zoology

Chemical weapon in spider silk repels ant attack: New study

23 Nov 2011, 6.04 PM

Researchers have shown for the first time how Golden orb web spiders (Nephila antipodiana) add a chemical to their web silk to repel invading ants.

Citizen Science: public call to help scientists monitor swans and kangaroos

13 Aug 2010, 3.40 PM

Zoologists at the University of Melbourne have called on the public to help track black swan and eastern grey kangaroo populations after the release of a new study that demonstrates the value of public input.

Mothers give interloper’s offspring a head start in life

14 May 2009, 5.43 PM

A new study has revealed that mother birds can provide an early advantage to the chicks that they have sired with their non-social partner (known as extra-pair offspring).