by Ben Garst | Oct 25, 2022 | Mating
Zebra Finches More Prone to Divorce When Living in Fluid Social Environments Animals…divorce? While at first thought it might seem like a facet of only human relationships (or at least how they end), divorce is not unheard of in other animals. Take Zebra...
by Christian Harris | Oct 25, 2022 | Anti-predator behavior
All animals secrete odors which can be picked up by others. This odor is a cue, a product that will always be present in nature. Animals know the scent of their predators and prey, assisting them in consumption or avoiding consumption. When predator odors are...
by Issachar Lopez | Oct 25, 2022 | Sensory systems
We can all agree that mosquitos are annoying creatures. They harass us so much and we always run into them especially during the summer. Would you like to be able to avoid them completely? Unfortunately, that will be very hard to do unless you move to a consistently...
by Lauren Barrabee | Oct 25, 2022 | Anti-predator behavior, Social behavior
Sound is one of the most important sensory stimuli underwater due to the far distances and speed that it is able to travel at. It has been previously shown that anthropogenic sounds in the ocean can affect foraging as well as other behaviors. Scientists have been...
by Sydney McCallie | Oct 25, 2022 | Foraging
Rational choice behavior in economics assumes that when given a choice, we will pick the one that maximizes benefits to us. However, there are things that can complicate this and cause us to pick less rationally. Now, let’s take these familiar, human concepts of...
