In previous work, neuroscientist Russell Fernald of Stanford University connected victory in territorial battles to a reversible brain change in dominant males. (sciencemag.org)
The reason for the low juvenile hybrid survivability, the authors say, may lie in the lack of aggressiveness and ability to compete with purebred males for denning sites and in winning territorial battles. (sciencedaily.com)
Snow crabs have arrived off the Arctic coast of Norway, around the islands of Svalbard — foot soldiers in the world's newest territorial battle. (scientificamerican.com)