• Ants are useful for the study of the behavior of social insects. (carolina.com)
  • Ants are social insects, living in highly organized colonies with specific roles and responsibilities. (knockoutpest.com)
  • Because Hawaii has no native social insects, endemic arthropods may be particularly sensitive to predation and competition from this invasive wasp. (confex.com)
  • While some species-typical behavior is learned from the parents, it's also sometimes the product of a fixed action pattern, also known as an innate releasing mechanism (IRM). (wikipedia.org)
  • A heavily studied example of a fixed action pattern is the feeding behavior of the Helisoma trivolvis (pulmonata), a type of snail. (wikipedia.org)
  • The American Psychiatric Association , in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , diagnoses persistent anti-social behaviour as antisocial personality disorder . (wikipedia.org)
  • [8] A pattern of persistent anti-social behaviours can also be present in children and adolescents diagnosed with conduct problems, including conduct disorder or oppositional defiant disorder under the DSM-5 . (wikipedia.org)
  • Suicidal Behavior in Children and Adolescents Suicidal behavior is an action intended to harm oneself and includes suicidal gestures, suicide attempts, and completed suicide. (msdmanuals.com)
  • She and her colleagues are investigating the genetic, behavioral, cognitive, sensory, and endocrine mechanisms involved in social interactions and communication in socially complex animals. (sciencepods.com)
  • Together, our results demonstrate that the FMP Y-maze is a sensitive assay for assessing working memory and cognitive flexibility across species from invertebrates to humans, providing a simple and widely applicable behavioural assay with exceptional translational relevance. (springer.com)
  • His interest are cognitive processing and informed response at the individual level and their effect on social dynamics. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Once considered to be a relatively low-level and cognitively undemanding behaviour that humans share with other primates, imitation is characterized in recent research as a high-level ability that enables and/or is inherently linked to the evolution (in phylo- and ontogenesis) of (social)-cognitive abilities that are attributed (almost) exclusively to humans, including language, self-awareness, theory of mind and culture formation. (lu.se)
  • Currently I am a research assistant in the cognitive zoology group at the department of Philosophy, where I for the past years mostly have been collecting experimental data on various animal species. (lu.se)
  • Overall, my goal is to identify the factors which drive the evolution of cognition by assessing the presence and extent of cognitive skills in different animal species in key positions on the phylogenetic tree. (lu.se)
  • Decades of research on monogamous prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster), along with comparative studies using the related non-bonding meadow vole (M. pennsylvanicus), have revealed many of the neural and molecular mechanisms necessary for pair-bond formation in that species. (cdc.gov)
  • Understanding these mechanisms could help provide insight into competitive behavior and certain mental health conditions and neurological disorders. (nih.gov)
  • [2] Many people also label behaviour which is deemed contrary to prevailing norms for social conduct as anti-social behaviour. (wikipedia.org)
  • Researchers are just beginning to understand how the brain responds to and helps drive complex group dynamics, including competition, dominance, and social norms. (nih.gov)
  • Effective communication can support attitudes, norms, and behaviors to prevent the spread of Zika and protect pregnant woman. (cdc.gov)
  • Many IRMs can be explained by the theory of evolution-if an adaptive behavior helps a species survive long enough to be fruitful and multiply (such as a cat hissing in order to discourage an attack from another creature), the genes that coded for those brain circuits are more likely to be passed on. (wikipedia.org)
  • plumage is cryptically colored in many brood-parasitic species, and may be adaptive to ecological problems of recognition and social association with their hosts. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Moral dilemmas posed a recurrent adaptive problem for ancestral hominins, whose cooperative social life created multiple responsibilities to others. (bvsalud.org)
  • The aim of the current study was to investigate the side (left or right) and sagittal preference (front or rear) of adult Barbary macaques ( Macaca sylvanus ) during different types of social interactions. (mdpi.com)
  • Collectively, these neurons held remarkably detailed representations of the group's behavior and their dynamics as the animals competed together for food, in addition to information about the resources available and the outcome of their past interactions," Williams explains. (nih.gov)
  • Even complex behavior may be coordinated by relatively simple interactions," he says. (flowingdata.com)
  • Behaviors involved in interactions among species are agonistic behaviors , predator-prey behaviors and reproductive behaviors . (umich.edu)
