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1. Full Text VTA dopaminergic neurons regulate ethologically relevant sleep-wake behaviors
by Eban-Rothschild, Ada and Rothschild, Gideon and Giardino, William J and Jones, Jeff R and De Lecea, Luis
Nature Neuroscience, ISSN 1097-6256, 10/2016, Volume 19, Issue 10, pp. 1356 - 1366
Dopaminergic ventral tegmental area (VTA) neurons are critically involved in a variety of behaviors that rely on heightened arousal, but whether they directly... 
WAKING CYCLE | AROUSAL | MESENCEPHALIC DOPAMINE | FREELY MOVING CATS | MICE | IDENTIFICATION | NEUROSCIENCES | MODULATION | VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA | NUCLEUS-ACCUMBENS | WAKEFULNESS | Nesting Behavior - physiology | Male | Ventral Tegmental Area - physiology | Nucleus Accumbens - physiology | Neural Pathways - physiology | Neural Inhibition - physiology | Animals | Corpus Striatum - physiology | Dopaminergic Neurons - physiology | Wakefulness - physiology | Mice | Sleep - physiology | Amygdala - physiology | Prefrontal Cortex - physiology | Sleep | Behavior | Research | Neurons | Neurophysiology
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2. Full Text Tracking Individuals Shows Spatial Fidelity Is a Key Regulator of Ant Social Organization
by Danielle P. Mersch and Alessandro Crespi and Laurent Keller
Science, ISSN 0036-8075, 5/2013, Volume 340, Issue 6136, pp. 1090 - 1093
Ants live in organized societies with a marked division of labor among workers, but little is known about how this division of labor is generated. We used a... 
Social insects | Animal nesting | Ants | Social interaction | Nurses | Foraging | REPORTS | Worker insects | Insect colonies | Social structures | Employee interaction | DIVISION-OF-LABOR | INSECT SOCIETIES | TEMPORAL POLYETHISM | NETWORKS | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | Behavior, Animal | Animals | Ants - physiology | Mass Behavior | Spatial Behavior | Research | Behavior | Social behavior in animals | Social aspects | Insects | Animal behavior | Habitats | Regulators | Tasks | Tracking | Movements | Colonies | Organizations | Forages
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3. Full Text Discrete genetic modules are responsible for complex burrow evolution in Peromyscus mice
by Weber, Jesse N and Peterson, Brant K and Hoekstra, Hopi E
Nature, ISSN 0028-0836, 01/2013, Volume 493, Issue 7432, pp. 402 - 405
Relative to morphological traits, we know little about how genetics influence the evolution of complex behavioural differences in nature(1). It is unclear how... 
ARCHITECTURE | RELATEDNESS | BEHAVIOR | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION | Peromyscus - genetics | Nesting Behavior - physiology | Behavior, Animal - physiology | Genotype | Male | Biological Evolution | Animals | Ecosystem | Peromyscus - physiology | Female | Models, Genetic | Animals, Wild - genetics | Animals, Wild - physiology | Crosses, Genetic | Evolution, Molecular | Quantitative Trait Loci - genetics | Sigmodontinae | Genetic aspects | Spatial behavior in animals | Burrowing mammals | Genetics | Behavior | Sand & gravel | Methods
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4. Full Text Neuronal activation associated with paternal and aversive interactions toward pups in the Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)
by Romero-Morales, Luis and Cárdenas, Mario and Martínez-Torres, Martín and García-Saucedo, Brenda and Carmona, Agustín and Luis, Juana
Hormones and Behavior, ISSN 0018-506X, 09/2018, Volume 105, pp. 47 - 57
Approach/avoid model is used to analyze the neural regulation of maternal behavior in the laboratory rat. This model proposes that the medial preoptic area... 
mPOA/BNST | AHN/VMH | Mongolian gerbil | Paternal behavior | Aggression | C-FOS | TESTOSTERONE | MATERNAL-BEHAVIOR | SEXUAL-BEHAVIOR | REPRODUCTIVE-BEHAVIOR | LESIONS | SOCIAL-BEHAVIOR | INFANTICIDE | ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM | PARENTAL BEHAVIOR | MEDIAL AMYGDALA | BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | Aggression - physiology | Animals, Newborn | Gerbillinae - physiology | Paternal Behavior - physiology | Nesting Behavior - physiology | Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos - metabolism | Rats | Male | Ventromedial Hypothalamic Nucleus - metabolism | Maternal Behavior - physiology | Avoidance Learning - physiology | Preoptic Area - metabolism | Periaqueductal Gray - metabolism | Brain - metabolism | Septal Nuclei - metabolism | Testosterone - metabolism | Animals | Neurons - physiology | Female | Fathers - psychology | Testosterone | Brain | Neurons | Analysis
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5. Full Text Resource diversity and landscape-level homogeneity drive native bee foraging
by Shalene Jha and Claire Kremen
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, ISSN 0027-8424, 1/2013, Volume 110, Issue 2, pp. 555 - 558
Given widespread declines in pollinator communities and increasing global reliance on pollinator-dependent crops, there is an acute need to develop a... 
