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Tag: POPULATION BIOLOGY
eDNA reveals where endangered birds of a feather flock together
For the first time, Australian scientists have shown that environmental DNA (eDNA) can be used to detect the presence of an endangered bird species simply by collecting a cupful of water from the pools where they drink. eDNA has emerged…
Knowing your neighbors may shape US household yard care practices
Income, climate also considered in assessing yard fertilization, irrigation and pesticide use
How giant kelp may respond to climate change
In a changing ocean, giant kelp’s reproductive success depends on where it’s from
Knowing your neighbors may shape US household yard care practices
Income, climate also considered in assessing yard fertilization, irrigation and pesticide use
How giant kelp may respond to climate change
In a changing ocean, giant kelp’s reproductive success depends on where it’s from
Songbirds sing species-specific songs
The generation of species-specific singing in songbirds is associated with species-specific patterns of gene activity in brain regions called song nuclei, according to a study published November 12 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Kazuhiro Wada of Hokkaido University…
Songbirds sing species-specific songs
The generation of species-specific singing in songbirds is associated with species-specific patterns of gene activity in brain regions called song nuclei, according to a study published November 12 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology by Kazuhiro Wada of Hokkaido University…
Hot town, springtime in the city: Urbanization delays spring plant growth in warm regions
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The first appearance of bright green leaves heralds the start of spring, nudging insects, birds and other animals into a whirlwind of action. But a new study shows that urbanization shifts this seasonal cue in nuanced ways,…
Hot town, springtime in the city: Urbanization delays spring plant growth in warm regions
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The first appearance of bright green leaves heralds the start of spring, nudging insects, birds and other animals into a whirlwind of action. But a new study shows that urbanization shifts this seasonal cue in nuanced ways,…
Conservation scientists call for reverse to biodiversity loss
A group of international conservationists is urging governments across the globe to adopt a new approach to address the impact of economic development on the natural world. Renowned researchers, including University of Queensland scientists, aim to draw attention to what…
Extinct species rediscovered in Winterhoek mountains, South Africa, after 200 years
Last seen in 1804, Psoralea cataracta was rediscovered by Brian du Preez, a Ph.D. student in botany at the University of Cape Town, when he accidentally stumbled upon a population on a narrow track close to a river on a farm near Tulbagh
Extinct species rediscovered in Winterhoek mountains, South Africa, after 200 years
Last seen in 1804, Psoralea cataracta was rediscovered by Brian du Preez, a Ph.D. student in botany at the University of Cape Town, when he accidentally stumbled upon a population on a narrow track close to a river on a farm near Tulbagh
Study shows invasive blue catfish can tolerate high salinities
Indicates potential for further expansion in Chesapeake and into Delaware Bay
Stuck in a Polish nuclear weapon bunker cannibal wood ants found the way home
In a recent development of the story about wood ants trapped in a post-Soviet nuclear weapon bunker in Poland, scientists, led by Prof. Wojciech Czechowski, with the decisive contribution of Dr. István Maák, both from the Museum and Institute of…
Stuck in a Polish nuclear weapon bunker cannibal wood ants found the way home
In a recent development of the story about wood ants trapped in a post-Soviet nuclear weapon bunker in Poland, scientists, led by Prof. Wojciech Czechowski, with the decisive contribution of Dr. István Maák, both from the Museum and Institute of…
Stuck in a Polish nuclear weapon bunker cannibal wood ants found the way home
In a recent development of the story about wood ants trapped in a post-Soviet nuclear weapon bunker in Poland, scientists, led by Prof. Wojciech Czechowski, with the decisive contribution of Dr. István Maák, both from the Museum and Institute of…
Genetic history of endangered Australian songbird could inspire an encore
The genetic history of a critically endangered songbird shows its best chance of survival is to protect its rapidly disappearing habitat. Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) used DNA samples from museums around the world, dating back to the…
A complex marriage arrangement: New insights and unanswered questions in plant heterostyly
Landmark review highlights recent advances and unresolved questions as part of a New Phytologist special issue celebrating Prof. Spencer Barrett.
