为探究认知性状在野外的进化机制，研究人员以野生北岛知更鸟（Petroica longipes）为对象，开展空间记忆性能和缓存行为遗传性的研究。结果发现，二者遗传性低或无，这为认知进化研究提供了新视角，有助于理解遗传和环境因素在其中的作用。 在动物的认知 ...

Gilbert's Potoroo, Potorous gilbertii (Gould, 1841), is a small macropodoid marsupial in the family Potoroidae. Adults range from 900 g to 1200 g and there is little sexual dimorphism. The body, but ...

Coleosoma floridanum 数量最多，占所有蜘蛛的 39.9%，主要栖息在地面的干香蕉叶中。其他较为常见的外来物种包括 Howaia mogera、Scytodes fusca、Ostearius melanopygius 和 Parasteatoda tabulata 等。此外，Coleosoma floridanum、Scytodes fusca 和 Spermophora ...

Sea ice is a key habitat in the high latitude Southern Ocean and is predicted to change in its extent, thickness and duration in coming decades. The sea-ice cover is instrumental in mediating ...

A population of North Island robins in a New Zealand sanctuary provides a unique system for investigating the memory skills of birds in the wild. A former intern at The Scientist, Amy studied ...