  • Working mostly with fish models, he has explored sensory-modality use, individual assessment strategies and motivation during aggressive and affiliative interactions, and composite phenotypes, such as social contagion. (biomedcentral.com)
  • We demonstrate the cross-species validity of the task by assessing performance parameters in adapted versions of the task for mice and Drosophila , and finally a virtual version in humans, and identify remarkable commonalities between vertebrate species' navigation of the maze. (springer.com)
  • More specifically, several Paenibacillus species serve as efficient plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), which competitively colonize plant roots and can simultaneously act as biofertilizers and as antagonists ( biopesticides ) of recognized root pathogens, such as bacteria, fungi, and nematodes. (wikipedia.org)
  • More extensive genome sequencing could provide fundamental insights into pathways involved in complex social behavior of bacteria, and can discover a source of genes with biotechnological potential. (wikipedia.org)
  • When food is scarce, members of a species of forest-dwelling bacteria come together to build structures called fruiting bodies to survive until food becomes more available. (princeton.edu)
  • We observed increased social play and other affiliative behavior in the smaller habitat, and we used daily fecal samples (17 to 24 per bear) to examine whether concentrations of fecal glucocorticoid metabolites (FGM) and 8-hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG, a by-product of DNA damage) were correlated with social behavior. (mdpi.com)
  • The ethological concept of species-typical behavior is based on the premise that certain behavioral similarities are shared by almost all members of a species. (wikipedia.org)
  • Researchers used Camponotus fellah (carpenter ants) as a model species to perform behavioral tracking and ribonucleic acid-sequencing (RNA-seq) to study the transcriptome-level differences between socially isolated workers versus workers in groups. (news-medical.net)
  • In mouse studies, researchers discovered how different brain areas help process information related to social status, competition, and other group dynamics. (nih.gov)
  • In two new NIH-funded studies, researchers explored how the brain tracks social status and whether that predicts how well mice competed for resources. (nih.gov)
  • The researchers found that the activity of neurons in a part of the brain called the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) differed during competition based on the social rank of the opposing mouse. (nih.gov)
  • In their search for anti-social tendencies in the biographies of business founders, the German-Swedish team of researchers came to surprising conclusions. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Individual identification of birds makes possible studies of dispersal and migration, behavior and social structure, life-span and survival rate, reproductive success and population growth. (usgs.gov)
  • Early developmental experiences can have significant implications for the growth, behavior, survival, and reproductive success of an individual. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Despite moderate heritability estimates, the molecular architecture of aggressive behavior remains poorly characterized. (researchgate.net)
  • In aquariums with aggressive Cichlids, it's critical to have peaceful fish species. (koiusa.com)
  • One pheromone, isoamylacetate, has been isolated as a mediator of aggressive group-defensive behaviors in Africanized bees. (medscape.com)
  • Understanding how zebrafish process their environment, make decisions, and engage in social behaviors allows us to shed light on the processes of neurogenesis that give rise to advanced thought. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Some things that may be studied include territorial behavior, mate fidelity, territory size and fidelity, reproductive behavior (e.g. which bird builds the nest or feed the young? (usgs.gov)
  • Most social species, including humans, naturally sort themselves into hierarchies when in a group. (nih.gov)
  • It's the only horse species that hasn't been domesticated, most likely because its keen sense of sight and smell quickly alerts it to humans and allows it to escape capture. (nationalgeographic.com)
  • Some of the shyer species, such as gaur, anoa, and tamaraw ( Bubalus mindorensis ) may feed at nighttime in order to avoid detection from predators, including humans. (jrank.org)
  • It was from somewhere in the African continent, most scientists believe, that modern humans evolved around 200,000 years ago before spreading across the world and becoming the dominant species we are today. (discovermagazine.com)
  • In studies of animals' imitation abilities one has often overlooked a central aspect of imitation in humans, especially in children: an integration of the actions in a social and affective context. (lu.se)
  • We study both the within-species (human children) and between-species (humans and chimpanzees) effect of non-conscious mimicry, as well as its effects in imitation tasks for both species. (lu.se)
  • Humans as a biological species are inherently social. (bvsalud.org)
  • Like most other native pollinators, many of these bee species are declining, which is deeply concerning because of their essential role in nature and in agriculture. (mo.gov)
