Tag: Biodiversity

Existing genetic variation in natural populations of Mediterranean mussels allows them to adapt to declining pH levels in seawater caused ...

Scientists track tigress in Russian Far East and learn there is lots of running around, wolfing down big meals, and ...

How domesticated animals hold key to spread of virusesCredit: Swansea University Our domesticated animals - both pets and livestock - ...

Researchers in the department of entomology at the University of Illinois have shown how a species of ant uses its ...

The project PROBOSCIS has been funded by the European Commission with 3.5 million euros and it is coordinated by IIT-Istituto ...

Credit: Ariel Friedenreich It's not just oranges that grow in Florida. Carambola, or star fruit as most in the United ...

Credit: M. Saint Jalme Large carnivores (e.g. bears, big cats, wolves and elephant seals) and zoos should be utilised as ...

Credit: WANG Yunquan With intensifying human activity, many species are threatened with extinction. However, many other species have expanded their ...

Measures of genetic diversity of a fruit bat common in Singapore decreased 30-fold over the last 90 yearsCredit: ©2013 Simon ...

Researchers find signatures of deep past in biodiversity patterns todayCredit: Figure courtesy of John Rowan/UMass Amherst HOUSTON -- (Dec. 16, ...

Credit: RHS Non-native plants are providing new homes for Britain's insects - some of which are rare on native plants, ...

Credit: Zachary Randall/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- At first glance, Garra surinbinnani looks like a stout, brown minnow with the ...

Targeted measures can help to avert this dangerCredit: Robynne Prinsloo The fragmentation of natural habitats by fences and human settlements ...

Credit: University of Bern, Image: Ramon Lehmann Rapid biodiversity losses, accelerated climate change, and a growing demand for land resources ...