Behavioral Science News -- ScienceDaily //www.koonmotors.com/news/plants_animals/behavior/ Animal behavior news. Scientific research on altruism in animals; bullying, anti-predator behavior, weird eating and mating habits and more. en-us Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:23:27 EDT Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:23:27 EDT 60 Behavioral Science News -- ScienceDaily //www.koonmotors.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png//www.koonmotors.com/news/plants_animals/behavior/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. Scientists unveil detailed cell maps of the human brain and the nonhuman primate brain //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231012161705.htm A group of international scientists have mapped the genetic, cellular, and structural makeup of the human brain and the nonhuman primate brain. This understanding of brain structure allows for a deeper knowledge of the cellular basis of brain function and dysfunction, helping pave the way for a new generation of precision therapeutics for people with mental disorders and other disorders of the brain. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:17:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231012161705.htm Honey bees may inherit altruistic behavior from their mothers //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231012161659.htm True altruism is rare behavior in animals, but a new study has found that honey bees display this trait. Additionally, they found that an evolutionary battle of genetics may determine the parent they inherit it from. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:16:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231012161659.htm Win-win in muscle research: Faster results and fewer laboratory animals thanks to new method //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231012111724.htm To study muscle diseases, scientists rely on the mouse as a model organism. Researchers have now developed a new method that is not only faster and more efficient than conventional ones but also greatly reduces the number of experimental animals needed for studying the function of genes in muscle fibers. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 11:17:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231012111724.htm Not lazy at all: Honey bee drones //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182210.htm 有时值得看细节,to study aspects that seem to be uninteresting or were previously ignored, and see noteworthy phenomena come to light. Researchers showed that male honey bees (drones), long considered lazy, are (at times) the most active members of the colony. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 18:22:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182210.htm Fruit fly serenade: Neuroscientists decode their tiny mating song //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182118.htm An extremely supportive atmosphere for new ideas laid the foundation for an 'Aha moment' about a toggle-switch in the fruit fly brain. Do humans have one, too? Wed, 11 Oct 2023 18:21:18 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231011182118.htm Consistent metabolism may prove costly for insects in saltier water //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231006104558.htm 增加盐度通常为耐火的麻烦hwater insects like mayflies. A new study finds that the lack of metabolic responses to salinity may explain why some freshwater insects often struggle in higher salinity, while other freshwater invertebrates (like mollusks and crustaceans) thrive. Fri, 06 Oct 2023 10:45:58 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231006104558.htm Fear of humans pervades the South African savanna //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231005110725.htm Mammals living in South Africa's Greater Kruger National Park, home to one of the world's largest remaining lion populations, are far more afraid of hearing human voices than lion vocalizations or hunting sounds such as dogs barking or gunshots. Thu, 05 Oct 2023 11:07:25 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231005110725.htm New type of tiny wasp comes with mysterious, cloud-like structures at ends of antennae //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231004201934.htm Fossil researchers have discovered a novel genus and species of tiny wasp with a mysterious, bulbous structure at the end of each antenna. Wed, 04 Oct 2023 20:19:34 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231004201934.htm Unique voice print in parrots //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231003202004.htm Individual voice could help birds be recognized in a flock, no matter what they say. Tue, 03 Oct 2023 20:20:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231003202004.htm Pheromones influence death feigning behavior in beetles //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231002124313.htm In the natural world, predators play a significant role in shaping how animals defend themselves. A previously documented tactic called 'death feigning' involves prey insects faking death when targeted by predators. However, the impact of chemical substances called pheromones on death-feigning remains largely unexplored. A team of researchers recently found out how the aggregation pheromone 4,8-dimethyldecanal affects the death-feigning behavior of the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Mon, 02 Oct 2023 12:43:13 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/10/231002124313.htm Insights into early snake evolution through brain analysis //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230929170935.htm Recent study sheds new light on the enigmatic early evolution of snakes by examining an unexpected source: their brains. The results emphasize the significance of studying both the soft parts of animals’ bodies and their bones for understanding how animals evolved. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 17:09:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230929170935.htm Boo to a goose -- new animal behaviour tech aims to save wildlife //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230928152127.htm Facial recognition software used to study the social behavior of individual Greylag Geese in Europe will soon be used to monitor one of the rarest geese in the world, the Cape Barren Goose in South Australia. The technology was used to assess how each bird responds to images of themselves, other flock mates or partners and researchers say it could be used by other scientists or in citizen science apps around the world to monitor and record endangered wildlife or even to promote the welfare of animals in captivity. