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November, 2015; 218 (21)

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    Kangaroos are not low gas producers
    Kathryn Knight
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3345 doi: 10.1242/jeb.133314
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    Backswimmers use buoyancy aid like a gill
    Kathryn Knight
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3345-3346; doi: 10.1242/jeb.133355
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    Scent of doom improves larvae's vision
    Kathryn Knight
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3346 doi: 10.1242/jeb.133330
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    Leaping Cuban tree frogs benefit from rebound boost
    Kathryn Knight
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3347 doi: 10.1242/jeb.133322

OUTSIDE JEB

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    Going torpid to pass through hard times
    Danielle L. Levesque
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3348 doi: 10.1242/jeb.112672
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    The fittest fish escape trawling
    Erin McCallum
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3348-3349; doi: 10.1242/jeb.112656
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    A framework for fatalism in the fly
    John Tuthill
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3349-3350; doi: 10.1242/jeb.112649
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    Elite sprinters push forward
    Kara Feilich
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3350 doi: 10.1242/jeb.112631

EDITORIAL

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    Supporting biologists, inspiring biology
    Hans H. Hoppeler, Michaela J. P. Handel, O. Claire Moulton
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3351-3352; doi: 10.1242/jeb.132845

COMMENTARY

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    A classic model animal in the 21st century: recent lessons from the leech nervous system
    Daniel A. Wagenaar
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3353-3359; doi: 10.1242/jeb.113860

    Summary: Robust behaviors and a simple and accessible nervous system made the leech a favorite among systems neuroscientists. Increasing use of modern techniques helps explain its continued appeal.

SHORT COMMUNICATIONS

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    Robust jumping performance and elastic energy recovery from compliant perches in tree frogs
    Henry C. Astley, Alison Haruta, Thomas J. Roberts
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3360-3363; doi: 10.1242/jeb.121715

    Highlighted Article: Tree frogs can recover elastic energy lost to springy perches when jumping, allowing robust jumping performance across highly variable perch compliances.

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    The big squeeze: scaling of constriction pressure in two of the world's largest snakes, Python reticulatus and Python molurus bivittatus
    David A. Penning, Schuyler F. Dartez, Brad R. Moon
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3364-3367; doi: 10.1242/jeb.127449

    Summary: Constriction performance increases with size in large pythons, and involves pressures that are high enough to stop the prey's circulation and possibly disrupt neural function in the brain.

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    Systems genomics analysis centered on epigenetic inheritance supports development of a unified theory of biology
    Abhay Sharma
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3368-3373; doi: 10.1242/jeb.125922

    Summary: A novel analysis of genomic, transcriptomic and epigenomic data supports integration of epigenetic inheritance with gene networks, molecular biology, physiology, and evolution, towards developing a unified theory of biology.

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    King penguins can detect two odours associated with conspecifics
    Gregory B. Cunningham, Francesco Bonadonna
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3374-3376; doi: 10.1242/jeb.128298

    Summary: King penguins are known to use acoustic cues to recognize individuals but these birds are also sensitive to the scent of their feathers and feces.

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    Local capillary supply in muscle is not determined by local oxidative capacity
    Alessandra Bosutti, Stuart Egginton, Yoann Barnouin, Bergita Ganse, Jörn Rittweger, Hans Degens
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3377-3380; doi: 10.1242/jeb.126664

    Summary: Maximal oxygen demand from surrounding fibres supported by individual capillaries is highly variable in human muscle, suggesting that a fundamental review of determinants of muscle capillarisation is needed. 

RESEARCH ARTICLES

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    Chemical cues from fish heighten visual sensitivity in larval crabs through changes in photoreceptor structure and function
    Corie L. Charpentier, Jonathan H. Cohen
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3381-3390; doi: 10.1242/jeb.125229

    Highlighted Article: Larval crabs are more responsive to light following exposure to chemical cues from fish and this increase in photobehavior coincides with physiological and structural changes in the eye.

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    Camouflage during movement in the European cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)
    Noam Josef, Igal Berenshtein, Graziano Fiorito, António V. Sykes, Nadav Shashar
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3391-3398; doi: 10.1242/jeb.122481

    Summary: When crossing from one uniform background to another, a gradual change of camouflage in cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) is advantageous, preferably over the new background.

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    Polarization sensitivity as a visual contrast enhancer in the Emperor dragonfly larva, Anax imperator
    Camilla R. Sharkey, Julian C. Partridge, Nicholas W. Roberts
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3399-3405; doi: 10.1242/jeb.122507

    Summary: Polarization sensitivity in the Emperor dragonfly larva, Anax imperator, reduces the contrast-degrading effect of scattered light under naturalistic horizontally polarized underwater lighting conditions.

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    Effects of stride frequency and foot position at landing on braking force, hip torque, impact peak force and the metabolic cost of running in humans
    Daniel E. Lieberman, Anna G. Warrener, Justin Wang, Eric R. Castillo
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3406-3414; doi: 10.1242/jeb.125500

    Summary: Variation in stride frequency and foot position at landing affects the cost of running and the generation of impact peaks in human runners.

