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Researchers Find Key 'Conductor' of Nature's Synchronicity

(PhysOrg.com) -- Synchronicity in nature is seen in beating hearts, the flashing of fireflies' lights, the ebb and flow of infectious disease—and the simultaneous rise and fall of populations across vast reaches ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 3




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Wolves may aid recovery of Canada lynx, a threatened species

As wolf populations grow in parts of the West, most of the focus has been on their value in aiding broader ecosystem recovery – but a new study from Oregon State University also points out that they could play an important ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Litter of lynx kittens heartens Colo. biologists

(AP) -- The discovery of 10 lynx kittens this spring marks the first newborns documented in Colorado since 2006, heartening biologists overseeing restoration of the mountain feline.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Climate change and species distributions

Scientists have long pointed to physical changes in the Earth and its atmosphere, such as melting polar ice caps, sea level rise and violent storms, as indicators of global climate change. But changes in climate can wreak ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 04, 2008 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (13) | comments 1

Hidden interactions between predators and prey: evolution causes cryptic dynamics in ecology

When the populations of two species oscillate together (for example, predators and prey), it’s a good bet that they are tightly coupled ecologically. A famous example is the Canadian lynx and snowshoe hare, ...

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created Sep 04, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0


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