Laboratoire d’Ethologie Expérimentale et Comparée

Recent papers from Laboratoire d’Ethologie Expérimentale et Comparée

1. Preprint solicitation as a natural experiment in scholarly publishing2026
2. Learning behaviour is consistent across time and tasks in Formica fusca antsRoyal Society Open Science · 2026
3. Leaders Are Somethin' Else: Behavioural Variation Associated With Roles During Tandem Running RecruitmentEthology · 2026
4. Feather nest decoration decreases conspecific brood parasitism rate in spotless starlings, Sturnus unicolorAnimal Behaviour · 2026
5. Comparative metagenomic analysis of gut microbiota in Anacanthotermes turkestanicus and A. ahngerianus reveals diet- and habitat-driven functional divergenceFrontiers in Insect Science · 2026
6. Divergent population trajectories despite similar response to temperature in a widespread aerial insectivoreProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2026
7. The Impact of Substrate Properties on the Kinematics of Locomotion in a Limb‐Reduced Skink, Ablepharus kitaibelii (Squamata: Scincidae)Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A Ecological and Integrative Physiology · 2026
8. Molecular Tuning and Morphology of the Olfactory System Underlie Nestmate Recognition in a Polymorphic AntMolecular Ecology · 2026
9. Thermal niches within the nest contribute to the long-term development of individual differences in metabolic rate in an altricial mammalPhysiology & Behavior · 2026
10. New tardigrade records from Monviso (Cottian Alps, Italy) with sequencing of the Acanthechiniscus victor (Ehrenberg, 1853) mitogenomeFolia Biologica · 2026
11. Monitoring reproduction in cryptic small mammals; using body temperature to identify parturition in an endangered rodentBiology Open · 2026
12. Variable yet ubiquitous: Hierarchical scaling of head functional morphology in lizardsEvolution · 2026
13. Anacanthotermes symbionts clarify the evolutionary history of termite-symbiotic ParabasaliaFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution · 2026
14. Physical crowding truncates intrinsic Lévy-like motility into caste-specific movement regimes in social termitesMovement Ecology · 2026
15. Neural investment patterns reflect task specialization in the leaf-cutting ant Acromyrmex subterraneusSHILAP Revista de lepidopterología · 2026
16. Path minimization during solitary foraging in Aphaenogaster senilis antsAnimal Behaviour · 2026
17. Individual differences in behavior: a multi-trait study comparing different ant speciesBehavioral Ecology · 2026
18. Long‐Term Effects of Xenotransplantation of Human Enteric Glia in an Immunocompetent Rat Model of Acute Brain InjuryAdvanced Science · 2026
19. Beyond mammals: the evolution of chewing and other forms of oropharyngeal food processing in vertebratesBiological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society · 2026
20. Caste-Dependent Interspecific Tolerance Permits Alien Reproductives to Reproduce Within Host Colonies in Reticulitermes Termites Under Laboratory ConditionsInsects · 2026