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Avian migration clocks in a changing world
Avian migration clocks in a changing world
Avian long-distance migration requires refined programming to orchestrate the birds’ movements on annual temporal an...
The distribution and chemosensory responses of pharyngeal taste buds in the sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus
The distribution and chemosensory responses of pharyngeal taste buds in the sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus
Little is known about the chemosensory system of gustation in sea lampreys, basal jawless vertebrates that feed voraciousl...
Expression of proteins supporting visual function in heterobranch gastropods
Expression of proteins supporting visual function in heterobranch gastropods
To sense light, animals often utilize mechanisms that rely on visual pigments composed of opsin and retinal. The photon-in...
Note similarities affect syntactic stability in zebra finches
Note similarities affect syntactic stability in zebra finches
The acquisition of an acoustic template is a fundamental component of vocal imitation learning, which is used to refine in...
Threatened chronotopes: can chronobiology help endangered species?
Threatened chronotopes: can chronobiology help endangered species?
Pittendrigh and Daan’s 1976 article “Pacemaker structure: A clock for all seasons” marks the foundation ...
“Resistance leads to self-destruction”: how an (a)political strategy helped Karl von Frisch succeed during the Nazi era
“Resistance leads to self-destruction”: how an (a)political strategy helped Karl von Frisch succeed during the Nazi era
Karl von Frisch, one of the leading zoologists of the twentieth century and co-founder of the Journal of Comparative Physi...
Who you live with and what you duet for: a review of the function of primate duets in relation to their social organization
Who you live with and what you duet for: a review of the function of primate duets in relation to their social organization
Duets are one of the most fascinating displays in animal vocal communication, where two animals fine-tune the timing of th...
Model organisms and systems in neuroethology: one hundred years of history and a look into the future
Model organisms and systems in neuroethology: one hundred years of history and a look into the future
The Journal of Comparative Physiology lived up to its name in the last 100 years by including more than 1500 diff...
Mechanoecology: biomechanical aspects of insect-plant interactions
Mechanoecology: biomechanical aspects of insect-plant interactions
Plants and herbivorous insects as well as their natural enemies, such as predatory and parasitoid insects, are united by i...
A perspective on neuroethology: what the past teaches us about the future of neuroethology
A perspective on neuroethology: what the past teaches us about the future of neuroethology
For 100 years, the Journal of Comparative Physiology-A has significantly supported research in the field of neuro...
Crickets in the spotlight: exploring the impact of light on circadian behavior
Crickets in the spotlight: exploring the impact of light on circadian behavior
Crickets serve as a well-established model organism in biological research spanning various fields, such as behavior, phys...
Chemosensory detection of glucosinolates as token stimuli for specialist insects on brassicaceous plants: discovery and impact
Chemosensory detection of glucosinolates as token stimuli for specialist insects on brassicaceous plants: discovery and impact
In this paper, we take a historical perspective by going back to Verschaffelt’s landmark study published in 1910, in...
Ingeborg Beling and the time memory in honeybees: almost one hundred years of research
Ingeborg Beling and the time memory in honeybees: almost one hundred years of research
Bees are known for their ability to forage with high efficiency. One of their strategies to avoid unproductive foraging is...
One hundred years of excellence: the top one hundred authors of the Journal of Comparative Physiology A
One hundred years of excellence: the top one hundred authors of the Journal of Comparative Physiology A
The Journal of Comparative Physiology A is the premier peer-reviewed scientific journal in comparative physiology, in part...
Evidence for tactile 3D shape discrimination by octopus
Evidence for tactile 3D shape discrimination by octopus
Octopuses integrate visual, chemical and tactile sensory information while foraging and feeding in complex marine habitats...
Investigation of central pattern generators in the spinal cord of chicken embryos
Investigation of central pattern generators in the spinal cord of chicken embryos
For most quadrupeds, locomotion involves alternating movements of the fore- and hindlimbs. In birds, however, while walkin...
A formative journal for a formative career: a personal recollection of how JCPA has inspired and guided my research life
A formative journal for a formative career: a personal recollection of how JCPA has inspired and guided my research life
A fateful decision as a 15-year-old high school student, and good advice from a distinguished professor of zoology, were t...
The incomparable fascination of comparative physiology: 40 years with animals in the field and laboratory
The incomparable fascination of comparative physiology: 40 years with animals in the field and laboratory
This paper is not meant to be a review article. Instead, it gives an overview of the major research projects that the auth...
Non-celestial polarization vision in arthropods
Non-celestial polarization vision in arthropods
Most insects can detect the pattern of polarized light in the sky with the dorsal rim area in their compound eyes and use ...
Cover images of the Journal of Comparative Physiology A and the stories behind them
Cover images of the Journal of Comparative Physiology A and the stories behind them
The cover images of the 2023 issues of the Journal of Comparative Physiology A, as well as its logo image, are presented a...
One seasonal clock fits all?
One seasonal clock fits all?
Adaptation of physiology and behavior to seasonal changes in the environment are for many organisms essential for survival...
Variation in photoperiod response corresponds to differences in circadian light sensitivity in northern and southern Nasonia vitripennis lines
Variation in photoperiod response corresponds to differences in circadian light sensitivity in northern and southern Nasonia vitripennis lines
The circadian clock times physiological and behavioural processes and resets on a daily basis to synchronize with the envi...
A clock for all seasons in the subterranean
A clock for all seasons in the subterranean
In 1976, Pittendrigh and Daan established a theoretical framework which has coordinated research on circadian clock entrai...
Behavioral responses of free-flying Drosophila melanogaster to shiny, reflecting surfaces
Behavioral responses of free-flying Drosophila melanogaster to shiny, reflecting surfaces
Active locomotion plays an important role in the life of many animals, permitting them to explore the environment, find vi...
Monaural and dichotic forward masking in the dolphin’s auditory system
Monaural and dichotic forward masking in the dolphin’s auditory system
Short-latency auditory-evoked potentials (AEPs) were recorded non-invasively in the bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus....
Circadian entrainment to red-light Zeitgebers and action spectrum for entrainment in the jewel wasp Nasonia vitripennis
Circadian entrainment to red-light Zeitgebers and action spectrum for entrainment in the jewel wasp Nasonia vitripennis
Light is the most important environmental cue for the circadian system of most organisms to stay synchronized to daily env...
Supervised learning algorithm for analysis of communication signals in the weakly electric fish Apteronotus leptorhynchus
Supervised learning algorithm for analysis of communication signals in the weakly electric fish Apteronotus leptorhynchus
Signal analysis plays a preeminent role in neuroethological research. Traditionally, signal identification has been based ...
Time measurement in insect photoperiodism: external and internal coincidence
Time measurement in insect photoperiodism: external and internal coincidence
The identity and nature of the photoperiodic photoreceptors are now quite well known, as is the nature of the endocrine re...
Epigenetics and seasonal timing in animals: a concise review
Epigenetics and seasonal timing in animals: a concise review
Seasonal adaptation in animals is a complex process that involves genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors. The pres...
Sexual discrimination and attraction through scents in the water vole, Arvicola terrestris
Sexual discrimination and attraction through scents in the water vole, Arvicola terrestris
In mammals, especially rodents, social behaviours, such as parenting, territoriality or mate attraction, are largely based...
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