Nest-site selection and the behavioral mechanisms driving selection have received relatively little attention in nesting ecology studies despite their importance when establishing conservation and ...

Research into dinosaur eggshells and nesting behaviour has substantially enhanced our understanding of Mesozoic reproductive strategies and palaeoenvironmental conditions. By analysing eggshell ...

Gregarious behavior among oviparous female animals just prior to oviposition can be explained by several mechanisms, including a benefit to offspring survival. By clustering eggs together in one area, ...

Learn how environmental constraints and a lack of soil led ancient bees to reuse fossil cavities in a Caribbean cave, leaving the first known evidence of this behavior.

居巢行为测试（Nesting Behavior Test）是一种评估小鼠自我护理能力和情感状态的行为学测试，是自我护理能力的一个指标，反映了小鼠对环境变化的适应性和基本生存技能。对于小型啮齿动物，巢对于保温、繁殖和提供遮蔽非常重要。常被用于检测动物模型中的 ...

Sea turtles return to the same nesting sites year after year to grow their populations, but rising global temperatures have disrupted this ancient cycle. New research has found that two sea turtle ...

In a Caribbean cave, researchers discovered hundreds of fossils with bee nests within them. It is the first time this behavior has been recorded, a new study finds.

Pennsylvania has its own avian whad ya know of sorts. New evidence suggests the sandhill crane, a long-legged bird mostly of boreal forests or southern United States wetlands, is breeding in ...