Fish display a remarkable diversity of social behaviors, both within and between species.
While social behaviors are likely critical for survival, surprisingly little is known about how …

Cave adaptation leads to unique anatomical specializations in many taxonomic groups. As
the role of vision is reduced or disappears in a subterranean environment, other …

Biomimetic robots (BRs) are becoming more common in behavioral research and, if they are
accepted as conspecifics, allow for new forms of experimental manipulations of social …

Animal genitalia evolve rapidly because of coevolution between male and female traits.
However, how the ecological context in which mating occurs might modulate the evolution of …

Divergent selection between ecologically dissimilar habitats promotes local adaptation,
which can lead to reproductive isolation (RI). Populations in the Poecilia mexicana species …

Animals display a remarkable variety of social behaviors that are necessary for survival.
Despite the importance of social behaviors, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying the …

1 Zusammenfassung Die Differenzierung zwischen Teilpopulationen hin zu
unterschiedlichen Arten kann nur erfolgen, wenn zwischen diesen Teilpopulationen …