Behavioral Articles

• Dogs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Animals
  Mammals
  Sports Medicine
  Spiders and Ticks
   
  

  Dog

  The dog is a mammal in the canine family of the Order Carnivora. Dogs were first domesticated from wolves at least 15,000 years ago. Dogs, like humans, are highly social animals and this similarity ... > more
• Nervous System
  Neuroscience
  Brain Injury
  Perception
  Developmental Biology
  Psychology Research
   

  Sensory neuron

  Sensory neurons are nerve cells within the nervous system responsible for converting external stimuli from the organism's environment into internal electrical impulses. For example, some sensory ... > more
• Dogs
  Veterinary Medicine
  Animals
  Mammals
  Spiders and Ticks
  Cows, Sheep, Pigs
   
  

  Herding dog

  A herding dog or pastoral breed is a dog that either has been trained in herding or that is a member of a breed developed for herding. Dogs can herd other animals in a variety of ways. Some breeds, ... > more
• Rodents
  Animals
  Invasive Species
  Mammals
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
   
  

  Brown Rat

  The Brown Rat or Norway Rat is one of the best-known and common rats, and also one of the largest. The Brown Rat is a true omnivore and will consume almost anything. Brown Rats can carry a number of ... > more
• Erectile Dysfunction
  Healthy Aging
  Attention Deficit Disorder
  Mating and Breeding
  Muscular Dystrophy
  Sports Medicine
   
  

  Sex linkage

  Sex linkage is the phenotypic expression of an allele that is dependent on the gender of the individual and is directly tied to the sex chromosomes. In such cases there is a homogametic sex and a ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Invasive Species
  Exotic Species
  Animals
  Soil Types
  Endangered Plants
   
  

  Japanese beetle

  The Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) is a beetle about 1.5 cm (0.6 inches) long and 1 cm (0.4 inches) wide (smaller in Canada), with shiny copper-colored elytra and a shiny green top of the thorax ... > more
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Cats
  Wild Animals
  Animals
  Mating and Breeding
  Behavioral Science
   
  

  King Cobra

  The king cobra is the longest of the venomous land snakes, growing up to 18 feet (5.5 meters) in length. The snake's venom is a neurotoxin which has been known to kill a human being in 15 ... > more
• Genes
  Genetics
  Biochemistry Research
  Biology
  Life Sciences
  Human Biology
   
  

  Introduction to genetics

  Genetics is the study of how living things receive common traits from previous generations. These traits are described by the genetic information carried by a molecule called DNA. The instructions ... > more
• Nervous System
  Neuroscience
  Perception
  Psychology Research
  Healthy Aging
  Developmental Biology
   

  Olfaction

  Olfaction, the sense of odor (smell), is the detection of chemicals dissolved in air (or in water, by animals that live under water). In vertebrates smells are sensed by the olfactory epithelium ... > more
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Invasive Species
  Animals
  Exotic Species
  New Species
  Mating and Breeding
   
  

  Ant

  Ants are one of the most successful groups of insects in the animal kingdom and are of particular interest because they are a social insect and form highly organized colonies or nests, often ... > more

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