Why are some people naturally curious while others avoid the unknown? A new study suggests it’s not just personality—it’s ...

Starting to breed late in life is a bad idea if you want to maximize the number of offspring that you produce -- or so the theory goes. But doubt has now been cast on this hypothesis -- one of the ...

A team of researchers has documented major changes in the behavior, ecology and geographic range of the northern fur seal over the past 1,500 years using a combination of techniques from archaeology, ...

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 82, No. 2 (Jun., 1999), pp. 147-164 (18 pages) We used a combination of behavioral-ecological and molecular-phylogenetic data to analyze the origin and diversification ...

Even the apex predator of the Late Cretaceous had to watch its back. This investigation reveals the animals — from horned ceratopsians to massive ankylosaurs — that made hunting risky for T. rex. A ...

The study was motivated by the understanding that rising temperatures due to climate change present an increasingly prevalent stressor to animals.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. GrrlScientist writes about evolution, ecology, behavior and health. Everywhere we go, we are surrounded by birds. We eat them, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A new multidisciplinary graduate program in evolution, ecology and behavior that focuses on the interactions between organisms and their environments over time is being offered by the ...

Tropical birds offer unique opportunities to test ecological and evolutionary theory because their life history traits are so diverse and different from temperate zone models upon which most empirical ...

The Animal Behavior Graduate Group is targeted toward students who are interested in understanding the adaptive and evolutionary bases of animal behavior. Students are trained for teaching and ...

This lecture and field course explores adaptations of animals and plants for surviving the winter in northern latitudes. The course presents species identification, natural history, behavior, ecology ...