| Alpha_Status,_Dominance,_and_Division_of_Labor_in_Wolf_Packs Describes the wolf-pack social order as it occurs in nature, discusses the alpha concept and social dominance and submission, and presents data on the precise relationships among members in free-livin |
| Animal_Behavior,_Behavioral_Ecology_and_Arachnology Dr George Uetz at the University of Illinois is leading research into colonial web-building spiders, communication in wolf spiders and other aspects of arachnid behavior. |
| Animal_Behaviour Birmingham University’s introduction to animal behavior for biology students. Covers a wide range of topics with references for further study and a quiz to test understanding. |
| Animal_Behaviour_and_Welfare_Science_Research_Group_ The University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada examines how an understanding of the behavior of domesticated animals and poultry can contribute to their welfare. |
| Animal_Behaviour_Research_Unit Established in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania, ABRU undertakes long term research into yellow baboons and now also studies the African Elephant. |
| Animal_Cognition Researchers at Edinburgh University are using both evolutionary and behavioral approaches to try to understand the factors that shape animal cognitive abilities. |
| Animal_Communication_Project Dedicated to the science of communication between animals. Covers many branches of the animal kingdom with links to both past and present research projects. |
| Animal_Navigation_Group Provides an e-mail animal forum and disseminates news on animal navigation, orientation and migration through its newsletter and conferences. |
| Article__Bee_Behavior By studying bees as individuals and as a colony, Stephen Taber researches how their behavior may be changed to our benefit. The site also provides a sourcebook for beekeeping. |
| The_Arts_of_Deception_-_Mimicry_and_Camouflage Article by Rhett Butler on camouflage as used by animals and the three forms of mimicry utilized by both predator and prey. |
| Baboon_Communication Baboons have voice and communication but not the "theory of mind" to understand how their communications will affect others. |
| Behaviour__A_Journey_to_the_Bottom_of_the_World Penguins can demonstrate complex behavioral patterns including general, aggressive and ual behaviors. |
| Behavioural_and_Cognitive_Influences_of_Kairomones_on_an_Araneophagic_Jumping_Spider Jackson, Clark and Harland researched the factors influencing the predatory habits of the jumping spider, Portia fimbriata, which eats other spiders. [PDF] |
| Braun_Lab_of_Hydroacoustic_Research_and_Discovery Current research at Hunter College, New York, concentrates on the multiple sensory systems that fish use to detect moving and sound-producing objects, including the gymnotiform fishes that use electri |
| Brood_Parasitism This essay describes the behavior of birds that lay their eggs in the nest of another species, with links to other essays covering similar topics. |
| The_Centre_for_Avian_Cognition Research at the University of Nebraska covering a broad range of behavioral and cognitive studies on birds, each combining psychological and biological perspectives. |
| Centre_for_Neuroscience_and_Animal_Behaviour Research into brain function and behavior, communication and higher cognition in animals as undertaken at the University of New England, Australia. |
| A_Century_of_Generalization This article aims to organise existing data to test the theory that, when a behavior has been established in response to a certain stimulus, novel stimuli resembling the first will usually elicit the |
| Chelonian_Research_Foundation This foundation supports worldwide turtle and tortoise research and produces a journal – Chelian Conservation and Biology. |
| Chimpanzee_Cultures A searchable database of chimpanzee cultural behaviors. |
| Cognitive_Architecture_of_a_Mini-brain__The_Honeybee Article by Randolf Menzel and Martin Giurfa examining the extent to which adaptive behaviour in honeybees exceeds elementary forms of learning, and identifying the neural mechanisms involved. [PDF] |
| Cognitive_Ecology__A_Field_of_Substance? Article arguing that a greater insight into behaviors such as animal orientation, song learning, mate choice and foraging is achieved by tackling the subject from more than one starting point. [PDF] |
| Cognitive_Ethology_and_the_Explanation_of_Nonhuman_Animal_Behavior In this paper, Marc Bekoff attempts to demonstrate the importance of cognitive ethological investigations for advancing the understanding of animal cognition. |
| Consciousness_in_Animals_and_People_with_Autism Temple Grandin discusses his views on animal consciousness, using comparisons from his experience with autism, citing scientific evidence on other neurological disorders which affect consciousness. |
| Cooperative_Breeding Communal breeding occurs when more than two birds of the same species provide care in rearing the young from one nest. |
| Cooperative_Breeding_in_Birds__a_Comparative_Test_of_the_Life_History_Hypothesis Kathryn Arnold and Ian Owens test the hypothesis that cooperative breeding tends to occur in species with low annual mortality because this leads to overcrowded populations. [PDF] |
| Cophylogeny_between_Pocket_Gophers_and_Chewing_Lice Article discussing the symbiotic association between gophers and chewing lice, creatures whose life histories are conducive to parallel speciation. [PDF] |
| Deep-sea_Octocorals_as_Homes_for_Other_Species Researchers at the Darling Marine Center at the University of Maine, examine the commensal relationships of octocorals with brittle stars and marine scale worms. |
| Describing_Social_Insect_Behaviour_Using_Process_Algebra Chris Tofts at University College Swansea, Wales, presents robust algorithms that describe three different ant behaviours: synchrony, task allocation and sorting [PDF] |
| Dominance_in_Crayfish_ Article from the Journal of Neuroscience on patterns of behavior, including the activation of neural circuits, during the formation of a dominance hierarchy in crayfish. |
| Dominance_in_Domestic_Hen_Triads The role of individual differences and patterns of resolution in the formation of dominance orders in domestic hen triads. |
| The_Dwarf_Mongoose__Social_Cooperation Article discussing the benefit for dwarf mongooses of living in a cohesive group. Also describes their symbiotic cooperation with hornbills in Kenya. |
| Ecology_and_Conservation_of_Bats Various studies on bats in Scotland undertaken at Aberdeen University. |
| Elephant_Corner__Mentality,_Cognition_and_Behavior_of_Elephants Moti Nissani details his research into elephant behavior, cognition and senses, with sounds and video clips. |
| Essay__A_Baboon’s_Life An essay written by Robert Sapolsky in 1996 on violence between male baboons, aging and friendship. |
| The_European_Union_for_Bird_Ringing EURING coordinates bird ringing throughout Europe and promotes research needed to inform the conservation and scientific understanding of wild birds. |
| Figs_and_Fig_wasps An example of mutualism, fig wasps only live for a few days but manage to perform their amazing task of finding and pollinating the flowers that are hidden deep inside the fig. |
| Fish_Behaviour Research at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, aims to study aggressive behavior in fish and relate this to the aggressor’s position in the group hierarchy. Includes video clips. |
| The_Gordon_Lab A long-term study of ant colony behavior, organization and ecology undertaken by Deborah Gordon and her colleagues at Stanford University. |
| Group_Predation_of_Lions An investigation into the visual cues required to coordinate the complex cooperative behavior involved in hunting. [PDF] |
