The set of actions performed by an organism within a given environment
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What's food mode?
I've been watching a The Crocodile Hunter episode about Komodo dragons, and Steve Irwing kept speaking about the animals being in "food mode", in which they apparently change their behavior to one of ...
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Are humans more aggressive during a full moon? [closed]
Is it true that we are more agressive during the night when there is a full moon?
If true, could this be a remnant from times where we needed to hunt for our food and so could see more at night when ...
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Why is yawning contagious?
Why does yawning seems to be contagious?
Is this similar to laughter being contagious or does it has a different reason?
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Why do animals sleep
Animals spend a good portion of every day doing nothing, and it seems like that time could be better spent hunting, searching for mates, etc. Also, animals are not aware during sleep, so it would be ...
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what's an ethics-friendly way to measure the protocol of electric shocking mice?
We have to measure the protocol of electric shocking mice. The mice are head-fixed, we have to guarantee that the electric current is significant to make the mice learn, but not too big to make the ...
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Are ape communities more “anarchist” or “communist” in structure?
I am using these terms because we can imagine them quite good, I guess ;)
By "anarchist" I mean that the ape wants to live without the rule of others apes(same biological race or other) and he pursue ...
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How much can be said about behaviour (future) based on bloodgroup?
My bloodgroup for example is A+. How much information is knowing my bloodgroup? How much information can be known from a blood sample? I expect you to be able to clone if known a complete DNA sequence ...
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Zombie Ant Fungus?
Ophiocordyceps unilateralis is a parasitoidal fungus that alters the behavior of the infected.
Source: Wiki page.
How is the fungus able to alter the behavior of the infected to such specfic ...
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Why people like to see pornographic scenes, but do not feel the same about eating scenes?
This question may seem funny, but I think biology must have good answers.
I think no more explanation is needed.
I really thought about this and searched for an answer, but there is nothing yet.
If ...
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Is it possible that the recipient of a heart transplant would display some of the donor's personality traits, as if the heart has memories?
I've read somewhere that after a person has a heart transplant, it is possible that his/her attitude, action or behavior would change slightly or significantly, as though he/she possesses some aspects ...
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What does self-preservation stem from? [closed]
Self-preservation, or preservation anyway, probably happens throughout the animal kingdom, and perhaps through the plant kingdom as well (some plants/trees, apparently, produce chemicals to repel ...
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What is this crow eating, and is it a common part of the corvid diet?
Here's a picture (by Rob Curtis) of a crow carrying and eating the corpse of what looks a bit like a small hawk or falcon:
Other pictures clearly show the crow is eating the dead bird. This image ...
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Is it possible for parasitic wasp to alter the behaviour of it's host after emerging from it?
I know that parasitic wasp larvae could live for a long time inside their alive host (eg. caterpillar), but I always thought that they kill the host when they eventually get out of it. But once I've ...
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Predators faking to be not hungry?
I believe that there are predator/prey combinations where the prey can easily spot that the predator is not hungry and will not try to flee from it. I’m thinking, for example, of gazelles who will ...
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What is the biological basis for a human's ability to think clearly and be aware while “fighting/competing”?
I'm interested in learning more about the biological systems or hormones or parts of the brain that affect short term (<15 minutes) ability to concentrate attention on the task and be aware of the ...
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Why would deers keep crossing a river full of crocodiles while some of them have been killed?
I recently watched a clip on Discovery Channel, where I saw deers crossing a river full of crocodiles, ignoring the fact that some of them would have been killed doing so.
What could be an ...
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Does the genetic expression of specific physical traits ever correlate to behaviour?
Over at skeptics, there were a couple questions asked as to the correlation of specific physical traits in relation to personality/behaviour. For instance, the simian line as well as red hair. Now, ...
