(Phys.org) —UCLA life scientists provide important new details on how climate change will affect interactions between species in research published online May 21 in the Journal of Animal Ecology. This k ...

Biology - Ecology

May 21, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Our ability to assess biological diversity, ecosystem health, ecological interactions, and a wide range of other important processes is largely dependent on accurately recognizing species. However, identifying ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 10, 2013 not rated yet 0

Alpine cushion plants help other plants in harsh mountain environments to survive. This is shown by new research involving researchers from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, the results of which are now ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 18, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1 |

(Phys.org)—The Stress Gradient Hypothesis holds that as stress increases in an ecosystem, mutually supportive interactions become more significant and negative interactions, such as competition, become ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 30, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

In a remarkable piece of detective work, a team of 'retired' CSIRO scientists have revealed the group of artists responsible for the iconic scribbles found on smooth-barked Eucalyptus trees in southeastern ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 27, 2012 4 / 5 (2) 0

Do birds change their tune in response to urban noise? It depends on the bird species, according to Dr. Alejandro Ariel Ríos-Chelén from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and colleagues. Their work shows that ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 20, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—Climate change causes extinctions not only as a result of species intolerance to high temperature, but more commonly via a variety of related factors that alter a species' interactions with other ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 17, 2012 3.7 / 5 (3) 3 |

What mechanisms control the generation and maintenance of biological diversity on the planet? It's a central question in evolutionary biology. For land-dwelling organisms such as insects and the flowers they ...

Biology - Evolution

Aug 08, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org) -- Predatory beetles can detect the unique alarm signal released by ants that are under attack by parasitic flies, and the beetles use those overheard conversations to guide their search for safe ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Aug 03, 2012 4 / 5 (2) 0 |

(Phys.org) -- Douglas McCauley and Paul DeSalles did not set out to discover one of the longest ecological interaction chains ever documented. But that's exactly what they and a team of researchers – ...

Biology - Ecology

May 18, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

Paleontologists from Chinese Academy of Sciences reported two Jurassic salamanders with stomach contents from Daohugou, Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia, China, as reported in Chinese Science Bulletin online ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Feb 06, 2012 3.5 / 5 (2) 0

UBC researchers have proffered a new mathematical model that seeks to unravel a key evolutionary riddle--namely what factors underlie the generation of biological diversity both within and between species.

Other Sciences - Mathematics

Apr 22, 2010 4.5 / 5 (15) 0 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- The discovery of a gruesome feeding frenzy that played out 73 million years ago in northwestern Alberta may also lead to the discovery of new dinosaur species in northwestern Alberta.

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

May 12, 2009 4.4 / 5 (8) 0