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Levenets J, Panteleeva S, Reznikova Z, Gureeva A, Kupriyanov V, Feoktistova N, Surov A. Comparative analysis of optional hunting behavior in Cricetinae hamsters using the data compression approach. Front Zool 2024; 21:19. [PMID: 39010094 PMCID: PMC11247907 DOI: 10.1186/s12983-024-00540-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024] Open
Abstract
Research into the hunting behavior in members of the Cricetidae family offers an opportunity to reveal what changes in the predatory behavioral sequences occur when a rodent species shifts from an omnivorous to a predatory lifestyle. The study tests the following hypotheses: are there phylogenetic differences in the divergence of species' predatory lifestyles in hamsters or do ecological factors lead to shaping their hunting behavior? We applied the data compression approach for performing comparative analysis of hunting patterns as biological "texts." The study presents a comparative analysis of hunting behaviors in five Cricetinae species, focusing on the new data obtained for the desert hamster Phodopus roborovskii whose behavior has never been studied before. The hunting behavior of P. roborovskii appeared to be the most variable one. In contrast, behavioral sequences in P. campbelli and Allocricetulus curtatus display more significant order and predictability of behavior during hunting. Optional hunting behavior in the most ancient species P. roborovskii displayed similarities with obligate patterns in "young" Allocricetulus species. It thus turned out to be the most advanced hunter among members of the Phodopus genus. Differences in hunting sequences among Phodopus representatives suggest that the hunting behavior of these species, despite its optional mode, was subject to selection during species splitting within the genus. These results did not reveal the role played by phylogenetic differences in the divergence of species' predatory lifestyles. They suggested that ecological conditions are the main factors in speciation of the hunting behavior in hamsters.
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- J Levenets
- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russia.
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, 119071, Russia
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Mohan K, Das S, Singh M. Leaf dicers of Nelliyampathy: Observations of preconsumptive latex avoidance by a sciurid. Ecology 2024; 105:e4294. [PMID: 38558226 DOI: 10.1002/ecy.4294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Kamaraj Mohan
- Biopsychology Laboratory, Institution of Excellence, University of Mysore, Mysuru, India
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- Biopsychology Laboratory, Institution of Excellence, University of Mysore, Mysuru, India
- Wildlife Information Liaison Development, Coimbatore, India
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- Biopsychology Laboratory, Institution of Excellence, University of Mysore, Mysuru, India
- Zoo Outreach Organization, Coimbatore, India
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Reznikova Z. Information Theory Opens New Dimensions in Experimental Studies of Animal Behaviour and Communication. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13071174. [PMID: 37048430 PMCID: PMC10093743 DOI: 10.3390/ani13071174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Over the last 40–50 years, ethology has become increasingly quantitative and computational. However, when analysing animal behavioural sequences, researchers often need help finding an adequate model to assess certain characteristics of these sequences while using a relatively small number of parameters. In this review, I demonstrate that the information theory approaches based on Shannon entropy and Kolmogorov complexity can furnish effective tools to analyse and compare animal natural behaviours. In addition to a comparative analysis of stereotypic behavioural sequences, information theory can provide ideas for particular experiments on sophisticated animal communications. In particular, it has made it possible to discover the existence of a developed symbolic “language” in leader-scouting ant species based on the ability of these ants to transfer abstract information about remote events.
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Kaya B, Geha P, de Araujo I, Cioffi I, Moayedi M. Identification of central amygdala and trigeminal motor nucleus connectivity in humans: An ultra-high field diffusion MRI study. Hum Brain Mapp 2023; 44:1309-1319. [PMID: 36217737 PMCID: PMC9921240 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The neuroanatomical circuitry of jaw muscles has been mostly explored in non-human animals. A recent rodent study revealed a novel circuit from the central amygdala (CeA) to the trigeminal motor nucleus (5M), which controls biting attacks. This circuit has yet to be delineated in humans. Ultra-high diffusion-weighted imaging data from the Human Connectome Project (HCP) allow in vivo delineation of circuits identified in other species-for example, the CeA-5M pathway-in humans. We hypothesized that the CeA-5M circuit could be resolved in humans at both 7 and 3 T. We performed probabilistic tractography between the CeA and 5M in 30 healthy young adults from the HCP database. As a negative control, we performed tractography between the basolateral amygdala (BLAT) and 5M, as CeA is the only amygdalar nucleus with extensive projections to the brainstem. Connectivity strength was operationalized as the number of streamlines between each region of interest. Connectivity strength between CeA-5M and BLAT-5M within each hemisphere was compared, and CeA-5M circuit had significantly stronger connectivity than the BLAT-5M circuit, bilaterally at both 7 T (all p < .001) and 3 T (all p < .001). This study is the first to delineate the CeA-5M circuit in humans.
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- Batu Kaya
- Faculty of Dentistry, Centre for Multimodal Sensorimotor and Pain ResearchUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
- University of Toronto Centre for the Study of PainTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine and DentistryUniversity of RochesterRochesterNew YorkUSA
- The Del Monte Institute of NeuroscienceRochesterNew YorkUSA
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- Nash Family Department of NeuroscienceIcahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Centre for Multimodal Sensorimotor and Pain ResearchUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
- University of Toronto Centre for the Study of PainTorontoOntarioCanada
- Department of DentistryMount Sinai HospitalTorontoOntarioCanada
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- Faculty of Dentistry, Centre for Multimodal Sensorimotor and Pain ResearchUniversity of TorontoTorontoOntarioCanada
- University of Toronto Centre for the Study of PainTorontoOntarioCanada
- Department of DentistryMount Sinai HospitalTorontoOntarioCanada
- Clinical & Computational Neuroscience, Krembil Research InstituteUniversity Health NetworkTorontoOntarioCanada
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