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Enter password: Innate familiarity of chatter helps cowbirds recognize other cowbirds.
Posted by: AndrewDHigginson Posted Fri Jan 27 2023
Why hunt, why gather and why share? Foraging and food-sharing motives in a human population
Posted by: Gillian_Brown Posted Mon Jan 09 2023
Democratic to Despotic: The Effect of Dominance on Animals’ Communication
Posted by: AndrewDHigginson Posted Tue Jun 21 2022
Non-monogamy can contribute to stable societies
Posted by: AndrewDHigginson Posted Thu Jun 16 2022
Evolutionary model suggests risk avoidance is a possible approach for long term survival
Posted by: AndrewDHigginson Posted Mon Feb 22 2021
The number of neighbours a baboon has determines their positioning in the troop
Posted by: AndrewDHigginson Posted Mon Feb 22 2021
Cleaner shrimp identify predatory client fish and change their behaviour accordingly
Posted by: AndrewDHigginson Posted Mon Feb 22 2021
Honest signalling allows the dental hygienists of the sea to get a snack, while avoiding becoming a snack
Posted by: AndrewDHigginson Posted Mon Feb 22 2021
Animals change their behaviour to manage the risks of starvation and predation, and so the number of animals starving can either increase or decrease when the starvation risk increases
Posted by: AndrewDHigginson Posted Fri Jul 03 2020
Cooperation evolves readily if individuals can walk away from uncooperative partners
Posted by: AndrewDHigginson Posted Fri Jun 26 2020