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Brief Research Report

Published on 26 Feb 2026

Interspecies play behavior in captive black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) and ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Elif Karakoç
Lily Broos
Sandro Sehner

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1771741

378 views

Original Research

Accepted on 19 Feb 2026

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) groundings on a 4-lane divided highway in south Texas: A comparative study using citizen science

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Bradley E. Beer
Kevin Ryer
MD Saydur Rahman
John H Young Jr.
Richard Kline

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Original Research

Published on 18 Feb 2026

Morphological variance in cave and surface populations of Asellus aquaticus challenges the fluctuating selection and greater male variability hypotheses

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Anna Biró
Gergely Balázs
Gergely Horváth
Žiga Fišer
Cene Fišer
Serban M. Sarbu
Gábor Herczeg

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1748446

414 views

Opinion

Published on 09 Feb 2026

How tooth wear in Papioninae offers insight into hominin evolution

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Ian Towle

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2026.1747007

681 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 15 Jan 2026

Aspects of the blood meal of mosquitoes (Diptera: culicidae) during the crepuscular period in Atlantic Forest remnants of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Dálete Cássia Vieira Alves
Sérgio Lisboa Machado
Júlia dos Santos Silva
Nathália Menezes de Almeida
Rayane Dias
Shayenne Olsson Freitas Silva
Jeronimo Alencar

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1721533

6,911 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Jan 2026

Freshwater feeding by adult chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta in the Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Karen M. Dunmall
Kevin Wight
Darcy G. McNicholl
Keith Tierney

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1686114

945 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Dec 2025

Continental divergence in male reproductive plasticity to thermal and resource stress in a widespread dung fly

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Nicole Li Ying Lee
Jia Wei Tan
Yi Bo Wang
Tyrone Ren Hao Tan
Nalini Puniamoorthy

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1711105

1,167 views

Editorial

Published on 12 Dec 2025

Editorial: Surviving the Anthropocene: the 3 E’s under pressing planetary issues

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Matheus Sanita Lima
Stefane Saruhashi
Tássio Brito de Oliveira
Joseane Moreira do Nascimento
David Roy Smith

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1758504

1,735 views

Editorial

Published on 12 Dec 2025

Editorial: The paradox of generalism

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Hugh D. Loxdale
Adalbert Balog

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1754212

1,564 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Dec 2025

Look up! Stratification and vertical approach to auditory prey cues in frog-biting midges (Corethrellidae)

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Thomas Eltz
Hannah Luisa Kimm
Roger Böddicker
Maximilian Sigl
Rudolf Meier
Jonas Virgo

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1705905

1,445 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Dec 2025

Improved predator detection through illumination with red fluorescence by a small benthic fish. Does it work?

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Bram K. M. van der Schoot
Nico K. Michiels

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1728992

1,219 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Social calls of big brown bats in a competitive feeding context

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Reese N. Fry
Emily Suong
James A. Simmons
Andrea Megela Simmons

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1690988

1,518 views

Editorial

Published on 20 Nov 2025

Editorial: Biodiversity of sensory systems in chordates

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Shaun P. Collin
Wayne I. L. Davies

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1732523

1,309 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Nov 2025

Interaction between mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity and phytotelmata used as traps in an Atlantic forest ecosystem, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Cecilia Ferreira de Mello
Letícia de Mattos Pavão
Shayenne Olsson Freitas Silva
Amanda Bastos Queiroz
Jeronimo Alencar

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1709756

1,258 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Nov 2025

Learning to fear: predator recognition in giraffes is shaped by evolved sensitivity and ecological experience

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Anton Baotic
Georgine Szipl

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1634218

2,686 views
1 citation

Review

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Shedding light on the moon’s influence in the reproductive activity of farm animals

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Fernando P. Perea
Mariana S. Perea
Miguel Perea-Brugal
Maria S. Méndez

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1616502

3,962 views
3 citations

Mini Review

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Measuring boldness in decapod crustaceans: an overview of methodological approaches and potential caveats

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Emily DeJaegher
Pedro A. Quijón
Patricia A. Ramey-Balci

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1651164

2,215 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 18 Sep 2025

Litter leaves misrepresent plant–insect interactions in standing vegetation

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Benjamin Adroit
Sandra R. Schachat
H. Tuncay Güner
Jean-Philippe Orts
Thomas Denk