  • Some of the smaller bat species are important pollinators of some tropical flowers. (earthlife.net)
  • Richard McElreath is professor and director of the Department of Human Behavior , Ecology and Culture at Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Germany). (lu.se)
  • Vermeer and his colleague, Julio C. Tello-Alvarado, recently published a paper describing the new species in Primate Conservation . (mongabay.com)
  • A meta-analytic, cross-species approach was used to identify genomic va. (researchgate.net)
  • This is especially clear in studies of cross- species imitation. (lu.se)
  • Research in Christine's lab examines animal behavior from an integrative perspective. (sciencepods.com)
  • The study of animal behavior is one of the most integrative endeavors in biology it encompasses how the behavior is acquired, how it works, why it has come to work as it does, and how it influences the behaving animal and the animals around it. (cshlpress.com)
  • In Animal Behavior: An Integrative Approach, Michael J. Ryan and Walter Wilczynski address the interrelationship of these aspects of animal behavior, which Nikolaas Tinbergen codified in his four questions as causation, ontogeny, survival value, and evolution. (cshlpress.com)
  • These creatures frequently prey on the aquarium's weaker species. (koiusa.com)
  • three bat species eat blood and some prey on vertebrates. (earthlife.net)
  • The horns, which are not shed, are largely hollow and differ considerably among species: some of the largest are those of the wild yak ( Bos mutus ) and African buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ), while the smallest are those of the anoas or dwarf water-buffalo ( Bubalus species). (jrank.org)
  • Rod-shaped bacterial cells of the species Myxococcus xanthus cooperate by forming packs to hunt for food and build structures called fruiting bodies, which aid in survival. (princeton.edu)
  • On an evolutionary level, generosity has been a key to the survival of the species. (go.com)
  • In this week's blog post, we're going to dive into the fascinating world of ants, shed light on their biology, and explore the behavior patterns that make them common household pests. (knockoutpest.com)
  • Social behavior: What is the social behavior of individual members in the host populations? (cdc.gov)
  • The Upper Urubamba region is still largely intact, one of the few places in Peru where there are still populations of the larger primate species as woolly and spider monkeys," he said, adding that "the new species has probably a relative large distribution range with few human settlements. (mongabay.com)
  • There are many species of sweat bees, or halictids, in several genera in Missouri. (mo.gov)
  • The bright green bees in genus Augochlorella are the smallest and most abundant sweat bees, and many in that group have developed social behavior. (mo.gov)
  • Understanding how the brain mediates this may help us understand the interplay between social rank, isolation, and psychiatric diseases, such as depression, anxiety, or even substance abuse. (nih.gov)
  • If you're a homeowner battling with these persistent pests, understanding their life cycle and behavior can help you combat their infestations effectively. (knockoutpest.com)
  • Studies in mice are helping scientists decipher the brain activity involved in social hierarchies and group dynamics. (nih.gov)
  • The team housed mice together until a social order emerged. (nih.gov)
  • They found that the activity of individual neurons in a brain region connected to the mPFC, called the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), changed relative to the social rank of the competitor mice. (nih.gov)
  • But this competitive drive was still influenced by the social rank of the other mice searching for food. (nih.gov)
  • The convict fish are multicolored Central American Cichlids that get along poorly with other species. (koiusa.com)
  • There is a social contagion factor to this generous kind of behavior, but I think it goes way deeper than that," Serani said. (go.com)
  • Brood parasites are those bird species that lay their eggs in the nests of other birds, or hosts, who then raise the parasitic young. (encyclopedia.com)
  • [4] For example, David Farrington , a British criminologist and forensic psychologist, stated that teenagers can exhibit anti-social behaviour by engaging in various amounts of wrongdoings such as stealing, vandalism , sexual promiscuity, excessive smoking, heavy drinking, confrontations with parents, and gambling. (wikipedia.org)
  • Therefore, it is expected that parents be particularly motivated to return (i.e., exhibit homing behavior) and resume care if they are moved away from offspring by disturbances. (researchgate.net)
  • This room is known as the Jungle exhibit and is considered a multi-species exhibit. (denverzoo.org)
  • Therefore the scientists analyzed extensive data regarding rule-breaking behavior and attitudes of the participants. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Likewise there was no difference to be found regarding the anti-social attitudes. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The authors integrate information from molecular genomics through neuroscience, endocrinology, development, and learning to evolutionary genetics, selection, constraints, and phylogenetics to provide a concise but comprehensive look at current topics in animal behavior. (cshlpress.com)
