Salmon help their offspring by dying on the spawning grounds
Spawning salmon that die after migrating home actually do their offspring a favor.
Ecology
Dec 15, 2017
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Ecology Letters
Species may appear deceptively resilient to climate change
Nature itself can be the best defense against climate change for many species—at least in the short term—according to a study published in the journal Ecology Letters from the University of California, Davis.
Ecology
Nov 22, 2017
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New 'artificial selection' research findings signal threat for marine environments
A new study by Monash biologists has provided fresh insights into the long-standing questions of why animals are of the size they are and what happens when we artificially induce a change in their size.
Ecology
Nov 17, 2017
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77
A stinging report: Research shows climate change a major threat to bumble bees
New research from a team of Florida State University scientists and their collaborators is helping to explain the link between a changing global climate and a dramatic decline in bumble bee populations worldwide.
Ecology
Sep 29, 2017
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288
Dragonflies reveal how biodiversity changes in time and space
An ecological filter in a pond, such as voracious fish that feed on dragonflies and damselflies, can help ecologists predict how biodiversity loss may impact specific habitats, according to Rice University researchers who ...
Ecology
Jun 30, 2017
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431
Is it sometimes OK to cheat? Wasps that do not pollinate figs may flourish when they go unpunished
When both partners benefit from a relationship—be they husband and wife or pollinator and flower—the relationship is known as a mutualism. But sometimes partners do not deliver their side of the bargain while still reaping ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 20, 2017
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34
Earning a living in a changing climate—the plant perspective
There are many ways to make a living in a suitable climate but far fewer in a less suitable one. That may seem obvious for people living under various socio-economic stresses, but new research shows it also applies to the ...
Ecology
Jun 14, 2017
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77
Long-term fate of tropical forests may not be as dire as believed, study says
Tropical rainforests are often described as the "lungs of the earth," able to inhale carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and exhale oxygen in return. The faster they grow, the more they mitigate climate change by absorbing ...
Environment
Apr 28, 2017
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Cannibal larvae eat eggs, grow fast, avoid predators
Insects that cannibalize often do so to boost their nutrition, but a new study of Colorado potato beetles suggests another reason for the behavior: to lay low from predators.
Ecology
Apr 7, 2017
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99
Ants stomp, termites tiptoe—predator detection by a cryptic prey
Termites and ants are mortal enemies and will fight to the death if necessary. Yet armies of sightless termites carry out their work within millimetres of ant nests thanks to an incredible talent that could be of interest to ...
Ecology
Feb 22, 2017
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