April 2016

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Architecture of the sperm whale forehead facilitates ramming combat

Sperm whale head

April 5, 2016

Architecture of the sperm whale forehead facilitates ramming combat

A new study addresses a controversial hypothesis regarding the potential ramming function of the sperm whale’s head, something which was instrumental in inspiring Herman Melville to write the novel Moby Dick.

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April 25, 2016
Watch out where you sleep: nocturnal sleeping behaviour of Bay Island lizards
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1856 PubMed 27168958
April 21, 2016
Winter diet and food selection of the Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis in Dashanbao, Yunnan, China
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1968 PubMed 27123382
April 21, 2016
Natural melatonin fluctuation and its minimally invasive simulation in the zebra finch
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1939 PubMed 27123378
April 18, 2016
How does agonistic behaviour differ in albino and pigmented fish?
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1937 PubMed 27114883
April 18, 2016
Old maids have more appeal: effects of age and pheromone source on mate attraction in an orb-web spider
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1877 PubMed 27114864
April 11, 2016
Connecting laboratory behavior to field function through stable isotope analysis
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1918 PubMed 27077010
April 7, 2016
Assessing migration patterns in Passerina ciris using the world’s bird collections as an aggregated resource
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1871 PubMed 27077001
April 5, 2016
Architecture of the sperm whale forehead facilitates ramming combat
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1895 PubMed 27069822
Architecture of the sperm whale forehead facilitates ramming combat

Sperm whale head

April 5, 2016

Architecture of the sperm whale forehead facilitates ramming combat

A new study addresses a controversial hypothesis regarding the potential ramming function of the sperm whale’s head, something which was instrumental in inspiring Herman Melville to write the novel Moby Dick.

- read article

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