News tagged with ecological features

Same samples, different analytical strategies, complementary inferences

(Phys.org) -- The results of two separate but complementary analyses on 400 samples of Hanford Site groundwater appeared together in the journal of the International Society for Microbial Ecology. The studies ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Finding the ASX200 for marine ecosystems

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are building the environmental equivalent of the ASX200 as a means of monitoring the health of Australian marine ecosystems.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1




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Blowing in the wind: How hidden flower features are crucial for bees

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

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Yellow monkey flower could shed light on evolution's mysteries

(Phys.org) -- The French impressionist Claude Monet once credited flowers as the reason for him “having become a painter.”

Biology / Evolution

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Elephant seal tracking reveals hidden lives of deep-diving animals

Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who pioneered the use of satellite tags to monitor the migrations of elephant seals have compiled one of the largest datasets available for any marine mammal species, ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fighting ecological invaders efficiently

Siemens is using a special water-treatment technique to make ship traffic more environmentally friendly. By disinfecting the ballast water in ships, a system named Sicure protects marine environments from ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Living longer -- variability in infection-fighting genes can be a boon for male survival

Females of mammals (including humans) tend to outlive males, a circumstance that is usually attributed to males´ more aggressive and hence energy-depleting behaviour, especially when they compete for females. This might ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Neighboring chimp communities have their own nut-cracking styles

People don't always do as their neighbors do, and the same is true of neighboring chimpanzees. That's according to a report published online on May 10 in Current Biology featuring observations of wild chimps ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

There's not always safety in numbers when it comes to extinction risk

A basic tenet underpinning scientists' understanding of extinction is that more abundant species persist longer than their less abundant counterparts, but a new University of Georgia study reveals a much more complex relationship.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Different recipes for success in the world of plants

Halle/Saale. In order to prevail against native plants, non-native plant species develop special strategies. These differ in part considerably from the propagation strategies of endemic plant species. Dr. ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stable isotopes provide “signature” for researchers to study animals

Researchers have many tools available in studying and observing mammals. One is quite small—the stable isotope. Exploring ecological questions through analysis of stable isotopes is a rapidly developing area of research.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Evolution in an island, the secret for a longer life

ICP researchers published today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B one of the first fossil-based evidences supporting the evolutionary theory of ageing, which predicts that species evolving in low mo ...

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1


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