Tag: Population Biology

Bold great tits lay their eggs earlier when under threat, the shy ones put it off. Such personality differences help ...

Svalbard reindeer adapt to dramatic climate change in a way that may foreshadow the future for other arctic speciesCredit: Erik ...

Credit: Bernadette M. Mach & Daniel A. Potter, University of Kentucky St. Paul, MN (April, 2019)--Bees are critical members of ...

Credit: Christian Giese Whether it is bats, wildebeest or whales, millions of mammals move over thousands of kilometres each year. ...

A high-throughput method to quantify plant biochemical responses with small tissue samples Plants can't run away to avoid being eaten, ...

In "Conspicuous Plumage Does Not Increase Predation Risk: A Continent-Wide Test Using Model Songbirds," published in the American Naturalist, Kristal ...

Kyoto University sheds light on social drivers of animal dispersalCredit: Kyoto University/Andreia Martins Why would boys and girls choose different ...

Team applies historical perspective to inform modern managementCredit: (© 2015 Hannah Haas) SAN FRANCISCO (April 2, 2018) - One critically ...

Credit: Imre Potyó Loss and fragmentation of habitat are among the main reasons why biodiversity is decreasing in many places ...

Whole genome sequencing sheds light on the risk of stroke in childhood cancer survivors treated with radiation therapyCredit: St. Jude ...

Colorectal cancer is characterised by consistent changes in our gut bacteria across continents, cultures, and dietsCredit: EMBL in collaboration with ...

There are no signs that hybrids of dog and wolf have contributed to the Scandinavian wolf population - a matter ...

Global-scale analysis of losses due to chytrid fungus paints a grim picture: 500 species declines, 90 of which have already ...

Credit: Meryl Mims, Virginia Tech A multi-institutional team of researchers, led by Meryl Mims, has assessed how environmental, demographic, and ...

Findings will help resource managers with difficult conservation decisionsCredit: © D. Malmquist/VIMS. A comprehensive analysis of more than 11,000 previous ...

Bipedalism may have been favored in kangaroo rats to avoid ambush predators like vipers and owls, says UC Riverside biologistCredit: ...

A complex relationshipCredit: Christian Giese Artificial light is rightly considered a major social, cultural and economic achievement. Yet, artificial light ...

A far-reaching global study led by University of Colorado Boulder scientists has found that climate is a critical determinant of ...

Research by UAlberta ecologists suggests studying DNA signatures is a 'one-stop-shop' for wildlife conservationCredit: Clayton Lamb Tracking animals using DNA ...

Credit: A mother sperm whale and her calf off the coast of Mauritius. Gabriel Barathieu, Wikipedia. It's a question that ...