There are two basic life-cycle patterns among animals. Many animals have complex life cycles with two or more very distinct stages; metamorphosis is the usual term for the often-radical changes that ...
Scientists have pinpointed the 'pace' and 'shape' of life as the two key elements in animal life cycles that affect how different species get by in the world. The findings have important implications ...
When a T. dohrnii jellyfish experiences a certain stressor, like starvation or injury, rather than dying, it rejuvenates itself.