"This Springer imprint is published by Springer Nature"--Title page verso. BIRDS copy has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Nada Kramar Endowment Income Fund. Contents Avian primordial ...

Naked mole-rats are one of the rare examples of eusocial mammals. Eusocial animal species are those in which a single female within the group is tasked with reproduction, along with a select group of ...

A new shark-tracking tool promises to help scientists and the general public better understand the ancient predators. It can be used to follow tagged sharks in the Gulf of Mexico and provide insight ...

Water temperature plays a vital role in the behavior and survival of fish. Being cold-blooded, fish rely on external ...

They therefore looked at how sexual selection and the cost of reproduction relate to the sex differences in life expectancy.

Observations of a wild colony of macaques over three years show same-sex sexual behavior among males is widespread and may be beneficial. The results, published today in Nature Ecology and Evolution, ...

The Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago is searching for a director to launch a Department of Conservation/Research that will coordinate the institute's investigations into the reproduction, behavior, and ...

In North America, between 70 and 80 percent of dogs are spayed or neutered. This is done to prevent the overpopulation problem that has forced many shelters to euthanize countless dogs. It is also ...