Bringing together significant work on all aspects of the subject, Behavioral Ecology is broad-based and covers both empirical and theoretical approaches. Studies on the whole range of behaving organisms, including plants, invertebrates, vertebrates, and humans, are included.
In the quaint town of Gamboa, nestled near the Panama Canal, a team of scientists embarked on a unique endeavor: attaching red flags onto the legs of crickets and observing how birds respond to them. These eye-catching flags ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 3, 2024
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In the 50 years since monk parakeets arrived in Europe and spread across the continent, the species has developed distinct dialects that vary across countries and cities, according to a team of researchers from the Max Planck ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 27, 2023
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The lancet liver fluke, Dicrocoelium dendriticum, has a complicated life cycle that begins with the hijacking of an ant's brain.
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2023
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Long-legged arachnids called harvestmen are "trimorphic," featuring three types of males. University of Auckland research is giving some clues as to how that happens.
Plants & Animals
Jun 29, 2023
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When combined with iridescent coloration, a matte target surface appearance confers greater survival benefits in beetles than a glossy surface, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2023
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Animals using the most of efficient methods of searching for resources may well pay with their lives, scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered.
Plants & Animals
May 24, 2023
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In a pair of complementary studies, researchers took a close look at Luna moth (Actias luna) tails through the eyes of birds and female moths to test the tails' role in predation and sexual selection. Scientists have known ...
Evolution
Apr 10, 2023
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Monk parakeets take that saying to heart, according to new research by the University of Cincinnati.
Plants & Animals
Apr 3, 2023
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In the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, scientists have been sounding the alarm about the plight of southern resident orcas. Annual counts show that population numbers, already precarious, have fallen back to mid-1970s ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 10, 2023
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A new study shows that sparrows with more opposite-sex friends contribute more to the gene pool, but 'average' friendliness wins out in the long term.
Evolution
Mar 9, 2023
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