Biology Research: Recent submissions
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Investigating annual diving behaviour by Hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) within the Northwest Atlantic Ocean
(2013-11-25) - Journal articleWith the exception of relatively brief periods when they reproduce and moult, hooded seals, Cystophora cristata, spend most of the year in the open ocean where they undergo feeding migrations to either recover or prepare ... -
Female rose bitterling prefer MHC-dissimilar males : experimental evidence
(2012-07-18) - Journal articleThe role of genetic benefits in female mate choice remains a controversial aspect of sexual selection theory. In contrast to “good allele” models of sexual selection, “compatible allele” models of mate choice predict that ... -
Abundance and survival of Pacific humpback whales in a proposed critical habitat area
(2013-09-11) - Journal articleHumpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) were hunted commercially in Canada's Pacific region until 1966. Depleted to an estimated 1,400 individuals throughout the North Pacific, humpback whales are listed as Threatened ... -
Time is of the essence for ParaHox homeobox gene clustering.
(2013-06) - Journal itemParaHox genes, and their evolutionary sisters the Hox genes, are integral to patterning the anterior-posterior axis of most animals. Like the Hox genes, ParaHox genes can be clustered and exhibit the phenomenon of colinearity ... -
Categories, concepts, and calls : auditory perceptual mechanisms and cognitive abilities across different types of birds.
(Acoustical Society of America (ASA), 2013-06) - Conference itemAlthough involving different animals, preparations, and objectives, our laboratories (Sturdy's and Cook's) are mutually interested in category perception and concept formation. The Sturdy laboratory has a history of studying ...