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Volatile chemical emission as a weapon of rearguard action: a game-theoretic model of contest behavior (2017)
Journal Article
Mesterton-Gibbons, M., Dai, Y., Goubault, M., & Hardy, I. C. (2017). Volatile chemical emission as a weapon of rearguard action: a game-theoretic model of contest behavior. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 79(11), 2413–2449. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11538-017-0335-9

We use a game-theoretic model to explore whether volatile chemical (spiroacetal) emissions can serve as a weapon of rearguard action. Our basic model explores whether such emissions serve as a means of temporary withdrawal, preventing the winner of t... Read More about Volatile chemical emission as a weapon of rearguard action: a game-theoretic model of contest behavior.

Direct and indirect influences of intercrops on the coconut defoliator Opisina arenosella (2017)
Journal Article
Shameer, K., Nasser, M., Mohan, C., & Hardy, I. C. (2018). Direct and indirect influences of intercrops on the coconut defoliator Opisina arenosella. Journal of Pest Science, 91(1), 259-275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-017-0904-6

Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) infestation by Opisina arenosella (Lepidoptera: Oecophoridae) in the Indian sub-continent may occur in November to May each year in the same or adjoining areas of plantations. Parasitoids of O. arenosella may also be con... Read More about Direct and indirect influences of intercrops on the coconut defoliator Opisina arenosella.

The impact of competition on elephant musth strategies: a game–theoretic model (2017)
Journal Article
Wyse, J. M., Hardy, I. C., Yon, L., & Mesterton-Gibbons, M. (in press). The impact of competition on elephant musth strategies: a game–theoretic model. Journal of Theoretical Biology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2017.01.025

Mature male African Savannah elephants are known to periodically enter a temporary state of heightened aggression called “musth,” often linked with increased androgens, particularly testosterone. Sexually mature males are capable of entering musth at... Read More about The impact of competition on elephant musth strategies: a game–theoretic model.