http://animals.about.com/ Animals / Wildlife http://animals.about.com/b/2008/10/08/what-is-an-altitudinal-vegetation-zone.htm Vegetation on mountains varies with altitude in response to changes in local environmental conditions. As you move up a mountain, you travel along a mosaic of gradients (climate, soil conditions,... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/10/08/what-is-an-altitudinal-vegetation-zone.htm 2008-10-08T20:33:37Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/10/04/understanding-migration.htm Migration, like flight, is a phenomenon not limited to birds. In general, migration is the annual movement of animals between their breeding grounds and wintering sites. Migration occurs in response... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/10/04/understanding-migration.htm 2008-10-04T15:03:42Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/26/spider-teachings-professor-reveals-remarkable-world-of-spiders.htm Linda Rayor, a senior research associate of arthropod behavior at Cornell University, has an infectious passion for arachnids. She teaches a much-loved course in spider biology at Cornell, in which... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/26/spider-teachings-professor-reveals-remarkable-world-of-spiders.htm 2008-09-26T05:37:18Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/24/hundreds-of-new-species-found-in-australian-reefs.htm Over three hundred species of soft corals have been recorded by scientists studying the species diversity of coral reefs at various locations off Australia's coasts. As many as half of... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/24/hundreds-of-new-species-found-in-australian-reefs.htm 2008-09-24T19:07:36Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/19/zebra-finches-immune-response.htm A handful of zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) have given scientists new insights into the subject of immunocompetence. Immunocompetence is the ability of an organism to produce an appropriate immune response... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/19/zebra-finches-immune-response.htm 2008-09-19T06:42:55Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/11/photographing-salmon-underwater.htm I always enjoy finding out about people who combine a love for wildlife with a passion for artistic expression. Fish biologist and photographer Mary Edwards is the perfect example of... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/11/photographing-salmon-underwater.htm 2008-09-11T05:39:04Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/05/deeper-vocalizations-signal-dominance-in-male-fallow-deer.htm This week it seems to be all about animal declarations of dominance and territory. We started the week with news of a group of Jamaican lizards that mark their territory... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/05/deeper-vocalizations-signal-dominance-in-male-fallow-deer.htm 2008-09-05T03:54:37Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/05/the-classification-of-life-from-aristotle-to-woese.htm The way scientists organize the tree of life is an ongoing exercise in taxonomic topiary. There have been many esteemed minds that have weighed-in on the subject of classification—Aristotle, Carolus... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/05/the-classification-of-life-from-aristotle-to-woese.htm 2008-09-05T02:39:43Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/03/jamaican-lizards-mark-territory-at-dawn-and-dusk.htm At dawn and dusk, Jamaican lizards engage in a lively display of strength to mark their territories. They bob their heads, they perform rigorous push-ups, and they extend their dewlap... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/03/jamaican-lizards-mark-territory-at-dawn-and-dusk.htm 2008-09-03T05:14:22Z http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/02/proposed-marine-reserve-would-be-worlds-largest.htm President Bush has recently called for the establishment of a national marine monument in the South Pacific. The proposed protected area includes the waters surrounding the Northern Mariana Islands, the... http://animals.about.com/b/2008/09/02/proposed-marine-reserve-would-be-worlds-largest.htm 2008-09-02T08:38:31Z