At the current temperatures, all hibernators have probably emerged from their winter hibernation and are enjoying the warm weather. However, this is quite different during the cold season. Many small mammals ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

May 07, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org) —Large helpers (nannies) in a cichlid fish allow the dominant male and female to reduce their personal contribution to their offspring and territory, according to new research published today ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Apr 12, 2013 not rated yet 1 |

Sheep keep having twins even in old age, say scientists.

Biology - Ecology

Mar 04, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org)—Small migratory male birds that winter in a stressful environment age faster than those that winter in a high-quality habitat, according to research stemming from a collaborative National Science ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 26, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—Ecologists often rely on the twin standards of the variety and numbers of species to describe a given region's diversity. But scaling down the size also scales up the numbers: On and in our bodies is a community ...

Biology - Ecology

Feb 07, 2013 not rated yet 0

The long necked sauropod dinosaurs were the largest land animals ever to walk the Earth – but why were they so large? A decade ago a team of plant ecologists from South Africa suggested that this was due to the nature of ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Dec 11, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 3 |

Orsini's viper, a rare and protected species at risk of extinction in France, has an original reproductive strategy. In alternate years, it switches between reproductive and non-reproductive behavior. This ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 28, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

How flowers have evolved particular colours, shapes and scents to attract pollinators has long fascinated ecologists. Now, using artificial flowers and high-speed video, researchers have gained intriguing ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 20, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1 |

Grasshoppers are having to change their song – one of the iconic sounds of summer – to make themselves heard above the din of road traffic, ecologists have discovered. The study, published in the British Ecological Society's ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Nov 13, 2012 not rated yet 0

In the face of a changing climate many species must adapt or perish. Ecologists studying evolutionary responses to climate change forecast that cold-blooded tropical species are not as vulnerable to extinction as previously ...

Biology - Ecology

Aug 16, 2012 4 / 5 (2) 2

Chlorothalonil, one of the world's most common fungicides used pervasively on food crops and golf courses, was lethal to a wide variety of freshwater organisms in a new study, University of South Florida researchers said ...

Biology - Ecology

May 16, 2012 not rated yet 0

A ladybird's colour indicates how well-fed and how toxic it is, according to an international team of scientists. Research led by the Universities of Exeter and Liverpool directly shows that differences between ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Feb 06, 2012 4.3 / 5 (6) 2 |

In Europe forests appear evergreen even in the cloudiest conditions, while the lush interiors of Asian jungles are typically overshadowed by a dense canopy. The ability of trees to adapt to light conditions, and even increase ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Nov 15, 2011 not rated yet 0

Microbes are omnipresent on earth. They are found as free-living microorganisms as well as in communities with other higher organisms. Thanks to modern biological techniques we are now able to address the ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Sep 01, 2011 not rated yet 0 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Life is tough for woodrats in deserts of the U.S. Southwest. There are few plants for food, and those plants produce poison to deter rodents, insects and other animals. A new University of ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Aug 09, 2011 not rated yet 0 |