoidance Behaviour to Lion Auditory Cues During Soft‐Release From Captivity in Cheetah2
Adaptive Significance of Long Mating With Repeated Intromissions in Zygogramma bicolorata2
Observations of multiple reproductive females in groups of smooth‐coated otters2
Condition‐Dependent Responses to Risk in a Small Mammal2
No Effect of Note Order on the Response of Coal Tits to Conspecific, Heterospecific and Artificial Mobbing Calls2
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Graded‐risk sensitivity in northern European mixed‐species flocks of tit and nuthatch species2
Of hormones (well, not really!), behavior, and observer bias2
Mate finding in a mimetic termitophile amidst its host termites2
Aggression‐based social learning in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)2
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EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Precopulatory Sexual Cannibalism Causes Increase Egg Case Production, Hatching Success, and Female Attractiveness to Males1
Absence of female preference and the origin of a unisexual species, the Amazon molly (Poecilia formosa)1
Group chorusing as an intragroup signal in the greater ani, a communally breeding bird1
Norway rats help social partners in need in response to ultrasonic begging signals1
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Effects of short‐ and long‐term enrichment on brain and behavior in Trinidadian guppies1
Do Rearing Group‐Size and Social Rank Influence the Affective State of a Cooperatively‐Breeding Cichlid Fish?1
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Random mating for body size despite fitness benefits of size‐assortative mating in a treefrog1
Cryptic and Ecologically Relevant Locomotor Activity Patterns in Lake Malawi Cichlids Revealed Through Computer Vision Pipeline1
Male‐specific nocturnal song functions similarly to day song in a diurnal bird species1
Maternal cannibalistic preferences affect offspring preferences and development in Menochilus sexmaculatus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): A transgenerational investigation1
Aggressive vocalizations during intergroup interactions in roost defense in the Spix's disk‐winged bat1
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Changes to the acoustic properties of Gromphadorhina portentosa defensive sounds when exposed to the molting hormone, 20‐hydroxyecdysone1
Harvesters (Arachnida: Opiliones) mate more at cooler temperatures, but the effect of temperature on mating varies across years1
The handsome liar: Male spiders offering worthless gifts can benefit increasing mating duration1
The Relevance of Flash Coloration Against Avian Predation in a Morpho Butterfly: A Field Experiment in a Tropical Rainforest1
Stuck on you: Wind‐dispersed seeds attach to the external surfaces of a tree frog1
Interactive effects of increased nestbox temperature and vitamin E on nestling growth are attenuated by plasticity in female incubation effort1
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Dynamic visual noise has limited influence on the habitat selection and behavioural activity of crustaceans and cephalopods1
A comparison of low‐cost behavioral observation software applications for handheld computers and recommendations for use1
Aggression, but Not Familiar Recognition, Occurs During Cohabitation in Females of a Hermit Crab1
Behavioural profiles in a wild population of a cooperatively breeding cichlid1
Hidden black and yellow thigh color acts as an aposematic signal in the Eastern Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)1
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The paradox of learned song in a semi‐solitary mammal1
Shaped by you: The effect of social partner on cortisol and behavior during adolescence in a female rodent1
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The wolf spider Pardosa milvina varies silk deposition in response to self and same‐sex conspecific silk1
Sex‐specific oviposition site selection in an arboreal treefrog with a resource‐defense mating system1
Does the type of task affect prey discrimination learning in avian predators?1
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Herbicide changes the role of body condition in mating interactions of a wolf spider but courtship is primarily affected by female immunity1
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Idiosyncrasy in Multimodal Gestural Communication: A Case Study of Hand‐Clapping in a Barbary Macaque (Macaca sylvanus)1
Piecewise‐Continuous Sampling: A Method for Minimizing Bias and Sampling Effort for Estimated Metrics of Animal Behavior1
Nest defense, personality, and fitness of a locally endangered island passerine1
Population differences in the aggregation and collective foraging behavior of fragmented social spider colonies1
Grooming reciprocation in Himalayan tahr and the cognitive constraint hypothesis1
Repeatability of alert and flight initiation distances in king penguins: Effects of colony, approach speed, and weather1
Walk or swim: The substrate for movement affects female treefrog mate choice behaviors but has little effect on their preferences1
Testing the effects of kinship, reciprocity and dominance on prosocial food provisioning in azure‐winged magpies (Cyanopica cyana), carrion crows (Corvus corone) and common ravens (C.1
Nuptial pad (“breeding gland”) morphology is related to non‐random mating in wild male common frogs (Rana temporaria)1
Tool use and tooling in ravens (Corvus corax): A review and novel observations1
Are Reversal Learning and Inhibitory Control Related? Evidence From Urban Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus)1
Do captive fish need cognitive enrichment? A test with a puzzle feeder in guppies1
Black‐headed gulls synchronize vigilance with their nearest neighbor irrespective of the neighbor's relative position1
