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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
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Animal Ethics in Behavioral Studies—Advocating a Differentiated View16
Reflections on Konrad Lorenz15
An Easy Method to Sample Headspace Pheromones in the Field15
Cooperative and Solitary Mobbing to Defend Offspring in Wild Gray Mouse Lemurs, Microcebus murinus15
Sneaky copulations by subordinate males suggest direct fitness benefits from male–male associations in spotted bowerbirds (Ptilonorhynchus maculatus)12
Anti‐Snake Behavior and Snake Discrimination in Vervet Monkeys11
Does Microplastic Ingestion Affect Cognition and Brain Gene Expression in Zebrafish, Danio rerio ?11
The Effects of Trial Number and Individual Differences in Exploration on Fish Performance in an Object Location Recognition Task11
Grouped and Vibrating: The Influence of Group Size, Triggering Stimuli, and Leg Loss in Bobbing in an Arachnid10
Deer Vigilance and Movement Behavior Are Affected by Edge Density and Connectivity9
Moonlight Duration and Intensity Favour Nocturnal Activity in a Diurnal Desert Bird9
Is Paw Preference in Rats Influenced by Environmental Novelty?8
Cheek‐to‐cheek: Communal nesting in an ephemeral pool‐breeding frog8
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How great tits respond to urgency‐based information in allopatric Southern house wren mobbing calls7
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Behaviour in a novel environment provides clues to the success of an invasive species7
Cognitive and sensory capacity each contribute to the canine spatial bias6
Food, Affection and Gaze: Which Cues Do Free‐Ranging Dogs Prioritise for Engaging With Humans?6
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Host size selection and progeny sex determination in Hymenoepimecis bicolor (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Pimplinae)6
Third‐Party Affiliation in Domestic Dogs During and After a Human Conflict6
Urban Bats: City Lovers or Refugees?6
Learning and innovation in urban yellow mongooses (Cynictis penicillata)6
Plastic Behavioral Responses to Ambient Relative Humidity Influence Aggregation in a Large Gregarious Insect6
Do Green Lynx Spiders ( Peucetia viridans ) Change Color in Response to Their Backgrounds?6
How important is temperature for strike success of ectotherms? Thermal effects on predator–prey interactions of free‐ranging pit vipers ( Gloydius blomhoffii 6
Peep, Squeal and Claim: Complex Territorial Call Emission Across Social Contexts in a Neotropical Torrent Frog5
A vocalization in male Japanese bush warblers in response to both predators and conspecific females5
Abdominal Spines on an Amazonian Spiny Spider ( Micrathena schreibersi ): A Defense Against Mud‐Dauber Wasps ( Sceliphron 5
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Retaining memory after hibernation: Performance varies independently of activity levels in wild grey mouse lemurs5
Effects of Coffee on Drosophila melanogaster: Concentration‐Dependent Enhancement and Sleep Deprivation Recovery5
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Avian Scavengers Modify Vigilance Across Visits to Foraging Sites5
No Appeasement Through Vibrations: Male Vibratory Pre‐Copulatory Courtship in the Cursorial Spider Pisaura mirabilis Does Not Affect Female Predatory Res5
Policing is more effective against eggs of non‐natal versus natal workers at early colony stages in a bumblebee5
Antipredatory Strategies of Anurans: An Updated Conceptual Review5
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Effects of human disturbance on risk‐taking behavior in painted turtles4
Consistent Intra‐Individual Seed Preferences, Yet No Dietary Conservatism in a Granivorous Songbird4
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Reciprocity versus pseudo‐reciprocity: A false dichotomy4
Reciprocal altruism in Norway rats4
Pair‐Coordinated Calling: Eurasian Magpies Respond Differently to Simulated Intruder Pairs That Overlap or Alternate Their Calls4
Behavioral response to chemical cues from injured conspecifics in the livebearing fish, Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora4
Evasive Maneuvers of Mosquitoes Reveal Variability in Escape Success and Echolocation Plasticity of Myotis riparius (Vespertilionidae)4
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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
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Obituary: Professor Wolfgang Wickler (November 18, 1931– January 12, 2024)4
Changes in Male Behavior in Response to Female Chemical Stimulus in an Understudied Arthropod Model4
Among‐individual behavioral responses to predation risk are invariant within two species of freshwater snails4
Just Hang On: Australian Gall Midges Suspend Themselves on Spider Silk Without Becoming Entangled4
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Non‐lunge feeding behaviour of humpback whales associated with fishing boats in Norway4
Male mate preference against tail‐elongated females in the barn swallow4
