Study on shorebirds suggests that when conserving species, not all land is equal
Credit: (Photo by Tong Mu, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology) Princeton University researchers may have solved a long-standing mystery ...
Tag: Zoology/Veterinary Science
Human presence weakens social relationships of giraffes
Credit: Christian Kiffner The effects of human presence on the social relationships of wild animals have rarely been studied. Even ...
Feeding habits differ by age and sex in Asian black bears: Data may help wildlife experts better manage bears’ habitats
Credit: Hiroshi Yokota A ten-year study shows that Asian black bears' diets vary greatly depending on sex, stage of life, ...
Many factors may contribute to steep, decades-long muskrat population drop
Credit: Penn State Muskrat populations declined sharply across North America over the last 50 years or so, and wildlife scientists ...
‘Social distancing’ saves frogs: New approach to identify individual frogs noninvasively
Credit: Naitik Patel Globally, 41% amphibian species are regarded as threatened with extinction. However, when it comes to the case ...
Protected areas worldwide at risk of invasive species
Credit: Professor Tim Blackburn, UCL Protected areas across the globe are effectively keeping invasive animals at bay, but the large ...
Great white shark diet surprises scientists
Understanding how sharks feed is vital for managing human interactionsCredit: Richard Grainger/University of Sydney The first-ever detailed study of the ...
Deadly bacterial infection in pigs deciphered
Credit: © Conrad von Schubert New-born piglets often die painfully from infection with an intestinal bacterium. A team of researchers ...
Alien frog invasion wreaks havoc on natural habitat
A warning on World Environment DayCredit: Christine Taylor Indiscriminate feeding by an alien population of the carnivorous spotted-thighed frog - ...
Researchers study genetic outcomes of translocating bighorn sheep
Credit: Wyoming Game and Fish Department Translocation is an important management tool used for nearly 100 years to increase bighorn ...
Researchers find pronghorn exhibit little genetic variation despite landscape obstacles
Credit: Adele Reinking A University of Wyoming researcher led a study that showed Wyoming pronghorn exhibit little-to-no population genetic differentiation ...
Blood markers predict Humboldt penguin nest type, reproductive success
Credit: Photo by Michael Adkesson CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- From March to December every year, Humboldt penguins nest in vast colonies ...
When determining sex, exceptions are the rule
Credit: Jacelyn Shu / Genome Biology and Evolution For nearly a century, biologists have modeled the evolution of sex chromosomes--the ...
Ten years of ecosystem services matrix: Review of a (r)evolution
Credit: Pensoft In recent years, the concept of Ecosystem Services (ES): the benefits people obtain from ecosystems, such as pollination ...
Big vegetarians of the reef drive fish evolution
Credit: Victor Huertas A new study reveals the diets of reef fish dictate how fast different species evolve. The breakthrough ...
In chimpanzees, females contribute to the protection of the territory
Female chimpanzees are also important in helping to win and keep a territoryCredit: Liran Samuni In many social species, including ...
What do ants and light rays have in common when they pass through lenses?
Credit: Choi J, Lim H, Song W., Cho H., Kim HY, Lee SI, Jablonski PG.[(b, c, e, f are adapted ...
Warming climate is changing where birds breed
Migratory behavior and winter geography drive differential range shifts of eastern birds in response to recent climate changeCredit: Credit: Clark ...
Similar to humans, chimpanzees develop slowly
Chimpanzees need more than five years to acquire key skillsCredit: Tatiana Bortolato, Taï Chimpanzee Project Few species develop as slowly ...
Bumblebees speed up flowering
Credit: Photograph: Hannier Pulido / ETH Zurich Spring has sprung earlier than ever before this year, accompanied by temperatures more ...
