Researchers have developed the 'FrogPhone', a novel device which allows scientists to call up a frog survey site and monitor them in the wild. The FrogPhone is the world's first solar-powered remote survey device that relays ...
Ecology
Dec 6, 2019
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By measuring the body length, width and height of free-living southern right whales photographed by drones, researchers were able to develop a model that accurately calculated the body volume and mass of the whales.
Plants & Animals
Oct 2, 2019
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Food safety regulations increasingly pressure growers to remove hedgerows, ponds and other natural habitats from farms to keep out pathogen-carrying wildlife and livestock. Yet, this could come at the cost of biodiversity.
Ecology
Mar 19, 2019
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Previously known to migrate from Europe to the Afrotropics during the autumn, the fate of this butterfly species and its offspring remained unknown.
Plants & Animals
Jun 13, 2018
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Male guppies exposed to predators in the wild or in captivity have heavier brains than those living in relatively predator-free conditions, according to new research published in the journal Functional Ecology.
Plants & Animals
Jun 4, 2018
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A study by the University of Liverpool, in collaboration with the Natural History Museum, has found that ants are responsible for moving more than half of food resources from the rainforest floor, playing a key role in maintaining ...
Ecology
Aug 9, 2017
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Birds in the exclusion zone around Chernobyl are adapting to – and may even be benefiting from – long-term exposure to radiation, ecologists have found. The study, published in the British Ecological Society's journal ...
Ecology
Apr 28, 2014
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At the close of 2023, Defra asked the British Ecological Society to bring together nearly 40 experts, to collate expert opinion on freshwater policy and set out a list of priorities for the biodiversity evidence program to ...
Environment
Mar 21, 2024
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A new study reveals how Livestock Guardian Dogs change predator behavior in ways that both protect livestock and support conservation efforts.
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2024
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European forests with a greater diversity of tree species are more resilient to storms, according to new research published in the journal Functional Ecology.
Ecology
Jan 25, 2024
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