News tagged with proceedings of the royal society biological sciences

Contact with 'rivals' changes male behavior

Males consistently change their mating behaviour depending on whether they have spent time with other males before mating, according to new findings by scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA).

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why do animals, especially males, have so many different colors?

(PhysOrg.com) -- In new research, UCLA scientists claim that "secondary sexual traits" like coloring may let animals know which species to avoid fighting.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 31, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Genes drive behaviour, but culture can select genes: study

Culture, not just genes, can drive evolutionary outcomes, according to a study released Wednesday that compares individualist and group-oriented societies across the globe.

Biology / Evolution

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

'Culture of we' buffers genetic tendency to depression

A genetic tendency to depression is much less likely to be realized in a culture centered on collectivistic rather than individualistic values, according to a new Northwestern University study.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 14

Ants more rational than humans

In a study released online on July 22 in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Sciences, researchers at Arizona State University and Princeton University show that ants can accomplish a task ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (18) | comments 9