Common plants and pollinators act as anchors for ecosystems
Credit: Julian Resasco The next time you go for a hike, take an extra moment to appreciate the seemingly ordinary ...
Tag: Population Biology
Satellite map of human pressure on land provides insight on sustainable development
Credit: Joe Mendoza/Colorado State University The coronavirus pandemic has led researchers to switch gears or temporarily abandon projects due to ...
Genetic admixture in the South Pacific: from Denisovans to the human immune response
Credit: © Institut Pasteur Describing the genetic diversity of human populations is essential to improve our understanding of human diseases ...
Roadside invader: The higher the traffic, the easier the invasive common ragweed disperses
Credit: Uwe Starfinger Common ragweed is an annual plant native to parts of the United States and southern Canada. It's ...
Lab study solves textbook problem: How cells know their size
The answer to a basic science question could unlock the key to complex medical challengesCredit: Image from the Amodeo Lab/Dartmouth ...
Dueling evolutionary forces drive rapid evolution of salamander coloration
Credit: Sean Giery, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Two opposing evolutionary forces explain the presence of the two different ...
Poop core records 4,300 years of bat diet and environment
An inaccessible cave preserved clues to Jamaica's climate past in the sedimentary layers of bat guanoCredit: Sherri and Brock Fenton ...
Conservationists may be unintentionally spreading pathogens between threatened animal populations
Credit: David Aldridge Moving endangered species to new locations is often used as part of species conservation strategies, and can ...
Fostered flamingos just as friendly
Credit: Paul Rose Flamingo chicks raised by foster parents from another flamingo species develop normally, scientists say. Six Chilean flamingo ...
Why lists of worldwide bird species disagree
Data gaps and species similarities may lead to undercounting biodiversityCredit: Ça?an ?ekercio?lu How many species of birds are there in ...
New wasp species discovered in Norway
A brand new species of parasitic cuckoo wasp was discovered based on its clever use of pheromonesCredit: Photo: Arnstein Staverløkk, ...
Rising Sika deer populations linked to bovine TB infections
Credit: Benjamin Lecomte New research suggests Ireland's increasing populations of Sika deer may be linked to local outbreaks of TB ...
What can we learn from vanishing wildlife species: The case of the Pyrenean Ibex
Credit: Manolo Grasa Likely the first extinction event of the 2000s in Europe, the sad history of the Pyrenean Ibex ...
Piping plovers breed less and move more in the northern great plains
Species may show higher extinction risk than currently presumedCredit: USGS Piping plover breeding groups in the Northern Great Plains are ...
Hidden diversity of coral more important for conservation than previously thought
Researchers say that our framework for classifying coral species needs to be expanded to capture ecological diversity and protect reef ...
Urban growth creates distortions between providers and receivers of ecosystem services
Researchers analyzed socioeconomic and environmental indicators for the 180 municipalities in the mega-region around São Paulo state capital, detecting environmental ...
Scientists discover unique Cornish ‘falgae’
Credit: Mark Milburn/Atlantic Scuba Red algae that grow in Cornwall's Fal Estuary are genetically unique, new research shows. University of ...
Sounds like home: Murrelets choose breeding locations by eavesdropping on other murrelets
Credit: Brett Lovelace, Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University researchers broadcast marbled murrelet calls in mature forests ...
Genetic sleuthing reveals endangered river dolphins in Asia as different species
Tissue collection at NOAA Fisheries lab helps reveal genetic distinctionCredit: Mansur/WCR Bangladesh New genetic analysis and years of painstaking research ...
University of Ottawa receives $9 million from CIHR to track COVID-19 variants of concern
Project spearheaded by Faculty of Medicine researcher to create a Canadian network for better researching and responding to the global ...