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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
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Is Paw Preference in Rats Influenced by Environmental Novelty?14
Multi‐night territorial behavior, chorus attendance, and mating success in red‐eyed treefrogs13
Grouped and Vibrating: The Influence of Group Size, Triggering Stimuli, and Leg Loss in Bobbing in an Arachnid12
Deer Vigilance and Movement Behavior Are Affected by Edge Density and Connectivity11
Animal Ethics in Behavioral Studies—Advocating a Differentiated View11
Cheek‐to‐cheek: Communal nesting in an ephemeral pool‐breeding frog11
Cooperative and Solitary Mobbing to Defend Offspring in Wild Gray Mouse Lemurs, Microcebus murinus11
Does Microplastic Ingestion Affect Cognition and Brain Gene Expression in Zebrafish, Danio rerio ?9
Anti‐Snake Behavior and Snake Discrimination in Vervet Monkeys9
The Effects of Trial Number and Individual Differences in Exploration on Fish Performance in an Object Location Recognition Task9
Reflections on Konrad Lorenz9
Sneaky copulations by subordinate males suggest direct fitness benefits from male–male associations in spotted bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)9
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Behaviour in a novel environment provides clues to the success of an invasive species7
Host size selection and progeny sex determination in Hymenoepimecis bicolor (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae)7
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How great tits respond to urgency‐based information in allopatric Southern house wren mobbing calls6
Do Green Lynx Spiders (Peucetia viridans) Change Color in Response to Their Backgrounds?6
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Third‐Party Affiliation in Domestic Dogs During and After a Human Conflict6
Abdominal Spines on an Amazonian Spiny Spider (Micrathena schreibersi): A Defense Against Mud‐Dauber Wasps (Sceliphron spp.) Attack?6
Policing is more effective against eggs of non‐natal versus natal workers at early colony stages in a bumblebee5
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Invasive brown widow spiders disperse aerially under a broad range of environmental conditions5
How important is temperature for strike success of ectotherms? Thermal effects on predator–prey interactions of free‐ranging pit vipers (Gloydius blomhoffii)5
Cognitive and sensory capacity each contribute to the canine spatial bias5
Effects of Coffee on Drosophila melanogaster: Concentration‐Dependent Enhancement and Sleep Deprivation Recovery5
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A vocalization in male Japanese bush warblers in response to both predators and conspecific females5
Testing a behavioral model for the maintenance of androdioecy as a result of sexual conflict in the clam shrimpEulimnadia dahli5
Retaining memory after hibernation: Performance varies independently of activity levels in wild grey mouse lemurs5
Learning and innovation in urban yellow mongooses (Cynictis penicillata)5
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No Appeasement Through Vibrations: Male Vibratory Pre‐Copulatory Courtship in the Cursorial Spider Pisaura mirabilis Does Not Affect Female Predatory Res5
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Plastic Behavioral Responses to Ambient Relative Humidity Influence Aggregation in a Large Gregarious Insect5
Sperm Strategies: Partner's Mating Status as a Driver of Last Male Success in Ladybirds4
The effect of phenotypic heterogeneity on behaviours linked to invasive success4
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Effects of human disturbance on risk‐taking behavior in painted turtles4
Behavioral response to chemical cues from injured conspecifics in the livebearing fish, Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora4
Use of Social Information About Novel Food by Juvenile Solitary Forktongue Goby, Chaenogobius annularis4
Changes in Male Behavior in Response to Female Chemical Stimulus in an Understudied Arthropod Model4
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Obituary: Professor Wolfgang Wickler (November 18, 1931– January 12, 2024)4
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Strategic Deployment of Secondary Defences in the Springbok Mantis (Miomantis Caffra)4
Male mate preference against tail‐elongated females in the barn swallow4
Correction to Decision Time Modulates Social Foraging Success in Wild Common Ravens Corvus corax4
Non‐lunge feeding behaviour of humpback whales associated with fishing boats in Norway4
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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
A “feel‐free” format for ETHOLOGY4
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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
Parasite‐mediated sexual selection in a damselfly4
Defensive Behaviour in Intertidal Crabs4
Evasive Maneuvers of Mosquitoes Reveal Variability in Escape Success and Echolocation Plasticity of Myotis riparius (Vespertilionidae)4
