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drchris498 t1_j6vck2b wrote

I'm one of the authors on this paper, let me know if you have any questions! It's been amazing seeing the response this paper has gotten.

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VeryNearlyAnArmful t1_j6wickb wrote

Are we just finding out about an existing behaviour or has something changed in their environment to bring it on?

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drchris498 t1_j6wp4h9 wrote

This is a natural behaviour. What we didn't know was why the males were actually dying. Scientists thought it could be excess stress hormones, but the levels were not elevated in this species. We decided to record their movement behaviour and found this lack of sleep. Given their symptoms we think this is what kills them.

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