Tag: Population Biology

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 ...

Study reveals declines in distribution of many species of bees and hoverfliesCredit: Steven Falk Many insect pollinator species are disappearing ...

A technique to produce eggs from ovarian tissue in the lab may offer hope for critically endangered species like the ...

Credit: Virginia Tech People in many parts of the world feed birds in their backyards, often due to a desire ...

Pick right-sized rock or be eaten by cannibal neighborsCredit: Phil Colclough/Zoo Knoxville GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- For young hellbenders, choosing the ...

Ecology professor Sandra Myrna Díaz is the winner of the 2019 Gunnerus Award in Sustainability Science.Credit: Sandra M. Díaz Professor ...