Animals sploot to cool off during heat waves—learn why your pets and wildlife stretch out to beat high temperatures.

All kinds of animals, ... animal physiologist Andreas Nieder of the University of Tübingen and their colleagues demonstrate that the birds were indeed able to control the number of calls they made.

Animal physiology is the scientific study of the life-supporting properties, functions and processes of animals or their parts. The discipline covers key homeostatic processes, such as the ...

Animal physiologist Andrea Rummel, an incoming assistant professor of biosciences at Rice University, says splooting is likely enough to keep squirrels cool for now.

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A trio of animal physiologists at the University of Tübingen, in Germany, has found that at least one species of crow has the ability to recognize geometric regularity. In their study published ...

All animals extract oxygen from the air they breathe in, and release carbon dioxide (CO 2) from their blood in the air they exhale. Most mammals can’t directly detect oxygen levels in the blood ...

The Animal Behavior Graduate Group is targeted toward students who are interested in understanding the adaptive and evolutionary bases of animal behavior. Students are trained for teaching and ...