Disgust is an adaptive system hypothesized to have evolved to reduce the risk of becoming
sick. It is associated with behavioural, cognitive and physiological responses tuned to allow …

Envenomations induced by animal bites and stings constitute a significant public health
burden. Even though a standardized protocol does not exist, parenterally administered …

Urban areas are rapidly expanding into natural habitats worldwide. When species are
threatened with habitat loss, it is vital to understand how they will respond or adapt to the …

Lorises are a group of globally threatened strepsirrhine primates that exhibit many unusual
physiological and behavioral features, including a low metabolic rate, slow movement, and …

Ribbon worms are active predators that use an eversible proboscis to inject venom into their
prey and defend themselves with toxic epidermal secretions. Previous work on nemertean …

Since the early 2000s, studies of the evolution of venom within animals have rapidly
expanded, offering new revelations on the origins and development of venom within various …

Immature mammals require opportunities to develop skills that will affect their competitive
abilities and reproductive success as adults. One way these benefits may be achieved is …

Simple Summary Recent advances in technology allow for the study of animal behaviours
through indirect observations. This facilitates research on cryptic animals for which direct …

Simple Summary Deforestation is increasingly forcing primates into proximity with people. It
is vitally important, especially for globally threatened species, that we understand how …

Scorpions possess two systems of weapons: the pincers (chelae) and the stinger (telson).
These are placed on anatomically and developmentally well separated parts of the body …