... sought to test whether social cues that are known to stimulate reproductive behaviors can activate the DIO system to initiate reproduction in a non-photoperiodic bird, the zebra finch ( Taeniopygia guttata ). Isolation of males and subsequent presentation of females did not increase DIO2 or GnRH...

.... labronica . Moreover, our study provides evidence of high perceptual abilities of chemical cues in O. diadema , suggesting that perceiving social cues and adjusting sex allocation appropriately are special properties of hermaphrodites. Female reproductive output of O. diadema significantly decreased...

... channels for the detection of tree roosts by the noctule bat Nyctalus noctula . Specifically, we tested the role of three non-social cues (echo information, visual information and temperature-related cues) and two social sensory cues (conspecific echolocation calls and the presence of bat olfactory cues...