It's not just good manners to wait your turn -- it's actually down to evolution, according to new research by University of Leicester psychologists.
Evolution
Jul 9, 2009
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"To thine own self be true" may take on a new meaning—not with people or animal behavior but with plant behavior.
Ecology
Jun 19, 2009
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In a drama played out across the southeastern U.S. in containers as small as a coffee cup, native and invasive mosquito larvae compete for resources and try to avoid getting eaten. One of the invasive mosquitoes, the Asian ...
Ecology
Jun 4, 2009
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A new University of Florida study shows mammals change their dietary niches based on climate-driven environmental changes, contradicting a common assumption that species maintain their niches despite global warming.
Archaeology
Jun 3, 2009
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As the U.S. Southwest grew warmer from 18,700 to 10,000 years ago, juniper trees vanished from what is now the Mojave Desert, robbing packrats of their favorite food. Now, University of Utah biologists have narrowed the hunt ...
Ecology
Apr 6, 2009
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When animals in southern Africa are sick, often the first place their caretakers look for help is from native plants.
Ecology
Mar 30, 2009
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A new and comprehensive analysis confirms that the evolutionary relationships among animals are not as simple as previously thought. The traditional idea that animal evolution has followed a trajectory from simple to complex—from ...
Jan 27, 2009
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Some of these responses, including insect outbreaks, wildfire, and forest dieback, may adversely affect people as well as ecosystems and their plants and animals.
Environment
Jan 16, 2009
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Human-made light sources can alter natural light cycles, causing animals that rely on light cues to make mistakes when moving through their environment. In the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, a collaboration ...
Environment
Jan 7, 2009
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