supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31472013 and 31772453 to W.L.).
Hole-nesting tits belonging to the family Paridae produce a hissing display that resembles the exhalatory hiss of a snake.When a predatory animal enters the nest hole of a tit,tits often hiss vigorously,while lunging ...
Seed dispersal by exotic mammals exemplifies mutualistic interactions that can modify the habitat by facilitating the establishment of certain species. We examined the potential for endozoochoric dispersal of exotic p...
The prenatal hormonal environment plays an important role in organizing sex differences in the morphology, physiology and behavior of humans as well as other vertebrates. Currently, all related research on rodents has...
Urbanization of animal habitats has the potential to affect the natural communication systems of any species able to survive in the changed environment. Urban animals such as squirrels use multiple signal channels to ...