Parasites, including macroparasites, protists, fungi, bacteria and viruses, can impose a
heavy burden upon host animals. However, hosts are not without defences. One aspect of …

Groups of animals inhabit vastly different sensory worlds, or umwelten, which shape
fundamental aspects of their behaviour. Yet the sensory ecology of species is rarely …

Throughout their lives animals must complete many tasks, including finding food, avoiding
predators, attracting mates, and navigating through a complex and dynamic environment …

Despite the impressive growth of knowledge on the phylogenetic systematics of dart-poison
frogs and their relatives (Dendrobatoidea) over the past decade, many problems remain to …

Despite rising interest among scientists for over two centuries, parental care behavior has
not been as thoroughly studied in amphibians as it has in other taxa. The first reports of …

Among vertebrates, the yolk is commonly the only form of nutritional investment offered by
the female to the embryo. Some species, however, have developed parental care behaviors …

Many organisms use chemical defenses to reduce predation risk. Aposematic dendrobatid
frogs sequester alkaloid‐based chemical defenses from a diet of arthropods, but research …

Animals settle disputes through contests (Archer, 1988, Hardy and Briffa, 2013, Huntingford
and Turner, 1987). These disputes occur when animals compete to determine priority …

Phenotypic plasticity can be a key determinant of fitness. The degree to which the
expression of plasticity is adaptive relies upon the accuracy with which information about the …

Predator-induced stress responses are thought to reduce an animal's risk of being eaten.
Therefore, these stress responses should enhance anti-predator behaviour. We found that …