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Great white sharks hunt just like Hannibal Lecter?
David Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:48:34 -0000
Great white sharks hunt just like Hannibal Lecter By SETH BORENSTEIN WASHINGTON (AP) — Great white sharks have some things in common with human serial killers, a new study says: They don’t attack at random, but stalk specific victims, lurking out of sight. The sharks hang back and observe from a not-too-close, not-too-far base, hunt strategically, and learn [...]
Shark Week 2009: Is Discovery Channel still demonizing sharks?
Joni Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:45:23 -0000
Shark Week 2009 – I got an email from “WhySharksMatter” blogger David Shiffman asking for questions he should ask Discovery Channel producers about airing their infamous shark shockumentaries. At first I fully agreed with him. Yeah! Let’s tell Discovery we’re sick of the shock-docs and we want shark shows that educate us on the magnificence of [...]
Straight from the White House blog: Climate Change Impacts Across America
Joni Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:17:09 -0000
See: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Streaming-Now-Climate-Change-Impacts-Across-America-Renewed-Focus-for-Decisions/ Today, the White House helped to launch a new science report representing a consensus of 13 agencies developed over a year and half and focused on potential climate change impacts on the United States. It’s the most comprehensive report to date on the possible impacts of climate change for everyone across America, and begins an [...]
Happy World Oceans Day
David Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:13:02 -0000
Let’s celebrate this first official World Oceans Day by recognizing the world’s 15 largest marine protected areas (MPAs) created to safeguard marine habitat around the world. Here’s the list and a bit about each one, plus some further comments and a special request below: 1. Phoenix Islands Protected Area, Kiribati (410,500 km2) — the largest MPA [...]
Shark-Free Marina Initiative to reduce worldwide shark mortality
Joni Sat, 30 May 2009 23:23:05 -0000
The Shark-Free Marina Initiative has a singular purpose, to reduce worldwide shark mortality. Today the not-for-profit company launches its strategy which intends to prevent the deaths of millions of vulnerable and endangered species of shark. The initiative aims to win over the fishing community by working with game fishing societies, tackle manufacturers, competition sponsors and [...]
Indonesia protects blue whale hotspot and largest area inside “Coral Triangle”
Joni Sat, 23 May 2009 20:06:25 -0000
Great news from MarineBio’s Director of Marine Mammals, Erich Hoyt: The Indonesian Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Freddy Numberi has announced the designation of the Savu Sea National Marine Park — a blue whale hotspot that becomes the 15th largest MPA in the world. The announcement came at the World Ocean Conference in Manado, Indonesia, in [...]

 

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Alina Simona Rusu - Researcher whose publications include coping strategies in mice, chemical communication in mammals and cognitive ethology.

Animal and Plant Sciences - Research conducted at University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, that includes evolution and behavior studies.

Animal Behavior - Daniel Mills and Gill Sheppard describe an evolutionary approach to the analysis, assessment and treatment of behavior problems.

Animal Behavior and Sociobiology - Lecture on sociobiological behavior based on experimental animal observation from McMaster University, Canada.

Animal Behavior Lab - Overview of current research at Macquarie University, Australia, with detailed material on each project.
Meta Description: [ Current research in the Animal Behaviour Lab, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia. ]

Archives of Ethology - Archives of an unactive internet discussion group on animal behavior that span over an eight year period.

Bee World - Uses modern technology to demonstrate the life cycle of bees in real time through the use of a live Internet feed.
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Behavioral Ecology Research Group - Research on the evolution of social systems and social learning at the University of Queensland, Australia.
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Biopsy - Annotated links and other resources on animal behavior, behavioral endocrinology and evolutionary and biological psychology.
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Bird Behavior - An interdisciplinary journal that publishes research on descriptive and experimental analyses of species-typical avian behavior.

Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior - Information from Indiana University's program on animal behavior.
Meta Description: [ Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Indiana University, USA. ]

500 Chimpanzee Cultures - A searchable database of chimpanzee cultural behaviors.

Dolphin Institute - Dedicated to conservation of and education about dolphins and whales. Research projects include dolphin echolocation.
Meta Description: [ The Dolphin Institute and the Kewalo Basin Marine Mammal Laboratory: Dedicated to Dolphins and Whales through Education, Research, and Conservation. Over 20 years Dolphin Research and Humpback Whale Research, based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Browse our extensive educational area to learn about marine m... ]

Encyclopedia of Psychology - Animal Behavior - Annotated links to resources on animal behavior and instincts.
Meta Description: [ Resources on animal behavior, comparative psychology and ethology; this class of behavioral adaptations are known as instincts that typically evolve over many generations. ]

Ethology - Tables of contents, contacts and subscription information from this journal by Blackwell Publishing.
Meta Description: [ Ethology: journal information, contents lists and abstracts on the Blackwell Publishing website. ]

500 Ethology, Ecology and Evolution - Publishes research and review articles on all aspects of animal behavior. Formerly Monitore Zoologico Italiano.

Fauna Communications Research - Institute that researches bioacoustics and animal communication, especially of endangered species.
Meta Description: [ Fauna Communications Research Institute, studing animal communication. ]

Feral Cats - Information on a study of feral cats in Portsmouth Naval Dockyard, United Kingdom, conducted by Jane Dards in the 1970s.
Meta Description: [ Feral cats in Portsmouth Naval Dockyard: Behaviour and ecology. ]

Honey Bee Research at the University of Illinois - Research in Gene E. Robinson's lab that studies the mechanisms of social behavior in honey bees.
Meta Description: [ The official home page for the Gene Robinson Laboratory at the University of Illinois ]

Horse Psychologist - Dedicated to improving horse safety through knowledge of ethology and the psychology of learning.
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500 Insect Behavior and Chemical Ecology Lab - Research interests of the University of California, Riverside, including evolution of insect mating signals.
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Konrad Lorenz Institute for Ethology - Austrian organization that investigates major unsolved problems in behavioral and evolutionary ecology.

Movie Archives of Animal Behavior - An online animal behavior video database available in various formats. Most clips filmed in Japan.
Meta Description: [ movie archives of animal behavior ]

NPR: Animal Thought and Communication - Ira Flatow and guests look at thought and communication in apes, gorillas and monkeys [Real Audio broadcast].
Meta Description: [ How do animals think and communicate with each other? And what can studying animals tell us about the evolution of language in humans? In this hour, NPR's Ira Flatow and guests look at thought and communication in apes, gorillas and monkeys. What can non-human primates tell us about communication... ]

Ontologies for Ethology - Peter E. Midford's research in coding animal behavior descriptions, particularly ethograms using ontology.
Meta Description: [ The main page for the ontologies for ethology project. ]

Phenology - Animal activity and growth responses to seasonal climatic changes. Discussion of phenology data on animal cycles of life.
Meta Description: [ Plant and animal seasonal responses to seasonal climatic changes - phenology - discussion & information on recording plant & animal cycles of life & other natural history field notes. ]

Research Station Petite Camargue Alsacienne - Affiliated with the University of Basel, Switzerland. Focuses on the behavioral ecology of passerines.
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Slagsvold Group - A research group at the University of Oslo, Norway. Primary focus is on the study of sexual imprinting in small passerines.

University of Los Andes Frog Research - Group working on frog behavior and ecophysiology at Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota-Colombia.

Whiting Lab - Research conducted at Wits University in South Africa that focuses on the behavior and evolutionary ecology of lizards and cichlids.
Meta Description: [ Research in our lab focuses on behavioural & evolutionary ecology of lizards & cichlid fish, including life histories, sexual selection, signalling, hormones & conservation., Research in our lab focuses on behavioural & evolutionary ecology of lizards & cichlid fish, including life histories, sex... ]

Wolf and Wildlife Studies - Discusses ongoing field research concerning the behavioral habits of the Fishtrap wolf pack in northwest Montana.
Meta Description: [ This site is dedicated to educating the the public about the environment and conducting ongoing field research on a variety of wildlife. This includes wolves and whales. ]

Wolf Behavior - Dedicated to the general public education of the behavioral habits of the wolf. Includes data on reproduction and diet as well.