Abstract Behavioural biology often focuses on identifying general patterns, yet unusual or rare behaviours at both the population and individual level can provide insight into animal behaviour. Here, ...

Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

The updated OrthoFinder v3 software boosts accuracy and scalability in phylogenetic orthology inference with massive and diverse datasets.

Some bird keepers have tried to drug their animals to stop them engaging in solo sex.

Many social insects respond to pathogens in ways that reduce pathogen transmission within their social groups, with behaviors such as grooming or r...

New research suggests that the longer sperm are stored before ejaculation, the lower their quality – with implications for men trying to conceive and IVF treatment.

Exploring our world's diverse forms of mind—human, animal, machine—from diverse perspectives.

Climate limits where insects can live and which species can coexist. Using thermal tolerances of 653 moths on Asian mountains, this study shows warmer temperatures broaden thermal tolerance traits div...

Kissing can be observed across the animal kingdom. This presents an evolutionary puzzle, since the fitness benefits of kissing are unclear. We use a n…

This casual phrase might seem harmless but it misunderstands what autism really is and can do real harm to autistic people.

Dr Anna Dewar Career Development Research FellowSt John's College & Department of Biology, University of Oxford Honorary Research FellowDepartment of Genetics, Evolution & Environment, University C...

A new study led by the University of Oxford has used a modelling approach to show that it is unlikely that plants would evolve to warn other plants of impending attack. Instead of using their