Water flora in the lakes of the ancient Tethys Ocean islands
New biogeographical affinities in Cretaceous floraCredit: Cretaceous Research A study published in Cretaceous Research expands the paleontological richness of continental ...
Tag: Population Biology
Light pollution at night affects the calls of migratory birds
Credit: Tim Jones When investigators in the UK recorded the calls of migratory birds called thrushes at night, they found ...
Limited fishing zones support reef conservation
Credit: Kynan Hartog-Burnett / ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies. A world first study within the Great Barrier ...
Bone collagen of fish shows individual history of migration and feeding habits
Credit: Yoshikazu Kato Collagen is a protein found widely in almost all cells of animals, and scientifically can be used ...
Genome sequencing delivers hope and warning for the survival of the Sumatran rhinoceros
Credit: Scuba Zoo A study led by researchers at the Centre for Palaeogenetics in Stockholm shows that the last remaining ...
Climate change impacts conservation sites across the Americas
Credit: Professor Stephen Willis A continental-scale network of conservation sites is likely to remain effective under future climate change scenarios, ...
Defense mechanisms in aphids can become a double-edged sword, sharpened by the seasons
Protective endosymbiont dynamics in pea aphids are sharpened by selectionCredit: Drexel University/Linyao Peng Evolution is unfolding in real time within ...
Freshwater salt pollution threatens ecosystem health and human water security
Credit: Virginia Tech Water touches virtually every aspect of human society, and all life on earth requires it. Yet, fresh, ...
Stone Age black bears didn’t just defecate in the woods – they did it in a cave too
Scientists have sequenced ancient DNA from soil for the first time and the advance will transform what is known about ...
UK waters are home again to the bluefin tuna
Credit: Tom Horton Atlantic bluefin tuna have returned to UK waters and can once again be seen during the summer ...
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 ...
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 ...