Migrating birds can't control themselves
During the Spring and Fall migratory seasons, sparrows become significantly less capable of resisting temptation. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience investigated impulse control and sleep in Whi ...
Jul 28, 2010 |
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The protective brain hypothesis is confirmed
"In the past, it was thought that one of the selective advantages of having a large brain is that it facilitates the development of new behaviour to respond to the ecological challenges that the individual has not experienced ...
Jul 16, 2010 |
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Endangered crocodiles hatched in Cambodia
(AP) -- Conservationists in Cambodia are celebrating the hatching of a clutch of eggs from one of the world's most critically endangered animals.
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Snakes may be in decline worldwide: study
Distinct populations of snake species on three continents have crashed over the last decade, raising fears that the reptiles may be in global decline, according to a study published Wednesday.
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Big Brother in the wild: Natural and sexual selection in wild insect population (w/ Video)
Tracing the success of individual wild insects in leaving descendants is now possible according to new research by University of Exeter biologists using a combination of digital video technology, tagging and ...
Jun 03, 2010 |
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Alaska sues feds over predator control
(AP) -- The state of Alaska sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Friday, seeking a court order allowing it to go ahead with a controversial predator control program.
May 29, 2010 |
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Male antelopes trick females into extra sex opportunities
Scientists have caught male topi antelopes in the act of faking fear in front of females in heat as a way to improve their chances of having sex.
May 24, 2010 |
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Male antelopes deceive females to increase their chances of mating (w/ Video)
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered that male topi antelopes deceive their female counterparts in order to increase their chances of mating.
May 19, 2010 |
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The strongest animal in the world
The world's strongest animal, the copepod, is barely 1 mm long. It shows that copepods - in relation to their size - are more than 10 times as strong as has been previously documented for any other animal.
May 12, 2010 |
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Cages and emetics rescue wading birds
The number of waders (shorebirds) in Sweden is falling rapidly. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg have tested drastic new methods to protect species such as the Northern lapwing and redshank from ...
May 10, 2010 |
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Researchers use entire islands in the Bahamas to test survival of the fittest
(PhysOrg.com) -- By using entire islands as experimental laboratories, two Dartmouth biologists have performed one of the largest manipulations of natural selection ever conducted in a wild animal population. ...
May 10, 2010 |
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Fragmented forests result in more snakes, fewer birds
About half of all bird nests don't survive due to predators, particularly in fragmented forest areas, but why? University of Illinois researchers monitored both the prey and predator to find an answer.
May 04, 2010 |
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Return of top predators is key to ecological future
Sufficient advances have been made about the importance of top predators in ecosystem function that it's time to move from discussing the issue to acting upon it, a conservation biologist from Oregon State ...
Apr 23, 2010 |
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Plants can grow quickly or ward off hungry insects, but not both: research
There's a war occurring each day in our backyards - plant versus plant-eating insect versus insect-eating insect. Research by UC Irvine's Kailen Mooney suggests the outcome - of interest to farmers - is a ...
Mar 25, 2010 |
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Coyotes not decimating deer numbers according to expert
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's a question that has captured the imagination of Keystone State deer hunters and wildlife lovers: Has increased predation on helpless deer fawns by an growing population of Eastern coyotes ...
Mar 22, 2010 |
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