Camouflaged plants use the same tricks as animals
Plants use many of the same methods as animals to camouflage themselves, a new study shows.
Plants & Animals
Jun 6, 2018
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Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Climate change, evolution, and what happens when researchers are also friends
What happens when six graduate students in different fields, who happen to be friends, put their heads together on an emerging issue in climate change?
Environment
Feb 21, 2018
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What fluffy bunnies can tell us about domestication: It didn't go the way you think
It turns out that nobody knows when rabbits were domesticated. Despite a well-cited story of the domestic bunny's origins, a review published on February 14 in Trends in Ecology and Evolution finds that historical and archaeological ...
Evolution
Feb 14, 2018
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'Transformative' research unrealistic to predict, scientists tell granting agencies
Research-funding agencies that require scientists to declare at the proposal stage how their projects will be "transformative" may actually be hindering discovery, according to a study by Oregon State University ecologists.
Evolution
Oct 6, 2017
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Scientists propose a new paradigm that paints a more inclusive picture of the evolution of organisms and ecosystems
In 1859, Charles Darwin included a novel tree of life in his trailblazing book on the theory of evolution, On the Origin of Species. Now, scientists from Rutgers University-New Brunswick and their international collaborators ...
Evolution
Jun 7, 2017
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New research to help preserve the benefits people receive from nature
Humans rely on things that come from nature—including clean air, water, food, and timber. But how can we tell if these natural services that people rely on, are at risk of being lost, potentially permanently?
Environment
Feb 9, 2017
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Denial of invasive species threat worries scientists
Scientists believe a new battlefront is opening in science denialism and this time the target is the science of invasive alien species and the fight to protect some of the world's rarest species and most unique ecosystems.
Ecology
Nov 24, 2016
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Exploring ways to coexist with wildlife
Although protected areas such as national parks can play a crucial role in conserving wildlife, most species of large carnivores and large herbivores also depend on being able to occupy human-dominated landscapes. This sharing ...
Ecology
Jul 7, 2016
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Alternative explanations for the evolution of monogamy and sibling cooperation
The textbook "monogamy hypothesis" argues that monogamy favors the evolution of cooperation by increasing sibling relatedness, since helpers are as related to the full siblings that they care for as they are to their own ...
Ecology
May 3, 2016
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Do gut microbes shape our evolution?
Scientists increasingly realize the importance of gut and other microbes to our health and well-being, but one UC Berkeley biologist is asking whether these microbes—our microbiota—might also have played a role in shaping ...
Evolution
Apr 21, 2016
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