behavioral ecology
Squid Say It With Skin
The artistic oval squid uses its changing skin pattern to communicate with both lovers and competitors in the fight for mating rights.
Why Do Some Pitcher Plants Eat Poo?
Some pitcher plants have given up a carnivorous way of life to eat bat feces instead. Here's why.
Ants Could Be Influencing The Colors Of Their Aphid Allies
The differences in coloring within an aphid colony may depend upon aphids’ interactions with their ant allies rather than with their predators, according to researchers.
Birds Of A Feather Sound Like Each Other
Scientists have found familial differences in the earliest vocal babblings of juvenile songbirds, suggesting a hereditary cause for these variances.
Cycad Plant Roots Avoid Competing With Kin For Resources
In a low resource situation, cycad plant roots can recognize the identity of adjacent plants and refrain from competing with close relatives.
Zebra Finch Parents’ Song Prepare Unborn Chicks For Global Warming
A zebrafinch’s dulcet tones can help the unborn chicks in its eggs prepare for a warmer environment, a study suggests.
Teaching Predators With The Element Of Surprise
Lanternflies wait until they have been pecked at by birds before flashing their warning colors, so that the birds are conditioned to not eat other lanternflies.