Alcohol tolerance may have saved our ancestors from extinction
Credit: Hockings & Dunbar The ability to process alcohol may have saved humanity's ancestors from extinction, a new book suggests. ...
Tag: Population Biology
How do world’s smallest sea turtles become stranded in Cape Cod?
Computer simulations help reconstruct ocean conditions behind strandingCredit: Olivia Bourque A computational analysis has surfaced new insights into the wind ...
Climate change and human activities threatens picky penguins
Credit: Credit: Jim Wilson © Eating a krill-only diet has made one variety of Antarctic penguin especially susceptible to the ...
In hunted rainforests, termites lose their dominance
Rice ecologists see sharp reduction in insect 'engineers' when elephants, other large animals disappearCredit: Photo by Therese Lamperty HOUSTON - ...
E4 Ecography Award for Ludmilla Figueiredo
Credit: Photo: Robert Emmerich / University of Wuerzburg Calcareous grasslands are dry, nutrient-poor habitats that occur frequently in the north ...
Human behaviour follows probabilistic inference patterns
According to a study published on Nov. 28 in Nature Communications by Philipp Schustek, Alexandre Hyafil and Rubén Moreno-Bote, researchers ...
Bulwer’s petrel can fly more than 1,800 kilometres over ocean waters to find food
The migratory routes of a small seabirdCredit: Raül Ramos (UB-IRBio) The Bulwer's petrel reaches more than 1,800 kilometers from the ...
Only eat oysters in months with an ‘r’? Rule of thumb is at least 4,000 years old
Credit: Kristen Grace/Florida Museum GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Foodie tradition dictates only eating wild oysters in months with the letter "r" ...
Bats in attics might be necessary for conservation
Buildings are vital summer roosting places for little brown bat maternity colonies in Yellowstone National ParkCredit: Photo courtesy of NPS. ...
Early DNA lineages shed light on the diverse origins of the contemporary population
Early DNA lineages from Finland shed light on the diverse origins of the contemporary populationCredit: Stanislav Belskiy A new genetic ...
How giant kelp may respond to climate change
In a changing ocean, giant kelp's reproductive success depends on where it's fromCredit: Jordan Hollarsmith/UC Davis When a marine heat ...
Hot town, springtime in the city: Urbanization delays spring plant growth in warm regions
Credit: Daijiang Li GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The first appearance of bright green leaves heralds the start of spring, nudging insects, ...
New study first to reveal growth rates of deep-sea coral communities
Credit: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, 2015 Hohonu Moana A collaboration between researchers at the University of Hawai'i ...
Conservation scientists call for reverse to biodiversity loss
Credit: The University of Queensland A group of international conservationists is urging governments across the globe to adopt a new ...
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