Tag: Ecology/Environment

Credit: Credit: Evan Gora Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama have published dramatic maps showing the ...

Shifts seen in breeding times and duration for 73 boreal bird species over 40 years

UMass Amherst ecologist, part of Finnish team, used 820,000 nesting recordsCredit: Finnish Museum of Natural History/Aleksi Lehikoinen AMHERST, Mass. - ...

How does cooperation evolve?

Researchers unravel why organisms frequently help each otherCredit: Department of Ecology at the Osnabrueck University OSNABRUECK / JENA.- In nature, ...

Research breakthrough in fight against chytrid fungus

Genes responsible for protecting frogs may play role in death from global diseaseCredit: Photo credit: Veronica Urgiles, University of Central ...

Big wheel ruts, big economic losses

Credit: Jodi DeJong-Hughes Excessively wet field conditions at harvest throughout the North Central and upper Midwest regions resulted in many ...

Giant, fruit-gulping pigeon eaten into extinction on Pacific islands

Credit: Danielle Byerley GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- A large fruit-eating bird from Tonga joins the dodo in the lineup of giant ...

Mitigation of greenhouse gases in dairy cattle through genetic selection

Study targets reducing methane production by 20 percent in 10 years according to research in the Journal of Dairy Science®Credit: ...

Novel ‘on-off’ switch discovered in plant defenses

Protective mechanism paves the way to improved plant disease resistance and food stabilityCredit: Huffaker Lab, UC San Diego To ensure ...

Lahontan Cutthroat Trout thrive at Paiute’s Summit Lake in far northern Nevada

University collaborates with tribe to protect the longest self-sustaining population of Lahontan Cutthroat TroutCredit: Photo Courtesy of University of Nevada, ...

Biotelemetry provides unique glimpse into whitespotted eagle rays’ behavior

Study by FAU harbor branch scientists first to characterize ecology of this 'near threatened' species in FloridaCredit: Cameron Luck The ...

Climate change is impacting the spread of invasive animal species

The Asian shore crab as an example of invasive species successfully spreading to the North Sea and BalticCredit: Photo: Alfred-Wegener-Insitut ...

More flowers and pollinator diversity could help protect bees from parasites

Credit: Peter Graystock Having more flowers and maintaining diverse bee communities could help reduce the spread of bee parasites, according ...

Science sweetens native honey health claims

Credit: (c) Tobias Smith UQ Science has validated Indigenous wisdom by identifying a rare, healthy sugar in native stingless bee ...

Weather-based decisions may reduce fungicide sprays on table beets