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Reciprocity versus pseudo‐reciprocity: A false dichotomy3
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Callosobruchus larval competition and its consequences for male and female adults3
Constructing composite scores for contemporaneous behaviors: A comparison of four approaches3
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Pair‐Coordinated Calling: Eurasian Magpies Respond Differently to Simulated Intruder Pairs That Overlap or Alternate Their Calls3
Reciprocal altruism in Norway rats3
Female great tits (Parus major) reproduce earlier when paired with a male they prefer3
Just Hang On: Australian Gall Midges Suspend Themselves on Spider Silk Without Becoming Entangled3
Females Guarded by Sneaker Males Experience Higher Predation in the Two‐Spotted Spider Mite3
Stable individual differences in the frequency of chin‐marking behavior across development in the domestic rabbit3
Contrasting sex roles in two species with stable biparental care3
Reversible Plasticity in the Communication System of the Cricket Gryllus rubens3
Sibling cannibalism in the false widow spider is dependent on spiderling density and the reliable availability of fresh prey3
Among‐individual behavioral responses to predation risk are invariant within two species of freshwater snails3
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Sublethal effects of kleptoparasitism on experimental social spider colonies3
Diving behavior in a Neotropical spider (Trechalea extensa) as a potential antipredator tactic3
Male–Male Competition Affects Color Phenotype Expression and Color‐Dependent Oxidative Stress Levels in a Polymorphic Cichlid Fish3
Male Barbary macaques choose loyal coalition partners which may increase their coalition network betweenness3
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Adaptive Significance of Long Mating With Repeated Intromissions in Zygogramma bicolorata2
Non‐Lethally Produced Chemical Risk Cues Elicit Antipredator Responses in a Common Canadian Minnow2
Do reproductive characteristics of the species explain differences in the investment in weapon size present in males?2
Correction to Successful Predatory‐Avoidance Behaviour to Lion Auditory Cues During Soft‐Release From Captivity in Cheetah2
Of hormones (well, not really!), behavior, and observer bias2
No Effect of Note Order on the Response of Coal Tits to Conspecific, Heterospecific and Artificial Mobbing Calls2
Aggression‐based social learning in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)2
Heterospecific interference modulates the reproductive traits of a ladybird beetle2
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Video evidence of mountings by female‐plumaged birds of paradise (Aves: Paradisaeidae) in the wild: Is there evidence of alternative mating tactics?2
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EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Precopulatory Sexual Cannibalism Causes Increase Egg Case Production, Hatching Success, and Female Attractiveness to Males2
Interactive effects of increased nestbox temperature and vitamin E on nestling growth are attenuated by plasticity in female incubation effort2
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Condition‐Dependent Responses to Risk in a Small Mammal2
Artificial selections for death‐feigning behavior in beetles show correlated responses in amplitude of circadian rhythms, but the period of the rhythm does not2
Effects of a past contest on the future winning probability in a hyper‐aggressive fruit fly2
EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Temperature Mediates Shifts in Individual Aggressiveness, Activity Level, and Social Behavior in a Spider2
Complexity in Chick‐a‐Dee Calls of Mountain Chickadees (Poecile gambeli): Call Variation Associated With Flock Size and Flight2
Graded‐risk sensitivity in northern European mixed‐species flocks of tit and nuthatch species2
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Thanks to repetition, dustbathing detection can be automated combining accelerometry and wavelet analysis2
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Grooming reciprocation in Himalayan tahr and the cognitive constraint hypothesis2
Walk or swim: The substrate for movement affects female treefrog mate choice behaviors but has little effect on their preferences2
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Movement in 3D: Novel Opportunities for Understanding Animal Behaviour and Space Use2
Tadpole plasticity shapes the potential benefits of egg feeding to poison frog parents2
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Correction to “Video evidence of mountings by female‐plumaged birds of paradise (Aves: Paradisaeidae) in the wild: Is there evidence of alternative mating tactics?”2
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Phenotype predicts interspecific dominance hierarchies in a cloud‐forest hummingbird guild2
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Aggression, but Not Familiar Recognition, Occurs During Cohabitation in Females of a Hermit Crab2
