Lynx in Turkey: Noninvasive sample collection provides insights into genetic diversity
Credit: Deniz Mengulluoglu, Nurten Salikara Little is known about the biology and the genetic status of the Caucasian Lynx (Lynx ...
Tag: Population Biology
A shady spot may protect species against rapid climate warming
Formula could tell ecologists which species will come to their own 'behavioral rescue'Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University HOUSTON -- (June 14, ...
American football: The first quarter is crucial
Can the month you are born in increase your chances of playing American pro football? Apparently so. Researchers from Dartmouth ...
Understanding social structure is important to rewilding
Study cites elephant reintroduction programs as a model for wildlife releases Increasing the success of wildlife translocations is critical, given ...
Research identifies key driver for infanticide among chimpanzees
Research conducted by the University of Kent has suggested that the sexual selection hypothesis for infanticide may be the key ...
Secondhand horror: Indirect predator odor triggers reproductive changes in bank voles
The rodent mothers are more likely to become pregnant after smelling odors produced by conspecific males frightened by predatorsCredit: University ...
Penn State researchers to boost endangered Chesapeake logperch population
Credit: Amy Duke As fishes go, the Chesapeake logperch is hardly impressive. The yellow- to olive-colored member of the darter ...
New to science New Zealand moths link mythological deities to James Cameron’s films
Credit: Birgit Rhode In an unexpected discovery from the South Island (New Zealand), two species of narrowly distributed macro-moths were ...
Sediment from fishing choking out sea sponges, study shows
New research shows sediment stirred up by human activity is clogging glass sea sponges on Canada's west coastCredit: John Ulan ...
Bird personalities influenced by both age and experience, study shows
New research by University of Alberta biologists examines development of personality in birdsCredit: Jan J. Wijmenga For birds, differences in ...
Clemson researchers gain ground in the race to cure widespread parasitic infection
Faculty-led team from Clemson University unveils new findingsCredit: College of Science / Jim Melvin CLEMSON, South Carolina - A faculty-led ...
Is sex primarily a strategy against transmissible cancer?
Credit: One of the greatest enigmas of evolutionary biology is that while sex is the dominant mode of reproduction among ...
Emerging frontiers in phenological research
Special issue of Applications in Plant Sciences presents innovative methods to understand how ecosystems react to climate changeCredit: Image credit ...
Two new species of ‘tweezer-beaked hopping rats’ discovered in Philippines
Elusive rodents finally found when scientists switched out peanut butter bait for earthwormsCredit: Original by Velizar Simeonovski, Field Museum Just ...
Toxic metals found in reproductive organs of critically endangered eels
Mystery of shrinking population may be linked to eels devouring their own skeletonsCredit: Marko Freese. Thünen Institute for Fisheries Ecology ...
To see how invading predators change an ecosystem, watch the prey, say researchers
Princeton's Rob Pringle leads a team to study predator-prey relations in the BahamasCredit: Jonathan Losos, Washington University (bottom right) and ...
Cardinalfish caught sneaking a bit on the side
Scientists have revealed the torrid, adulterous love lives of the mouth-brooding cardinalfish, with cuckoldry going hand-in-hand with cannibalism of the ...
Human impact on the activities and social behaviour of urban capuchin monkeys
Credit: JanaÃna P. Back To better understand how primates modify their behaviour to adapt to the increasing presence of humans, ...
Working landscapes can support diverse bird species
Forest patches are opportunities to conserve wildlifeCredit: Daniel Karp/UC Davis Privately-owned, fragmented forests in Costa Rica can support as many ...
Plant lineage points to different evolutionary playbook for temperate species
Credit: Rebecca Stubbs/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- An ancient, cosmopolitan lineage of plants is shaking up scientists' understanding of how ...