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The effect of phenotypic heterogeneity on behaviours linked to invasive success4
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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
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Defensive Behaviour in Intertidal Crabs4
Sublethal effects of kleptoparasitism on experimental social spider colonies4
Strategic Deployment of Secondary Defences in the Springbok Mantis ( Miomantis Caffra )4
Evaluation of sensory modalities involved in finding food and foraging behaviour in light/dark conditions in tadpoles of the invasive species Lithobates catesbeianus4
Sperm Strategies: Partner's Mating Status as a Driver of Last Male Success in Ladybirds4
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Load Lightening in the Cooperatively Breeding Acorn Woodpecker Depends on the Analysis3
Video evidence of mountings by female‐plumaged birds of paradise (Aves: Paradisaeidae) in the wild: Is there evidence of alternative mating tactics?3
Exposure to the Oestrogenic Pollutant 17α‐Ethinyl Estradiol ( EE2 ) Does Not Alter the Behaviour of a Coastal Marine Fish, Cri3
Behavioral Responses of Two Common Woodland Salamanders to Novel Urban Stimuli3
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Constructing composite scores for contemporaneous behaviors: A comparison of four approaches3
Male Barbary macaques choose loyal coalition partners which may increase their coalition network betweenness3
Female great tits (Parus major) reproduce earlier when paired with a male they prefer3
Females Guarded by Sneaker Males Experience Higher Predation in the Two‐Spotted Spider Mite3
To Shimmer or Not to Shimmer: Collective Defensive Display in the Asian Giant Honeybee, Apis dorsata 3
A Newly Reported Tactile Gesture for Grooming Initiation in Japanese Macaques ( Macaca fuscata ) at Awajishima, Japan3
Do reproductive characteristics of the species explain differences in the investment in weapon size present in males?3
Thanks to repetition, dustbathing detection can be automated combining accelerometry and wavelet analysis3
Impact of Female Mating Status on Male Courtship Behaviour in a Sexually Cannibalistic New Zealand Fishing Spider3
Correction to “Video evidence of mountings by female‐plumaged birds of paradise (Aves: Paradisaeidae) in the wild: Is there evidence of alternative mating tactics?”3
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Callosobruchus larval competition and its consequences for male and female adults3
Social Drivers of Vocal Flexibility in Female Baboons3
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Male–Male Competition Affects Color Phenotype Expression and Color‐Dependent Oxidative Stress Levels in a Polymorphic Cichlid Fish3
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Of hormones (well, not really!), behavior, and observer bias3
Heterospecific interference modulates the reproductive traits of a ladybird beetle3
Complexity in Chick‐a‐Dee Calls of Mountain Chickadees (Poecile gambeli): Call Variation Associated With Flock Size and Flight3
Phenotype predicts interspecific dominance hierarchies in a cloud‐forest hummingbird guild3
Sibling cannibalism in the false widow spider is dependent on spiderling density and the reliable availability of fresh prey3
Reversible Plasticity in the Communication System of the Cricket Gryllus rubens3
Do Toxin‐Sequestering Snakes Recognize Their Own Nuchal Gland Toxin Reserve? Insights From Rhabdophis subminiatus 3
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EXPRESSION OF CONCERN : Temperature Mediates Shifts in Individual Aggressiveness, Activity Level, and Social Behavior in a Spider2
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Walk or swim: The substrate for movement affects female treefrog mate choice behaviors but has little effect on their preferences2
Experimental Evidence on the Signalling Role of UV ‐Blue Colouration in Male European Wall Lizards ( 2
Herbicide changes the role of body condition in mating interactions of a wolf spider but courtship is primarily affected by female immunity2
The Effect of Background Colour on Behaviour and Development of Golden Mantella ( Mantella aurantiaca ) Tadpoles2
Who Is Likely to Cheat? Linking Personality to Worthless Gift Production in a Spider2
Effects of a past contest on the future winning probability in a hyper‐aggressive fruit fly2
Correction to Successful Predatory‐Avoidance Behaviour to Lion Auditory Cues During Soft‐Release From Captivity in Cheetah2
Tadpole plasticity shapes the potential benefits of egg feeding to poison frog parents2
Do Cuttlefish Dream of Electric Shrimp? A Natural History Note on Behavioral Quiescence Strategies in Wild European Cuttlefish ( Sepia officinalis )2
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Are Reversal Learning and Inhibitory Control Related? Evidence From Urban Kelp Gulls (Larus dominicanus)2
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The Relevance of Flash Coloration Against Avian Predation in a Morpho Butterfly: A Field Experiment in a Tropical Rainforest2
Aggressive vocalizations during intergroup interactions in roost defense in the Spix's disk‐winged bat2
