New study explores impacts of marine and freshwater predators on ecosystems and society
Credit: Shark, tarpon and cape fur seal: Neil Hammerschlag, Ph.D. American Crocodile: Massimo Giorgetta MIAMI--March 11, 2019-- A new study ...
Tag: Population Biology
New species of frog sheds light on major biodiversity hotspot in southern India
Discovery will help researchers better understand a region of the world known for its evolutionary significanceCredit: S.P.Vijayakumar WASHINGTON (Mar. 12, ...
Unprecedented number of warm-water species moved northward during marine heatwave
Tropical species near San Francisco? New range limit records indicate future face of California coastCredit: Jackie Sones/UC Davis During the ...
When coyote parents get used to humans, their offspring become bolder, too
Credit: Steve Guymon/National Wildlife Research Center Across North America, coyotes are moving into urban environments, and regardless of how they ...
Hot or cold, rural residents more vulnerable to extreme temperatures
A study in China's Zheijiang Province shows that people in China's rural communities are more vulnerable to both hot and ...
New species of stiletto snake capable of sideways strikes discovered in West Africa
Credit: Mark-Oliver Roedel Following a series of recent surveys in north-western Liberia and south-eastern Guinea, an international team of researchers ...
Coral reef parks protecting only 40 percent of fish biomass potential
Credit: Tim McClanahan/WCS Marine scientists from WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society) and other groups examining the ecological status of coral reefs ...
When coral reefs change, researchers and local communities may not see eye to eye
Credit: Sarah Lester TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Disturbances in coral reefs can trigger significant ecosystem shifts, but ecologists and local fishing ...
Getting more mileage from microsatellites
An optimized next-generation sequencing approach provides insight to the evolutionary history of carob They say you only find what you're ...
Translocation of bighorn sheep in Arizona has positive genetic outcomes
Credit: George Andrejko/Arizona Game and Fish Department Translocation is an important management tool that has been used for more than ...
Disrupting wolf movement may be more effective at protecting caribou
New research suggests disrupting the ability of wolves to travel on the linear developments can reduce the ability of wolves ...
Insect food webs
Credit: Photo: AG Klein The decline in biodiversity and the associated loss of plant species are greatly affecting our ecosystems. ...
Radiation after surgery triples survival for a type of pediatric brain tumor
A Children's Oncology Group study shows that postoperative radiation improves outcomes for children with ependymoma, even those with historically poor ...
Alien species are primary cause of recent global extinctions
Alien species are the main driver of recent extinctions in both animals and plants, according to a new study by ...
Endangered eel located using DNA from one liter of water
Credit: Kobe University Researchers have shed light on the distribution of Japanese eel by analyzing environmental DNA (eDNA) from small ...
New research suggests earlier emergence of malaria in Africa
Credit: © Institut Pasteur Malaria, which claims hundreds of thousands of lives each year - mainly children and especially in ...
New findings shed light on origin of upright walking in human ancestors
4.5 million-year old fossil shows evidence of greater reliance on bipedalism than previously suggestedCredit: Case Western Reserve University School of ...
Ant societies’ arms race: Gene activity in defenders depends on invading slavemaking ants
Defenders' behavior and brain gene activity reflects origin of attacking slavemakersCredit: photo/©: Romain Libbrecht, iOME, JGU Temnothorax americanus is a ...
Why a common antibiotic treating diarrhea is failing
Metronidazole resistance examinedCredit: University of Houston In the world of superbugs (bacteria that has grown resistant to antibiotics) Clostridioides difficile, ...
Batmobile with cruise control
Bats migrate at the most energy-efficient flying speed for maximum rangeCredit: Christian Giese Aerial migration is the fastest, yet most ...
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