A new study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution connects plant and insect physiology, chemical ecology, molecular ...

According to a new study, the first louse to take up residence on a mammalian host likely started out as a parasite of birds. That host-jumping event tens of millions of years ago began the long ...

A George Mason University (GMU) biologist proposed an alternate theory of how the common cuckoo bird mimics other birds’ egg colorings at a biology department seminar Jan. 15. Hanley said cuckoos are ...

Females often choose their mates, instead of mating at random, even when a father contributes nothing but genes to his offspring. Costly female preferences for males with exaggerated traits that ...

When scientists attempt to understand how climate change might reshape our environment, they must grapple with the seemingly endless complexity of interacting systems. For those considering the likely ...