Animal Content

The Biology of Color

Katherine E Kerlin — August 03, 2017 - 11:00am

Scientists are on a threshold of a new era of color science with regard to animals, according to a comprehensive review of the field by a multidisciplinary team of researchers led by professor Tim Caro at �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis.

Transition From Reckless Youth to Cautious Adults Comes With the Territory

Katherine E Kerlin — September 07, 2016 - 2:31pm

The idea of wild youth and cautious elders plays out in a new model from �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis that shows how and why home ranges expand or contract in territorial animals. When the animal is young with little to lose, it tends to wander widely in search of food. As it ages, its home range shrinks as it stays close to the more valuable territory it has acquired over its lifetime.

Million Cat Challenge Reaches Halfway Milestone

Patricia Bailey — April 08, 2016 - 8:24am

The Million Cat Challenge, a partnership between veterinary schools at �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis and the University of Florida, and animal shelters nationwide, has already reached the halfway mark in preventing euthanasia of 1 million cats.