News tagged with forest creatures

Timber harvest impacts amphibians differently during life stages

Frogs are croaking in clear-cut forests, but not exactly in their traditional manner. University of Missouri researchers found that removing all of the trees from a section of the forest had a negative effect ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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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

Top 10 new species list draws attention to diverse biosphere

The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and a committee of scientists from around the world announced their picks for the top 10 new species described in 2011. This ...

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Extinction looms for gibbons in Vietnam, scientists say

The first comprehensive study of gibbons in Vietnam in over a decade has found that three of the six species (the cao vit and western black crested gibbons and the northern white-cheeked gibbon) are perilously ...

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created May 22, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

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 – ...

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

Race to save the devil Down Under

It's been hundreds of years since the Tasmanian devil last lived on the Australian mainland but, in the misty hills of Barrington Tops, a pioneering group is being bred for survival.

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created May 17, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Wolves eating less than 1% of German livestock, study finds

Despite the reappearance of wolves in Germany, local farmers should not worry about these creatures attacking and eating their livestock. Less than 1% of farm animals are on the wolves' menu, new research ...

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created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hiding in plain sight: Scientist discovers new frog species in New York and New Jersey

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the wilds of New York City -- or as wild as you can get so close to skyscrapers -- scientists have found a new leopard frog species that for years biologists mistook for a more widespread ...

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created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Birds' diverse traits survive Amazon fires

Research in the Amazon has shown that wildfires are less of a threat to the functional diversity of rainforest birds than you might expect.

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created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gorilla genome sequenced

The assembly of the gorilla genome was announced today, March 7, by a multi-national group of researchers. The gorilla is the last genus of the living great apes to have its genome decoded. While confirming ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Study extends the 'ecology of fear' to fear of parasites

(PhysOrg.com) -- Here’s a riddle: What’s the difference between a tick and a lion? The answer used to be that a tick is a parasite and the lion is a predator. But now those definitions don’t ...

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created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


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