White bellbirds in Amazon shatter record for loudest bird call ever measured
Researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on October 21 have captured the loudest bird calls yet documented. The calls are the mating songs of male white bellbirds, which live atop mountains in the Amazon region of northern Brazil. The…
Whole genome sequencing could help save pumas from inbreeding
When students at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) found a dead mule deer on campus, they figured it had been killed by coyotes. Wildlife biologist Chris Wilmers rigged up a video camera to spy on the carcass at…
Researchers quantify limitations of health reports from direct-to-consumer genetic tests
Findings reported at ASHG 2019 Annual Meeting
Stranded whales detected from space
A new technique for analysing satellite images may help scientists detect and count stranded whales from space. Researchers tested a new detection method using Very High Resolution (VHR) satellite images from Maxar Technologies of the biggest mass stranding of baleen…
The composition of species is changing in ecosystems across the globe
Researchers map types and rates of biodiversity change
New human reference genome resources help capture global genetic diversity
Findings reported at ASHG 2019 Annual Meeting
Rare ‘itinerant breeding’ behavior revealed in California bird
Reproduction and migration are the two most demanding tasks in a bird’s life, and the vast majority of species separate them into different times of the year. Only two bird species have been shown to undertake what scientists call “itinerant…
Sequencing African genomes yields new data resource with broad applicability
Findings reported at ASHG 2019 Annual Meeting
Last year’s extreme snowfall wiped out breeding of Arctic animals and plants
Climate change affects ecosystems not only through warming, but also by delivering more extreme weather events
Koala epidemic provides lesson in how DNA protects itself from viruses
In animals, infections are fought by the immune system. Studies on an unusual virus infecting wild koalas, by a team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Queensland, reveal a new form of “genome…
Proximity to paths and roads is a burden for white-tailed sea eagles
The white-tailed sea eagle is known for reacting sensitively to disturbances. However, research into which factors have which effects on the animals and how these impacts influence breeding success has so far only just begun. A research team led by…
Scientists discover interaction between good and bad fungi that drives forest biodiversity
University of Maryland and Chinese Academy of Sciences researchers found that differences in soil fungus explain why tree species fare better in small numbers, a phenomenon that promotes forest diversity
Study finds large potential range for invasive spotted lanternfly
Suitable habitat abounds in US and Europe for tree and fruit pest
Ant-plant partnerships may play unexpected role in ant evolution
Text mining of 89,000 scientific papers reveals new evolutionary insights
Imprinting on mothers may drive new species formation in poison dart frogs
What do marrying one’s parents, Oedipus complex have to do with evolution?
Study presents first genome sequence of Florida panther
The first genome sequence of the Florida panther is presented along with evidence of increased genetic variation in the population
TTUHSC researchers use NHANES to search for hypothyroid-sleep apnea link
Study indicates hypothyroidism patients are more likely to develop the sleep disorder
New method improves measurement of animal behaviour using deep learning
A new toolkit goes beyond existing machine learning methods by measuring body posture in animals with high speed and accuracy. Developed by researchers from the Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour at the University of Konstanz and the…
Predators and hidey-holes are good for reef fish populations
New research highlights two factors that play a critical role in supporting reef fish populations and – ultimately – creating conditions that are more favorable for the growth of both coral reefs and seagrass. “Previous work has shown mixed results…
Purple martin migration behavior perplexes researchers
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Purple martins will soon migrate south for their usual wintertime retreat, but this time the birds will be wearing what look like little backpacks, as scientists plan to track their roosting sites along the way. The researchers…
Collapse of desert bird populations likely due to heat stress from climate change
Hotter temperatures mean birds need more water to cool off — if it’s available
Genes ‘lost’ in whales and dolphins helped their ancestors transition to life underwater
Genes lost during the transition from land to water in cetaceans highlight genomic changes associated with aquatic adaptations
Bee biodiversity barometer on Fiji
New species described as environment changes
Study confirms Monterey Bay Aquarium surrogate-reared sea otters helped restore threatened population
Scientists estimate surrogate-raised otters and their wild offspring account for more than half of the sea otter population growth over the past 15 years; now scientists are evaluating benefits otters could bring to other estuaries
Scientists identify previously unknown ‘hybrid zone’ between hummingbird species
We usually think of a species as being reproductively isolated – that is, not mating with other species in the wild. Occasionally, however, closely related species do interbreed. New research just published in The Auk: Ornithological Advances documents the existence…
Elephant seal ‘supermoms’ produce most of the population, study finds
High mortality rates for young elephant seals means long-lived females dominate the reproductive output of the population
Not the hairstyle, but the content: 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 of the…
Controversial insecticides shown to threaten survival of wild birds
New research at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) shows how the world’s most widely used insecticides could be partly responsible for a dramatic decline in songbird populations. A study published in the journal Science on Sept. 13 is the first…
Digital records of preserved plants and animals change how scientists explore the world
There’s a whole world behind the scenes at natural history museums that most people never see. Museum collections house millions upon millions of dinosaur bones, pickled sharks, dried leaves, and every other part of the natural world you can think…
Female gorillas detect and avoid sick groups
Gorillas are social animals, living in groups that females will migrate to join, becoming members of harems. Though some factors motivating these migrations were previously known, a research team affiliated with the CNRS and Université de Rennes 1 has just…
Buzzkill?
Male honeybees inject queens with blinding toxins during sex