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Hermit crabs are using litter as makeshift shells in an apparent attempt to find a mate, scientists have discovered.

Response to colour stimuli within the animal kingdom is responsible for the evolution of many different visual ornaments across a range of species. Within many species males and females utilise colourful patterns and plumages to attract the attention of a mate, warn predators of toxicity and signal body condition and genetic prowess. However, the creation and maintenance of pigments by animals is not a simple task with a variety of types of pigment-producing cells such as melanophores, iridophor...

DeKALB – When understanding the study of another species, all facets must be explored, even those that may make people feel … well, uncomfortable. Anthropology 441, Sexual Selection in Primates, studies the biology and behavior of primates’ ability to reproduce. The class, taught by Professor Leila Porter, chair of the anthropology department, gives students insight...

Real Madrid’s successes and struggles encapsulate football’s cyclical fractal nature. In Carlo Ancelotti’s laissez-faire philosophy, the collective dynamism from individual freedom reigns supreme....

A new study modelled how a game of snog, marry, avoid, may play out in the animal kingdom.

People don’t randomly select who they have children with. And that means an underlying assumption in research that tries to link particular genes to certain diseases or traits is wrong.

Say what bro?

Social interactions among shoaling fish often rely on the recognition of conspecifics and appropriate behavioural responses towards them. Furthermore, the complexity of shoal composition and preferences is often also influenced by the sex and size of the fish. Despite the extensive literature on social behaviours in shoaling fish and invasive-native species impacts, little is explicitly known of the effects of invasive fish on social recognition in native fishes. Studying native-invasive interac...

Chameleons introduced to Hawaii in 1972 have started flaunting brighter colours, probably because they have fewer predators to hide from

We’ll probably be less aggressive and more agreeable, but have smaller brains – a bit like a Golden Retriever, we’ll be friendly, but maybe not that interesting or bright.