Mate choice is a key factor in the evolution of new animal species. The choice of a specific mate can decisively influence the evolutionary development of a species. In mice, the attractiveness of a potential ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 28, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —An international team of scientists led by Dr Kate Sanders from the University of Adelaide, and including Dr Mike Lee from the South Australian Museum, has uncovered how some sea snakes have ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Mar 19, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 1 |

Cryptic comments seem to have an ambiguous, obscure or hidden meaning. In biology, cryptic species are outwardly indistinguishable groups whose differences are hidden inside their genes.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 12, 2013 4.5 / 5 (2) 1 |

A termite's own biology with help from microorganisms called protists, are keys to the insect's digestion of woody material, according to a Purdue University scientist.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Feb 19, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

New University of East Anglia research into the mating habits of a critically endangered sea turtle will help conservationists understand more about its mating patterns.

Biology - Ecology

Feb 03, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Aggregations of the red and black colored firebugs are ubiquitous under linden trees in Central Europe, where the bugs can reach astounding population densities. While these insects have no impact on humans, ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Jan 09, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

(Phys.org)—A research team from Germany has found a new way to study animal diversity in the wild – capture carrion flies and analyze the DNA found in their digestive tracks. The team discovered the new ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 09, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 1 |

(Phys.org)—Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have sequenced the genetic code of a birch tree for the first time, which could help protect British birch populations.

Biology - Ecology

Nov 20, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—In the November issue of the journal Molecular Ecology, a U.S. and Brazilian research team reported evidence of novel and hybrid strains of a lethal fungus that has decimated amphibian popula ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 20, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have found that biological age and life expectancy can be predicted by measuring an individual's DNA.

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

Nov 19, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

(Phys.org)—New findings suggest that the ecology of blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) – the largest living animal – has recently changed due to human activities. A team lead by researchers at Mac ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 14, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—An ecologist who has examined research into the genetic lineage of populations of native British ash trees claims that significant differences in their DNA could make the majority less at risk ...

Biology - Ecology

Nov 07, 2012 not rated yet 0

The ability of deep-sea corals to harbor a broad array of marine life, including commercially important fish species, make these habitat-forming organisms of immediate interest to conservationists, managers, ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Oct 23, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

Since 1859, when Darwin's classic work "On the Origin of Species" was published, we have known that populations change over the course of time. The ability to adapt to changing surroundings is the basis ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Oct 19, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

Using data collected over the course of seven years, the study looked at DNA in tissue samples collected from 739 mountain lions. In the first-of-its-kind study at this scale, the authors used only the gathered ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 09, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0