A pair of researchers, one a paleoecologist with Utrecht University, the other an independent ancient crab enthusiast, have identified the largest known crab fossil claw ever discovered. In their paper published in the journal ...
A new genomic study of the rarest pine tree in the world, the Torrey pine, aimed at bolstering the case for a genetic rescue of the species barely surviving in the western U.S., revealed the complexity and risk associated ...
Ecology
Jul 22, 2022
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Naturally occurring compounds in ash leaves could be linked to susceptibility of individual trees to the fungal disease ash dieback (ADB). But selecting trees with lower levels of these compounds and breeding for resistance ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 11, 2020
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An international team of scientists have identified candidate resistance genes that could protect ash trees from the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a deadly pest that is expected to kill billions of trees worldwide.
Ecology
May 25, 2020
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New research has identified the genetic basis of resistance to ash dieback in UK trees, opening up new avenues for conservation.
Ecology
Nov 18, 2019
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"Lingering ash." That's what the U.S. Forest Service calls the relatively few green and white ash trees that survive the emerald ash borer onslaught. Those trees do not survive by accident, and that may save the species, ...
Ecology
Sep 10, 2019
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Matthew Evans, a biology professor at the University of Hong Kong, has created a computer model that shows the likely impact of dieback disease on ash trees in the U.K. In his paper published in the journal Royal Society ...
Ash dieback threatens 95% of all European ash trees and has already killed or severely damaged a quarter in southern Sweden and destroyed more than 80% of young ash trees in Norway.
Ecology
Apr 23, 2018
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University of Alberta-led research reveals that Microraptor, a small flying dinosaur was a complete hunter, able to swoop down and pickup fish as well as its previously known prey of birds and tree dwelling mammals.
Archaeology
Apr 22, 2013
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Using cryopreservation methods, Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have devised a procedure for storing frozen budwood from ash trees (Fraxinus) and thawing the delicate buds for later use in ...
Ecology
Oct 28, 2009
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