  • Males and females are the same in size for most species, although they occasionally differ. (encyclopedia.com)
  • In many bat species, males and females roost in separate nest sites except during mating season - usually the fall or winter for migratory species. (earthlife.net)
  • Christine focuses primarily on female-dominant species such as hyenas, lemurs, and meerkats. (sciencepods.com)
  • Many people think that discovering new species is primarily about expeditions to exotic locations and collecting new specimens, but the truth is that thousands of new plant species are lying unidentified in cupboards, drawers and cabinets around the world,' said Dr Robert Scotland of Oxford University's Department of Plant Sciences, an author of the report. (enewspf.com)
  • Zika is primarily spread through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. (cdc.gov)
  • Although bee and wasp venom varies from species to species, all venom is composed primarily of proteins, peptides, and amines. (medscape.com)
  • It led us to completely reconsider the [story] of the evolution of our species. (discovermagazine.com)
  • Myxococcus xanthus , or Myxo for short, is a bacterial species capable of surprisingly cooperative behaviors. (princeton.edu)
  • A classic example of species-typical behavior is breast crawl: the vast majority of human newborns, when placed on a reclined mother's abdomen, will find and begin to suckle on one of the mother's breasts without any assistance. (wikipedia.org)
  • There are four known Shigella species, and the vast majority of infections in the US are caused by Shigella sonnei and flexneri . (cdc.gov)
  • Most social species organize themselves into hierarchies that guide each individual's behavior," Tye says. (nih.gov)
  • We would not have survived if we were not able to organize our social relationships, ensure that everyone is receiving enough to get by and ward off predators and enemies that are likely to do us harm. (bvsalud.org)
  • Wild yak are an example of a species that has adapted to living in a harsh climate, with their thick shaggy outer hair and densely matted undercoat providing insulation against the extreme cold in its native habitat in the high, wind and snow-swept plateaus of the Himalayas. (jrank.org)
  • The ancestors of the modern-day cow ( Bos taurus ) have been traced back to a species known as the auroch ( Bos primigenius ), an extinct wild ox of Europe and Asia that reached more than 7 ft (2m) at the shoulder. (jrank.org)
  • To test the hypothesis that neural gene expression differences underlie differential capacities to bond, we performed RNA-sequencing on tissue from three brain regions important for bonding and other social behaviors across bond-forming prairie voles and non-bonding meadow voles. (cdc.gov)
  • We examined gene expression in the amygdala, hypothalamus, and combined ventral pallidum/nucleus accumbens in virgins and at three time points after mating to understand species differences in gene expression at baseline, in response to mating, and during bond formation. (cdc.gov)
  • RESULTS: We first identified species and brain region as the factors most strongly associated with gene expression in our samples. (cdc.gov)
  • Likewise, if squirrel monkeys lose their globus pallidus, their ability to engage in certain sexual behavior (e.g. thigh-spreading, groin-thrusting) is either eliminated or impaired. (wikipedia.org)
  • immediately after the stimulation, the cat stood up and arched its back with erect hair-a species-typical behavior in which cats engage when frightened. (wikipedia.org)
  • This, in turn, increases the likelihood that a female rat will engage in certain species-typical sexual activity by increasing her sexual receptivity. (wikipedia.org)
  • New York is home to various ant species, each with its own distinct characteristics and behaviors. (knockoutpest.com)
  • Some banders use colored leg bands to mark individual birds and study their local movements and behaviors from a distance. (usgs.gov)
  • In this study, the NUS research team examined the personalities and behavioural predictabilities of two species of jumping spiders. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Of the estimated 70,000 species of flowering plants yet to be described by scientists, more than half may already have been collected but are lying unknown and unrecognised in collections around the world, a new study suggests. (enewspf.com)
  • Psychology is the scientific study of the mind and behavior. (mcgill.ca)
  • Next, we found gene categories related to cell structure, translation, and metabolism that differed in expression across species in virgins, as well as categories associated with cell structure, synaptic and neuroendocrine signaling, and transcription and translation that varied among the focal regions in our study. (cdc.gov)
  • The terminology used to describe suicide has evolved over time to reflect advances in the scientific study of suicidal behavior, growing advocacy for the victims and survivors of suicide, and reduction of the stigma associated with suicide. (msdmanuals.com)
  • A study of health behavior and illness behavior of malaria and non-malaria patients and determination of cost of malaria patient care in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. (who.int)
