A forthcoming article in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology reveals shifts in the mechanisms bats use to regulate metabolism throughout their seasonal activity period.
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2013
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New research has found bananas are photoperiod responsive, overruling the widely accepted belief that temperature is the key variable in banana development.
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2011
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More evidence has emerged to support stricter coastal management, this time focusing on pollution and overfishing in the picturesque tourist waters off Auckland in New Zealand.
Plants & Animals
Nov 3, 2020
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The presence of different strains of grass pollen in the atmosphere can help predict when hay fever and asthma could strike, a study involving a University of Queensland researcher has found.
Ecology
Apr 8, 2019
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Tracking the world's second-largest shark species has revealed that it moves to different depths depending on the time of year.
Plants & Animals
Sep 26, 2019
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(Phys.org)—This year, satellites saw the extent of Arctic sea ice hit a record low since measurements began in the 1970s. ESA's SMOS and CryoSat satellites are now taking a deeper look by measuring the volume of the sea-ice ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 8, 2012
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The role of the gut microbiome in our health has become an important topic in recent years, but a new study out of The University of New Mexico is the first of its kind to look at how it supports animals in the wild who are ...
Ecology
Jun 12, 2023
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The color of dragonfly communities reacts to seasonal variation in solar radiation. Over the last 30 years, however, this color pattern has changed—probably as a result of climate change.
Plants & Animals
Dec 20, 2023
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The ebb and flow of carbon within Earth's systems are complex and ever-moving occurrences. Carbon is a nomadic element, traveling between the atmosphere, ocean, and the soil, rock, and ice of the planet, changing forms along ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 4, 2022
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Seasonal, energy-conserving neural adaptions could allow shrews to reduce their metabolic demands during winter, a study finds. Animals adapt to changing environmental conditions such as seasonal cycles to enhance their chances ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 1, 2020
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