D. Biro

Nonadjacent Dependencies and Syntactic Structure of Chimpanzee Action During a Natural Tool-Use Task

This study examines nonadjacent dependencies in chimpanzee tool-use sequences, finding evidence of hierarchical structuring similar to human language.

The first Miocene fossils from coastal woodlands in the southern East African Rift

The paper reports the discovery of the first Miocene fossil sites in Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique, providing radiometric dates, vegetation reconstructions, and fossil tooth descriptions.

Naïve individuals promote collective exploration in homing pigeons

The paper studies how naive and experienced homing pigeons balance exploration and exploitation in route learning, finding that pairs alternate leadership to enhance collective discovery.

Evolutionary contingency’s impact on laboratory evolution of Escherichia coli under fluctuating environments

This study evolves Escherichia coli under fluctuating temperature regimes to examine evolutionary contingency and adaptation strategies, finding distinct genetic and phenotypic responses depending on initial genetic background.

Birds invest wingbeats to keep a steady head and reap the ultimate benefits of flocking

This study quantifies the biomechanical and energetic costs of flocking in homing pigeons, finding that paired flight increases route accuracy but raises aerodynamic costs by ~14%.

Collective animal navigation and migratory culture: from theoretical models to empirical evidence

The paper reviews mechanisms and empirical evidence for collective navigation in animals and explores how social learning can lead to migratory culture.