The fast and the curious: locomotor performance and exploratory behaviour in eastern chipmunks
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DOI: 10.1007/s00265-018-2445-2
Abstract: Although locomotor performance and behaviour are closely linked to survival in many wild animals, our understanding of the potentially important co-adaptations between locomotor performance and behaviour is still limited. Our objective was to quantify the… read more here.
Keywords: sprint speed; locomotor performance; performance; behaviour ... See more keywords
Climbing Waterfalls: How Metabolism and Behavior Impact Locomotor Performance of Tropical Climbing Gobies on Reunion Island
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DOI: 10.1086/710536
Abstract: The life cycle of gobies of the Sicydiinae subfamily depends on climbing waterfalls. Two sympatric sicydiines species from Reunion Island, Sicyopterus lagocephalus (SIL) and Cotylopus acutipinnis (COA), employ different climbing modes. SIL uses a steady… read more here.
Keywords: climbing waterfalls; locomotor performance; reunion island; performance ... See more keywords
The costs of being a good dad: egg-carrying and clutch size impair locomotor performance in male midwife toads (Alytes obstetricans)
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DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blaa185
Abstract: Parental care is widespread across the animal kingdom. Parental behaviours are beneficial by increasing offspring survival but induce significant costs to the parents. Because parental care is far more common in females, the associated reproductive… read more here.
Keywords: locomotor performance; clutch size; clutch; performance ... See more keywords
Parasites and Host Performance: Incorporating Infection into Our Understanding of Animal Movement.
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DOI: 10.1093/icb/icx024
Abstract: SYNOPSIS Studies of animal locomotion and movement largely assume that individuals are healthy and performing to the best of their abilities in ways which are adapted to their survival. However, wild animals face numerous ecological… read more here.
Keywords: animal movement; locomotor performance; movement; infection ... See more keywords
The accelerating anuran: evolution of locomotor performance in cane toads (Rhinella marina, Bufonidae) at an invasion front
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.1964
Abstract: As is common in biological invasions, the rate at which cane toads (Rhinella marina) have spread across tropical Australia has accelerated through time. Individuals at the invasion front travel further than range-core conspecifics and exhibit… read more here.
Keywords: locomotor performance; invasion front; invasion; performance ... See more keywords
Hydric Balance and Locomotor Performance of Native and Invasive Frogs
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DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2018.00159
Abstract: An animal’s physiology should be closely adapted to its environment to optimize organismal function, so physiological traits may be mismatched when animals are introduced to new locations. For introduced amphibians, mismatched traits involving hydric balance… read more here.
Keywords: locomotor performance; water; balance; performance ... See more keywords