Study supports stronger conservation efforts in Southeast glacial refugia regions
During the last ice age, glaciers covered vast portions of North America.
Ecology
May 2, 2022
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Hibernating bats have similar metabolism to that of hibernating bears
A trio of researchers, two with Universidad Austral de Chile, and one with Universidad Católica de Chile, has found that a gram of hibernating bat has a similar metabolism to a gram of hibernating bear. In their paper published ...
Novel study of small fish in Icelandic waters sheds new light on adaptive change
Innovative research showing that populations of a small fish that live in both Iceland's lakes and marine waters, respond more quickly and differently to predators after they invade new freshwater lakes, demonstrating how ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 26, 2022
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Environmental DNA reveals secret reef inhabitants
An international research team uses a global sampling of seawater to reveal which tropical reef fish occur where. To identify species and families, they successfully used the residual DNA shed by the animals present in the ...
Ecology
Apr 21, 2022
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Small bees better at coping with warming, bumblebees struggle: study
Climate change could lead to more small-bodied bees but fewer bumblebees, according to research published Wednesday, warning of potential "cascading" effects on plant pollination and across whole ecosystems.
Plants & Animals
Apr 20, 2022
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More than a mimic: New study finds male lyrebirds sample, compose and share songs
New research led by Western Sydney University has found that male lyrebirds 'compose' long complex songs created out of mimicked sounds 'sampled' from their environment, and share these songs with their neighbors.
Plants & Animals
Apr 19, 2022
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Beyond the honeybee: How many bee species does a meadow need?
A meadow's lush array of flowers needs a full phalanx of bees to pollinate them—far more than just the honeybees and bumblebees that most people are familiar with, according to a new study by a team of researchers including ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 13, 2022
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Black rhino extinction risk sharply increased by killing of specific female rhinos
New research from The University of Manchester, in collaboration with Kenyan conservationists and scientists, has examined data from the Critically Endangered Kenyan black rhino populations which suggest that individuals ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 13, 2022
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Climate change will reshuffle marine ecosystems in unexpected ways, study finds
Warming of the oceans due to climate change will mean fewer productive fish species to catch in the future, according to a new Rutgers study that found as temperatures warm, predator-prey interactions will prevent species ...
Ecology
Apr 12, 2022
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Broken wing tactic found to be more widespread than thought
A team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and California Polytechnic State University, has found that the broken wing tactic used by some birds to lure predators away from their nest is more widespread ...
