As seasons change, migratory birds and fishes flutter and dart toward seasonal habitats, each species moving with instinctive flow. Despite never crossing paths, birds and fishes share similar collective behaviors that help them survive in their environments. Flocks and schools are intricate social structures that are products of an animals’ ability to sense and respond to a variety of signals from their groups and habitats.
In this Flashback Friday, scientists uncover the potential for fish scale analysis in aiding the research and documentation of historic environmental conditions. It turns out humans are not the only […]
In this week’s Flashback Friday, learn how light, particularly at night, affects the survival of young salmon during their migration to the sea. As a favorite snack of many predatory […]