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recent animal behavior research (most recent first).
Last updated: June 16, 2003.
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Mating Behavior and Speciation
Guppy
love study uncovers 'torrid and tangled' sex life
June 21, 2003
Social Behavior and Kin Selection
Cooperation
between unrelated male lizards adds a new wrinkle to
evolutionary theory
June 20, 2003
Predator / Prey Behavior
Dolphins hush
clicks to pinpoint prey: Underwater echolocation has built-in dimmer
switch.
June 19, 2003
Pheromones / Vision
Colour
vision ended human pheromone use: Genetic analysis suggests that being
able to see in full colour led our primate ancestors to stop using pheromones
to select mates
June 16, 2003
Navigation
Small fry follow
the noise: Junior coral-reef fish navigate using sound
June 11, 2003
Migration
Internal
Clock Leads Monarch Butterflies to Mexico
June 10, 2003
Learning and Cognition
Monkey's
Memory Cells Caught In The Act Of Learning
June 9, 2003
Locomotion
Wriggle makes
flying snakes glide: in-flight undulation takes snakes from tree to
tree
June 6, 2003
Physiology and Behavior
Hornet cooling
theory creates stir: proposal of vespine heat pump stings insect researchers.
June 5, 2003
Locomotion
Dragonfly flight
tricks the eye: insects' stealth tactic gains dogfight dominance.
June 5, 2003
Parasites and Behavior
Bugs keep bugs
off monkeys: a rub-down with a millipede deters biting insects.
June 4, 2003
Parasites and Behavior
Parasite steals
host's skin: dress sense just plain "weird"
June 3, 2003
Behavior and Climate Change
Early
Birds: Is Warming Changing U.K. Breeding Season?
June 3, 2003
Sexual Behavior: Mating Systems
Do mammals sleep
around to stick around? hunting hits monogamous species hardest.
June 2, 2003
Sexual Behavior: Courtship
Smell
May Play Role in Bird Courtship, Study Finds
May 27, 2003
Environment and Behavior
Bad Dancers: childhood
chills give bees six left feet
May 24, 2003
Navigation
Monarchs,
Flying Like Clockwork
May 22, 2003
Foraging Behavior
Birds
And Humans Have Similar 'Shopping' Habits
May 22, 2003
Sexual Behavior: Courtship
Hyena
Females Prefer Gentlemen
May 20, 2003
Chemical Communication
Citrus smell
attracts seabirds: the tangerine-scented crested auklet is the first
bird found to send fragrant signals.
May 14, 2003
Sexual Selection & Speciation
Male
Pregnancy In Seahorses May Affect Formation Of New Species
May 7, 2003
Animal Cognition
Salamanders
can do maths: Amphibians hint that number skills evolved early.
May 3, 2003
Navigation
Mice make their
own signposts: first evidence of animal creating markers to navigate.
May 2, 2003
Social Behavior (see companion piece
below)
Chemical coat
prompts ants to find food: patrol workers with the right chemistry
influence their foraging fellows.
May 1, 2003
Same research as above, different write-up:
Social Behavior
Chemical
Cues Guide Egalitarian Ants
May 1, 2003
Sexual Behavior: Signaling
Butterflies'
polarized glint attracts mates: light waves coming off females' wings
in one plane lure males.
May 1, 2003
Physiology and Behavior
New evidence
that fish feel pain: trout study may fuel anti-angling debate.
April 30, 2003
Navigation and Cognition
Migrating
Birds Remember Better
April 28, 2003
Physiology and Behavior
Fruit
Flies Highlight Aerodynamics of Insect Flight
April 23, 2003
Animal Cognition
Crows
Better at Tool Building Than Chimps, Study Says
April 23, 2003
[Want more? Check out "Animal
Behavior News on the Web" from the Animal Behavior Society. There
is also a nice
collection of in-depth articles on recent animal behavior news from
Science News Online.]
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