Monthly Archives: October 2017

Wow, it’s hot in here: How heat sources influence orientation behavior of Ae. aegypti

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Have you ever noticed a group of moths flying toward a street light at night? Or a large population of mosquitoes hurtling toward a lit pool in the summertime nights? On any given camping trip through the woods, one may expect to be … Continue reading

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Magneto-Sensitivity: Evidence of Larval Fish Using the Earth’s Magnetic Field to find their home

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If you are lost in the woods and your phone is dead, you probably need a map and a compass. The map gives you a general sense of where you are, and the compass pinpoints you in the right direction. … Continue reading

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Diel Cycles in Chemosensory Behaviors of Free-Ranging Rattlesnakes Lying in Wait for Prey

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Diel Cycles in Chemosensory Behaviors of Free-Ranging Rattlesnakes Lying in Wait for Prey by Barbour and Clark 2012   Background: Sensory systems are energetically costly to develop and maintain over a lifetime. Therefore, certain systems are selected for while others … Continue reading

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Vocal Trickery: Female cuckoos use predator-like mimicry to overcome host’s mobbing and egg rejection defences

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9Have you ever played the game Marco Polo? In this game, the chosen player who is “It” shouts “Marco” and the other players have to respond by shouting “Polo”, which “It” uses to acoustically locate them. Just as the players … Continue reading

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Holy Anole! How the diversity of one lizard species is impacted by climate

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At one point or another, we have all seen animals with flaps of skin hanging below their chins— some of us even have them. In lizards it’s called a dewlap, a signaling device thought to be used in mating and … Continue reading

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