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:21:27 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230928152127.htm Vision in the brain: Hardwired for action //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230928151033.htm Brain circuits for vision develop without any kind of input from the retina in zebrafish. Thu, 28 Sep 2023 15:10:33 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230928151033.htm Whales Around the World Play With Kelp Clumps //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230927155804.htm 新文章分析了另一个替代havior in baleen (filter-feeding) whales such as humpback whales in different populations across the northern and southern hemispheres. They appeared to roll around and 'play' with clumps of kelp and seaweed at the water's surface. The research also emphasizes that the behavior was similar in different individuals, regardless of where in the world it occurred. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:58:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230927155804.htm Study shows how a single neuron's parallel outputs can coordinate many aspects of behavior //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230927154930.htm In C. elegans worms, a single neuron named HSN uses multiple chemicals and connections to orchestrate egg-laying and locomotion over the course of several minutes. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 15:49:30 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230927154930.htm Unleashing the power of AI to track animal behavior //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230927003223.htm Scientists have created a non-invasive movement tracking method called GlowTrack that uses fluorescent dye markers to train artificial intelligence to capture movement, from a single mouse digit to the human hand. GlowTrack has applications spanning biology, robotics, medicine, and beyond. Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:32:23 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230927003223.htm Jellyfish, with no central brain, shown to learn from past experience //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230922110845.htm Even without a central brain, jellyfish can learn from past experiences like humans, mice, and flies, scientists report for the first time. They trained Caribbean box jellyfish (Tripedalia cystophora) to learn to spot and dodge obstacles. The study challenges previous notions that advanced learning requires a centralized brain and sheds light on the evolutionary roots of learning and memory. Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:08:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230922110845.htm Behavior is the secret to success for a range expansion //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920013604.htm While many species are undergoing drastic declines in their numbers and geographic ranges, other species seem to be thriving. Researchers investigating the great-tailed grackle, a bird that has been establishing new populations across North America in the past few decades, reveal that behavior might play a key role in their success. They found that the population on the range's edge is more persistent and has more variability in flexibility, and that this species has shifted toward living more in urban, arid environments. Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:36:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230920013604.htm 16 strange new parasitoid wasp species discovered in Vietnam //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230919155021.htm Researchers have discovered 16 new species of strange-looking parasitoid wasps from the Loboscelidia group. The study also revealed for the first time the unique parasitic behavior of a captive female from one species, who after parasitizing her host egg, buried the egg in a hole in the soil. Tue, 19 Sep 2023 15:50:21 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230919155021.htm Study decodes surprising approach mice take in learning //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230914175138.htm Neurotypical humans readily optimize performance in 'reversal learning' games, but while mice learn the winning strategy, they refuse to commit to it, a new study shows. The research provides a mathematical way to track the rodents' more mixed tactics. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:51:38 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230914175138.htm Vocal learning linked to problem solving skills and brain size //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230914174738.htm The better a songbird is at working its way around obstacles to retrieve a snack, the more complex its vocal learning ability will be. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:47:38 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230914174738.htm Movement sensors can detect disease in wild boar //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230912113544.htm Accelerometers reading the behavior of wild boars can pick up when animals are infected with a fatal virus. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:35:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230912113544.htm 'A crab is never just a crab' //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230911141056.htm A herring in the North Sea, a crab in the Wadden Sea or an anemone fish on a coral reef, ... biologists like to think in terms of individual species that all have their own place within food webs in ecosystems across the world. 'But that is surely too simplistic thinking,' researchers warn. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 14:10:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230911141056.htm Bees struggle to find flowers because of air pollution //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230908125955.htm A new study has found that air pollution is preventing pollinators finding flowers because it degrades the scent. Fri, 08 Sep 2023 12:59:55 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230908125955.htm Blood-brain barrier governs ant behavior by altering hormone levels //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130345.htm In many animals, including ants, the blood-brain barrier (BBB) ensures normal brain function by controlling the movement of various substances in and out of the brain. Now, researchers have made the unexpected discovery that the BBB in carpenter ants plays an active role in controlling behavior that's essential to the function of entire ant colonies. The key is production in the BBB of a particular hormone-degrading enzyme. Thu, 07 Sep 2023 13:03:45 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230907130345.htm How does the social behavior of wheat plants influence grain production? //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230906112450.htm Researchers have investigated how the behavior of an individual wheat plant under limiting light conditions influences the performance of the whole community. They assessed morphological and biomass phenotypes of single plants grown in mixtures under sunlight and a simulated canopy shade, and the relevance of these phenotypes for the monoculture community in the field. