Japanese macaques proactively utilize "semi-shade" as a distinct thermoregulatory microhabitat to mitigate thermal stress under hot and dry ambient conditions.
#Primatology #Ethology #BehavioralEcology #Biometeorology #Zoology #sflorghttps://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/zoo06062601.html
Macaque Thermoregulation and Semi-Shade
Learn how Japanese macaques utilize semi-shade as a critical thermoregulatory microhabitat to manage heat and humidity in changing environments.
University of Washington researchers have deciphered the specific vocalizations of endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales to map the behavioral context of their calls and determine how human-generated marine noise disrupts their communication network.
#MarineBiology #Bioacoustics #BehavioralEcology #ConservationBiology #sflorghttps://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/mb05132601.html
Researchers decipher beluga calls to bolster conservation efforts
UW researchers decipher beluga whale calls, revealing how shipping noise masks crucial mother-calf communication and impacts population survival.
The complete annual life cycle of the red-necked nightjar—including feeding, migration, and breeding—is strictly synchronized with the 29-day lunar cycle due to its reliance on moonlight for energy acquisition.
#Ornithology #BehavioralEcology #Chronobiology #ConservationBiology #sflorg https://www.sflorg.com/2026/05/zoo05022601.html
Nocturnal migratory birds follow rhythm of the moon
Learn how the red-necked nightjar's entire life cycle, from feeding to migration, is driven by lunar phases and threatened by light pollution.
Avian kleptoparasitism is a behavioral ecological phenomenon wherein birds steal nest-building materials, such as twigs and moss, from the nests of neighboring individuals rather than foraging for them independently.
#Ornithology #BehavioralEcology #EvolutionaryBiology #Conservation #sflorghttps://www.sflorg.com/2026/04/bs04152601.html
Birds caught stealing from their neighbors
Branch bandits pose a hidden threat to native species
Wild grey
#squirrels are willing to expend additional time and physical effort to secure a higher-quality food reward, contradicting standard laboratory models that suggest animals consistently devalue rewards requiring extra exertion.
#BehavioralEcology #Ethology #Zoology #sflorg https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/bs03272601.html
Squirrels climb higher for better snacks
The squirrels in our study were willing to work harder for better food
Female
#humpback #whales in Oceania continue to show significant shifts in mate selection patterns 50 years after commercial whaling severely reduced their population size.
#MarineBiology #BehavioralEcology #Epigenetics #sflorghttps://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/mb03032601.html
50 years after whaling, behavioural effects linger
The long shadow from whaling extends to basic behaviour such as breeding, new research shows.
Session 2.4 Marine Behavioral Ecology in the age of Humans: inquiry across scales and disciplines hosted by Anish Paul
#ICYMARE2026Bremen #marinebehavioralecology #behavioralecology #anthropocene #earlycareerconference #marineecology #oceandecadeChimpanzee groups show that bigger can be better for sharing. New experiments reveal that tolerant groups with restrained leaders sustain shared resources longer, offering clues to the deep evolutionary roots of cooperation.
#Primatology #HumanEvolution #Cooperation #BehavioralEcology https://www.primatology.net/p/when-sharing-becomes-survival-how
When Sharing Becomes Survival: How Chimpanzee Groups Solve Resource Dilemmas
New experiments reveal that larger, more tolerant chimpanzee groups manage shared resources more sustainably, offering fresh insight into the evolutionary roots of cooperation.
How Parrots Make Friends
"A new study reports that parrots who are strangers to each other “test the waters” by forming new relationships through a series of increasingly friendly interactions that are much like developing friendships in humans."
#SciComm by @GrrlScientist
#parrots #ornithology #SocialNetworks #BehavioralEcology #friends https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/11/24/how-parrots-make-friends/
How Parrots Make Friends
"A new study reports that parrots who are strangers to each other “test the waters” by forming new relationships through a series of increasingly friendly interactions that are much like developing friendships in humans."
#SciComm by @GrrlScientist
#parrots #ornithology #SocialNetworks #BehavioralEcology #friends https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/11/24/how-parrots-make-friends/
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