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Fishy logic
"Pick your battles wisely" is sound advice that people forget all too often. We could learn a thing or two from Astatotilapia burtoni, a little...
Natural History, 04/01/07 by Nick W. Atkinson · More from publication -
Scent of a moth
Female moths of the species Utetheisa ornatrix boost their chances of attracting a mate by pumping out sex pheromones in unison--the olfactory...
Natural History, 03/01/07 by Nick W. Atkinson · More from publication -
Double trouble
Small fish on the coral reefs of the Red Sea face danger from all directions. Swimming in open water increases their chances of lethal encounters...
Natural History, 03/01/07 by Nick W. Atkinson · More from publication -
Silent alarm
It pays for lovelorn male tungara frogs to listen while they call for mates in the dangerous jungle twilight. A sudden silence that interrupts the...
Natural History, 02/01/07 by Nick W. Atkinson · More from publication -
The beast of kings
Two medieval lions have lurked unnoticed in the Natural History Museum in London for decades. Their skulls, along with those of a leopard and...
Natural History, 02/01/07 by Nick W. Atkinson · More from publication -
Squid secrets
As any squid knows, visual communication is a wonderful way to convey a message. It has a major downside, though; predators can tune in to the...
Natural History, 02/01/07 by Nick W. Atkinson · More from publication -
Sexy necks
Museums around the world display fossil sauropod dinosaurs--Diplodocus, Apatosaurus, and others--with heads held proudly aloft on seemingly endless...
Natural History, 11/01/06 by Nick W. Atkinson · More from publication -
Pipefish baby boom
Juvenile snake pipefish are suddenly on the rise in the northeastern Atlantic, and warming sea temperatures are the likely cause. Richard R. Kirby,...
Natural History, 11/01/06 by Nick W. Atkinson · More from publication -
My, what keen eyes you had!
Every schoolkid knows that Tyrannosaurus rex was really scary. Now a new study adds some frightening detail in answer to the question, How scary?...
Natural History, 10/01/06 by Nick W. Atkinson · More from publication -
Jungle smarts
Survival in the jungle takes more than dumb luck. A recent study of predators and their prey shows that relatively small-brained species are more...
Natural History, 10/01/06 by Nick W. Atkinson · More from publication