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Males show their best side revisited – Effects of predation pressure on laterality in wild guppies1
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A proposal to enhance data quality and FAIRness1
A Case of Sibling Adoption in Wild Orangutans: Accelerated Development of Independence Following Maternal Loss1
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Effects of Simulated Bear Attacks on Thatch Ant (Formica obscuripes) Defense of Honeydew‐Producing Aphids1
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Individual Behavioral Responses to Novel Stimuli in Breeding Common Terns (Sterna hirundo)1
Mating May Enhance Rapid Formation of Stable Pair Bonds in the Monogamous California Mouse1
Conflicting cognitive decisions: Does egg retrieval modify egg rejection in a host of an obligate brood parasite?1
Automatic individual recognition of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) from sequential images1
Dominant females have brighter ornamentation in a sexually dimorphic lekking species1
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Sex and Morph Variation in Activity From Early Ontogeny to Maturity in Ruffs (Calidris pugnax)1
Social relationships among captive female Himalayan tahr0
The Biases in Captive Chimpanzee Cognitive Research: First Insights From the Ape Research Index (ARI) Database0
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On Publication Ethics—Journals, Please Get Rid of Wording Restrictions That Include Citations0
Prey Capture Outside of the Web? Observational Evidence of a Novel Form of Prey Capture in a Cave Orb Web Spider0
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Population differences in multimodal lizard communication are not well explained by habitat or history0
Effects of Nest‐Site Availability on Male–Male Competition and the Foraging Costs of Egg Attendance in an Arachnid With Exclusive Paternal Care0
Does habitat complexity and prior residency influence aggression between invasive and native freshwater crayfish?0
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The curious case of great ape curiosity and how it is shaped by sociality0
Sex and age differences in the preference for materials for the communal nests of sociable weavers Philetairus socius0
Spatial configuration learning in Vespula germanica forager wasps0
The Relationship Between Female Mate Choice and Male Calling Songs in the Chinese Cricket Is Modulated by the Intra‐Sexual Competition Among Females0
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House sparrows exhibit individual differences in generalization when confronted with different novel stimuli0
Seasonally variable and sex‐specific motivation for cooperative resource defence in a duetting songbird—The Chubb's cisticola0
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Helga‐Fischer‐Mamblona (1929–2022). Lorenzian ethology and Freudian psychoanalysis0
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RETRACTION: Non‐conceptive sexual behavior in spiders: A form of play associated with body condition, personality type, and male intrasexual selection0
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A simple methodology for creating and applying replicable, photograph‐accurate coloration to 3D‐printed models for animal behavior studies0
Wave of mutilation: Scavenging hermit crabs use social information to locate carcasses0
Photoperiod influences the development and the expression of personality traits and social behaviour in wild cavies (Cavia aperea)0
Body size and predator cues structure variation in defensive displays of Neotropical calico snakes (Oxyrhopus spp.)0
Inherit the kingdom or storm the castle? Breeding strategies in a social carnivore0
Neighbor Density and Post‐Contact Immobility Duration as Antipredator Behavior: Antlion Larvae Do Not Fit the Selfish Prey Hypothesis0
Anti‐Snake Ballistic Missiles: Explosions Trigger Immediate Movement in Snakes0
EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Assessing the Effects of Rearing Environment, Natural Selection, and Developmental Stage on the Emergence of a Behavioral Syndrome0
Close bonds and social rank similarities favor non‐random mating in captive stump‐tailed macaques (Macaca arctoides)0
The Agoutis: A Future Model for Ecologically Relevant Neuroscience and Physiology In Natura0
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Functions of Bidirectional Sex Change and Simultaneously Hermaphroditic Phase Gonads in the Monogamous Goby Lubricogobius exiguus0
Characterization of the agonistic behavior of the weakly electric fish Gymnotus sylvius0
Fully flexible analysis of behavioural sequences based on parametric survival models with frailties—A tutorial0
Benefits and costs of social foraging in velvet worms0
Juvenile hormone and temperature effects in the postzygotic parental investment of male waterbug Abedus ovatus (Belostomatidae)0
Are scientific journals delaying doctoral theses?0
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Lionfish (Pterois volitans) Show Social Attraction to Conspecifics When Selecting Shelters0
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Do pet dogs reciprocate the receipt of food from familiar and unfamiliar conspecifics?0
Communal nesting behaviour of Siberian flying squirrels during the non‐winter season0
Licking their wounds: Social response to trauma by free‐ranging bison (Bison bison)0
Are whole‐organism performance and thermal preference linked to endo‐ and ectoparasites in a short‐lived lizard?0
Nocturnal parental care and the role of parents in hatching their eggs in the clown anemonefish0
Revisiting the components of Macroscelidea social systems: Evidence for variable social organization, including pair‐living, but not for a monogamous mating system0
Intrusion of birds into nest cavities depends on the presence of feathers in the cavity and not on species of nest owner0
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