behavior – envirobites

Like a game of telephone, bees pass pheromones to each other by sticking their butts in the air and frantically fanning their wings. This individual behavior helps the entire group aggregate around the queen. A recent study used video recording and machine learning to understand how these pheromones are passed from bee to bee and understand collective behavior in honey bees.

Animal behavior Environmental Science

Are plants smart?

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Samantha Andres 0 Comments behavior, botany, Ecology, intellegence, theory

Author: Samantha E Andres Source: Calvo, Paco, et al. “Plants are intelligent, here’s how.” Annals of Botany 125.1 (2020): 11-28. What is

Ecosystems Environmental Science

Spotting the Shy Guy – Why Collaboration With Local Indigenous People Can Be An Asset to Conservation Management

February 26, 2020 Jessica Espinosa 0 Comments amphibians, behavior, conservation biology, ecosystems, indigenous communities, invasive species

A recent Australian study highlights the importance of including local and indigenous people in conservation research. While examining mitigation of lizard population declines, scientists stumbled upon a surprising finding about how researchers’ cultural differences can affect fieldwork and experimental outcomes.