News tagged with prey recognition
Skunk's Strategy Not Just Black and White
Predators with experience of skunks avoid them both because of their black-and-white coloration and their distinctive body shape, according to UC Davis wildlife researcher Jennifer Hunter. The study was published ...
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Velvet spiders emerge from underground in new cybertaxonomic monograph
Velvet spiders include some of the most beautiful arachnids in Europe and some of the world's most cooperative species. Social species can be very abundant in parts of tropical Africa and Asia with conspicuous co ...
May 23, 2012 |
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Scientists find the structure of a key 'gene silencer' protein
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have determined the three-dimensional atomic structure of a human protein that is centrally involved in regulating the activities of cells. Knowing the precise ...
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Remote sensing places nature at our fingertips
When the crew of Apollo 17 snapped the famous Blue Marble photo of Earth in 1972, they gave humanity its first truly global perspective on the planet we all call home. The image helped spark recognition of ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Worm seeks worm: Researchers find chemical cues driving aggregation in nematodes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long seen evidence of social behavior among many species of animals, both on the earth and in the sea. Dolphins frolic together, lions live in packs, and hornets construct ...
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Research shows how Christians can fall prey to consumerism
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research at Bath shows how advertising can lead some Christians to feel they are justified in ignoring core beliefs.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Loss of large predators has caused widespread disruption of ecosystems
(PhysOrg.com) -- The decline of large predators and other "apex consumers" at the top of the food chain has disrupted ecosystems all over the planet, according to a review of recent findings conducted by an ...
Jul 19, 2011 |
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The smell of danger: Rodent olfaction and the chemistry of instinct
The mechanics of instinctive behavior are mysterious. Even something as simple as the question of how a mouse can use its powerful sense of smell to detect and evade predators, including species it has never met before, has ...
Jun 28, 2011 |
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An Alzheimer's vaccine in a nasal spray
One in eight Americans will fall prey to Alzheimer's disease at some point in their life, current statistics say. Because Alzheimer's is associated with vascular damage in the brain, many of them will succumb through a painful ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Ears tuned to water
(PhysOrg.com) -- For bats any smooth, horizontal surface is water. Even so if vision, olfaction or touch tells them it is actually a metal, plastic or wooden plate. Bats therefore rely more on their ears than ...
Nov 02, 2010 |
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Have we met? Research finds 'missing social knowledge'
(PhysOrg.com) -- The face looks familiar but... Just as humans don't always know their neighbors, new research at the University of Michigan shows even the most social of animals don't always recognize individuals they regularly ...
May 19, 2010 |
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