Written in Spring 2019 Abstract The purpose of this review was to investigate the literature on cooperation in members of the family Corvidae, to examine where they excel and where they fall short. Cooperative behavior has been used in the past to investigate cognitive abilities, namely the ability to recognize kin, remembering who they’ve cooperated […]
Male Bean Beetles (Callosobruchus maculatus) Show a Preference for Virgin Females
Research conducted for a Behavioral Ecology course in Spring 2019 Male Bean Beetles (Callosobruchus maculatus) Show a Preference for Virgin Females McKeon, E. J., Dyer, Z., Umana, J., and Levin, I. I. Agnes Scott College Abstract The male bias for choosing virgin mates has been shown in many different invertebrate species, and has many consequences […]
Research Proposal; Equine Socialization
Abstract In order to determine ways to increase horse health, three studies were created to analyze importance of socialization in overall horse health. The first proposal, a correlational study, correlated horse health, using the Equine Guelph Horse Health Check scale, and socialization using a Pearson’s r test to determine whether or not socialization was a […]