Pollinating insects | Insect pollination | Bumblebees | Habitats | Habitat conservation | Foraging | Insect colonies | Pollen | Insect genetics | Pollination | Urban | Ecosystem services | Spatial ecology | Resource dynamics | Dispersal | POLLINATION SERVICES | BUMBLE BEES | NEST DENSITY | PERFORMANCE | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | dispersal | POPULATIONS | COLONY GROWTH | resource dynamics | urban | AGRICULTURAL LANDSCAPES | spatial ecology | ecosystem services | BOMBUS-TERRESTRIS | DECLINES | RANGE | Genetics, Population | Animals | Appetitive Behavior - physiology | Ecosystem | Nesting Behavior - physiology | Linear Models | Flowers - physiology | Feeding Behavior - physiology | Bees - physiology | Environmental aspects | Genetic aspects | Research | Behavior | Population genetics | Bees | Biological diversity | Biological Sciences
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6. Full Text Agonistic interactions between the honeybee (Apis mellifera ligustica) and the European wasp (Vespula germanica) reveal context-dependent defense strategies
by Pusceddu, M and Floris, I and Buffa, F and Salaris, E and Satta, A
PLOS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, 07/2017, Volume 12, Issue 7, p. e0180278
Predator-prey relationships between sympatric species allow the evolution of defense behaviors, such as honeybee colonies defending their nests against... 
HYMENOPTERA | VESPIDAE | COLONY DEFENSE | BEHAVIOR | COMPETITION | HORNETS | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | VELUTINA | AGGRESSION | BEES | PREDATOR | Predatory Behavior - physiology | Animals | Social Behavior | Agonistic Behavior - physiology | Nesting Behavior - physiology | Wasps - physiology | Avoidance Learning - physiology | Escape Reaction - physiology | Feeding Behavior - physiology | Bees - physiology | Biological research | Honeybee | Predation (Biology) | Animal defenses | Research | Behavior | Comparative analysis | Biology, Experimental | Nests | Ground level | Sympatric populations | Colonies | Defensive behavior | Biological evolution | Foraging behavior | Bees | Forages | Prey | Predators | Animal behavior | Evolution | Predation | Damage
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7. Full Text Neuromodulation of nestmate recognition decisions by pavement ants
by Bubak, Andrew N and Yaeger, Jazmine D. W and Renner, Kenneth J and Swallow, John G and Greene, Michael J
PLoS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, 11/2016, Volume 11, Issue 11, p. e0166417
Ant colonies are distributed systems that are regulated in a non-hierarchical manner. Without a central authority, individuals inform their decisions by... 
AGGRESSION | BEHAVIOR | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | HYMENOPTERA-FORMICIDAE | SUPERORGANISM | Aggression - physiology | Serotonin - physiology | Ants - physiology | Nesting Behavior - physiology | Neurotransmitter Agents - metabolism | Behavior, Animal - physiology | Brain - physiology | Octopamine - metabolism | Brain - metabolism | Ants - metabolism | Animals | Dopamine - physiology | Octopamine - physiology | Serotonin - metabolism | Touch - physiology | Neurotransmitter Agents - physiology | Dopamine - metabolism | Social aspects | Ants | Cues | Brain | Fighting | Dopamine | Serotonin | Colonies | Hydrocarbons | Decisions | Biology | Neuromodulation | Insects | Animal behavior | Octopamine | Workers (insect caste) | Computer networks | Tactile | Food | Fitness | Aggressiveness
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8. Full Text Burrowing and nest building behavior as indicators of well-being in mice
by Jirkof, Paulin
Journal of Neuroscience Methods, ISSN 0165-0270, 08/2014, Volume 234, pp. 139 - 146
The assessment of pain, distress and suffering, as well as evaluation of the efficacy of stress-reduction strategies, is crucial in animal experimentation but... 
Nest building | Behavior | Mouse | Burrowing | Animal well-being | ANIMALS | BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS | SICKNESS BEHAVIOR | NEUROSCIENCES | RAT MODEL | IMPACT | PAIN | MUS-MUSCULUS | NON-COGNITIVE BEHAVIORS | MOUSE MODEL | SPECIES-TYPICAL BEHAVIORS | AGE | Exploratory Behavior - physiology | Animals | Nesting Behavior - physiology | Anxiety - diagnosis | Mice | Brain Injuries - physiopathology | Brain Injuries - diagnosis | Disease Models, Animal | Pain - diagnosis | Psychological aspects | Activities of daily living
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9. Full Text Physiological and Behavioral Changes in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) Induced by Nosema ceranae Infection
by Goblirsch, Mike and Huang, Zachary Y and Spivak, Marla
PLoS ONE, ISSN 1932-6203, 03/2013, Volume 8, Issue 3, p. e58165
Persistent exposure to mite pests, poor nutrition, pesticides, and pathogens threaten honey bee survival. In healthy colonies, the interaction of the yolk... 
