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Cryptic walking of chameleons

August 15, 2017 eriophora Lizards, Past projects

Chameleons are known to spontaneously perform jerky movements when walking. This jaggered walking behaviour has been assumed to be mimicking

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Female psyllids like the start of male calls

November 25, 2015 eriophora Animal communication, Invertebrates, Papers, Past projects

Sexual selection requires intra-specific variation in the characteristics mediating mate choice. In species reliant on substrate-borne vibrational signalling (SBVS), differences

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Swaying behaviour of stick insects

August 5, 2015 eriophora Invertebrates, Papers, Past projects

 Several species of stick insects sway from side to side when blown by wind. Although anecdotal evidence suggests this is

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Welfare of cats in shelters

June 22, 2015 eriophora Mammals, Papers, Past projects

Every day, millions of domestic cats are held temporarily in captive environments, such as boarding catteries and rescue shelters. Being

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When do jack jumper ants jump?

June 1, 2011 eriophora Invertebrates, Past projects

Myrmecia croslandi is a day active ant that exhibits jumping behaviour, but the circumstances that leading to jumps are not

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