EXPRESSION OF CONCERN : Precopulatory Sexual Cannibalism Causes Increase Egg Case Production, Hatching Success, and Female Attractiveness to Males2
Adaptive Significance of Long Mating With Repeated Intromissions in Zygogramma bicolorata2
Movement in 3D : Novel Opportunities for Understanding Animal Behaviour and Space Use2
Condition‐Dependent Responses to Risk in a Small Mammal2
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Aggression, but Not Familiar Recognition, Occurs During Cohabitation in Females of a Hermit Crab2
Interactive effects of increased nestbox temperature and vitamin E on nestling growth are attenuated by plasticity in female incubation effort2
Grooming reciprocation in Himalayan tahr and the cognitive constraint hypothesis2
Western black widow spiders (Latrodectus hesperus) remember prey capture location and size, but only alter behavior for prey caught at particular sites2
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No Effect of Note Order on the Response of Coal Tits to Conspecific, Heterospecific and Artificial Mobbing Calls2
Non‐Lethally Produced Chemical Risk Cues Elicit Antipredator Responses in a Common Canadian Minnow2
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Effects of Simulated Bear Attacks on Thatch Ant (Formica obscuripes) Defense of Honeydew‐Producing Aphids1
A proposal to enhance data quality and FAIRness1
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The wolf spider Pardosa milvina varies silk deposition in response to self and same‐sex conspecific silk1
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Conflicting cognitive decisions: Does egg retrieval modify egg rejection in a host of an obligate brood parasite?1
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
The paradox of learned song in a semi‐solitary mammal1
Dynamic visual noise has limited influence on the habitat selection and behavioural activity of crustaceans and cephalopods1
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Visual Cues Can Alter the Behavioural Responses of Dragonfly Larvae to Chemical Alarm Cues1
Leadership Under Risk: Male Vervet Monkeys' ( Chlorocebus pygerythrus ) Roles in Group Progression Across Potentially High‐Risk Terrain1
Sex and Morph Variation in Activity From Early Ontogeny to Maturity in Ruffs ( Calidris pugnax )1
Group chorusing as an intragroup signal in the greater ani, a communally breeding bird1
Black‐headed gulls synchronize vigilance with their nearest neighbor irrespective of the neighbor's relative position1
A Case of Sibling Adoption in Wild Orangutans: Accelerated Development of Independence Following Maternal Loss1
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Nuptial pad (“breeding gland”) morphology is related to non‐random mating in wild male common frogs (Rana temporaria)1
Trophic Facilitation Between a Stingless Bee and a Nectarivorous Bat in Senna macranthera (Fabacea1
Mating May Enhance Rapid Formation of Stable Pair Bonds in the Monogamous California Mouse1
Stuck on you: Wind‐dispersed seeds attach to the external surfaces of a tree frog1
Norway rats help social partners in need in response to ultrasonic begging signals1
Population differences in the aggregation and collective foraging behavior of fragmented social spider colonies1
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Sex‐specific oviposition site selection in an arboreal treefrog with a resource‐defense mating system1
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Do captive fish need cognitive enrichment? A test with a puzzle feeder in guppies1
Male‐specific nocturnal song functions similarly to day song in a diurnal bird species1
Absence of female preference and the origin of a unisexual species, the Amazon molly ( Poecilia formosa )1
Behavioral Evidence of Predator–Predator Commensalism: Cobia Track and Feed on Prey Disturbed by Southern Stingrays1
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Hidden black and yellow thigh color acts as an aposematic signal in the Eastern Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor)1
Does the type of task affect prey discrimination learning in avian predators?1
Males show their best side revisited – Effects of predation pressure on laterality in wild guppies1
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Piecewise‐Continuous Sampling: A Method for Minimizing Bias and Sampling Effort for Estimated Metrics of Animal Behavior1
Reproductive behaviours in male parasitoids: From mating system to pairing pattern1
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Agonistic Behavior and Fear Response During Consecutive Encounters in Female Fish1
Do Rearing Group‐Size and Social Rank Influence the Affective State of a Cooperatively‐Breeding Cichlid Fish?1
Cryptic and Ecologically Relevant Locomotor Activity Patterns in Lake Malawi Cichlids Revealed Through Computer Vision Pipeline1
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Ripple Effects: Social Turmoil Following Infant Kidnapping Attempts in Wild Geladas1
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Shaped by you: The effect of social partner on cortisol and behavior during adolescence in a female rodent1
