| NMRShiftDB A web database for organic structures and their NMR spectra. It allows for spectrum prediction (13C, 15N, 31P) as well as for searching spectra, structures and other properties. |
| Topix__Geology News about geology, collected from various sources on the web. [RSS] |
| Space_and_Signals_Technologies,_LLC Signal processing consultants specializing in signal and image processing, geolocation, DSP and other signal noise reduction techniques. |
| X-ray_Computed_Tomography_of_Soil This is a website and forum for the discussion and production of computed tomography (CT) research applications to soil analysis. |
| Interactive_Online_Telescope Control a super powerful telescope online with this interactive feature from AOL Research and Learn. |
| Planet_Photo_Gallery View photos of the solar system's planets and get more information on each. |
| Piers_Group Synthetic and mechanistic organometallic chemistry, with interests in developing and understanding novel catalytic processes. |
| Ross_Group Medicinal chemistry and drug delivery, focused on the development of drugs and delivery systems for the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Development of novel prodrug linkages and th |
| Food_Science_News_-_Topix News on food science continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. |
| Topix__Food_Science News about food science, collected from various sources on the web. [RSS] |
| TORSCHE_Scheduling_Toolbox_for_Matlab It performs various off-line and on-line scheduling. |
| The_BioSub_Project A scientist tries living underwater in an Australian lake, using a self-sustaining habitat. Includes video feed, photograph gallery and latest news. |
| Telecare Patient telemonitoring over mobile networks for interactive, continous care. |
| Omega_Field_Network Papers on agent based modeling, stochastic processes, scale-free networks, holography, synchronization, and consciousness. |
| About_Gender__Ethology An introduction to animal reproduction, maternal strategies, living in groups, dominance and male behavior. The rest of the site deals with human gender roles, variance and identity. |
| Alpha_Status,_Dominance,_and_Division_of_Labor_in_Wolf_Packs Describes the wolf-pack social order as it occurs in nature, discusses the alpha concept and social dominance and submission, and presents data on the precise relationships among members in free-livin |
| Animal_Behavior,_Behavioral_Ecology_and_Arachnology Dr George Uetz at the University of Illinois is leading research into colonial web-building spiders, communication in wolf spiders and other aspects of arachnid behavior. |
| Animal_Behaviour_Research_Unit Established in Mikumi National Park, Tanzania, ABRU undertakes long term research into yellow baboons and now also studies the African Elephant. |
| The_Arts_of_Deception_-_Mimicry_and_Camouflage Article by Rhett Butler on camouflage as used by animals and the three forms of mimicry utilized by both predator and prey. |
| Baboon_Communication Baboons have voice and communication but not the "theory of mind" to understand how their communications will affect others. |
| Bear_Center_Conducts_Hibernation_Study Article by Lynne L Rogers who has studied black bear behavior and ecology in northeastern Minnesota since 1969. |
| Behaviour__A_Journey_to_the_Bottom_of_the_World Penguins can demonstrate complex behavioral patterns including general, aggressive and ual behaviors. |
| Behavioural_and_Cognitive_Influences_of_Kairomones_on_an_Araneophagic_Jumping_Spider Jackson, Clark and Harland researched the factors influencing the predatory habits of the jumping spider, Portia fimbriata, which eats other spiders. [PDF] |
| Braun_Lab_of_Hydroacoustic_Research_and_Discovery Current research at Hunter College, New York, concentrates on the multiple sensory systems that fish use to detect moving and sound-producing objects, including the gymnotiform fishes that use electri |
| Brood_Parasitism This essay describes the behavior of birds that lay their eggs in the nest of another species, with links to other essays covering similar topics. |
| Centre_for_Neuroscience_and_Animal_Behaviour Research into brain function and behavior, communication and higher cognition in animals as undertaken at the University of New England, Australia. |
| A_Century_of_Generalization This article aims to organise existing data to test the theory that, when a behavior has been established in response to a certain stimulus, novel stimuli resembling the first will usually elicit the |
| Chimpanzee_Cultures A searchable database of chimpanzee cultural behaviors. |
| Cognitive_Architecture_of_a_Mini-brain__The_Honeybee Article by Randolf Menzel and Martin Giurfa examining the extent to which adaptive behaviour in honeybees exceeds elementary forms of learning, and identifying the neural mechanisms involved. [PDF] |
| Cognitive_Ecology__A_Field_of_Substance? Article arguing that a greater insight into behaviors such as animal orientation, song learning, mate choice and foraging is achieved by tackling the subject from more than one starting point. [PDF] |
| Cognitive_Ethology_and_the_Explanation_of_Nonhuman_Animal_Behavior In this paper, Marc Bekoff attempts to demonstrate the importance of cognitive ethological investigations for advancing the understanding of animal cognition. |
| Consciousness_in_Animals_and_People_with_Autism Temple Grandin discusses his views on animal consciousness, using comparisons from his experience with autism, citing scientific evidence on other neurological disorders which affect consciousness. |
| Cooperative_Breeding Communal breeding occurs when more than two birds of the same species provide care in rearing the young from one nest. |
| Cooperative_Breeding_in_Birds__a_Comparative_Test_of_the_Life_History_Hypothesis Kathryn Arnold and Ian Owens test the hypothesis that cooperative breeding tends to occur in species with low annual mortality because this leads to overcrowded populations. [PDF] |
