Genetics control behavioral sequences that are building blocks for complex behavior patterns. Mice scurry around while foraging for food, but genetics may be the unseen hand controlling these ...

Foraging : an overview / Ronald C. Ydenberg, Joel S. Brown and David W. Stephens -- Models of information use / David W. Stephens -- Neuroethology and foraging / David F. Sherry and John B. Mitchell - ...

Ant foraging behaviour is a paradigmatic example of sophisticated social coordination in the animal kingdom. Central to their success is the use of chemical signals, particularly trail pheromones, ...

Honey bee colonies exemplify one of the most sophisticated systems of collective resource acquisition in the animal kingdom. Individual foragers scout for food, evaluate its quality and location, and ...

A new study used modern methods to reassess a foundational study in biology that explained how ecologically similar species of wood warblers coexist. The research team examined foraging behavior, ...

Fish species respond to temperature increases by going after more readily available prey. Models suggest this behavior could lead to more extinctions. Fish are changing how they search for and consume ...

Leatherback sea turtles, the largest of all living turtles, undertake extensive migrations that can span multiple years. They travel from subtropical and tropical nesting locations to temperate ...

A team of researchers examined the foraging behavior of barnacle geese in Northern Karelia, Finland. In this region, geese feeding on agricultural fields cause large economic damage to farms. The ...

But for earlier humans, meat consumption appeared to be a critical, yet somewhat poorly understood, contributor to evolution—and a new study offers some novel insights into how nuanced this actually ...

Mentor: Ryan Shannon, Ph.D. Birds in North America have been facing a decline in their populations (Rosenburg et al., 2019). One facet that has not been well-explored as an explanation to this problem ...

Models suggest that the Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) may have a higher risk of extinction as water temperatures increase. Credit: WT Fiege, Wikimedia Commons Fish are changing how they search for and ...