Animal Nutrition
Ants Farm Aphids For Their Honeydew
and on his farm he had an aphid, ee-i-ee-i-o Humans have perfected the art of farming. We have learned to create beautiful, healthy crops of
July 29, 2020
Month: July 2020
Animal Parenting
Can Animal Moms Get Postpartum Depression?
Although it’s impossible to simply ask another primate mom to explain how they are feeling and whether they may be depressed, we can infer that
July 22, 2020
Book Excerpts
Kin Recognition Among Animals
Humans are remarkably non-biological when it comes to kin recognition. Members of our species, at least those of us who aren’t identical twins or who
July 15, 2020
Animal Reproduction
The Tree Frog That Can Lay Eggs In Water And On Land
The tree frog Dendropsophus ebraccatus utilizes a strange form of parental plasticity that is almost unique in the animal kingdom. These parents can deposit their
July 8, 2020
Animal Parenting
Dung Beetles: Dung Quality, Male Morphology, and Social Context Affect Parental Investment
Dung beetle (Onthophagus atripennis) parents provision their future offspring by collecting dung. They transport it to a series of underground tunnels that they have excavated
July 1, 2020