Animal Behavior and Cognition

Machine learning of honey bee olfactory behavior identifies repellent odorants in free flying bees in the field

1. Joel Kowalewski
2. Barbara Baer-Imhoof
3. Tom Guda
4. Matthew Luy
5. Payton DePalma
6. Boris Baer
7. Anandasankar Ray

• Curated by eLife

  eLife Assessment

  This important manuscript reports a very interesting view of how pesticides can be toxic to beneficial insects like the honeybee. The study uses machine learning for the discovery of new honeybee-repellent odorants. The solid evidence predicts compounds that were validated in the lab and in the field. This work will be of great interest to researchers in ecology, pest control and sensory biology.

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Separation slang – Laboratory mice use low-frequency call repertoire during physical separation

1. Daniel Breslav
2. Michal Wojcik
3. Ursula Koch
4. Thorsten Becker

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  eLife Assessment

  This study represents a useful finding on the social modulation of the complex repertoire of vocalizations made across a variety of strains of lab mice. The evidence supporting the claims is, at present, incomplete, as numerous concerns regarding the appropriate categorization of vocalizations, the averaging of data points with disparate levels of occurrence, the interpretation of the function of noisy calls, and a general lack of adequate analyses of experimental data were raised. With these issues addressed, the work will be of importance to scientists studying rodent vocal communication.

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Revisiting the habitat selection of the Eurasian Woodcock in winter: insights from the Mediterranean region

1. Camille Beaumelle
2. Jessica Barbet
3. Aurélie Cuby
4. Marc Chautan
5. Fabrice Etienne
6. Michel Martel
7. Alix Du Roure
8. Rémy Chabanne
9. Estelle Lauer
10. Kévin Le Rest

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Context-dependent oviposition reveals strong association between acceptance and preference in the Mediterranean fruit fly

1. Benoît Facon
2. Madeline Chauve
3. Virginie Ravigné
4. Bruno Serrate
5. Myriam Robejean
6. Antoine Fraimout
7. Julien Foucaud

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