feeding behavior

An analysis of skull and vertebrae fossils suggests that an early relative of giraffes butted heads to compete for mates, which may reveal why modern giraffes are so throaty.

Maya Kaelberer discusses her research investigating how sensory cells in the gut guide feeding behavior.

Like in humans, the neurotransmitter appears to play a role in generating wanting-like behavior and, perhaps, happy memories in honeybees.

Signals from sweeteners and sugars are relayed from the gut to the brain by different neural pathways, a new study concludes.

The Scientist speaks with organismal biologist Xavier Glaudas about possible reasons for his recent finding that male Montpellier snakes cannibalize female conspecifics.

A study of feeding behavior suggests the fish feed differently in front of their partners—a behavioral feature also found in primates.

The Scientist spoke with marine biologist and barnacle researcher John Zardus about why turtle barnacles—previously thought to be immobile—in fact slowly travel. He thinks the answer is food.

The endosymbiont Coxiella affects tick serotonin production and subsequent blood-feeding behavior, a study finds.

The microbiota helps align a mouse’s innate immune system with its feeding patterns, prepping the animal to fend off infection when it’s most likely to be eating.

The hormone, which is well known for regulating appetite, appears to influence neuronal development—a finding that could shed light on disorders such as autism that involve dysfunctional synapse formation.

Species that come up with new ways to find food may be more likely to survive in habitats disturbed by agriculture and other human activities.

Bats that share food with their hungry cage-mates stay close after being released.

The Francis Crick Institute neurobiologist aims to learn how physiological states, such as hunger, alter information processing in the brain.

Researchers categorize the different jaws of piscivorous fishes.

The skull bones of a catfish move in coordination when capturing prey.

The Fiordland penguins of New Zealand travel thousands of kilometers in search of food.

Snipefish use a recoil mechanism to feed rapidly.

Digesting a big meal takes energy, forcing some minnows to swim in spots at the rear of a school.

How a meal affects minnows' positions in their schools