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Institute that researches bioacoustics and animal communication, especially of endangered species.
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Fauna Communications  ...
http://Animalvoice.com/

Lecture on sociobiological behavior based on experimental animal observation from McMaster University, Canada.
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Animal Behavior Evolutionary Psychology Lecture 1, page 1  Animal behavior combines approaches from two fields: It combines the laboratory experimental approach of comparative psychology with the field observational approach of ethology, a branch of biology. Ethological observational work gives us information about what animals do, in what order,...
http://www.science.mcmaster.ca/p...sych1a6/1aa3/EvoPsych/lec1-1.htm

The European Societies for Behavioural Biology present a joint conference in Muenster from July 31 to August 4, 2002
http://www.behaviour2002.de

An interdisciplinary journal that publishes research on descriptive and experimental analyses of species-typical avian behavior.
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BIRD BEHAVIOR  E requires a browser capable of displaying frames....
http://www.ucc.uconn.edu/~millerd/bbframes.html

Research on the evolution of social systems and social learning at the University of Queensland, Australia.
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Behavioural Ecology Research Group  Our web site requires frames, but your browser does not support them. Please check out our text only page instead....
http://www.uq.edu.au/berg/

Peter E. Midford's research in coding animal behavior descriptions, particularly ethograms using ontology.
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Ontologies for Ethology  Welcome to the ontologies for ethology page, documenting a project to develop knowledge representation, including ontologies, as tools for describing and analyzing animal behavior. The project is currently developing a set of ontologies for courtship behavior in a clade of...
http://www.mesquiteproject.org/ontology/

Archives of an unactive internet discussion group on animal behavior that span over an eight year period.
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Archives of ETHOLOGY@SEGATE.SUNET.SE  Discussions on animal behaviour) Search the archives Post to the list Manage the list (list owners only) September 2003 December 2002 November 2002 October 2002 September 2002 August 2002 June 2002 May 2002 April 2002 March 2002 February 2002 December...
http://segate.sunet.se/archives/ethology.html

Overview of current research at Macquarie University, Australia, with detailed material on each project.
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Animal Behaviour Macquarie University  We are exploring the mechanisms responsible for behaviour of clear functional importance. Current projects focus on communication and cognitive processes in a wide range of organisms, including birds, lizards, fish and macropod marsupials. Brief summaries of each project are presented...
http://galliform.bhs.mq.edu.au/

Information from Indiana University's program on animal behavior.
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IU Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior  Eight graduate students are honored as 2005 CISAB Scholars latest AB Bulletin (pdf) 10/6: Jeanne Altmann (12:00 noon, IMU State Room East) 10/14: Terry Takahashi (2:30pm, Glenn Black 101) 11/28: Janis Weeks (4:00pm, JH 009) more events Center for the...
http://www.indiana.edu/~animal/

Research in Gene E. Robinson's lab that studies the mechanisms of social behavior in honey bees.
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University of Illinois Honey Bee Research Group  Ed piece on genes and behavior (pdf file) BeeSpace: An interactive environment for analyzing nature and nurture in societal roles BeeBase: The Honey Bee Genome Database Honey Bee Genome Project Honey Bee EST Project Arrested Development Keeps Bees on Task...
http://www.life.uiuc.edu/robinson/

Researcher interested in population biology and behavioural ecology of birds, especially the functional and causal aspects of sperm competition in birds. University of Sheffield, UK.
http://www.shef.ac.uk/aps/stafftimbirkhead.html

Annotated links and other resources on animal behavior, behavioral endocrinology and evolutionary and biological psychology.
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Simon Gadbois Introduction  This is the academic site of Simon Gadbois, faculty at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. It includes information about courses he taught or is currently teaching, as well as his research, past, present and future. Follow the index at...
http://www.gadbois.org/

Research conducted at University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, that includes evolution and behavior studies.
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Animal and Plant Sciences  Sheffield is one of the largest in the UK devoted to the study of whole organism biology, having 40 academic staff and research fellows. The Department has a large research school, with over 60 research students and 58 postdoctoral researchers....
http://www.shef.ac.uk/aps/

Research conducted at Wits University in South Africa that focuses on the behavior and evolutionary ecology of lizards and cichlids.
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Whiting Lab Home Page  the Whiting Lizard Lab Research People Publications Contact Details Lab Animal Facilities Links Lab News Field Trips/Photos Potential Student Information Adnan Moussalli Devi Stuart-Fox Last updated June 5, 2005 since 9 December 2003 If you have any comments, questions, or...
http://www.wits.ac.za/mwlab/

Annotated links to resources on animal behavior and instincts.
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Animal Behavior, Comparitive Psychology and Ethology Resources  A model of an internal evolutionary mechanism (based on an extension to homeostasis) linking Stationary-Phase Mutations to The Baldwin Effect. URL: http members.aol.com/jorolat Added: 28-May-2000 Hits: 3428) An Animal Trainer's Introduction To Operant and Classical Conditioning This page attempts to...
http://www.psychology.org/links/...ships/Animal_Behavior-Instincts/

