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Behavioral ecology
Behavioral ecology is a scientific study that focuses on identifying the evolutionary precipice for animal behavior. Behavioral ecology is often guided by natural selection, a process where a trait that provides a protective advantage is favored by being passed onto offspring.
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MAY 03, 2016Microbiology
Scientists first saw the microbiome when doing ribosomal RNA sequencing and getting so much of what many thought was con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2016Earth & The Environment
The intersection between human and nature is one that is constantly changing, consistently confusing, and continuously f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 31, 2016Videos
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You could call it one of the world's longest games of hide and seek.
For more than 20 years, the Ili pika (Oc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 20, 2015Earth & The Environment
A mysterious coral species that was overshadowed by another, more well-known type may finally be getting its due.
< ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeDEC 11, 2013Plants & Animals
The American alligator, for all its menacing reputation, is often considered to be one of the more pokey of the reptile ...MAY 03, 2016Microbiology
Scientists first saw the microbiome when doing ribosomal RNA sequencing and getting so much of what many thought was con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 05, 2016Earth & The Environment
The intersection between human and nature is one that is constantly changing, consistently confusing, and continuously f ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 31, 2016Videos
This National Geographic video shows close-up footage of a pride of lionesses in the midst of a hunt. An adult giraffe i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 17, 2016Plants & Animals
Scientists tagged 30 beluga whales and used the information to produce a rare dataset that spans 15 years, showing where ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)MAY 04, 2015Plants & Animals
Who doesn't like the sight of a fat, fuzzy bumblebee, zipping along the flowers, making sure they all get pollinated?Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 30, 2015Plants & Animals
The culmination of a nine-year study by biologists finds that an animal of one species often battles with one from anoth ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeAPR 17, 2015Cell & Molecular Biology
The body plan of octopuses is nothing if not unique, with a sophisticated brain in a soft, bilaterally symmetrical body, ...Written By: Will HectorAPR 01, 2015Plants & Animals
Humpback whales are renowned for their ability to produce songs of remarkable beauty, complexity, and duration. But scie ...Written By: Robert WoodardMAR 25, 2015Plants & Animals
You could call it one of the world's longest games of hide and seek.
For more than 20 years, the Ili pika (Oc ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 20, 2015Earth & The Environment
A mysterious coral species that was overshadowed by another, more well-known type may finally be getting its due.
< ...Written By: Judy O'RourkeDEC 11, 2013Plants & Animals
The American alligator, for all its menacing reputation, is often considered to be one of the more pokey of the reptile ...
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