The study of animal behaviour in ecological and evolutionary contexts examines how behavioural traits develop, persist and interact with environmental challenges. Research in this field investigates ...

Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behavior, scientists have found. Heliconius butterflies' brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behaviour, scientists at the ...

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For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered evidence that a species’ long-term adaptation to living in an extremely cold climate has led to the evolution of social behaviours including extended ...

Behavioral biologists have now been able to demonstrate for the first time that male guinea pigs are still able to adapt their hormone systems to changes in their social environment in adulthood. How ...

Heliconius butterflies’ brains grew as they adopted a novel foraging behaviour, scientists at the University of Bristol have found. A region of their brain, known as the mushroom body due to its shape ...