Publishes research and review articles on all aspects of animal behavior. Formerly Monitore Zoologico Italiano.
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Riviste@Nephila Magazines@Nephila  N provides publication of research and review articles on all aspects of animal behaviour. Articles should emphasize the significance of the research for understanding the function, ecology, or evolution of behaviour. Research articles may be in the form of full...
http://riviste.neteditor.it/eee/

Austrian organization that investigates major unsolved problems in behavioral and evolutionary ecology.
http://www.oeaw.ac.at/klivv

Research interests of the University of California, Riverside, including evolution of insect mating signals.
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Home Page  Insects employ a variety of airborne chemical cues to find and identify resources. Our research is aimed at understanding the theoretical basis of these odor-mediated behaviors, and includes studies of: chemistry of the odors, odor dispersal by wind, orientation maneuvers...
http://boyden215.ucr.edu/

Tables of contents, contacts and subscription information from this journal by Blackwell Publishing.
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Ethology Journal Information  Submit your papers online at http ethology.manuscriptcentral.com Ethology Official Organ of the Ethologische Gesellschaft e.V. Edited by:Michael Taborsky ISI Journal Citation Reports Ranking:2004: 34/87 (Behavioral Science 24/112 (Zoology) Impact Factor:1.474 The journal publishes original contributions from all branches of behavioural...
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0179-1613

An online animal behavior video database available in various formats. Most clips filmed in Japan.
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movie archives of animal behavior  Your browser does not support frames. We recommend upgrading your browser. Click here to enter the page....
http://www.momo-p.com/index-e.html

A research group at the Department of Biology, University of Oslo, Norway. Currently research is focused on the study of sexual imprinting in small passerines, and its consequences for interspecific brood parasitism, hybridization, and speciation.
http://folk.uio.no/larsejo/tits/

Ira Flatow and guests look at thought and communication in apes, gorillas and monkeys [Real Audio broadcast].
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NPR Animal Thought and Communication  Radio archives transcripts stations npr shop about npr contact us help Animal Thought and Communication by Ira Flatow Talk of the Nation, January 16, 2004 How do animals think and communicate with each other? And what can studying animals tell...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1601349

A research group at the University of Oslo, Norway. Primary focus is on the study of sexual imprinting in small passerines.
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The Slagsvold Group Main  Our primary interests lie in the study of behavioural ecology of small passerines. Currently, we focus on the mechanisms underlying sexual imprinting and the various consequences of this process for songbird species. On the following pages you will find more...
http://folk.uio.no/larsejo/tits/index.php

Daniel Mills and Gill Sheppard describe an evolutionary approach to the analysis, assessment and treatment of behavior problems.
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An evolutionary approach  Back department of biological sciences Animal Behaviour An evolutionary approach to the analysis, assessment and treatment of behaviour problems in companion animals *Dr. Daniel Mills dmills@lincoln.ac.uk, Gill Sheppard Author for all correspondence The nature of behaviour and behaviour problems Understanding...
http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/dbs/abc/dm_behaviour_paper_1.htm

A searchable database of chimpanzee cultural behaviors.
http://chimp.st-and.ac.uk/cultures/database.htm

Discusses ongoing field research concerning the behavioral habits of the Fishtrap wolf pack in northwest Montana.
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Wolf and Wildlife Studies wolf research on Montana's Fishtrap pack emphasizing wolf behavior, wolf howling, wolf territory, wolf management, and the production of a wolf howling CD.  This site is currently under construction. Thank you for your patience. Welcome Wolf Wildlife Studies is an organization owned and operated by Jay Mallonee, and is dedicated to educating the public about the environment and conducting ongoing field research on...
http://www.wolfandwildlifestudies.com

Researcher whose publications include coping strategies in mice, chemical communication in mammals and cognitive ethology.
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Dr. Alina Simona Rusu Homepage  Social stress and development of coping strategies in mice Chemical communication in mammals Behavioural sequential analysis Comparative psychology Cognitive ethology COPYRIGHT (C) 2005: ALINA SIMONA RUSU design by: mb...
http://www.geocities.com/a_s_rusu/

Group working on frog behavior and ecophysiology at Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota-Colombia.
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Grupo de Ecofisiología del Comportamiento y Herpetología  Website and logo designed by: Rafael F. Guerrero Copyright 2005 Universidad de los Andes Responsible: Adolfo Amzquita...
http://gecoh.uniandes.edu.co

Dedicated to improving horse safety through knowledge of ethology and the psychology of learning.
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Welcome  This site is concerned with the ethics of horse training and management, the welfare and well-being of horses, and the safety of riders and owners. Concerned at the high level of risk associated with horse management and riding, the site...
http://www.horsepsychologist.co.uk

Affiliated with the University of Basel, Switzerland. Focuses on the behavioral ecology of passerines.
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Research Station Petite Camargue Alsacienne  Alsacienne home history people research nightingale publications gallery contact franais deutsch in the“Imperial Pisciculture of Huningue” Dpartement Haut-Rhin, France Photo by J. J. Diemer, autumn 2002 top left the river Rhine and Germany top right Basel and Switzerland...
http://pages.unibas.ch/pca/

Dedicated to the general public education of the behavioral habits of the wolf. Includes data on reproduction and diet as well.
http://www.freewebs.com/alphawolfsabrina/