WSU grizzly research reveals remarkable genetic regulation during hibernation
Credit: Photo by Henry Moore Jr. BCU/WSU PULLMAN, Wash.--Being a human couch potato can greatly increase fat accumulation, hasten the ...
Tag: Zoology/Veterinary Science
Not the hairstyle, but the content: Hair indicates whether wild animals were ‘stressed’
Credit: Artemy Voikhansky, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55825509 While hair analysis has become routine in humans - for example for the detection of prolonged ...
Elephant seal ‘supermoms’ produce most of the population, study finds
High mortality rates for young elephant seals means long-lived females dominate the reproductive output of the populationCredit: Dan Costa Most ...
Scientists identify previously unknown ‘hybrid zone’ between hummingbird species
Credit: Brian Myers We usually think of a species as being reproductively isolated - that is, not mating with other ...
For lemurs, sex role reversal may get its start in the womb
Females exposed to naturally higher hormone levels in utero grow up to be more aggressive as adultsCredit: Photo by David ...
New technology allows fleets to double fishing capacity — and deplete fish stocks faster
Credit: The University of British Columbia | Sea Around Us. Technological advances are allowing commercial fishing fleets to double their ...
Male Trinidad guppies find food thanks to females
Credit: Lysanne Snijders For male Trinidad Guppies applies: if you are hungry, seek female company. A recent study led by ...
Malaria could be felled by an Antarctic sea sponge
Credit: Bill Baker The frigid waters of the Antarctic may yield a treatment for a deadly disease that affects populations ...
Preventing people from abandoning exotic pets that threatened biodiversity
From buying impulsively to abandoning exotic petsCredit: Amphibians and Reptiles Recovery Centre of Catalonia (CRARC), Abandoning exotic pets is an ...
Elephant extinction will raise carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere
As ecosystem engineers, forest elephants' dining habits are climate-friendlyCredit: Stephen Blake, Ph.D. ST. LOUIS - One of the last remaining ...
Little helpers for the rainforest
Tropical rainforests store large quantities of carbon dioxide, produce oxygen and provide habitats for many animal and plant species. If ...
Revolutionary method could bring us much closer to the description of hyperdiverse faunas
At today's rate, it could take another two millennia for science to document all currently existing species of multicellular lifeCredit: ...
Fungal compound deodorizes skunk smell
Being sprayed by a skunk is no fun for people or their pets, and the strong, stinky secretions can serve ...
Marine census
Marine scientists to monitor the health and biodiversity of marine protected areas along the California coast They're slipping on their ...
For anemonefish, male-to-female sex change happens first in the brain
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- The anemonefish is a gender-bending marvel. It starts out as a ...
The first bioluminescent click beetle discovered in Asia represents a new subfamily
Credit: Mr Wen-Xuan Bi A remarkable bioluminescent click beetle was discovered in the subtropical evergreen broadleaf forests in southwest China. ...
What do the red ‘ornaments’ of female macaques mean?
Credit: Lucie Rigaill Many human cultures associate the colour red with sexuality and fertility. Among nonhuman primates too, red skin ...
TGen-led study finds link between gene and severe liver damage
Expression of AEBP1 correlates with severity of liver fibrosis; may provide therapeutic target PHOENIX, Ariz. -- July 18, 2019 -- ...
Simulation explores how insects glean compass direction from skylight
Neural mechanisms could inspire designs for new skylight-based navigation tools for robotsCredit: Christian Lischka, unsplash. A computational simulation suggests that ...
U of Guelph researchers learn how low oxygen builds a bigger, stronger alligator heart
Credit: University of Guelph Restricted oxygen during early life development might result in lasting heart damage for many creatures, but ...