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
Tool use and tooling in ravens (Corvus corax): A review and novel observations1
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Effects of short‐ and long‐term enrichment on brain and behavior in Trinidadian guppies1
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Cryptic Male Choice in a Cellar Spider: Evidence of Strategic Sperm Allocation1
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A Practical Guide to Studying Magnetic Alignment of Free‐Living Animals: Lessons From Leopards1
Behavioural profiles in a wild population of a cooperatively breeding cichlid1
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Chronic acetamiprid exposure moderately affects the foraging behaviour of buff‐tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris)0
Sex and age differences in the preference for materials for the communal nests of sociable weavers Philetairus socius0
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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
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Wave of mutilation: Scavenging hermit crabs use social information to locate carcasses0
Human Disturbance but Not Predation Risk Is Associated With Increased Vigilance in Roe Deer0
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Close bonds and social rank similarities favor non‐random mating in captive stump‐tailed macaques (Macaca arctoides)0
Social relationships among captive female Himalayan tahr0
Homo sapiens —The Perhaps Smartest and Dumbest Animal on Earth?0
Functions of Bidirectional Sex Change and Simultaneously Hermaphroditic Phase Gonads in the Monogamous Goby Lubricogobius exiguus0
Influence of Food Distribution and Relatedness on Social Interactions in a Colony of Free‐Ranging Domestic Cats (Felis catus)0
Do pet dogs reciprocate the receipt of food from familiar and unfamiliar conspecifics?0
Male and female age affects the reproductive potential of two tephritid flies0
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Nocturnal parental care and the role of parents in hatching their eggs in the clown anemonefish0
Prey Capture Outside of the Web? Observational Evidence of a Novel Form of Prey Capture in a Cave Orb Web Spider0
Body size and predator cues structure variation in defensive displays of Neotropical calico snakes (Oxyrhopus spp.)0
Communal nesting behaviour of Siberian flying squirrels during the non‐winter season0
Characterization of the agonistic behavior of the weakly electric fish Gymnotus sylvius0
EXPRESSION OF CONCERN : Assessing the Effects of Rearing Environment, Natural Selection, and Developmental Stage on the Emergence of a Behavioral Syndrome0
Lionfish ( Pterois volitans ) Show Social Attraction to Conspecifics When Selecting Shelters0
Neighbor Density and Post‐Contact Immobility Duration as Antipredator Behavior: Antlion Larvae Do Not Fit the Selfish Prey Hypothesis0
Why we Should Study Solitary Species to Understand the Costs of Group‐Living0
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From Cohesion to Norms: How Animal Groups Come, Stay, and Function Together0
House sparrows exhibit individual differences in generalization when confronted with different novel stimuli0
Are whole‐organism performance and thermal preference linked to endo‐ and ectoparasites in a short‐lived lizard?0
The Relationship Between Female Mate Choice and Male Calling Songs in the Chinese Cricket Is Modulated by the Intra‐Sexual Competition Among Females0
Direct reciprocity among humans0
Male Octopus Avoid Using Hectocotylized Arm Under Situations With Unpredictable Risks0
Unraveling female mate choice in Schizocosa mccooki: The interplay of male mass and vibratory courtship0
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Are scientific journals delaying doctoral theses?0
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Licking their wounds: Social response to trauma by free‐ranging bison (Bison bison)0
Rethinking Behaviors of Free‐Ranging Asian Elephants in the Context of Human‐Altered Landscapes0
Seasonally variable and sex‐specific motivation for cooperative resource defence in a duetting songbird—The Chubb's cisticola0
Helga‐Fischer‐Mamblona (1929–2022). Lorenzian ethology and Freudian psychoanalysis0
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The Agoutis: A Future Model for Ecologically Relevant Neuroscience and Physiology In Natura0
The Biases in Captive Chimpanzee Cognitive Research: First Insights From the Ape Research Index (ARI) Database0
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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Photoperiod influences the development and the expression of personality traits and social behaviour in wild cavies (Cavia aperea)0
Correction to “How important is temperature for strike success of ectotherms? Thermal effects on predator–prey interactions of free‐ranging pit vipers ( Gloydius blomhoffii 0
Do sheep (Ovis aries) perform third‐party interventions?0
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