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 11:24:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230906112450.htm New research sheds light on origins of social behaviors //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905155650.htm Male fruit flies don't usually like each other. Socially, they reject their fellow males and zero in on the females they discern via chemical receptors -- or so scientists thought. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 15:56:50 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/09/230905155650.htm Control of behavioral decisions is similar in insects and mammals //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142835.htm A research team identifies the mushroom body as a center for behavioral decisions in the insect brain. Thu, 31 Aug 2023 14:28:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230831142835.htm Thrush nightingales, territoriality and testosterone //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131839.htm Study highlights the interplay of song development and territorial behavior in winter quarters. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:18:39 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830131839.htm Bat study reveals how the brain is wired for collective behavior //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830130817.htm Researchers used wireless neural recording and imaging devices to 'listen in' on the hippocampal brain activity of groups of Egyptian fruit bats as they flew freely within a large flight room. The researchers were surprised to find that, in this social setting, the bat's 'place' neurons encoded not only the animal's location, but also information about the presence or absence of other bats, and even the identity of bats in their path. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 13:08:17 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230830130817.htm Division of labor affects the risk of infection //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828105508.htm An international research team reports that, given the same genetic makeup, individual behavior alone determines whether or not an individual in a social group will contract a disease. Clonal raider ants of the species Ooceraea biroi that forage outside the nest are more likely to be infected by parasitic nematodes than conspecifics in the nest. The research team also observed that diseases in the colony altered the behavior of all ants: sick and healthy ants alike remained in the nest and the division of labor was reduced, affecting the overall social organization in the ant colony. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:55:08 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230828105508.htm Bonobos grow similarly to humans //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230824111835.htm 父母与孩子在青春期知道这一切too well: one minute 'the little ones' are just up to your shoulder, and all of a sudden, they're growing over your head. Until now, it was assumed that such pubertal growth spurt in body length only occurs in humans, but not in other primates. Researchers have now investigated this widespread hypothesis in bonobos (Pan paniscus). The result: Pronounced, human-like growth in the adolescent years also exists in bonobos and presumably also in other monkeys. Thus, humans are less exceptional in this trait than previously thought. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 11:18:35 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230824111835.htm Biologist gets the scoop on squash bug poop //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122559.htm A discovery about how a common insect acquires a microbe that is essential for its growth may help in the control of an agricultural pest. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 12:25:59 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230823122559.htm Cracking the code that relates brain and behavior in a simple animal //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230821114415.htm Researchers model and map how neurons across the tiny brain of a C. elegans worm encode its behaviors, revealing many new insights about the robustness and flexibility of its nervous system. Mon, 21 Aug 2023 11:44:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230821114415.htm How orangutans respond to novelty in the wild //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230815131832.htm Humans like to discover. Presented with something we've never seen before, most of us will be compelled to explore and learn more about it. The same can't exactly be said for our closest living relatives--the great apes. Although decades of studies have shown that captive chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans will eagerly explore unfamiliar objects in a laboratory, great apes have rarely been observed in these encounters in the wild. Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:18:32 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230815131832.htm Variable patient responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection are mimicked in genetically diverse mice //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230811115448.htm Researchers have created a panel of genetically diverse mice that accurately model the highly variable human response to SARS-CoV-2 infection. The team uncovered differences in the innate immune and regulated proinflammatory responses, the timing and strength of which are associated with disease severity. Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:54:48 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230811115448.htm Novel machine-learning method produces detailed population trend maps for 550 bird species //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809164719.htm Scientists have developed a novel way to model whether the populations of more than 500 bird species are increasing or decreasing. The method solves a nagging statistical problem by accounting for year-to-year changes in the behavior of people collecting the data. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:47:19 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230809164719.htm Good smells, bad smells: It's all in the insect brain //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230808181915.htm Scientists studied the behavior of the locusts and how the neurons in their brains responded to appealing and unappealing odors to learn more about how the brain encodes for preferences and how it learns. Tue, 08 Aug 2023 18:19:15 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230808181915.htm Butterflies can remember where things are over sizeable spaces //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230807122003.htm Heliconius butterflies are capable of spatial learning, scientists have discovered. The results provide the first experimental evidence of spatial learning in any butterfly or moth species. Mon, 07 Aug 2023 12:20:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/08/230807122003.htm Researchers tickle rats to identify part of the brain critical for laughter and playfulness //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230728113403.htm 研究动物的行为,科学家亩t be able to authentically simulate play-conducive environments in the laboratory. Animals like rats are less inclined to play if they are anxious or restrained, and there is minimal data on the brain activity of rats that are free to play. After getting rats comfortable with a human playmate, tickling them under controlled conditions, then measuring the rats' squeaks and brain activity, a research team reports that a structure in rat brains called the periaqueductal gray is essential for play and laughter. Fri, 28 Jul 2023 11:34:03 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230728113403.htm AI predicts the work rate of enzymes //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230724122705.htm Enzymes play a key role in cellular metabolic processes. To enable the quantitative assessment of these processes, researchers need to know the so-called 'turnover number' (for short: kcat) of the enzymes. A team of bioinformaticians now describes a tool for predicting this parameter for various enzymes using AI methods. Mon, 24 Jul 2023 12:27:05 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230724122705.htm Male crickets court females in unison -- unless rivals get too close //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230721113227.htm Male crickets sing in unison to attract females -- but stop singing if a rival gets too close, new research shows. Fri, 21 Jul 2023 11:32:27 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230721113227.htm Post-menopause orca mothers protect their sons from being injured by other orcas //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230720124857.htm Female killer whales live up to ninety years in the wild, and most live an average of twenty-two years after menopause. Scientists have long wondered why humans and some whale species spend a significant portion of their life not reproducing. Previous studies show that, even after having their last calf, killer whale mothers take care of their families by sharing the fish they catch. Now, researchers note that these mothers can also provide social support to their sons by protecting them from being injured by other orcas. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:48:57 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230720124857.htm In rats, loss of immune cells leads non-moms to care for newborns //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719150019.htm Immune system changes in the pregnant body that protect the fetus appear to extend to the brain, where a decrease in immune cells late in gestation may factor into the onset of maternal behavior, new research in rats suggests. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 15:00:19 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719150019.htm Understanding the many different ways animals are evolving in response to fire could help conservation efforts //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719112722.htm In our modern era of larger, more destructive, and longer-lasting fires -- called the Pyrocene -- plants and animals are evolving quickly to survive. By synthesizing the wide body of research about rapid animal evolution in response to fire, a multidisciplinary team of ecology experts hopes to leverage what we already know to help foster evolution-informed conservation plans. In this way, they suggest, we can try to harness the ways in which fire impacts animals to protect vulnerable species -- working with evolution instead of against it. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:27:22 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719112722.htm Food size matters //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719112336.htm Prey size and risk of predation are strongly related to the medium-sized Daphnia -- a small, planktonic crustacean -- targeted by aquatic insects and fish. This phenotypic plasticity has been shown to be expressed by a variety of factors, including predator type, predator mode, and density. Overall, the small and medium-sized Daphnia expressed the highest degree of predator-induced plasticity, which the team found was more evident in small Daphnia than would be expected from size-selective predation. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:23:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230719112336.htm 'Mind controlling' parasitic worms are missing genes found in every other animal //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230718164256.htm Parasitic hairworms manipulate the behavior of their hosts in what's sometimes called 'mind control.' A new study reveals another strange trait shared by different hairworm species: they're missing about 30% of the genes that researchers expected them to have. What's more, the missing genes are responsible for the development of cilia, the hair-like structures present in at least some of the cells of every other animal known. Tue, 18 Jul 2023 16:42:56 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230718164256.htm Precision technology, machine learning lead to early diagnosis of calf pneumonia //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230714131136.htm Monitoring dairy calves with precision technologies based on the 'internet of things,' or IoT, leads to the earlier diagnosis of calf-killing bovine respiratory disease, according to a new study. The novel approach -- a result of crosscutting -- will offer dairy producers an opportunity to improve the economies of their farms, according to researchers. Fri, 14 Jul 2023 13:11:36 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230714131136.htm Butterfly species' big brains adapted giving them a survival edge, study finds //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712203752.htm Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behavior, scientists have found. