by 2019 Class | Oct 18, 2020 | Personality
By Julia Unangst ’20 Science tends to oversimplify the behavior of non-human individuals, but a recent experiment offers evidence that things may be more complicated than previously thought. When I was ten, my father purchased an aquarium. He proudly set it up...
by 2019 Class | Oct 18, 2020 | Urban ecology
By Bella Stevens ’23 With a world changing rapidly and becoming more and more urbanized, there are a lot of species we should be concerned about. Coyotes are not one of them. Coyotes have been a part of American history for almost a million years, and so far...
by 2019 Class | Oct 18, 2020 | Learning
By Zachary LaRocca-Stravalle ’21 Say you were standing in a grass field and told to get from point A to point B. Perhaps at point B there is a $50 reward — because why not amp up the stakes. Before you can go out and find point B, you are asked to put on a...
by 2019 Class | Oct 18, 2020 | Mating
By Stephanie Jordan ’20 Song and vocal signals are vital forms of communication between birds. Birds use calls to signal mating, conflict, and conversation between each other. The ability for male birds to serenade their intended mate is crucial for that male’s...
by 2019 Class | Oct 18, 2020 | Social behavior
By Natalie Cady ’23 An important part of understanding animal behavior is understanding their social networks. Like humans, animals socialize and communicate in many different ways. For a long time, scientists have believed the social interactions and networks...
