Southeastern US herbaria digitize three million specimens, now freely available online
Credit: Photo courtesy of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Herbarium A network of over 100 herbaria spread out across ...
Tag: Population Biology
To save a species, check its ID
New tool differentiates endangered salt marsh harvest mouse from abundant look-alikeCredit: William Thein It's hard to save what you can't ...
How do wind turbines impact Golden Eagles?
Credit: Dr. Whitfield Results from a study published in Ibis show that how close Golden Eagles will fly to wind ...
The climate impact of wild pigs greater than a million cars
Credit: The University of Queensland By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes ...
DNA duplication linked to the origin and evolution of pine trees and their relatives
Credit: Kristen Grace/Florida Museum of Natural History GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Plants are DNA hoarders. Adhering to the maxim of never ...
uOttawa study first to investigate newly introduced butterfly which could become widespread in Canada
Credit: Stephanie A. Rivest This summer, if you see a butterfly with wings that are blue on top with orange ...
Researchers surprised to find bacterial parasites behind rise of ‘super bugs’
Credit: Vaughn Cooper PITTSBURGH, July 16, 2021 - For the first time ever, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School ...
To understand ecology, follow the connections
New research from UMass Amherst suggests that demography is the key to managing habitat loss and fragmentationCredit: Lucilleb/iStock/Getty Images Plus ...
Light pollution has complex effects on animal vision
Credit: Jolyon Troscianko Changes in the colour and intensity of light pollution over the past few decades result in complex ...
Seabird colony creates ‘halo’ of depleted fish stocks
Credit: Sam Weber A vast seabird colony on Ascension Island creates a "halo" in which fewer fish live, new research ...
Better predicting how plants and animals will weather climate extremes
Leading scientists argue the need to consider biomechanicsCredit: (Tim Higham/UCR) A team of scientists has devised a more accurate way ...
Striking a balance: Trade-offs shape flower diversity
An international research team led by a researcher from the University of Tsukuba proposes that catering to different visitors has ...
Rattlesnakes may like climate change
A new Cal Poly study finds that rattlesnakes are likely to benefit from a warming climateCredit: Hayley Crowell When it ...
Study shows effectiveness of suppressing female fruit flies
Credit: Photos by Akihiko Yamamoto and Amarish Yadav, NC State University. Populations of Drosophila suzukii fruit flies - so-called "spotted-wing ...
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