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    Relationships among plumage coloration, blood selenium concentrations and immune responses of adult and nestling tree swallows
    Michelle L. Beck, William A. Hopkins, Dana M. Hawley
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3415-3424; doi: 10.1242/jeb.123794

    Summary: Selenium, an important micronutrient whose influence on the physiology of wild birds is poorly understood, and structural plumage coloration are related to innate immunity in adult and nestling tree swallows.

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    Decreasing methane yield with increasing food intake keeps daily methane emissions constant in two foregut fermenting marsupials, the western grey kangaroo and red kangaroo
    Catharina Vendl, Marcus Clauss, Mathew Stewart, Keith Leggett, Jürgen Hummel, Michael Kreuzer, Adam Munn
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3425-3434; doi: 10.1242/jeb.128165

    Highlighted Article: Methane emissions from kangaroos are comparable with those of other non-ruminant foregut fermenting herbivores, and may be a function of digesta processing rather than harbouring a unique low-methane producing microbial community.

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    Fin ray sensation participates in the generation of normal fin movement in the hovering behavior of the bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus)
    Richard Williams IV, Melina E. Hale
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3435-3447; doi: 10.1242/jeb.123638

    Summary: Sensory feedback from the fin rays and membrane of bluegill sunfish is important for generating normal hover movements but is not necessary for generating rhythmic fin movement.

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    Using an abstract geometry in virtual reality to explore choice behaviour: visual flicker preferences in honeybees
    Matthew N. Van De Poll, Esmi L. Zajaczkowski, Gavin J. Taylor, Mandyam V. Srinivasan, Bruno van Swinderen
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3448-3460; doi: 10.1242/jeb.125138

    Summary: Visual flicker preferences in honeybees is shown by allowing bees to walk their way through multiple decision points in a recursive closed-loop environment.

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    Heat transfer in fish: are short excursions between habitats a thermoregulatory behaviour to exploit resources in an unfavourable thermal environment?
    Marc Pépino, Katerine Goyer, Pierre Magnan
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3461-3467; doi: 10.1242/jeb.126466

    Summary: Quantification of fish body temperature in step change experiments enables theoretical predictions of maximum excursion duration between feeding (warm) and resting (cold) areas relative to the temperature tolerance of the species.

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    The impact of high-salt exposure on cardiovascular development in the early chick embryo
    Guang Wang, Nuan Zhang, Yi-Fan Wei, Yi-Mei Jin, Shi-Yao Zhang, Xin Cheng, Zheng-Lai Ma, Shu-Zhu Zhao, You-Peng Chen, Manli Chuai, Berthold Hocher, Xuesong Yang
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3468-3477; doi: 10.1242/jeb.129486

    Summary: Excess generation of ROS could play an important role in high-salt-induced defects in heart and angiogenesis in the chick.

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    Gas exchange and dive characteristics of the free-swimming backswimmer Anisops deanei
    Karl K. Jones, Edward P. Snelling, Amy P. Watson, Roger S. Seymour
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3478-3486; doi: 10.1242/jeb.125047

    Highlighted Article: Exotic gas experiments and mathematical modelling show that backswimmers extend dive duration by extracting 20% of their O2 directly from the water.

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    A crayfish molar tooth protein with putative mineralized exoskeletal chitinous matrix properties
    Jenny Tynyakov, Shmuel Bentov, Shai Abehsera, Galit Yehezkel, Ziv Roth, Isam Khalaila, Simy Weil, Amir Berman, Inbar Plaschkes, Moshe Tom, Eliahu D. Aflalo, Amir Sagi
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3487-3498; doi: 10.1242/jeb.123539

    Summary: A novel protein from crayfish molar tooth is involved in calcium phosphate and carbonate precipitation and may prove important for bone and dental regeneration.

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    Differences in the escape response of a grapsid crab in the field and in the laboratory
    Jan M. Hemmi, Daniel Tomsic
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3499-3507; doi: 10.1242/jeb.129072

    Summary: Grapsid crabs show flexibility of predator avoidance behaviours; differences in these escape behaviours occur under natural versus laboratory conditions.

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    Pitch perfect: how fruit flies control their body pitch angle
    Samuel C. Whitehead, Tsevi Beatus, Luca Canale, Itai Cohen
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3508-3519; doi: 10.1242/jeb.122622

    Summary: High-speed videography of free-flying Drosophila reveals their active control mechanism for counter-pitching perturbations, which is rapid, robust and consistent with linear control theory.

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    Aeroelastic flutter of feathers, flight and the evolution of non-vocal communication in birds
    Christopher J. Clark, Richard O. Prum
    Journal of Experimental Biology 2015 218: 3520-3527; doi: 10.1242/jeb.126458

    Summary: Feathers flutter to produce sound in a wide array of birds; flutter, percussion and wing whirring account for most of the evolutionary diversity of non-vocal communication in birds.

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