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1549315

2,713 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 18 Sep 2025

Caterpillar diet breadth in Área de Conservación Guanacaste, a large and diverse Neotropical wildland in northwestern Costa Rica: toxins, silica, aluminum, and sclerophylly

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Donald L. J. Quicke
Allison Brown
Mehrdad Hajibabaei
Ramya Manjunath
Suresh Naik
Sujeevan Ratnasingham
Jayme Sones
Brianne St. Jacques
M. Alex Smith
Nelson Zamora

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1647436

4,390 views
1 citation

Perspective

Published on 02 Sep 2025

A research framework and a mechanistic host-interaction model for insects that use multiple host species: theoretical considerations and practical consequences

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Michelle Amy Rafter
Gimme H. Walter

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1666179

2,174 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 28 Aug 2025

Evolution of craniofacial shape in relation to sexual dimorphism in Theropithecus and Papio

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Ángeles Ossorio
Ambra Figueroa-Torrejón
Rodrigo Buston
Matteo Caldon
Jacinto Mathe
Giuliano Doria
Spartaco Gippoliti
Antonella Volta
María Joana Ferreira da Silva
René Bobe

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1537474

3,376 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 26 Aug 2025

Identification, abundance, and behavior of North American bobcat (Lynx rufus) along road mitigation structures designed for endangered species in South Texas

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Victoria Hanley
Kevin Ryer
Md Saydur Rahman
John H. Young
Richard J. Kline

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1487295

2,230 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Aug 2025

Comparative morphological analysis of yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) and European hornet (Vespa crabro) based on modern imaging techniques

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Tamás Sipos
Balázs Kolics
Éva Kolics-Horváth
Tamás Donkó
Ádám Csóka
Kristóf Kozma-Bognár
András Kovács
Sándor Farkas
Katalin Somfalvi-Tóth
Sándor Keszthelyi

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1624744

3,218 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 04 Aug 2025

Timing of prooxidant and antioxidant intake shapes life-history and parasite tolerance in Anopheles mosquitoes

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Tiago G. Zeferino
Alfonso Rojas Mora
Jacob C. Koella

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1628611

1,500 views

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Interspecies play behavior in captive black-and-white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) and ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) groundings on a 4-lane divided highway in south Texas: A comparative study using citizen science

Morphological variance in cave and surface populations of Asellus aquaticus challenges the fluctuating selection and greater male variability hypotheses

How tooth wear in Papioninae offers insight into hominin evolution

Aspects of the blood meal of mosquitoes (Diptera: culicidae) during the crepuscular period in Atlantic Forest remnants of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Freshwater feeding by adult chum salmon Oncorhynchus keta in the Mackenzie River, Northwest Territories

Continental divergence in male reproductive plasticity to thermal and resource stress in a widespread dung fly

Editorial: Surviving the Anthropocene: the 3 E’s under pressing planetary issues

Editorial: The paradox of generalism

Look up! Stratification and vertical approach to auditory prey cues in frog-biting midges (Corethrellidae)

Improved predator detection through illumination with red fluorescence by a small benthic fish. Does it work?

Social calls of big brown bats in a competitive feeding context

Editorial: Biodiversity of sensory systems in chordates

Interaction between mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity and phytotelmata used as traps in an Atlantic forest ecosystem, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Learning to fear: predator recognition in giraffes is shaped by evolved sensitivity and ecological experience

Shedding light on the moon’s influence in the reproductive activity of farm animals

Measuring boldness in decapod crustaceans: an overview of methodological approaches and potential caveats

Litter leaves misrepresent plant–insect interactions in standing vegetation

Caterpillar diet breadth in Área de Conservación Guanacaste, a large and diverse Neotropical wildland in northwestern Costa Rica: toxins, silica, aluminum, and sclerophylly

A research framework and a mechanistic host-interaction model for insects that use multiple host species: theoretical considerations and practical consequences

Evolution of craniofacial shape in relation to sexual dimorphism in Theropithecus and Papio

Identification, abundance, and behavior of North American bobcat (Lynx rufus) along road mitigation structures designed for endangered species in South Texas

Comparative morphological analysis of yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) and European hornet (Vespa crabro) based on modern imaging techniques

Timing of prooxidant and antioxidant intake shapes life-history and parasite tolerance in Anopheles mosquitoes