期刊: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2021; 18 (1)
Background Signal detection is crucial to survival and successful reproduction, and animals often modify behavioral decisions based on information the......
期刊: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2021; 18 (1)
Background The acoustic adaptation hypothesis (AAH) states that signals should evolve towards an optimal transmission of the intended information from......
期刊: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2021; 18 (1)
Background: Why a variety of social animals emit foraging-associated calls during group foraging remains an open question. These vocalizations may be ......
期刊: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2021; 18 (1)
Background Invasive species bring a serious effect on local biodiversity, ecosystems, and even human health and safety. Although the genetic signature......
期刊: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2021; 18 (1)
Background Understanding the impacts of past and contemporary climate change on biodiversity is critical for effective conservation. Amphibians have w......
期刊: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2021; 18 (1)
Background Meligethes are pollen-beetles associated with flowers of Rosaceae as larvae. This genus currently consists of 63 known species in two subge......
期刊: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2020; 17 (1)
Background Metamorphic climax is the crucial stage of amphibian metamorphosis responsible for the morphological and functional changes necessary for t......
期刊: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2020; 17 (1)
Background The initiation of desert conditions in the Tarim Basin in China since the late Miocene has led to the significant genetic structuring of lo......
期刊: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2020; 17 (1)
Background Genetic and ecological factors influence morphology, and morphology is compatible with function. The morphology and bite performance of sku......
期刊: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2020; 17 (1)
Background Severe hypoxia induces a series of stress responses in mammals; however, subterranean rodents have evolved several adaptation mechanisms of......
期刊: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2020; 17 (1)
Background Sturgeons (Acipenseriformes) are polyploid chondrostean fish that constitute an important model species for studying development and evolut......
期刊: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2020; 17 (1)
Background Obligate brood parasites exert strong selective pressure on target hosts. In response, hosts typically evolve anti-parasitism strategies, o......
期刊: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2020; 17 (1)
Background The gut is the major organ for nutrient absorption and immune response in the body of animals. Although effects of fasting on the gut funct......
期刊: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2020; 17 (1)
Background Identifying the factors that contribute to divergence among populations in mate preferences is important for understanding of the manner in......
期刊: FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2020; 17 (1)
Background The Chinese monal (Lophophorus lhuysii) is an endangered bird species, with a wild population restricted to the mountains in southwest Chin......