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Early determinants of food liking among 5y-old children: a longitudinal study...
Abstract Background Identifying the determinants of child’s liking for different foods may help to prevent future choices of unhealthy food. Objective To study early-life... -
A qualitative study of the drivers of socioeconomic inequalities in men’s eat...
Abstract Background Men of low socioeconomic position (SEP) are less likely than those of higher SEP to consume fruits and vegetables, and more likely to eat processed... -
Gps performance in yukon's arctic coast
This study analyses GPS performance in Yukon's Arctic coast to inform future research that uses this technology in the region. To test this, Telonics GPS collars were placed on... -
Flying ticks: anciently evolved associations that constitute a risk of infect...
Abstract Ticks are important vectors of emerging zoonotic diseases affecting human and animal health worldwide. Ticks are often found on wild birds, which have been long... -
Association between time perspective and organic food consumption in a large ...
Abstract Background Organic food intake has risen in many countries during the past decades. Even though motivations associated with such choice have been studied, psychological... -
Development of a small panel of SNPs to infer ancestry in Chileans that disti...
Abstract Background Current South American populations trace their origins mainly to three continental ancestries, i.e. European, Amerindian and African. Individual variation in... -
Stimulus-specific behavioral responses of zebrafish to a large range of odors...
Abstract Background Odor-driven behaviors such as feeding, mating, and predator avoidance are crucial for animal survival. The neural pathways processing these behaviors have... -
Group size, survival and surprisingly short lifespan in socially foraging bats
Abstract Background The relationships between group size, survival, and longevity vary greatly among social species. Depending on demographic and ecological circumstances, there... -
Modelling the evolution of cognitive styles
Abstract Background Individuals consistently differ in behaviour, exhibiting so-called personalities. In many species, individuals differ also in their cognitive abilities. When... -
Hydrogen isotopes reveal evidence of migration of Miniopterus schreibersii in...
Abstract Background The Schreiber’s bat, Miniopterus schreibersii, is adapted to long-distance flight, yet long distance movements have only been recorded sporadically using... -
Causes and consequences of individual variation in animal movement
Abstract Animal movement comes in a variety of ‘types’ including small foraging movements, larger one-way dispersive movements, seasonally-predictable round-trip migratory... -
Foraging for high caloric anthropogenic prey is energetically costly
Abstract Background Several generalist species benefit from food provided by human activities. Food from anthropogenic sources is often high in caloric value and can positively... -
The role of employment interruptions and part-time work for the rise in wage ...
Abstract The incidence of employment interruptions and temporary part-time work has grown strongly among full-time workers, yet little is known about the impact on wage... -
Progression of the smoking epidemic in high-income regions and its effects on...
Abstract Background Of all lifestyle behaviours, smoking caused the most deaths in the last century. Because of the time lag between the act of smoking and dying from smoking,... -
Wide field-of-view fluorescent antenna for visible light communications beyon...
Visible light communications (VLC) is an important emerging field aiming to use optical communications to supplement Wi-Fi. This will greatly increase the available bandwidth so... -
Where do people purchase food? A novel approach to investigating food purchas...
Abstract Background Studies exploring associations between food environments and food purchasing behaviours have been limited by the absence of data on where food purchases... -
Paternal personality and social status influence offspring activity in zebrafish
Abstract Background Evidence for the transmission of non-genetic information from father to offspring is rapidly accumulating. While the impact of chemical and physical factors... -
Fine-scale foraging movements by fish-eating killer whales (Orcinus orca) rel...
Background: We sought to quantitatively describe the fine-scale foraging behavior of northern resident killer whales (Orcinus orca), a population of fish-eating... -
Sex differences in the trajectories of and factors related to extracurricular...
Abstract Background Extracurricular sport participation and exercise (ESPE) refers to regular exercise/sport participation in addition to the physical education in school among... -
Group status, geographic location, and the tone of media coverage: Jews and M...
Abstract Studies demonstrate that both group status and geographic location influence media coverage of immigrants, ethnic groups, and marginalized communities. We examine a...