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 20:37:52 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712203752.htm Those who are smarter live longer, at least among mouse lemurs //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712165127.htm 聪明有回报,因为它允许更多balanced decision-making. However, the origins of these abilities during evolution remain largely unexplored. Only if smarter individuals enjoy better survival and have higher reproductive rates than their conspecifics, improved cognitive abilities can evolve. Researchers from the German Primate Center (DPZ) -- Leibniz Institute for Primate Research have recently examined the link between cognitive abilities and survival in gray mouse lemurs. The study involved capturing the animals, subjecting them to various cognition and personality tests, measuring their weight, and subsequently releasing them. The findings revealed that the animals that performed best in the cognition tests lived for longer. Additionally, those that were heavier and displayed more exploratory behavior also experienced an increased lifespan. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 16:51:27 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712165127.htm How the immune system can alter our behavior //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712124604.htm Simply the smell of seafood can make those with an allergy to it violently ill -- and therefore more likely to avoid it. The same avoidance behavior is exhibited by people who develop food poisoning after eating a certain meal. Scientists have long known that the immune system played a key role in our reactions to allergens and pathogens in the environment, but it was unclear whether it played any role in prompting these types of behaviors towards allergic triggers. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 12:46:04 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712124604.htm Tiny fish surprise scientists in 'volunteer's dilemma' //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712011610.htm Tiny fish called Trinidadian guppies have surprised scientists when faced with the so-called 'volunteer's dilemma'. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 01:16:10 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230712011610.htm Using AI to save species from extinction cascades //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230711133240.htm Algorithms can predict what movies or songs you might like, but they can also predict which species a predator would most likely eat. Researchers have been using machine learning to identify species interactions, and can predict which species are most likely to go extinct, so that intervention can be planned before this happens. Tue, 11 Jul 2023 13:32:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230711133240.htm Preying on hungry, anxious worms //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230711133144.htm Scientists find that the 'feel good' brain chemical dopamine regulates anxious worm behavior in the presence of nipping predators. The findings illuminate how this dopamine-regulated brain pathway may be related to anxiety and could provide insight into human conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Tue, 11 Jul 2023 13:31:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230711133144.htm Study shows same-sex sexual behavior is widespread and heritable in macaque monkeys //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710113924.htm Observations of a wild colony of macaques over three years show same-sex sexual behavior among males is widespread and may be beneficial. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:39:24 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710113924.htm More menu choices: Migrant orangutans learn a lot about food by watching the locals //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710113816.htm Migrant male orangutans on Borneo and Sumatra learn about unfamiliar foods in their new home range by 'peering' at experienced locals: intensely observing them at close range. This is what an international research team found out in a long-term study with 152 male animals observed over a period of 30 years. Peering was most frequently seen when locals consumed foods that were rare or hard to process. Mon, 10 Jul 2023 11:38:16 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230710113816.htm Ticks may be able to spread chronic wasting disease between Wisconsin deer //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230707153844.htm A new study finds that ticks can harbor transmissible amounts of the protein particle that causes Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), implicating the parasites as possible agents in the disease's spread between deer in Wisconsin. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 15:38:44 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230707153844.htm Spider mite males undress maturing females to win the first mating //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230707111643.htm In males of many species, it pays to identify females that are nearing maturity to be the first in line for mating. Now researchers have found a remarkable example: male spider mites guard and then actively strip off the skin of premature females that are soon to molt and mature to make them accessible for mating sooner. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 11:16:43 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230707111643.htm Food labels offer consumer choices but also confusion about animal welfare //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230707111640.htm Animal-based food products often come packaged in a wide array of information labels, including organic, natural, grass-fed, humanely raised and pasture-raised. But it's typically up to the consumer to do their homework and figure out what these different claims mean. Fri, 07 Jul 2023 11:16:40 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230707111640.htm Policymakers should consider animal welfare in decisions //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706152651.htm Incorporating animal welfare into policymaking may improve policy and practice, according to new research. The article notes that animal welfare rarely is considered during policymaking, explains why current tools make it difficult to incorporate the well-being of animals into public policy and identifies methods for remedying these issues. Thu, 06 Jul 2023 15:26:51 EDT //www.koonmotors.com/releases/2023/07/230706152651.htm