Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution | Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 13 Nov 2025

Aspects of the blood meal of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) during the crepuscular period in Atlantic Forest remnants of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Dálete Cássia Vieira Alves
Sergio Lisboa Machado
Júlia dos Santos Silva
Nathália Almeida
Rayane Dias
Shayenne Olsson Freitas Silva
Jeronimo Alencar

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Original Research

Published on 13 Nov 2025

Interaction between mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity and phytotelmata used as traps in an Atlantic forest ecosystem, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Cecilia Ferreira de Mello
Letícia de Mattos Pavão
Shayenne Olsson Freitas Silva
Amanda Bastos Queiroz
Jeronimo Alencar

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1709756

369 views

Editorial

Accepted on 07 Nov 2025

Editorial: Comparative approach emphasises the biodiversity of vertebrate sensory systems

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Shaun P Collin
Wayne Iwan Lee Davies

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

167 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Nov 2025

Learning to fear: predator recognition in giraffes is shaped by evolved sensitivity and ecological experience

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Anton Baotic
Georgine Szipl

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1634218

1,229 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Oct 2025

Social calls of big brown bats in a competitive feeding context

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Reese N. Fry
Emily Suong
James A Simmons
Andrea M Simmons

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

217 views

Original Research

Accepted on 29 Oct 2025

Look up! Stratification and vertical approach to auditory prey cues in frog-biting midges (Corethrellidae)

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Thomas Eltz
Hannah Luisa Kimm
Roger Böddicker
Maximilian Sigl
Rudolf Meier
Jonas Virgo

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

292 views

Review

Published on 25 Sep 2025

Shedding light on the moon’s influence in the reproductive activity of farm animals

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Fernando P. Perea
Mariana S. Perea
Miguel Perea-Brugal
Maria S. Méndez

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1616502

1,873 views
2 citations

Mini Review

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Measuring boldness in decapod crustaceans: an overview of methodological approaches and potential caveats

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Emily DeJaegher
Pedro A. Quijón
Patricia A. Ramey-Balci

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1651164

1,451 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Sep 2025

Litter leaves misrepresent plant–insect interactions in standing vegetation

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Benjamin Adroit
Sandra R. Schachat
H. Tuncay Güner
Jean-Philippe Orts
Thomas Denk

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1549315

1,929 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Sep 2025

Caterpillar diet breadth in Área de Conservación Guanacaste, a large and diverse Neotropical wildland in northwestern Costa Rica: toxins, silica, aluminum, and sclerophylly

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Donald L. J. Quicke
Allison Brown
Mehrdad Hajibabaei
Ramya Manjunath
Suresh Naik
Sujeevan Ratnasingham
Jayme Sones
Brianne St. Jacques
M. Alex Smith
Nelson Zamora

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1647436

2,821 views
1 citation

Perspective

Published on 02 Sep 2025

A research framework and a mechanistic host-interaction model for insects that use multiple host species: theoretical considerations and practical consequences

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Michelle Amy Rafter
Gimme H. Walter

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1666179

1,612 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Aug 2025

Evolution of craniofacial shape in relation to sexual dimorphism in Theropithecus and Papio

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Ángeles Ossorio
Ambra Figueroa-Torrejón
Rodrigo Buston
Matteo Caldon
Jacinto Mathe
Giuliano Doria
Spartaco Gippoliti
Antonella Volta
María Joana Ferreira da Silva
René Bobe

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1537474

2,367 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 26 Aug 2025

Identification, abundance, and behavior of North American bobcat (Lynx rufus) along road mitigation structures designed for endangered species in South Texas

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Victoria Hanley
Kevin Ryer
Md Saydur Rahman
John H. Young
Richard J. Kline

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1487295

1,574 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Aug 2025

Comparative morphological analysis of yellow-legged hornet (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) and European hornet (Vespa crabro) based on modern imaging techniques

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Tamás Sipos
Balázs Kolics
Éva Kolics-Horváth
Tamás Donkó
Ádám Csóka
Kristóf Kozma-Bognár
András Kovács
Sándor Farkas
Katalin Somfalvi-Tóth
Sándor Keszthelyi

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1624744

2,164 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Aug 2025

Timing of prooxidant and antioxidant intake shapes life-history and parasite tolerance in Anopheles mosquitoes

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Tiago G. Zeferino
Alfonso Rojas Mora
Jacob C. Koella

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1628611

1,068 views

Original Research

Published on 01 Aug 2025

Dietary resilience of termite gut microbiota and enzymatic function reflects feeding strategy

in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology

Letícia R. Menezes
João Paulo L. F. Cairo
Ana Maria Costa-Leonardo
Maria Teresa Pedrosa Silva Clerici
Isabela da Costa Barreto
Bianca Suriano Francisco dos Santos
Alberto Arab

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

doi 10.3389/fevo.2025.1625443

1,279 views