The evolution of cooperation is a controversial part of behavioural biology. Hamilton‟s rule explains well the phenomenon of cooperation between related individuals (kin selection theory). Among non-related individuals ...

Social hierarchy is one of the most often used terms, to describe the relationships among animals living in groups. However, the bigger the groups are, the bigger the chance is that the observed structure will not be ...

Effects of predator presence on leafhoppers’ feeding success In my thesis I studied non-consumptive interactions between the virus vector leafhopper Psammotettix alienus which is a dominant sap feeding pest in cereal ...

Previous studies showed that endocannabinoid signaling plays a role in the regulation of social behavior, predominantly aggression, although the details of this role are still to be clarified. Current pharmacological ...

It has already prooved that there is bidirectional communication between the brain and gut and also gut microbiota, because gutflora can affect several physiological aspects of the organism, respectively psychological ...

While the number of studies reporting the presence of individual behavioural consistency (animal personality, behavioural syndrome) has boomed in the recent years, there is still much controversy about the proximate and ...