News tagged with ecological interactions

Scientists document fragile land-sea ecological chain

(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

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Jurassic salamanders with stomach contents found from Inner Mongolia

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

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mathematicians offer elegant solution to evolutionary conundrum

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

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Competition may have led to new dinosaur species in Grande Prairie area

(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

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0




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Got nectar? To hawkmoths, humidity is a cue

(Phys.org) -- Humidity emanating from a flower's nectar stores tells a moth if the flower is worth a visit, research led by a UA entomologist has discovered.

Biology / Plants & Animals

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Chemical fingerprinting tracks the travels of little brown bats

They're tiny creatures with glossy, chocolate-brown hair, out-sized ears and wings. They gobble mosquitoes and other insect pests during the summer and hibernate in caves and mines when the weather turns cold. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

Land and sea species differ in climate change response: study

(Phys.org) -- Marine and terrestrial species will likely differ in their responses to climate warming, new research by Simon Fraser University and Australia’s University of Tasmania has found.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 27, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Gourmet butterflies speed north: study

A new study led by scientists in the Department of Biology at the University of York has shown how a butterfly has changed its diet, and consequently has sped northwards in response to climate change. Their study is published ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Brightly colored bird bills indicate good health

Troy Murphy has found female bill colour reflects the health of the bird. Females with more colourful bills have higher antibody levels, indicating greater strength and the ability to fight off invaders.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Global warming winner: Once rare butterfly thrives

(AP) -- Global warming is rescuing the once-rare brown Argus butterfly, scientists say.

Biology / Ecology

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Not a one-way street: Evolution shapes environment of Connecticut lakes

Environmental change is the selective force that preserves adaptive traits in organisms and is a primary driver of evolution. However, it is less well known that evolutionary change in organisms also trigger ...

Biology / Evolution

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Deterring signals: Tobacco plants advertise their defensive readiness to attacking leafhoppers

Following herbivory, plants produce jasmonic acid, a hormone which activates several plant defense reactions. Scientists found that leafhoppers can evaluate whether tobacco plants are ready for defense when attacked. If jasmonate-signaling ...

Biology / Biotechnology

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

Velvet spiders emerge from underground in new cybertaxonomic monograph

Velvet spiders include some of the most beautiful arachnids in Europe and some of the world's most cooperative species. Social species can be very abundant in parts of tropical Africa and Asia with conspicuous co ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

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


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