View of Gentoo penguins in Cuverville Island, in the western Antarctic peninsula on March 04, 2016. The harshness of the elements defines life at the Poles. But for the animals who inhabit these icy ...

The study of animal behaviour in ecological and evolutionary contexts examines how behavioural traits develop, persist and interact with environmental challenges. Research in this field investigates ...

Ringed seals, Phoca hispida, the smallest of the marine arctic pinnipeds, are one of only two seal species in the world adapted to life in the land-fast sea ice. The habitat is characterized by a ...

Native Australian and introduced species of animals are adapted to severe sodium deficiency. Effects of such a deficiency are aggravated by pregnancy and lactation, and it has been shown that ...

Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behavior, scientists have found. Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behaviour, scientists at the ...

Small hoverflies compensate for size-related flight challenges through evolutionary changes in wing shape rather than altered wingbeat kinematics.

Annales Zoologici Fennici, Vol. 29, No. 4, Predation risk and behavioural adaptations of prey: ecological and evolutionary consequences: Symposium held at Konnevesi Research Station, 25 — 29 November ...

It thus comes as no surprise that the current human-caused climate crisis is reshaping animal physiology. What is climate ...

Alison Behie receives funding from The Australian Research Council. Madagascar is an island that’s no stranger to natural disasters, in particular cyclones. This is because it’s located in the ...

Behavioural scientists are increasingly recognizing the need to conduct experiments in the wild to achieve a comprehensive understanding of their species’ behaviour. For domestic dogs (Canis ...

The new regulations banning prolonged tethering of dogs will contribute to a long-term improvement in animal welfare and wellbeing, even if there may be a difficult period of adaptation. That’s ...