... of labor in Pheidole dentata (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a new perspective on temporal polyethism and behavioral plasticity in ants . Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 60 , 631 - 644 . 10.1007/s00265-006-0207-z Shapiro , A. M. ( 1976 ). Seasonal polyphenism . In Evolutionary Biology ( ed...

... systems to sense the disturbance cues in egg-predator attacks that inform escape-hatching decisions. Environmentally cued hatching Lateral line system Behavioral plasticity Biotremology Ontogeny Vestibular system Animals ubiquitously use vibration to inform their behavior ( Cocroft et...

... shells ( Edgell and Rochette, 2009 ), often targeting particular shell regions ( Boulding and LaBarbera, 1986 ; Elner, 1978 ; Zipser and Vermeij, 1978 ). Many crabs increase their pace or efficiency in opening shells through behavioral plasticity as well as morphological plasticity of their crushing...

... in aggression in the honey bee. Behavioral plasticity Genomics Neural energetics Alzheimer's disease Traumatic brain injury References Alaux , C. , Sinha , S. , Hasadsri , L. , Hunt , G. J. , Guzmán-Novoa , E. , Degrandi-Hoffman , G. , Uribe-Rubio , J. L...

... not only elicit innate responses but also contribute to behavioral plasticity by affecting the subjective evaluation of appetitive or aversive stimuli. To test this hypothesis, we exposed bees to three pheromonal components whose valence was either negative (i.e. associated with aversive events: isopentyl...

... and Nicoletto, 2001 ) or physiological state ( Cotton et al., 2006 ; Lynch et al., 2006 ). Monoamines Body condition Social preferences Anurans Behavioral plasticity Species recognition Summary: Early effects of diet modify monoamine levels and the monoamine response to social signals...

... of sleep loss in Mexican cavefish, providing a model for investigating how the sensory systems modulate sleep. Sensory systems Sleep Astyanax   mexicanus Convergent evolution Starvation response Behavioral plasticity A defining characteristic of sleep is an elevated arousal threshold...

... 1 5 2014 © 2014. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2014 Aggression Behavioral plasticity Serotonin Dominance hierarchy The monoamine neurotransmitter serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT), acts throughout the brain to modulate social behaviors, including territorial...

... in the reconstruction of the history of such groups, but also improve our knowledge of the mechanisms by which major evolutionary transitions are accomplished. behavioral plasticity suction feeding environmental transition © 2011. 2011 30 8 2011 tstayton@bucknell.edu ...

..., for warm avoidance. Caenorhabditis elegans thermosensation behavior behavioral plasticity neural integration thermal gradient Behavior of Caenorhabditis elegans on a thermal gradient has been studied as one of several plastic responses of the organism to environmental signals. C...

... Gnathonemus social behavior electric organ discharge behavioral plasticity African weakly discharging electric fish (family Mormyridae) use their self-generated electric signals [electric organ discharges (EODs)] and their electroreceptive abilities for orientation and communication( Hopkins, 1986...