The study of dental calculus from Late Mesolithic individuals from the site of Vlasac in the Danube Gorges of the central Balkans has provided direct evidence that Mesolithic foragers of this region consumed domestic cereals ...
Archaeology
Aug 29, 2016
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When honeybees shift from nurse bees to foragers, or from caring for the brood to foraging for nectar and pollen, the bees "turn on" gene expression with products that protect against microorganisms and degrade toxins, three ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2015
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A new study shows for the first time that fishing likely worsens population collapses in species of forage fish, including herring, anchovies and sardines. Some of the largest fisheries in the world target these species, ...
Ecology
Apr 6, 2015
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Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is a major threat to bee colonies around the world and affects their ability to perform vital human food crop pollination. It has been a cause of urgent concern for scientists and farmers around ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 9, 2015
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Birds that dive for fish while wintering in the Salish Sea, located between British Columbia and Washington, are more likely to be in decline than nondiving birds with less specialized diets, according to a study led by the ...
Ecology
Oct 17, 2014
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Scientists attached radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags to hundreds of individual honey bees and tracked them for several weeks. The effort yielded two discoveries: Some foraging bees are much busier than others; and ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2014
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Look into the spring sky at dusk and you may see flitting groups of bats, gobbling up insect meals in an intricately choreographed aerial dance. It's well known that echolocation calls keep the bats from hitting trees and ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2014
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The convergent evolution of tail shapes in diving birds may be driven by foraging style, according to a paper published in PLOS ONE on February 26, 2014 by Ryan Felice and Patrick O'Connor from Ohio University.
Plants & Animals
Feb 26, 2014
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New research from the University of Toronto Scarborough shows that animal dispersal is influenced by a gene associated with feeding and food search behaviours.
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2014
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Eavesdropping in the wild – or the ability to gather information from other species – could influence the survival of some animal species.
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2013
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