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Big Ecosystem Changes Viewed Through the Lens of Tiny Carnivorous Plants
April 23, 2013 — The water-filled pool within a pitcher plant, it turns out, is a tiny ecosystem whose inner workings are similar to those of a full-scale water body. Whether small carnivorous plant or huge lake, ... > full story -
A Beautiful Species of Tree Iguana Redescribed 179 Years After Its Discovery
April 23, 2013 — The tree iguana, Liolaemus nigromaculatus, was the second species of the genus Liolaemus to be described and the nominal species of the group nigromaculatus. However, since its description, no ... > full story -
Ant Family Tree Constructed: Confirms Date of Evolutionary Origin, Underscores Importance of Neotropics
April 22, 2013 — Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the higher species numbers in the tropics, but these hypotheses have never been tested for the ants, which are one of the most ecologically and ... > full story -
Weeding out Ineffective Biocontrol Agents
April 18, 2013 — Biocontrol programs use an invasive plant's natural enemies (insects and pathogens) to reduce its population. Most biocontrol programs combine many different enemies. Some combinations of enemy ... > full story -
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Love at First Sniff: Male Moths Go by First Impressions
April 16, 2013 — Entomologists now have an explanation for why we see so many hybrid moths in nature. The team closely examined the behavior and the olfactory circuitry of male moths and found an answer in ... > full story -
Biodiversity Crisis: The Impacts of Socio-Economic Pressures on Natural Floras and Faunas
April 16, 2013 — A new study on extinction risk has shown that proportions of plant and animal species being classified as threatened on national Red Lists are more closely related to socioeconomic pressure levels ... > full story -
Tiny Colorful Snails Are in Danger of Extinction With Vanishing Limestone Ecosystems
April 15, 2013 — Three new species of brightly colored carnivorous snails have been described from north and northeastern Thailand, as a part of an extensive study of the terrestrial snails family Streptaxidae. The ... > full story -
Invasive Kudzu Bugs May Pose Greater Threat Than Previously Thought
April 15, 2013 — The invasive kudzu bug has the potential to be a major agricultural pest, causing significant damage to economically important soybean crops. Conventional wisdom has held that the insect pests will ... > full story -
The Rosette Agent: Monitoring a New Threat in Britain's Rivers
April 11, 2013 — There are more than four million anglers in the UK and the sport generates an estimated £3.5 billion for the economy. But research has uncovered a new threat that could put many of the native ... > full story -
Chimpanzees Use Botanical Skills to Discover Fruit
April 10, 2013 — Fruit-eating animals are known to use their spatial memory to relocate fruit, yet, it is unclear how they manage to find fruit in the first place. Researchers have now investigated which strategies ... > full story
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