field biology

The behavior is the first example of a mammal mimicking a more-dangerous species.

Edward Ricketts built his laboratory just onshore from the swirling tidepools of Monterey Bay, California, an ideal backdrop against which he developed a new system for studying the ecology of any given habitat.

The glossy shell of some beetles, it has long been speculated, helps hide the insects from predators. A recent paper put the hypothesis to the test—and found it wanting.

Moving collectively on the water surface could help protect schools of fish from being eaten by predatory birds.

By studying the vocal behavior of 20 baby bats from birth to weaning, researchers have identified striking similarities between how young humans and bats develop communication skills.

Flames and smoke have killed dozens of people over the past month and burned hundreds of thousands of acres, causing massive disruptions.

Under lockdown in a hotel, members of a plant ecology course continue to work and study as they seek a way to return home.

The invertebrate predators prey on and lay their eggs near emerging tadpoles, potentially threatening the conservation of endangered frogs, researchers find.

Insulating tundra soil with snow increased the abundance of microbial species involved in carbon dioxide and methane release.

Eastern gray squirrels appear to ease up on vigilance behavior when the birds sound calm.

Researchers use two techniques—Wolbachia infection and irradiation—to suppress reproduction in populations of Asian tiger mosquitoes at two study sites in China.

Her work changed the discipline by bringing rigorous experimentation to field studies of monkeys and baboons.

The structure was the cornerstone of a UCLA conservation science center.

Puerto Rico’s Cayo Santiago has hosted decades of research in cognition, primatology, immunization, and other areas.

Marie Claire speaks with researchers who’d reported abuse in studies of harassment in the field.

Human visitors to camera traps display, well, human behavior.

A cetacean succumbed to a fungal infection shortly after being darted by researchers seeking to learn more about the species’ migrations and population dynamics.