In experimental research, scientists tend to assume that -- unless they are looking specifically at reproduction or sexual behavior -- male and female animals are alike, and mostly use males. But a ...

Male and female birds are often quite different. Looking at two individuals of radically different color, it’s sometimes easy to forget this. I often talk to people who think they have multiple kinds ...

In experimental research, scientists tend to assume that -- unless they are looking specifically at reproduction or sexual behavior -- male and female animals are alike, and mostly use males. But a ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Pigeons are raised in a pair. One pair of male and female pigeon stay together for their ...

Rebecca Calisi, assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, is working with pigeons (also known as rock doves) to study physiological differences between males and ...

In experimental research, scientists tend to assume that male and female animals are alike, and mostly use males. But a new study shows surprisingly big differences in tissue gene expression between ...