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Neuroethology in Vancouver

Bjoern Brembs is at the ICN meeting and is blogging about the talks he saw. If I went, I would have probably attended a completely different set of talks, e.g., on birdsong, memory in food-caching birds, aggression in crustaceans, strange … Continue reading

Revenge of the Zombifying Wasp

As it is Halloween, I am republishing my old post (from February 04, 2006, reposted on July 1, 2010): I was quite surprised that Carl Zimmer, in research for his book Parasite Rex, did not encounter the fascinating case of … Continue reading

Revenge of the Zombifying Wasp (repost)

As this is a Zombie Day on scienceblogs.com, here is a re-post of one of my old post about one of the coolest parasites ever (from February 04, 2006): I am quite surprised that Carl Zimmer, in research for his … Continue reading

New and Exciting in PLoS this week

Lots of new articles in four of seven PLoS journals. As always, you should rate the articles, post notes and comments and send trackbacks when you blog about the papers. You can now also easily place articles on various social … Continue reading

ScienceOnline2010 – interview with Fabiana Kubke

Continuing with the tradition from last two years, I will occasionally post interviews with some of the participants of the ScienceOnline2010 conference that was held in the Research Triangle Park, NC back in January. See all the interviews in this … Continue reading

Circadian Rhythm of Aggression in Crayfish

A new paper on circadian rhythms in crayfish behavior.
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Influence of Light Cycle on Dominance Status and Aggression in Crayfish

In this post from April 06, 2006, I present some unpublished data that you may find interesting.

My picks from ScienceDaily

New Hope For Sleep Disorders: Genetic Switch For Circadian Rhythms Discovered: University of California, Irvine researchers have identified the chemical switch that triggers the genetic mechanism regulating our internal body clock. The finding, which uncovers the most specific information about … Continue reading

Influence of Light Cycle on Dominance Status and Aggression in Crayfish

In this post from April 06, 2006, I present some unpublished data that you may find interesting.

Any bloggers at ICN this week?

Bjorn is going to the 8th International Congress of Neuroethology (ICN) in Vancouver this week (and I am so jealous, as the 1st Gordon Conference in Neuroethology was one of the most memorable meetings I ever attended and, IMHO, that … Continue reading

Evolution Project And A Truly Fair And Balanced Fox

Meandering Musings on evolutionary psychology and many other things….
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Influence of Light Cycle on Dominance Status and Aggression in Crayfish

In this post I present some unpublished data that you may find interesting. You should always fight at night.
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Revenge of the Zombifying Wasp

One of the coolest parasites ever (from February 04, 2006):

What Is Lab Lit?

A look at the “new” genre and the hype around it…
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