Flinders University ecologists are calling on summer holiday-goers to not interfere with wildlife and damage habitats, notably for shy animals such as little penguins.
Plants & Animals
Dec 17, 2021
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At the end of the 1970s, infanticide became a flashpoint in animal behavioral science. Sociobiologist Sarah Hrdy, then a Harvard Ph.D. student, shared her observation in her published thesis that whenever a new langur male ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2021
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Young people who have a good relationship with their teacher in childhood are less likely to engage in anti-social behavior in adolescence, a study says.
Social Sciences
Sep 20, 2021
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University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers recently completed a study that has the potential to improve cancer treatment for colorectal cancer and melanoma by using nanotechnology to deliver chemotherapy in a way that ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 12, 2021
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New research shows humans aren't the only ones who can turn irritable and aggressive between meals.
Plants & Animals
Jun 7, 2021
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A study encompassing some 9,000 dogs conducted at the University of Helsinki demonstrated that fearfulness, age, breed, the company of other members of the same species and the owner's previous experience of dogs were associated ...
Veterinary medicine
May 3, 2021
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Mating changes female behavior across a wide range of animals, with these changes induced by components of the male ejaculate, such as sperm and seminal fluid proteins. However, males can vary significantly in their ejaculates, ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 21, 2021
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Biologists often study animal sociality by collecting observations about several types of behavioral interactions. These interactions can be things like severe fights, minor fights, cooperative food sharing, or grooming each ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 26, 2021
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Inspired by his own butterfly garden at home, a Florida Atlantic University neuroscientist got a unique look at how monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) caterpillars behave when food is scarce. The results look something ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 19, 2020
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We wouldn't expect best friends to bully each other—but they can in unexpected ways. Sometimes, bullying behaviour by young people that would usually be considered harmful is accepted by a victim, because they greatly value ...
Social Sciences
Sep 17, 2020
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