(Phys.org) —University of Queensland researchers have found that sexiness doesn't have to be a burden, at least not if you're a male threadfin rainbowfish.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 18, 2013 3 / 5 (1) 5 |

(Phys.org) —Large helpers (nannies) in a cichlid fish allow the dominant male and female to reduce their personal contribution to their offspring and territory, according to new research published today ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 12, 2013 not rated yet 1 |

Sheep keep having twins even in old age, say scientists.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—Small migratory male birds that winter in a stressful environment age faster than those that winter in a high-quality habitat, according to research stemming from a collaborative National Science ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 26, 2013 not rated yet 0

The long necked sauropod dinosaurs were the largest land animals ever to walk the Earth – but why were they so large? A decade ago a team of plant ecologists from South Africa suggested that this was due to the nature of ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Dec 11, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 3 |

Orsini's viper, a rare and protected species at risk of extinction in France, has an original reproductive strategy. In alternate years, it switches between reproductive and non-reproductive behavior. This ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 28, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

How flowers have evolved particular colours, shapes and scents to attract pollinators has long fascinated ecologists. Now, using artificial flowers and high-speed video, researchers have gained intriguing ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 20, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1 |

Grasshoppers are having to change their song – one of the iconic sounds of summer – to make themselves heard above the din of road traffic, ecologists have discovered. The study, published in the British Ecological Society's ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 13, 2012 not rated yet 0

In the face of a changing climate many species must adapt or perish. Ecologists studying evolutionary responses to climate change forecast that cold-blooded tropical species are not as vulnerable to extinction as previously ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 16, 2012 4 / 5 (2) 2

Many studies have found that high levels of hormones that are associated with stress are a sign of poor fitness and reduced chance of survival – but recent research on young songbirds found that some ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Aug 13, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org) -- To humans they might be pretty and small, the inspiration for nursery rhymes and children's clothing, but the redder the lady bird, the worse it tastes to the bird which tries to eat it, an international ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jun 06, 2012 not rated yet 0

As gardeners get busy filling tubs and borders with colourful bedding plants, scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol have discovered more about what makes flowers attractive to bees rather than humans. Published ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 28, 2012 4.3 / 5 (6) 0 |