How does habitat fragmentation affect Amazonian birds?
Four decades of research provide some answersCredit: Phil Stouffer The Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP), located near Manaus, ...
Tag: Population Biology
The link between virus spillover, wildlife extinction and the environment
The same processes that threaten wildlife increase our risk of spilloverCredit: Christine K. Johnson, UC Davis As COVID-19 spreads across ...
Scientists develop new way to identify the sex of sea turtle hatchlings
Study provides crucial step to assess climate change impacts on imperiled turtle speciesCredit: Dana Ralph Unlike humans, sea turtles and ...
Litter problem at England’s protected coasts
Credit: Marine Conservation Society Beaches in or near England's Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) have the same levels of litter as ...
Coastal pollution reduces genetic diversity of corals, reef resilience
Credit: Zac Forsman A new study by researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth ...
Our oceans are suffering, but we can rebuild marine life
Credit: Manu San Felix, National Geographic It's not too late to rescue global marine life, according to a study outlining ...
Plant disease primarily spreads via roadsides
Credit: Elina Numminen An analysis based on mathematical statistics more precise than those previously carried out uncovered the reason why ...
Climate change may be making migration harder by shortening nightingales’ wings
Credit: Javier de la Puente The Common Nightingale, known for its beautiful song, breeds in Europe and parts of Asia ...
Preservation of testicular cells to save endangered feline species
Testicular cells survive cryopreservation after dissociationCredit: Ex-situ Iberian Lynx Program A research team at the German Leibniz Institute for Zoo ...
UK local authorities not ready for the number of deaths from Covid-19
The situation could lead to a bottleneck in burials and cremations, mortuaries filled beyond capacity and the possibility of mass ...
Celebrating our genomic diversity: Fine-scale differences in the Japanese population
Researchers led by Osaka University use dimensionality reduction analyses to identify fine-scale differences in the Japanese population, revealing greater population ...
A small forage fish should command greater notice, researchers say
UMass Amherst, more than 20 scientists urge greater effort to gather sand lance dataCredit: UMass Amherst/Keenan Yakola AMHERST, Mass. - ...
Here be dragons: Analysis reveals new species in Smaug lizard group
Credit: Edward Stanley GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Smaug, the deadly dragon in J.R.R Tolkien's "The Hobbit," has a few living relatives. ...
Plants and animals aren’t so different when it comes to climate
A new study reveals that plants and animals are remarkably similar in their responses to changing environmental conditions.Credit: John J. ...
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