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Do captive fish need cognitive enrichment? A test with a puzzle feeder in guppies1
A proposal to enhance data quality and FAIRness1
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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
Repeatability of alert and flight initiation distances in king penguins: Effects of colony, approach speed, and weather1
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Western black widow spiders (Latrodectus hesperus) remember prey capture location and size, but only alter behavior for prey caught at particular sites1
Sex‐specific oviposition site selection in an arboreal treefrog with a resource‐defense mating system1
Stuck on you: Wind‐dispersed seeds attach to the external surfaces of a tree frog1
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Piecewise‐Continuous Sampling: A Method for Minimizing Bias and Sampling Effort for Estimated Metrics of Animal Behavior1
The wolf spider Pardosa milvina varies silk deposition in response to self and same‐sex conspecific silk1
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Observations of multiple reproductive females in groups of smooth‐coated otters1
Automatic individual recognition of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) from sequential images1
Aggressive vocalizations during intergroup interactions in roost defense in the Spix's disk‐winged bat1
Shaped by you: The effect of social partner on cortisol and behavior during adolescence in a female rodent1
Behavioral Evidence of Predator–Predator Commensalism: Cobia Track and Feed on Prey Disturbed by Southern Stingrays1
The Effect of Background Colour on Behaviour and Development of Golden Mantella ( Mantella aurantiaca ) Tadpoles1
Dynamic visual noise has limited influence on the habitat selection and behavioural activity of crustaceans and cephalopods1
Do Rearing Group‐Size and Social Rank Influence the Affective State of a Cooperatively‐Breeding Cichlid Fish?1
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Nuptial pad (“breeding gland”) morphology is related to non‐random mating in wild male common frogs (Rana temporaria)1
Random mating for body size despite fitness benefits of size‐assortative mating in a treefrog1
Herbicide changes the role of body condition in mating interactions of a wolf spider but courtship is primarily affected by female immunity1
Behavioural profiles in a wild population of a cooperatively breeding cichlid1
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Conflicting cognitive decisions: Does egg retrieval modify egg rejection in a host of an obligate brood parasite?1
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Male‐specific nocturnal song functions similarly to day song in a diurnal bird species1
Cryptic and Ecologically Relevant Locomotor Activity Patterns in Lake Malawi Cichlids Revealed Through Computer Vision Pipeline1
Individual Behavioral Responses to Novel Stimuli in Breeding Common Terns (Sterna hirundo)1
Reproductive behaviours in male parasitoids: From mating system to pairing pattern1
Effects of Simulated Bear Attacks on Thatch Ant (Formica obscuripes) Defense of Honeydew‐Producing Aphids1
Song overlapping and matching during low‐arousal singing and their relation to visual ornaments, parental care and breeding success in the great tit (Parus major)1
Hidden black and yellow thigh color acts as an aposematic signal in the Eastern Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)1
Harvesters (Arachnida: Opiliones) mate more at cooler temperatures, but the effect of temperature on mating varies across years1
Males show their best side revisited – Effects of predation pressure on laterality in wild guppies1
Does the type of task affect prey discrimination learning in avian predators?1
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Tool use and tooling in ravens (Corvus corax): A review and novel observations1
Nest defense, personality, and fitness of a locally endangered island passerine1
Trophic Facilitation Between a Stingless Bee and a Nectarivorous Bat in Senna macranthera (Fabacea1
The paradox of learned song in a semi‐solitary mammal1
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Sex and Morph Variation in Activity From Early Ontogeny to Maturity in Ruffs ( Calidris pugnax )1
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Norway rats help social partners in need in response to ultrasonic begging signals1
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Black‐headed gulls synchronize vigilance with their nearest neighbor irrespective of the neighbor's relative position1
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Are Reversal Learning and Inhibitory Control Related? Evidence From Urban Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus)1
A Case of Sibling Adoption in Wild Orangutans: Accelerated Development of Independence Following Maternal Loss1
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Mating May Enhance Rapid Formation of Stable Pair Bonds in the Monogamous California Mouse1