VITELLOGENIN | LIFE-SPAN | COLONIES | PHEROMONE | WORKER HONEYBEES | MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES | DIVISION-OF-LABOR | JUVENILE-HORMONE | EUSOCIAL INSECT | MICROSPORIDIA | HYPOPHARYNGEAL GLANDS | Vitellogenins - metabolism | Age Factors | Appetitive Behavior - physiology | Juvenile Hormones - metabolism | Nesting Behavior - physiology | Minnesota | Nosema | Bees - physiology | Spores, Fungal - physiology | Animals | Analysis of Variance | Radioimmunoassay | Bees - microbiology | Observation | Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction | Infection | Physiological aspects | Honeybee | Physiological effects | Transcription | Infections | Cages | Parasites | Pheromones | Vitellogenin | Bees | Agrochemicals | Physiological factors | Physiology | Age | Yolk | Pathogens | Plant reproduction | Nutrition | Colonies | Pesticides | Pests | Foraging behavior | Forages | Honey | Nursing | Animal behavior | Workers (insect caste) | Division of labor
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10. Full Text Assessing nest building in mice
by Deacon, Robert M.J
Nature Protocols, ISSN 1754-2189, 08/2006, Volume 1, Issue 3, pp. 1117 - 1119
For small rodents, nests are important in heat conservation as well as reproduction and shelter. Nesting is easily measured in the home cages of mice,... 
MATERNAL-BEHAVIOR | MUS-MUSCULUS | LESIONS | ENHANCEMENT | MOUSE | BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS | Animals, Laboratory - physiology | Animals | Behavioral Symptoms - diagnosis | Housing, Animal | Nesting Behavior - physiology | Mice | Psychomotor Performance - physiology
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11. Full Text Isotocin regulates paternal care in a monogamous cichlid fish
by O'Connell, Lauren A and Matthews, Bryan J and Hofmann, Hans A
Hormones and Behavior, ISSN 0018-506X, 05/2012, Volume 61, Issue 5, pp. 725 - 733
While the survival value of paternal care is well understood, little is known about its physiological basis. Here we investigate the neuroendocrine... 
Paternal care | Testosterone | Isotocin | Preoptic area | 11-Ketotestosterone | Lateral septum | MALE 3-SPINED STICKLEBACK | SEX | SOCIAL-BEHAVIOR | ARGININE VASOTOCIN | ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM | PARENTAL BEHAVIOR | VASOPRESSIN | OXYTOCIN | ANDROGEN | BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | Aggression - physiology | Oxytocics - pharmacology | Paternal Behavior - physiology | Oxytocin - pharmacology | Nesting Behavior - physiology | Oxytocin - physiology | Pair Bond | Male | Mating Preference, Animal - physiology | Oxytocin - analogs & derivatives | Brain - physiology | Brain - metabolism | Animals | Cichlids - physiology | Female | Androgens - metabolism | Aggression - drug effects | Paternal Behavior - drug effects | Evolutionary biology | Evolution | Fish | Parents & parenting | Hormones | Males | Animal behavior | Neurons
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12. Full Text Effects of elevated egg corticosterone levels on behavior, growth, and immunity of yellow-legged gull ( Larus michahellis) chicks
by Rubolini, Diego and Romano, Maria and Boncoraglio, Giuseppe and Ferrari, Raffaella Paola and Martinelli, Roberta and Galeotti, Paolo and Fasola, Mauro and Saino, Nicola
Hormones and Behavior, ISSN 0018-506X, 2005, Volume 47, Issue 5, pp. 592 - 605
Eggs of vertebrates contain steroid hormones of maternal origin that may influence offspring performance. Recently, it has been shown that glucocorticoids,... 
Early maternal effects | Incubation | Corticosterone | Growth | Embryonic vocalizations | Begging behavior | Egg quality | Immunity | Tonic immobility | Larus michahellis | GALLUS-GALLUS-DOMESTICUS | egg quality | HIRUNDO-RUSTICA | CELL-MEDIATED-IMMUNITY | immunity | NESTLING BARN SWALLOWS | AMERICAN KESTRELS | YOLK ANDROGENS | PLASMA-CORTICOSTERONE | embryonic vocalizations | MATERNAL TESTOSTERONE | begging behavior | incubation | early matemal effects | CALORIE-PROTEIN DEFICIENCIES | ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM | tonic immobility | BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES | growth | corticosterone | Growth - physiology | Egg Proteins - metabolism | Animals | Animals, Newborn - physiology | Ovum - physiology | Body Size - physiology | Nesting Behavior - physiology | Charadriiformes - physiology | Vocalization, Animal - physiology | Antibody Formation - physiology | Corticosterone - physiology | Disease transmission | Animal behavior | Analysis | Steroid hormones
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