A new paper published in The Quarterly Review of Biology examines the possible effects of two properties of receiver playing fields documented in studies of animal psychology—habituation and neural adaptation—on the efficacy ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 29, 2024
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Male birds that are able to precisely repeat song notes stand the best chance of attracting a female mate, according to a new study published in Nature Communications.
Plants & Animals
Jun 28, 2023
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When it comes to choosing a mate, female guppies often go for the mates with the flashiest, most interesting color patterns.
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2019
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Researchers suspected that experience with passing vehicles may cause birds to adjust their avoidance responses-specifically, to increase their flight initiation distances-to keep from being hit. Instead, though, they recently ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 19, 2016
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What is intelligence? The definitions vary, but all infer the use of grey matter, whether in a cat or a human, to learn from experience.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 27, 2016
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Resistance at individual and societal levels must be recognized and treated before real action can be taken to effectively address threats facing the planet from human-caused contributions to climate change.
Environment
Mar 26, 2012
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Despite their simple compound eyes crabs have evolved a smart way to tell the difference between friend and foe, new scientific research has revealed.
Plants & Animals
Nov 28, 2011
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Popular media has raised the issue of repetitive and obsessive use of smartphones. Data collected in Finland and in USA presents the first scientific evidence for what the authors dubbed "checking habits": repetitive checks ...
Other
Jul 25, 2011
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