Why do birds typically live longer than mammals?
Integrative and Comparative Biology publishes paper by Hamilton's Cynthia Downs and Colgate University's Ana Jimenez Clinton, N.Y. - Why do ...
Tag: Population Biology
Isle Royale winter study: 13 new wolves, 20 radio-collared moose
Credit: Rolf Peterson/Michigan Tech Fifteen wolves. 2,060 moose. Extensive ice and deep, powdery snow. Michigan Tech researchers have released the ...
US cities host more regionally unique species than previously thought
Citizen science data offers novel comparison of flora and fauna between metropolitan areasCredit: © 2018 Amy Patten SAN FRANCISCO (April ...
Lionfish genes studied for clues to invasive prowess
Credit: Photo by Michael Gäbler published under a Creative Commons license. What makes the red lionfish (Pterois volitans) such a ...
Red-neck phalarope: a migratory divide towards the Pacific Ocean and the Arabian Sea
An exceptional strategy when winter comesCredit: Yann Kolbeinsson When winter comes, populations of red-neck phalarope from the Western Palearctic migrate ...
Preventing collapse after catastrophe
As the impacts of climate change escalate, ecosystems will likely undergo events that will disrupt entire populations. In marine ecosystems, ...
Maximizing conservation benefits
Overexploitation and population collapse pose significant threats to marine fish stocks across the globe. While certain fish populations have already ...
Bacteria uses viral weapon against other bacteria
Credit: Sooyeon Song and Missy Hazen/Penn State Bacterial cells use both a virus -- traditionally thought to be an enemy ...
Place-based management can protect coral reefs in a changing climate
Credit: Kostantinos Stamoulis Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa (UH Mānoa) and the State of Hawai'i Department of ...
Biologists share $1.83 million to explore why plant genomes duplicate
How genome doubling influences key crop plantsCredit: Joel Sharbrough/Colorado State University When humans are born, we inherit one set of ...
Can we solve the riddle of the coral reef halos?
Credit: Copyright: CNES/Airbus; DigitalGlobe. Coral reefs worldwide are threatened by a variety of human impacts. Fishing is among the most ...
Soft tissue makes coral tougher in the face of climate change
Credit: Raphael Ritson-Williams Climate change and ocean warming threaten coral reefs and disrupt the harmonious relationship between corals and their ...
Study shows zoos and aquariums increase species knowledge index 800 percent
Previously untapped information sheds light on extinction timelines for mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibiansCredit: Species360 Conservation Science Alliance Despite volumes ...
Living room conservation: Gaming & virtual reality for insect and ecosystem conservation
Players explore and search for butterflies using knowledge gained through gameplayCredit: Alban Delamarre Gaming and virtual reality (VR) could bridge ...
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