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 ...

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.

If you happen to see an animal sprawled out at home, at a zoo or in the great outdoors, don't worry — they're more than likely fine. The thing is the animals are just like the rest of us — done. Done ...

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

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 ...

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Beaufort Community College is celebrating the first graduates of the new Veterinary Assistant program. The students completed ...

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 ...

Says animal physiologist and study co-author Andreas Nieder: “When faced with a set of three objects and asked, ‘How many?’ toddlers recite the speech sounds ‘one, two, three’ or even ...

He’s a marine biologist and animal physiologist. He studies how living things interact with the world around them. Animals need oxygen. For air-breathers like us, oxygen is mixed into the air.

Says animal physiologist and study co-author Andreas Nieder: “When faced with a set of three objects and asked, ‘How many?’ toddlers recite the speech sounds ‘one, two, three’ or even ...