| Cophylogeny_between_Pocket_Gophers_and_Chewing_Lice Article discussing the symbiotic association between gophers and chewing lice, creatures whose life histories are conducive to parallel speciation. [PDF] |
| Cospeciation_and_Rates_of_Evolution_in_Lice_and_Birds__a_Molecular_Approach How old is the association between a given parasite and its host? Rod Page at the University of Glasgow tries to answer this question. |
| Deep-sea_Octocorals_as_Homes_for_Other_Species Researchers at the Darling Marine Center at the University of Maine, examine the commensal relationships of octocorals with brittle stars and marine scale worms. |
| Describing_Social_Insect_Behaviour_Using_Process_Algebra Chris Tofts at University College Swansea, Wales, presents robust algorithms that describe three different ant behaviours: synchrony, task allocation and sorting [PDF] |
| Dominance_in_Crayfish_ Article from the Journal of Neuroscience on patterns of behavior, including the activation of neural circuits, during the formation of a dominance hierarchy in crayfish. |
| Dominance_in_Domestic_Hen_Triads The role of individual differences and patterns of resolution in the formation of dominance orders in domestic hen triads. |
| The_Dwarf_Mongoose__Social_Cooperation Article discussing the benefit for dwarf mongooses of living in a cohesive group. Also describes their symbiotic cooperation with hornbills in Kenya. |
| Ecology_and_Conservation_of_Bats Various studies on bats in Scotland undertaken at Aberdeen University. |
| Elephant_Corner__Mentality,_Cognition_and_Behavior_of_Elephants Moti Nissani details his research into elephant behavior, cognition and senses, with sounds and video clips. |
| Figs_and_Fig_wasps An example of mutualism, fig wasps only live for a few days but manage to perform their amazing task of finding and pollinating the flowers that are hidden deep inside the fig. |
| Fish_Behaviour Research at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, aims to study aggressive behavior in fish and relate this to the aggressor’s position in the group hierarchy. Includes video clips. |
| Group_Predation_of_Lions An investigation into the visual cues required to coordinate the complex cooperative behavior involved in hunting. [PDF] |
| Journal_of_Insect_Behavior With six editions a year, this journal covers a wide range of behavioral research. |
| Mammal_Research_at_JCU Researchers at James Cook University are studying the life histories of several endangered Australian marsupials. |
| Mammalian_Hibernation Article by Ken Muldrew on mammalian hibernation, sleep and torpor. |
| Multiple_ual_Ornaments_in_Satin_Bowerbirds Article by Stephanie Doucet and Robert Montgomerie on their research into the interrelationship between bower features, plumage coloration, and indicators of male quality in this species. |
| Nature-Wildlife Besides photographing African wildlife, Spook Skelton provides notes on African mammals and their behaviour, gleaned from reading and direct observation. |
| Nests_and_Incubation Notes on the building of bird nests and the incubation of eggs. |
| Oklahoma_University_Behavioral_Neuroscience Research in the OU Zoology Department addresses major biological questions through studies of molecules, cells, organisms, and ecosystems to uncover mechanisms of physiology, development, behavior, an |
| Overview_of_Our_Research_on_the_Variable_Field_Cricket At the Wagner Laboratory at the University of Nebraska, research is being undertaken on the evolution of male singing behavior and female song preferences in the variable field cricket |
| Partnership_in_Birds Article discussing monogamous birds and those that change partner, and why such divorces occur. [PDF] |
| Pelican_Lagoon_Research_Centre This centre in Australia provides habitats for long term field studies, especially on monotremes, free from the impact of introduced species. |
| Play_Signals_as_Punctuation__The_Structure_of_Social_Play_in_Canids Paper by Marc Bekoff discussing the use by animals of specific signals primarily to initiate or maintain social play. |
| Processing_Towards_Life L Charles Birch discusses self-organisation as exampled by termites, ants and slime moulds, where patterns of behavior are determined, not by some centralised authority, but by local interactions abou |
| Reading__Manning_and_Dawkins,_Animal_Behavior Notes on Chapters 2 to 7 of this book covering aspects of communication, learning, memory, evolution and social organisation. |
| ReefQuest A comprehensive source of information on the biology of sharks and rays including behavioral studies. |
| Research_Centre_for_Behavioural_and_Physiological_Ecology_(BPERC) BPERC aims to investigate behavioral and physiological adaptations of native Australian mammals and birds living in various habitats and the impact of environmental change on them. |
| Research_Projects_in_the_Mammal_Research_Unit Details of the current research projects being undertaken at the Mammal Research Unit at Bristol University, England. |
| Research_Station_Petite_Camargue_Alsacienne Affiliated with the University of Basel, Switzerland. Focuses on the behavioral ecology of passerines. |
| Robot_Modelling_of_Insect_Proto-Cognition D J Smith’s thesis concerns a bio-robotic investigation of the elementary forms of cognition that might be present in small brains, specifically insect brains. [PDF] |
| ual_Selection_in_Bowerbirds Research at the Borgia Lab concentrates on understanding the evolution of the complex ual male displays in the Satin Bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus. |
| Social_Behaviour_of_African_Wild_Dogs Katherine Green at the University of Sheffield, England, examines how the social behavior of the African wild dog is contributing to its high risk of extinction. [PDF] |
