Bacteria fed by algae biochemicals can harm coral health
Credit: Ty Roach Though corals worldwide are threatened due to climate change and local stressors, the front lines of the ...
Tag: Population Biology
Researchers study genetic outcomes of great gray owl population in four states
Credit: Beth Mendelsohn A University of Wyoming researcher led a study of great gray owls in a four-state region, showing ...
Blood markers predict Humboldt penguin nest type, reproductive success
Credit: Photo by Michael Adkesson CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- From March to December every year, Humboldt penguins nest in vast colonies ...
Conserving biodiverse ‘slow lanes’ in a rapidly changing world
UMass Amherst ecologist and team synthesize climate change refugia science developments to dateCredit: UMass Amherst/Toni Lyn Morelli The notion of ...
Mice are shrinking, but are climate change and cities to blame?
Credit: Bryan McLean GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- According to a well-studied but controversial principle known as Bergmann's Rule, species tend to ...
What do ants and light rays have in common when they pass through lenses?
Credit: Choi J, Lim H, Song W., Cho H., Kim HY, Lee SI, Jablonski PG.[(b, c, e, f are adapted ...
The wildlife trade encompasses all major branches of the biological tree of life
Credit: Marco Antonio de Freitas. Besides being a major threat to biodiversity, the wildlife trade can be a cause of ...
New to science newts from Vietnam with an important message for Biodiversity Day 2020
Credit: Cuong The Pham In time for the International Day for Biological Diversity 2020, the date (22 May) set by ...
CRISPR a tool for conservation, not just gene editing
Scientists use CRISPR to rapidly identify endangered delta smelt and its look-alikesCredit: Alisha Goodbla/UC Davis The gene-editing technology CRISPR has ...
Hunting threatens one of the world’s most amazing wildlife migrations
Credit: Summerdrought As the world looks to tighten up the illegal capture of wildlife, migratory birds are being threatened by ...
Pine martens like to have neighbors — but not too near
Credit: Nick Upton Pine martens need neighbours but like to keep their distance, according to new research. Over three years, ...
Beads made of boa bones identified in lesser Antilles
The first identifications of Boa on Martinique, Basse-Terre and La Désirade islands point to the snake's significance for pre-Columbian AmerindiansCredit: ...
Humpback whales may risk collision with vessels in the Magellan Strait
Credit: J.J. Capella Every summer (November-April), the Magellan Strait in the southwestern part of Chile becomes a popular feeding area ...
More than the sum of their genes
Scientists call for a new perspective for population management of animals in zoosCredit: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7552258 Reproducing ...
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