"A spotlight on the highly complex world." Researchers issue warning after discovering surprising shift in animal behavior: ...

Our environment is changing rapidly, largely as a result of human activities, leading to a significant decline in biodiversity. According to researchers from the University of Victoria and the Max ...

In the wild survival often depends on extreme biological and behavioral adaptations Some animals rely on strategies that expose them to serious risk but offer critical advantages Researchers have docu ...

The Earth is full of remarkable species, and the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) is certainly one of them. This small critter is the only amphibian on the planet that lives north of the Arctic ...

The study of animal behaviour in ecological and evolutionary contexts examines how behavioural traits develop, persist and interact with environmental challenges. Research in this field investigates ...

Evolutionary approach to animal behavior -- Diversity of behavior -- Genetics of behavior -- Development of behavior -- Nerve cells and behavior -- Organization of behavior -- Evolution of behavior: ...

Based on a symposium organized by the editors for the Animal Behavior Society, at Tulane University. "A Wiley-Interscience publication." ...

For humans, feces are last on the list of things we’d place near our mouth. In the animal world, that reaction does not always apply. Coprophagy is the act of eating feces, and for many species it ...

Scientists have documented same-sex behavior in many animals. Learn what it means, how it varies, and why human labels can mislead.