Nonnative fish eat away at the banks of rivers and lakes—one reason University of Florida researchers caution people not to release unwanted fish.
Plants & Animals
Dec 8, 2021
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Some male Mexican molly fish sport a structure like a mustache on their top lips, which scientists have now discovered are attractive to female mollies and may represent a sexually selected trait.
For many male African cichlid fish, the best way to attract a mate is to build a really nice pit or sand castle on a lake bottom.
Evolution
Mar 19, 2015
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A multi-institutional team of oceanographers and marine biologists has found evidence showing that some deep-sea species of anglerfish spend their entire lives swimming upside down. In their paper published in the Journal ...
The key to successful sexual reproduction can be traced to a single receptor in the brain, according to a new study by Stanford scientists.
Plants & Animals
Mar 21, 2016
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What is the common ground between making a cup of tea and putting on your shoes? Both actions consist of several movements in a row. "Just like language, which is composed of syllables arranged into sentences, many behaviors ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 20, 2019
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(Phys.org)—Researchers affiliated with several institutions in France have found that a species of parasitic wasp uses a virus as a bioweapon to stun a host ladybug into serving as a guard for its offspring. In their paper ...
An international team of researchers has found evidence of what appears to be cultural diversity between wild chimpanzee communities. In their paper published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, the group discusses their ...
Rank in social hierarchy is a condition not solely claimed by humans. In the animal kingdom, male peacocks exhibit brightly colored plumes to illustrate dominance, and underwater, male fish show pops of bright colors to do ...
Evolution
Nov 10, 2020
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Anxiety-moderating drugs that reach waterways via wastewater create fearless and asocial fish that eat more quickly than normal. These behavioral changes can have serious ecological consequences. This is shown by Umeå University ...
Ecology
Feb 14, 2013
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