Culture (behaviour based on socially transmitted information) is present in diverse animal
species, yet how it interacts with genetic evolution remains largely unexplored. Here, we …

The interactions between avian obligate interspecific brood parasites and their hosts provide
tractable systems for studying coevolutionary processes in nature. This review highlights …

Despite the fact that many animals live in groups, there is still no clear consensus about the
ecological or evolutionary mechanisms underlying colonial living. Recently, research has …

In predator-prey and host-parasite interactions, an individual's ability to combat an opponent
often improves with experience—for example, by learning to identify enemy signals …

Individuals often vary defences in response to local predation or parasitism risk. But how
should they assess threat levels when it pays their enemies to hide? For common cuckoo …

The inhomogeneous solar corona is continuously disturbed by transverse MHD waves. In
the inhomogeneous environment of coronal flux tubes, these waves are subject to resonant …

Interactions between avian hosts and brood parasites can provide a model for how animals
adapt to a changing world. Reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) hosts employ costly …

Arms races between brood parasites and their hosts provide model systems for studying the
evolutionary repercussions of species interactions. However, how naive hosts identify brood …

Highlights•Animals use social learning across a variety of ecological significant
contexts.•Evidence suggests the use of social learning depends on its adaptive utility.•Social …

Species facing similar selection pressures should recognize heterospecific alarm signals.
However, no study has so far examined heterospecific alarm-call recognition in response to …