Bird migrations are impressive behavioral phenomena, representing complex
spatiotemporal strategies to balance costs of living while maximizing fitness. The field of bird …

Simple Summary Habitat complexity is important for the maintenance of high levels of
welfare for captive animals, especially at zoos. Generally, individuals who experience …

Chemoreception–the ability to smell and taste–is an essential sensory modality of most
animals. The number and type of chemical stimuli that animals can perceive depends …

Ornithischian dinosaurs exhibited a diversity of ecologies, locomotory modes, and social
structures, making them an ideal clade in which to study the evolution of neuroanatomy and …

Dispersal is a key process that impacts population dynamics and structures biotic
communities. Dispersal limitation influences the assembly of plant and microbial …

The Spinosauridae is a specialized group of theropod dinosaurs characterised by a long,
narrow skull, robust forelimbs with a hooked thumb claw, and tall neural spines forming a …

With diverse mechanical and sensory functions, the vertebrate cranium is a complex
anatomical structure whose shifts between modularity and integration, especially in …

The role of mechanical morphologies in the exploitation of novel niche space is well
characterized; however, the role of sensory structures in unlocking new niches is less clear …

Senses form the interface between animals and environments, and provide a window into
the ecology of past and present species. However, research on sensory behaviours by wild …

The turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) is a widespread, scavenging species in the Western
Hemisphere that locates carrion by smell. Scent guided foraging is associated with an …