Versatile symbionts: Reed beetles benefit from bacterial helpers through all life stages
Bacterial symbionts support their host's larvae and adult insects in different waysCredit: photo/©: Martin Kaltenpoth Insects that feed only on ...
Tag: Biodiversity
Statistical analyses of plant metabolites allow solid testing of plant defense theories
High-throughput analyses of small substances in Nicotiana attenuata reveal that plants re-organize their metabolism to produce highly-specific defense metabolites after ...
Half the earth relatively intact from global human influence
Study presents clear opportunities to conserve what remainsCredit: Jason Riggio/UC Davis Roughly half of Earth's ice-free land remains without significant ...
The disease pyramid: Environment, pathogen, individual and microbiome
The body's own bacteria and viruses influence diseases in amphibiansCredit: Dirk Schmeller Researchers from the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and ...
Soil biology research can help create a more sustainable future
Credit: Ru. Hartnop, from the Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas Soils are home to more than 25 percent of the earth's ...
A new character for Pokémon? Novel endemic dogfish shark species discovered from Japan
Credit: Sarah Viana Newly discovered creatures can often be as impressive and exciting as the ones from the Japanese movies ...
An ion channel senses cell swelling and helps cells to choose a response
Mechanosensitive channel transporting ions induces program of cell suicideCredit: (Washington University in St. Louis) After a dry spell, a rainy ...
Crop pathogens ‘remarkably adaptable’
Credit: Clare Thatcher Pathogens that attack agricultural crops show remarkable adaptability to new climates and new plant hosts, new research ...
New study finds surface disturbance can limit mule deer migration
Credit: Joe Riis A new study shows that surface disturbance from energy development can hinder mule deer migrations when it ...
Roadkill study identifies animals most at risk in Europe
Most frequently killed species on European roads identified, as well as most vulnerableCredit: Joaquim Pedro Ferreira Around 194 million birds ...
Kissing bugs also find suitable climatic conditions in Europe
Frankfurt researchers use ecological niche modelling to project the distribution of Chagas disease vectorsCredit: Dorian D. Dörge for Goethe University ...
Beavers are diverse forest landscapers
Credit: Sonja Kivinen Beavers are ecosystem engineers that cut down trees to build dams, eventually causing floods. Beaver-induced floods make ...
We’re not all equal in the face of the coronavirus
Credit: @DR The genetic variability of immunity lies particularly in the genes of the HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) system. These ...
Lizard legacy sheds new light on web of life
A special issue of Austral Ecology is celebrating the legacy of an internationally renowned ecologist, whose work launched a momentum ...
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