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Male testosterone levels increase when victorious in competition aga

Pollak, Edward (Retired) — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:54:55 GMT

http://munews.missouri.edu/news-releases/2013/0514-male-testosterone-levels-increase-when-victorious-in-competition-against-rivals-but-not-friends-mu-researche

Animal Cognition TOC

Pollak, Edward (Retired) — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:52:35 GMT

http://link.springer.com/journal/10071/16/3/page/1 Table of contents for current issue of Animal Cognition. Volume 16, Issue 3, May 2013 Edward I. Pollak,

Study shows dogs may have been domesticated far earlier than thought

Pollak, Edward (Retired) — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:48:39 GMT

http://phys.org/news/2013-05-dogs-domesticated-earlier-thought.html Study shows dogs may have been domesticated far earlier than thought An international team

Study may overturn thinking on human intellect

Pollak, Edward (Retired) — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:45:56 GMT

http://www.world-science.net/othernews/130513_brain.htm Study may overturn thinking on human intellect The su?pe?ri?or?ity of hu?man in?tel?li?gence

Do Dogs Get Runner's High?

Pollak, Edward (Retired) — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:31:05 GMT

http://news.discovery.com/animals/pets/do-dogs-experience-runners-high-130514.htm Do Dogs Get Runner's High? There?s compelling evidence that dogs experience

Whales Get Fishing Tips From Peers

ComparativePsychNews-owner@yahoogroups.com — Tue, 07 May 2013 14:00:19 GMT

Whales Get Fishing Tips From Peers Evidence is mounting that several animals can learn behaviors from their peers, and pass down these traditions from

2 species of dwarf lemurs discovered to hibernate

Pollak, Edward (Retired) — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:15:08 GMT

http://www.livescience.com/29291-dwarf-lemurs-hibernate-like-bears.html 2 species of dwarf lemurs discovered to hibernate Scientists have found that two

Ants Become Job-Hoppers as They Age

Pollak, Edward (Retired) — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:04:17 GMT

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/science/ants-change-job-duties-as-they-age.html?ref=science#h[] Ants Become Job-Hoppers as They Age Ants change careers as

Fish use gestures to help hunting partners find prey

Pollak, Edward (Retired) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:37:28 GMT

http://www.livescience.com/29120-fish-use-sign-language-to-hunt.html Fish use gestures to help hunting partners find prey Coral trout and grouper fish, which

Everybody's Doing It: Monkeys Eat What Others are Eating

Pollak, Edward (Retired) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:19:23 GMT

http://www.livescience.com/29048-vervet-monkeys-eat-like-locals.html Everybody's Doing It: Monkeys Eat What Others are Eating Just as human travelers often

Harvard's primate research center will shut down

Pollak, Edward (Retired) — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:55:10 GMT

Harvard's primate research center will shut down Harvard Medical School will shut

A Virtual Pack, to Study Canine Minds

ComparativePsychNews-owner@yahoogroups.com — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:20:39 GMT

A Virtual Pack, to Study Canine Minds In 1995, Brian Hare began to wonder what his dog Oreo was thinking... he videotaped Oreo chasing after tennis balls. And

Emerging consciousness glimpsed in babies

Danielle Sulikowski — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:05:17 GMT

A glimpse of consciousness emerging in the brains of babies has been recorded for the first time. Insights gleaned from the work may aid the monitoring of

When It Comes to Survival of the Fittest, Stress Is a Good Thing, Sq

Danielle Sulikowski — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:00:01 GMT

When the woods get crowded, female squirrels improve their offspring's odds of survival by ramping up how fast their offspring grow.

Don't Move a Monarch Butterfly, It Could Get Lost

Danielle Sulikowski — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:54:00 GMT

Monarch butterflies have a one-track migratory mind. Like a bumbling sit-com dad leading a family vacation to Mexico, the insects just head southwest for