They are two of Florida's most iconic waterbirds, who look and behave similarly, but it turns out the anhinga and the double-crested cormorant are quite different, new research from the University ...

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This suggests that even though the men may have tried to conceal their sadness, their behavior drew their partner in and shaped how connected the pair became.

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University of Buffalo researchers conducted a systematic analysis of switch-like genes by analyzing genomes, transcriptomes ...

In addition, Ostrander hopes to take the behavior-related genetic variants that are different from one dog lineage to another and look at the variation in corresponding regions of the human genome.

Biologists shed light on the physiology and behavior of cormorants and anhingas by Janette Neuwahl Tannen, University of Miami Editors' notes ...