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When some species are heavily hunted, animal mortality increases and they have fewer offspring in the course of their lives.
When some species are heavily hunted, animal mortality increases and they have fewer offspring in the course of their lives.
Plants & Animals
Jun 11, 2020
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Patches of standing water that are close together are more likely to be used by mosquitoes to lay eggs in than patches that are farther apart, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. The findings, recently ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 26, 2019
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The behavior of giraffe groups with calves is influenced more strongly by the risk of predators than is the behavior of all-adult groups, which is mostly determined by the availability of food. An international team of researchers ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 29, 2019
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University of Cape Town (UCT) researchers have collected clear evidence—over a 23 year period between 1976 and 1999—that climate change is shrinking animals' body sizes.
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2019
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The common perception that pesticides reduce or eliminate target insect species may not always hold. Jennifer Weathered and Edd Hammill report that the impacts of agricultural pesticides on assemblages of aquatic insects ...
Ecology
Jun 17, 2019
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As gray wolves continue to make a strong comeback in Washington state, their presence can't help but impact other animals—particularly the ones these large carnivores target as prey.
Ecology
Feb 27, 2019
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Two recent studies by ecologists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have shed light on the relationship between the slender pitcher plant and its 'tenant', the crab spider Thomisus nepenthiphilus, providing insights ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 12, 2018
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Traditional Indigenous burning practices are protecting plant biodiversity in Australia's Gibson Desert, according to University of Queensland research.
Ecology
Oct 10, 2018
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Lawns in the Salt Lake Valley up to 100 years old are not yet saturated in the nutrient nitrogen, which is added by fertilizer, according to a new study from University of Utah researchers. The result is surprising, since ...
Environment
Jul 2, 2018
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A beetle that has killed millions of acres of pines in southern forests is munching its way north, and new research suggests its tree-killing prowess could be magnified in cooler climes.
Ecology
Jun 10, 2018
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