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Read more at: A Closer Look at Counterfeit Eggs

A Closer Look at Counterfeit Eggs

29 July 2013

Researchers in the Department of Zoology have a long history of studying the common cuckoo, the well-known brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of other species.


Read more at: Poster Competition Successes 2011

Poster Competition Successes 2011

29 July 2013

Zoology graduates have again done exceptionally well in various poster competitions recently.


Read more at: Science Festival 2011

Science Festival 2011

29 July 2013

As usual the department will be contributing to the annual Cambridge Science Festival.


Read more at: Come in No. 8 your time is up - or is it?

Come in No. 8 your time is up - or is it?

29 July 2013

Insects hold atomic clues about the type of habitats in which they live. Members of the Departments of Plant Sciences and Zoology discover an 'atmospheric imprint' in insects, revealing where they are most likely to survive should climate change alter their ecosystem.


Read more at: Biomechanics of jumping in the flea

Biomechanics of jumping in the flea

29 July 2013

If you thought that we know everything about how the flea jumps, think again.


Read more at: Field crickets easily rival the achievements of vertebrate directional hearing

Field crickets easily rival the achievements of vertebrate directional hearing

29 July 2013

Auditory mate or prey localisation is central to the lifestyle of many animals and requires precise directional hearing. In insects where the body is small compared to the sound wavelength the directional performance of auditory systems is limited due to the lack of diffraction and minute interaural time differences. Some...


Read more at: Strengthening Conservation ties with India

Strengthening Conservation ties with India

29 July 2013

A leading Indian conservation expert, Dr Karithi Karanth, has visited the Department to work with a Cambridge counterpart and give a public lecture, thanks to the Cambridge Hamied Visiting Lectureship Scheme.


Read more at: Warming climate means red deer rutting season arrives early

Warming climate means red deer rutting season arrives early

29 July 2013

Wild red deer on the Isle of Rum, which were featured in the BBC TV series Autumnwatch, are rutting earlier in the year, a study shows.


Read more at: Professor Ron Laskey, CBE

Professor Ron Laskey, CBE

29 July 2013

The department is delighted to offer its congratulations to Professor Ron Laskey, who was awarded a CBE in the New Year's Honours list this year for his services to Science.


Read more at: Fruit fly droppings give insight into human gut problems

Fruit fly droppings give insight into human gut problems

29 July 2013

Clues about how the human gut helps regulate our appetite have come from a most unusual source – fruit fly faeces.