Scientists reconstructed 500 million years of evolutionary history to reveal which came first: colorful signals or the color vision needed to see them.

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UMass Amherst researchers identify three distinct social groups; findings offer fresh insight into evolutionary forces shaping social systems in primates, including humans.

Oviparity was likely the plesiomorphic reproductive condition for non-mammalian Synapsida, the stem-mammal group. Yet, despite nearly two centuries of research, no definitive fossil eggs of late Palae...

More than 40% of traded mammal species share at least one pathogen with humans, compared with only 6% of non-traded mammals.

Biotic homogenization is the process in which species communities become increasingly similar across different regions over time. This phenomenon has substantial ecological, evolutionary, and economi...

Researchers spotted the unlikely travel pair near New Zealand.

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Chimpanzees and bonobos differ in aggression distribution but not magnitude.

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We are seeking candidates in the field of Comparative Evolutionary Anthropology and Primatology for the Irene Staehelin Endowed Professorship at the University of Zurich. This position focuses on the ...

Does intergroup conflict shape intragroup (parochial) prosociality in primates? If so, what behavioural, neuroendocrine, and (epi)genetic mechanisms drive it.

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