Behavior Content

Sharks and Rays Leap Out of the Water for Many Reasons, Including Feeding, Courtship and Communication

Andy Fell — September 23, 2024 - 12:15pm

Many sharks and rays are known to breach, leaping fully or partly out of the water. In a recent study, colleagues and I reviewed research on breaching and ranked the most commonly hypothesized functions for it.

Understanding How Students Learn Through Virtual Reality

Jocelyn C Anderson — March 25, 2024 - 9:02am

How �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis virtual reality research is promoting STEAM learning and helping improve child education.

Pumas Are More Social Than Previously Thought

Katherine E Kerlin — October 11, 2017 - 11:24am

Pumas, long known as solitary carnivores, are more social than previously thought, according to a study led by conservation organization Panthera and co-authored by �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis and the American Museum of Natural History.

Fish Social Lives May Be Key to Saving Coral Reefs

Katherine E Kerlin — April 10, 2017 - 10:54am

Fish provide a critical service for coral reefs by eating algae that can kill coral and dominate reefs if left unchecked. A �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis study, which analyzed the social feeding behavior of reef fish, suggests that overfishing not only removes vital algae-eaters, but it may cause remaining fish to eat less.

Chimps plan for a good early breakfast

IET WebDev — October 27, 2014 - 12:48pm

New research by the University of California, Davis, shows that chimpanzees plan ahead, and sometimes take dangerous risks, to get to the best breakfast buffet early.

The study co-authored by Leo Polansky, an associate researcher in the �°��ϲ��Ļ��Ϣ Davis anthropology department, reveals that chimpanzees will find a place to sleep en route to breakfast sites and risk travel in the dark when predators are active to obtain more desired, less abundant fruits such as figs. The study is being published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.