No more #deceptive #plant 🌵 #behavior
(2/x) While demand-side actions tend to focus on consumer #behavior, the economic & regulatory environment will need to evolve substantially to unlock technological #innovation and the changes in choice infrastructure necessary to shift #consumers behavior… doi.org/10.1016/j.on...
Elephants gesture with an intention to communicate their desires, study finds
A recent study provided the first-ever evidence that, in the presence of a visually attentive audience, elephants are capable of using a wide range of gestures to convey their desires.
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#elephants #communication #behavior
https://phys.org/news/2025-07-elephants-gesture-intention-communicate-desires.html
🎰 Blinding lights: The hidden science behind gambling's glow
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-06-hidden-science-gambling.html
Super Enzyme Regulates Testosterone Levels In Male Ruffs
"A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the blood concentrations of testosterone in males, and this in turn affects their appearances and behavior."
#birds #testosterone #androgens #enzyme #ornithology #morphology #behavior https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/super-enzyme-regulates-testosterone
#Leadership #evolving through #social #sciences emphasizes #understanding #human #behavior and #interactions. #Insights from #psychology, #sociology, and #anthropology enhance leadership #effectiveness, #promoting #inclusivity, #emotional #intelligence, and #adaptability in #diverse #environments.
https://dadyminds.org/b/42x?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social
Super Enzyme Regulates Testosterone Levels In Male Ruffs
"A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the blood concentrations of testosterone in males, and this in turn affects their appearances and behavior."
#birds #testosterone #androgens #enzyme #ornithology #morphology #behavior https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/super-enzyme-regulates-testosterone
People with higher cognitive ability tend to endorse moral values less strongly across the board, according to new research published in the journal Intelligence. The pattern held across two independent studies and did not differ by gender. These findings challenge popular assumptions that smarter people hold stronger or more “enlightened” moral values.
Super Enzyme Regulates Testosterone Levels In Male Ruffs
"A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the blood concentrations of testosterone in males, and this in turn affects their appearances and behavior."
#birds #testosterone #androgens #enzyme #ornithology #morphology #behavior https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/super-enzyme-regulates-testosterone
#behavior : manner of behaving, whether good or bad
- French: Comportement
- German: das Verhalten/das Benehm
- Italian: comportamento
- Portuguese: comportamento
- Spanish: comportamiento
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Love thy enemy's enemy: why hummingbirds nest near hawks
"Hummingbird eggs and babies are a favourite snack for nest-robbing jays, so what’s a mother to do to protect her family? According to a new study, it’s best to build her nest near or under a hawk nest"
#birds #ornithology #behavior #hummingbirds #hawks https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/love-thy-enemys-enemy-why-hummingbirds
Love thy enemy's enemy: why hummingbirds nest near hawks
"Hummingbird eggs and babies are a favourite snack for nest-robbing jays, so what’s a mother to do to protect her family? According to a new study, it’s best to build her nest near or under a hawk nest"
#birds #ornithology #behavior #hummingbirds #hawks https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/love-thy-enemys-enemy-why-hummingbirds
"We’re all adult people, we don’t need a kindergarten teacher who’s lecturing us on how to get along with each other." 📖 Great call by Enrico Weigelt! - Read: Code of Conduct. A fascist-like instrument of political power, ready for abuse. "We don’t need it." - I love it. ❤️ #coc #codeofconduct #dei #fascism #power #abuse #professional #behavior #freesoftware #opensource #xlibre https://felipec.wordpress.com/2025/06/11/enrico-weigelt/
#Spiders have always been perfect!🕷️
Wang et al. find that new mid-#Cretaceous macrothelids had a similar living mode to extant spp., with similar retreat construction #behavior, #habitat preference, and #mating position.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13139
@WileyEcolEvol
#evolution #JSE #FossilFriday
Love thy enemy's enemy: why hummingbirds nest near hawks
"Hummingbird eggs and babies are a favourite snack for nest-robbing jays, so what’s a mother to do to protect her family? According to a new study, it’s best to build her nest near or under a hawk nest"
#birds #ornithology #behavior #hummingbirds #hawks https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/love-thy-enemys-enemy-why-hummingbirds
Wild Orcas Sometimes Offer To Share Their Lunch With Humans, study led by Bay Cetology, report published by Journal of Comparative Psychology
#Orca #KillerWhale #food #behavior #psychology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/07/02/wild-orcas-sometimes-offer-to-share-their-lunch-with-humans/
Wild Orcas Sometimes Offer To Share Their Lunch With Humans, study led by Bay Cetology, report published by Journal of Comparative Psychology
#Orca #KillerWhale #food #behavior #psychology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/07/02/wild-orcas-sometimes-offer-to-share-their-lunch-with-humans/
Wild Orcas Sometimes Offer To Share Their Lunch With Humans, study led by Bay Cetology, report published by Journal of Comparative Psychology
#Orca #KillerWhale #food #behavior #psychology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2025/07/02/wild-orcas-sometimes-offer-to-share-their-lunch-with-humans/
MURRAY: If you’re insubordinate with me, Lawrence, I’ll put you under arrest!
LAWRENCE: It’s my manner, sir.
MURRAY: What?
LAWRENCE: My manner, sir. It looks insubordinate, but it isn’t really.
MURRAY: I can’t make out whether you’re bloody bad-mannered or just half-witted.
LAWRENCE: I have the same problem, sir.
MURRAY: Shut up!
LAWRENCE: Yes, sir.
Robert Bolt (1924-1995) English dramatist
Lawrence of Arabia, Part 1, sc. 38 (1962) [with Michael Wilson]
Sourcing, notes: wist.info/bolt-robert/77280/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #behavior #insubordination #manner #selfeffacing