  • The Arctic Tern makes the longest migration flight of any living species, making an annual round trip flight of 25,000 miles. (usgs.gov)
  • The migration routes used by this species have been determined by band recoveries in part. (usgs.gov)
  • Aside from the large yellow and green areas of some Chrysoccocyx species, the only vivid colors in cuckoos are the frequently colored bills, the red eyes (mostly in older birds), and the colored or sometimes black, naked areas about the eyes. (encyclopedia.com)
  • The Audubon Bird Guide is a free and complete field guide to more than 800 species of North American birds, right in your pocket. (audubon.org)
  • Lucy lives with 9 other birds of 4 other species of bird. (denverzoo.org)
  • Additionally, we identified genes that were differentially expressed across species after mating in each of our regions of interest. (cdc.gov)
  • Finally, we identified modules of co-regulated genes that were strongly correlated with brain region in both species, and modules that were correlated with post-mating time points in prairie voles but not meadow voles. (cdc.gov)
  • Sea otters are very social animals. (alaska.gov)
  • Together, these neurons could even predict the animal's own future success well before competition onset, meaning that they likely drove the animals' competitive behavior based on whom they interacted with. (nih.gov)
  • The antithesis to these decorative cattle are wild yak, whose unkempt, shaggy appearance and unpredictable temperament are an example of how one species has evolved to withstand extreme conditions which few other animals could exploit. (jrank.org)
  • Social behavior of animals is the sum of inter-individual relationships among the members of that population. (umich.edu)
  • We now know that this pattern of new species going unrecognised is repeated at the world's greatest plant collections, hindering efforts to monitor global biodiversity and measure the impact of human activity on plants and animals. (enewspf.com)
  • Scientists may also use stimulation to discover the role of a structure in species-typical behavior. (wikipedia.org)
  • This book provides a well-thought-out and integrated introduction to the complexity of animal behavior that should appeal to advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and professional scientists in other fields in need of a succinct review of the field. (cshlpress.com)
  • A list of mosquito species in Southeast Asia / compiled by Chamnarn Apiwathnasorn. (who.int)
  • By honoring and celebrating the equally remarkable diversity of the human species, Audubon will bring new creativity, effectiveness and leadership to our work throughout the hemisphere. (audubon.org)
  • This species is attractive and has a distinct aesthetic, making it an excellent choice for a shared tank. (koiusa.com)
  • Action Research offers a full range of community-based social marketing support services to agencies addressing health, safety, and environmental behaviors. (cbsm.com)
  • Prior research with selected clinical and forensic samples suggests associations between paraphilic sexual interests (e.g., exhibitionism and sexual sadism) and sexually coercive behavior. (researchgate.net)
  • To investigate if the same holds true for spiders, the NUS research team, led by Associate Professor Li Daiqin from the Department of Biological Sciences at the NUS Faculty of Science, conducted studies on Portia labiata, a species of jumping spider. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Our own research into one particular genus of flowering plants, Strobilanthes, described 60 new species from specimens which had been sitting unexamined in herbaria for a long time,' said Dr Scotland. (enewspf.com)
  • The Association for Behavior Analysis International® (ABAI) is a nonprofit membership organization with the mission to contribute to the well-being of society by developing, enhancing, and supporting the growth and vitality of the science of behavior analysis through research, education, and practice. (abainternational.org)
  • These questions arise in any social interaction independent of cultural context, and questions equivalent to this desert island scenario are routinely studied in organizational justice and reward allocation research. (bvsalud.org)
  • Institute for Population & Social Research (Thailand). (who.int)
  • The juvenal plumage of common koels ( Eudynamys scolopacea ) somewhat resembles that of their host species, differing between geographical areas where they parasitize different hosts. (encyclopedia.com)
  • Educational programs that promote mental and physical health can help young people - particularly in environments of chronic stress and trauma exposure - learn healthy coping strategies, avoid risky behaviors, and succeed in school. (news-medical.net)
  • Anti-social behaviour is typically associated with other behavioural and developmental issues such as hyperactivity, depression, learning disabilities, and impulsivity. (wikipedia.org)
  • At the moment our knowledge of flowering plants is greater than our knowledge of almost any other group of organisms of comparable size - it is estimated that we know about 4 out of 5 species compared to knowing about only 1 in 10 species of insect, for example. (enewspf.com)
  • Many insect species are undergoing rapid population decline in recent decades due to anthropogenic changes to natural landscapes and climate. (lu.se)