Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution | Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Original Research

Accepted on 13 Oct 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

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

1,394 views

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

1,219 views

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

1,678 views

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

2,555 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

1,446 views

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

2,127 views

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

1,357 views

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

1,866 views

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

976 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Aug 2025

Dietary resilience of termite gut microbiota and enzymatic function reflects feeding strategy

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Letícia R. Menezes
João Paulo L. F. Cairo
Ana Maria Costa-Leonardo
Maria Teresa Pedrosa Silva Clerici
Isabela da Costa Barreto
Bianca Suriano Francisco dos Santos
Alberto Arab

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1625443

1,122 views

Original Research

Published on 29 Jul 2025

Foraging strategy and tree structure as drivers of arboreality and suspensory behaviour in savannah-dwelling chimpanzees

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Rhianna C. Drummond-Clarke
Susan Chege Reuben
Fiona A. Stewart
Alex K. Piel
Tracy L. Kivell

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1561078

4,768 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Jul 2025

Spatiotemporal risk avoidance varies seasonally, relative to risk intensity, in a reestablishing predator–prey system

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Cara J. Thompson
Nicole M. Tatman
Zachary J. Farley
Scott T. Boyle
Allison R. Greenleaf
James W. Cain

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1613904

1,546 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Jul 2025

Host specialisation or generalism? Population genetics of the aphid Myzus persicae reveals dominance of superclones across diverse host plants

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Yannis Nio
Christelle Buchard
Franck Duval
Frédérique Mahéo
Ségolène Buzy
Anne Le Ralec
Quentin Chesnais
Gabin Mardoc
Véronique Brault
Thierry Candresse

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1635527

1,900 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 09 Jul 2025

Baboon route repetition in a seasonal environment

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Lynn Lewis-Bevan
Philippa Hammond
Susana Carvalho
Dora Biro

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1571302

1,410 views
1 citation

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 10 Jun 2025

The behavioural ecology of hominin locomotion: what can we learn from landscapes of fear and primate terrestriality?

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Philippa Hammond
René Bobe
Susana Carvalho

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1473794

3,362 views