The cardinal rules of pecking orders extend well beyond birds and beaks, according to a new study led by UNL's Daizaburo Shizuka (pictured). The study of 172 animal groups found that the vast majority operate according to very similar social blueprints when it comes to dominance and subordination.
The restoration of Brace Hall has earned a Preservation Association of Lincoln award for the architecture and engineering firm Leo A Daly and UNL. Dale Bowder and Chad Lea were also honored for their work on the project.
A new study co-authored by UNL's John DeLong (right) has linked the size of predators atop a food chain with the ecological chain reaction triggered when they leave the head of the table.
The Department of Art and Art History is again offering a class and residency opportunity for those interested in learning and working at Cedar Point Biological Station near Ogallala, Nebraska, this summer.
The Department of Art and Art History is again offering a class and residency opportunity for those interested in learning and working at Cedar Point Biological Station near Ogallala, Nebraska, this summer.
The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, is a predictable result of climate change, says a zoologist affiliated with the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology at UNL.