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  1. Salmonids elicit an acute behavioral response to heterothermal environments

    This article has 7 authors:
    1. Robert Naudascher
    2. Stefano Brizzolara
    3. Jonasz Slomka
    4. Robert M Boes
    5. Markus Holzner
    6. Luiz GM Silva
    7. Roman Stocker
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      eLife Assessment

      This valuable paper investigates how fish avoid thermal disturbances that occur on fast timescales. The authors use a creative experimental approach that quickly creates a vertical thermal interface, which they combine with careful behavioral analyses. The evidence supporting their results is solid, but there is a potential confounding factor between temperature and vertical positioning, and characterization of the thermal interface would greatly assist in interpreting the results.

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  2. Defining mononuclear phagocyte distribution and behaviour in the zebrafish heart

    This article has 6 authors:
    1. Bethany Moyse
    2. Joanna Moss
    3. Laura Bevan
    4. Aaron Scott
    5. Valérie Wittamer
    6. Rebecca J Richardson
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      eLife assessment

      The manuscript presented by Moyse and colleagues provides valuable insight into the origin, morphology, dynamics, and behavior of several populations of mononuclear phagocytes in the zebrafish heart. The study presents solid evidence through the use of transgenic lines and live imaging, although some limitations related to lineage tracing and molecular profiles should be considered. This work exemplifies the use of zebrafish as a model to study the role of leukocytes in cardiac development and regeneration and potentially draw broader interest to biologists working in immunology fields.

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  3. Switching perspective: Comparing ground-level and bird’s-eye views for bumblebees navigating dense environments

    This article has 5 authors:
    1. Annkathrin Sonntag
    2. Odile Sauzet
    3. Mathieu Lihoreau
    4. Martin Egelhaaf
    5. Olivier Bertrand
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      eLife Assessment

      In this useful study, the authors tested the ability of bumblebees to use bird-view and ground-view for homing in cluttered landscapes using modeling and behavioral experiments, claiming that bumblebees rely most on ground-views for homing. However, due to a lack of analysis of the bees' behavior during training and a lack of information as to how the homing behavior of bees develops over time, the evidence supporting their claims is currently incomplete. Moreover, there was concern that the experimental environment was not representative of natural scenes, thus limiting the findings of the study.

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