Maternal cannibalistic preferences affect offspring preferences and development in Menochilus sexmaculatus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae): A transgenerational investigation1
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Agonistic Behavior and Fear Response During Consecutive Encounters in Female Fish1
Who Is Likely to Cheat? Linking Personality to Worthless Gift Production in a Spider1
Population differences in the aggregation and collective foraging behavior of fragmented social spider colonies1
Effects of short‐ and long‐term enrichment on brain and behavior in Trinidadian guppies1
The Relevance of Flash Coloration Against Avian Predation in a Morpho Butterfly: A Field Experiment in a Tropical Rainforest1
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
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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
Population differences in multimodal lizard communication are not well explained by habitat or history0
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Effects of Nest‐Site Availability on Male–Male Competition and the Foraging Costs of Egg Attendance in an Arachnid With Exclusive Paternal Care0
Wave of mutilation: Scavenging hermit crabs use social information to locate carcasses0
Perspectives on the Effect of Incubation Temperature on Pine Snake Hatchlings0
Close bonds and social rank similarities favor non‐random mating in captive stump‐tailed macaques (Macaca arctoides)0
Sex and age differences in the preference for materials for the communal nests of sociable weavers Philetairus socius0
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House sparrows exhibit individual differences in generalization when confronted with different novel stimuli0
Lionfish (Pterois volitans) Show Social Attraction to Conspecifics When Selecting Shelters0
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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Neighbor Density and Post‐Contact Immobility Duration as Antipredator Behavior: Antlion Larvae Do Not Fit the Selfish Prey Hypothesis0
Behavioral Syndromes Across Time and Space in a Long‐Lived Turtle0
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Juvenile hormone and temperature effects in the postzygotic parental investment of male waterbug Abedus ovatus (Belostomatidae)0
A simple methodology for creating and applying replicable, photograph‐accurate coloration to 3D‐printed models for animal behavior studies0
Are scientific journals delaying doctoral theses?0
Photoperiod influences the development and the expression of personality traits and social behaviour in wild cavies (Cavia aperea)0
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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
Helga‐Fischer‐Mamblona (1929–2022). Lorenzian ethology and Freudian psychoanalysis0
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EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: Assessing the Effects of Rearing Environment, Natural Selection, and Developmental Stage on the Emergence of a Behavioral Syndrome0
Characterization of the agonistic behavior of the weakly electric fish Gymnotus sylvius0
Nocturnal parental care and the role of parents in hatching their eggs in the clown anemonefish0
Seasonally variable and sex‐specific motivation for cooperative resource defence in a duetting songbird—The Chubb's cisticola0
Social relationships among captive female Himalayan tahr0
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Do pet dogs reciprocate the receipt of food from familiar and unfamiliar conspecifics?0
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Ethology now publishes Registered Reports0
Homo sapiens —The Perhaps Smartest and Dumbest Animal on Earth?0
On Publication Ethics—Journals, Please Get Rid of Wording Restrictions That Include Citations0
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Spatial configuration learning in Vespula germanica forager wasps0
Do sheep (Ovis aries) perform third‐party interventions?0
Body size and predator cues structure variation in defensive displays of Neotropical calico snakes (Oxyrhopus spp.)0
Revisiting the components of Macroscelidea social systems: Evidence for variable social organization, including pair‐living, but not for a monogamous mating system0
Licking their wounds: Social response to trauma by free‐ranging bison (Bison bison)0
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Intrusion of birds into nest cavities depends on the presence of feathers in the cavity and not on species of nest owner0
Communal nesting behaviour of Siberian flying squirrels during the non‐winter season0
The Agoutis: A Future Model for Ecologically Relevant Neuroscience and Physiology In Natura0
Functions of Bidirectional Sex Change and Simultaneously Hermaphroditic Phase Gonads in the Monogamous Goby Lubricogobius exiguus0
Are whole‐organism performance and thermal preference linked to endo‐ and ectoparasites in a short‐lived lizard?0
The Biases in Captive Chimpanzee Cognitive Research: First Insights From the Ape Research Index (ARI) Database0
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