Fathers aid development of larger brains
Credit: Judith Burkart The bigger the brain in relation to body size, the more intelligent a living organism is. This ...
Tag: Population Biology
Factors associated with elephant poaching
Credit: Photo: Colin Beale/Universität York Elephants are essential to savannah and forest ecosystems and play an important role in ecotourism ...
Does being seen really make cyclists safer on the road?
UBC researcher says high-visibility clothing only part of the solutionCredit: UBCO Researchers from UBC Okanagan have determined motorists tended to ...
How to prevent mosquitofish from spreading in water ecosystems
An exotic species threatening local fishCredit: Oriol Cano (University of Barcelona-IRBio) Preventing the introduction of the mosquitofish and removing its ...
Wolf-dog ‘swarms’ threaten Europe’s wolves
Credit: LIPU Oasi Castel di Guido, Rome "Swarms" of wolf-dog crossbreeds could drive Europe's wolves out of existence, according to ...
Defects in heart valve cilia during fetal development cause mitral valve prolapse
A global research collaborative including Medical University of South Carolina investigators report in today's Science Translational Medicine that defects in ...
Extreme draining of reservoir aids young salmon and eliminates invasive fish
CORVALLIS, Ore. - A new study finds that the low-cost, extreme draining of a reservoir in Oregon aided downstream migration ...
Statistical model could predict future disease outbreaks
Credit: UGA Athens, Ga. - Several University of Georgia researchers teamed up to create a statistical method that may allow ...
Climate change has long-term impact on species adaptability
Historic climate change events can have a lasting impact on the genetic diversity of a species, reveals a new study ...
Russian scientists make discovery that can help remove gypsy moths from forests
Credit: Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University The caterpillars of Lymantria dispar or Gypsy Moth are voracious eaters capable of defoliating ...
Scientists propose rethinking ‘endangered species’ definition to save slow-breeding giants
Researchers at the Smithsonian Institute have proposed a 'demographic safe space' for Asian elephants, to improve conservation of these and ...
Austrian Herpetological Society’s journal Herpetozoa moves to Pensoft’s ARPHA platform
Newly published research articles demonstrate numerous innovative features to the benefit of readers, authors and all other usersCredit: ARPHA and ...
Parents unknown
Mysterious larvae found in Panama's two oceansCredit: Credit: Michael Boyle Under the microscope, sea water reveals the larval stages of ...
A case of the chimp sniffles or major outbreak? Syndromic surveillance may hold the key
Credit: Kara Walker Two sniffling chimps could be one too many for a wild chimpanzee community susceptible to respiratory disease ...
Climate change responsible for severe infectious disease in UK frogs
Compelling research reveals fatal spread of Ranavirus will increase if carbon emissions are not reducedCredit: Greg Hitchock Climate change has ...
Are otters threatening amphibian populations?
Credit: Dr. Balestrieri The Eurasian otter typically eats fish, but amphibians, which are in global decline, are also part of ...
Medicinal mushroom newly reported from Thailand helps reveal optimum growth conditions
Credit: Thatsanee Luangharn A species of globally recognised medicinal mushroom was recorded for the first time in Thailand. Commonly referred ...
Threatened sturgeon learns for the fitness
Credit: Marco Prosch An international team led by IGB is providing one of the first proofs of the complex learning ...
New species of fish parasite named after Xena, the warrior princess
Credit: Serita van der Wal A study of parasitic crustaceans attaching themselves inside the branchial cavities (the gills) of their ...
Many more amphibian species at risk of extinction than previously thought
Frogs already knew it wasn't easy being green, but the going just got a lot tougher for the 1,012 additional ...