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Background noise often interferes with an organisms ability to reduce uncertainty based on acoustic cues and signals, as it makes it more difficult for the organism to separate out valuable information from the ambient noise. In the ocean, background noise … Continue reading
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Chances are you’ve woken up in the morning to the sounds of chirping birds. If you’re a very early riser, you may have even caught the “dawn chorus”, or the singing of a large number of birds before dawn each day. … Continue reading
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You’re walking down the street and suddenly come face to face with a creature you’ve never seen before. It’s doesn’t look (or smell) like anything you ever remember learning about. How do you react? Is this creature friend or foe? … Continue reading
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Understanding and managing the spread of infectious diseases is a huge focus scientific research. Studies regarding infectious diseases concentrate on a rang of topics, including transmission, genetics, and immunity. Eakin et al. investigated the consequences of individual host behavior on … Continue reading
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Birds have been shown to use their olfactory system for predator detection and orientation, and also social and foraging tasks. They have fully functioning olfactory systems and each individual bird has a distinct body odor. This study used carrion crows, … Continue reading
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Mimicry in the animal kingdom includes behaviors or features of one group (species or sex within a species) that imitates another group in order to gain some kind of advantage, whether that be protection, sexual attraction, or some other benefit. Intraspecific sexual … Continue reading
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Brood parasitic birds lay their eggs in the nests of host birds so as to avoid raising their own young, in turn, saving the energy and time associated with rearing offspring by passing this responsibility off to a host bird. … Continue reading
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Have you ever seen someone you’d rather not run into and wish you could just fade into the background? Well, Ariamnes cylindrogaster, a spider native to Japan, Korea, and China, can! You’ve probably heard of camouflage, an adaptation that … Continue reading
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We’ve all heard of the five senses: sight, touch, smell, sound, and taste. Some animals, such as certain types of fish, reptiles, or mammals, can also use an internal compass to navigate through their environment. This can be in the form … Continue reading
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Color polymorphisms are an interesting phenomenon especially when considered in the field of sensory ecology. A polymorphism is when two or more related traits appear within a single mating population, and in many cases this is seen as individuals expressing … Continue reading
