Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior

In responding to predation risk, secondhand experience can be as good as new

2018-07-17

A new animal biology study of stickleback fish by Illinois animal biologist Alison Bell (left) and former Illinois doctoral student Laura Stein (right) shows that individuals show the same molecular and developmental responses to their own versus their parent’s exposure to predators

Two Illinois faculty members elected AAAS Fellows

2017-11-27

Animal biology professor Carla Caceres is a new Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

Seeing the world like a fish

2017-11-17

Animal biologist develops app to see fishing lures through the eyes of a bass

Some plants grow bigger – and meaner – when clipped, study finds

2017-10-11

Like a Hydra, some plants grow bigger and boost their chemical defenses after being clipped.

Scientists discover spring-loaded mechanism in unusual species of trap-jaw ant

2017-09-01

U. of I. animal biology professor Andrew Suarez and his colleagues describe the unusual mechanics that enable Myrmoteras ant jaws to snap closed in half a millisecond.

Lizard blizzard survivors tell story of natural selection

2017-08-03

Julian Catchen, Shane Campbell-Staton and their colleagues found genetic, regulatory and physiological signatures of natural selection in green anole lizards that survived a bout of extremely cold weather in South Texas.

Brief interactions spur lasting waves of gene activity in the brain

2017-07-22

A new study measured robust changes in brain gene expression for up to two hours after a three-spined stickleback fish encountered another fish.

Study reveals 10,000 years of genetic continuity in northwest North America

2017-04-07

Anthropology professor Ripan Malhi works with Native Americans and First Nations groups to analyze their DNA and that of their ancestors.

For First Nations peoples, effects of European contact are recorded in the genome

2016-11-19

A study of the genomes of 25 individuals who lived 1,000 to 6,000 years ago on the north coast of present-day British Columbia, and 25 of their descendants who still live in the region today, opens a new window on the catastrophic consequences of European colonization for indigenous peoples in that...

Fellowship program provides opportunity for hands-on research experience

2016-11-01

IB students receive Access and Achievement Program research fellowships in Animal Biology.

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