Decline in tiger shark population defies expectations
New Griffith University research has revealed a 71 percent decline in tiger sharks across Queensland's coastline.
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Sep 12, 2019
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Common insecticides are riskier than thought to predatory insects
Neonicotinoids—the most widely used class of insecticides—significantly reduce populations of predatory insects when used as seed coatings, according to researchers at Penn State. The team's research challenges the previously ...
Ecology
Dec 7, 2016
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Plants cry for help when an attack can be expected
Eggs of insect pests deposited on plants trigger the production of scents by plants that affect different plant community members probably helping the plant to get rid of the pest before it becomes harmful.
Plants & Animals
Sep 7, 2012
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New species of parasitic wasp associated with soybean pest in Minnesota
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered a new species of tiny parasitic wasp that might prove beneficial to managing soybean gall midge, a recently emerged pest in Midwest soybean fields that can have devastating ...
Ecology
May 11, 2023
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Researchers revise Darwin's thinking on invasive species
For more than a century and a half, researchers interested in invasive species have looked to Charles Darwin and what has come to be called his "naturalization conundrum." If an invader is closely related to species in a ...
Ecology
Dec 2, 2013
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Chinese wasps are taking on the emerald ash borer
The emerald ash borer (EAB), a relatively new invasive insect pest, has killed tens of millions of ash trees throughout the eastern United States since it was first detected in 2002 in Michigan and Canada. This insect has ...
Ecology
Jun 5, 2013
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Exploring how birds use contractions
Even birds value efficiency in communication.
Plants & Animals
Mar 3, 2023
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Study: Bright red pigment in red velvet mites protects them against harmful effects of UV radiation and heat
Living on the rugged landscape of rocks and concrete, the red velvet mite Balaustium murorum braves intense sunlight and ultraviolet radiation. These non-parasitic mites feed largely on pollen and emerge during spring from ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 8, 2023
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Hair indicates whether wild animals were 'stressed'
While hair analysis has become routine in humans—for example for the detection of prolonged drug or medication abuse—it has been little used in animals to date. Scientists led by Alexandre Azevedo and Katarina Jewgenow ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 17, 2019
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Masses of plastic particles found in Great Lakes
Already ravaged by toxic algae, invasive mussels and industrial pollution, North America's Great Lakes now confront another potential threat that few had even imagined until recently: untold millions of plastic litter bits, ...
Environment
Jul 30, 2013
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