Brian C Leavell
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Leavell B, Pantoja-Sanchez H, Velez V, Hemingway C, Wilhite K, Halfwerk W, et al.
Proc Biol Sci
. 2023 Dec;
290(2013):20231910.
PMID: 38113943
Emitting conspicuous signals into the environment to attract mates comes with the increased risk of interception by eavesdropping enemies. As a defence, a commonly described strategy is for signallers to...
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Pantoja-Sanchez H, Leavell B, Rendon B, de-Silva W, Singh R, Zhou J, et al.
J Exp Biol
. 2023 Nov;
226(24).
PMID: 37942703
Most mosquito and midge species use hearing during acoustic mating behaviors. For frog-biting species, however, hearing plays an important role beyond mating as females rely on anuran calls to obtain...
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Kikuchi D, Allen W, Arbuckle K, Aubier T, Briolat E, Burdfield-Steel E, et al.
J Evol Biol
. 2023 Jun;
36(7):975-991.
PMID: 37363877
Prey seldom rely on a single type of antipredator defence, often using multiple defences to avoid predation. In many cases, selection in different contexts may favour the evolution of multiple...
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Bernal X, Leavell B, Page R
Proc Biol Sci
. 2023 May;
290(1998):20221866.
PMID: 37161325
No abstract available.
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Drinkwater E, Allen W, Endler J, Hanlon R, Holmes G, Homziak N, et al.
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc
. 2022 Nov;
97(6):2237-2267.
PMID: 36336882
Deimatic behaviours, also referred to as startle behaviours, are used against predators and rivals. Although many are spectacular, their proximate and ultimate causes remain unclear. In this review we aim...
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Barber J, Plotkin D, Rubin J, Homziak N, Leavell B, Houlihan P, et al.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
. 2022 Jun;
119(25):e2117485119.
PMID: 35704762
Warning signals are well known in the visual system, but rare in other modalities. Some moths produce ultrasonic sounds to warn bats of noxious taste or to mimic unpalatable models....
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Leavell B, Beaty L, McNickle G, Bernal X
Am Nat
. 2022 Apr;
199(5):653-665.
PMID: 35472015
AbstractTo thoroughly understand the drivers of dynamic signal elaboration requires assessing the direct and indirect effects of naturally interacting factors. Here, we use structural equation modeling to test multivariate data...
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Leavell B, Bernal X
Trends Ecol Evol
. 2019 Aug;
34(11):1048-1060.
PMID: 31416642
Organisms face the cognitive challenge of making decisions based on imperfect information. Predators and prey, in particular, are confronted with ambiguous stimuli when foraging and avoiding attacks. These challenges are...
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Leavell B, Rubin J, McClure C, Miner K, Branham M, Barber J
Sci Adv
. 2018 Aug;
4(8):eaat6601.
PMID: 30140743
Many defended animals prevent attacks by displaying warning signals that are highly conspicuous to their predators. We hypothesized that bioluminescing fireflies, widely known for their vibrant courtship signals, also advertise...
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Measor K, Leavell B, Brewton D, Rumschlag J, Barber J, Razak K
eNeuro
. 2017 Mar;
4(1).
PMID: 28275715
In active sensing, animals make motor adjustments to match sensory inputs to specialized neural circuitry. Here, we describe an active sensing system for sound level processing. The pallid bat uses...