Andrea Gazzola

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Are ethology and comparative psychology still healthy?

In 1975 E. O. Wilson he published the book “Sociobiology: The New Synthesis” and, in his attempt of unification, provided a prediction on the future of ethology and comparative psychology. “The...

26 May 2020 8,125 6 View

Which is the best friendly and free software for video tracking that keeps the correct identity of multiple individuals?

I am conducting behavioral trials with tadpoles and I need to track till 16 individuals inside the arena. Basically, I need to estimate the time each tadpole spent active. I would welcome any...

08 March 2020 2,445 5 View

Does endosymbiosis undermine natural selection?

Lynn Margulis: “According to present-day neo-Darwinian evolutionary theory, the only source of novelty is claimed to be by incorporation of random mutations, by recombination, gene duplication,...

27 July 2017 4,306 2 View

Can hunger increase prey’s defensive behavior?

Animals must be active in order to acquire resources but this activity makes them more exposed to predators. The strength of prey’s defensive response should decrease with the decline of the...

28 May 2016 8,602 7 View

Is fitness surface a useful tool to figure out the patterns of selection ?

Natural selection acts on phenotypes, and seldom operates on single phenotypic traits and correlations between characters seriously complicate the measurement of selection. Linear and nonlinear...

30 November 2014 485 1 View

Which kairomones, related to anuran tadpoles predation, have been chemically characterized?

Anuran tadpoles respond to chemical cues of predation reducing foraging and swimming activity. In many cases this behavior is produced by a predation event releasing different kind of cues, in...

29 January 2014 3,570 4 View

Could "Fisher's runaway model" and "good genes model" be the same thing?

12 February 2013 8,334 2 View