Monthly Archives: June 2016

Bees agree: the bigger the hornet, the scarier

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Bees provide a classic example of extreme complexity within animal societies. The exact geometry of the honeycomb and hive, combined with their tendency towards clearly defined echelons and rank, suggest that highly precise and ordered mechanisms are behind the seemingly … Continue reading

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Get off my lawn! Aggressive signaling in song sparrows under risk of predation

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Animal communication can come in many forms and can have many different receivers.  Sometimes, however, information is picked up by unintended receivers.  These are referred to as eavesdroppers.  If this eavesdropper is a predator, a sent signal can be quite … Continue reading

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How Pollution is Helping Ugly Fish Get Laid: Investigating Sexual Signal Reliability in Changing Environments

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Are you a fish having a hard time proving that you’re a worthy mate? If you answered yes, then you should encourage human induced pollution into your ecosystem! A recent phenomena shows that changing environmental conditions can distort the signals … Continue reading

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