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Scientists Map Genome of Fungus That Causes Dutch Elm Disease
March 14, 2013 — Researchers have successfully mapped the genes in the fungus that causes Dutch elm disease. The researchers believe this is the first time the 30 million DNA letters for the fungus Ophiostoma ulmi ... > full story -
Bat Disease: More Accurate, Sensitive DNA Test Allows Early Identification of Fungus Causing White Nose Syndrome
March 13, 2013 — Scientists are identifying additional species of Geomyces and describing development of a highly sensitive DNA-based technique for early identification of Geomyces destructans on bats as well as in ... > full story -
European Invader Outcompetes Canadian Plants Even Outside Its Usual Temperature Range
March 12, 2013 — Vincetoxicum rossicum, commonly known as dog-strangling vine, is an alien invasive plant from the Ukraine and southwestern Russia that has now established itself in the northeastern United States and ... > full story -
Sri Lankan Snake Study Reveals New Species, Rich Biodiversity in Island Country
March 12, 2013 — Alex Pyron's expertise is in family trees. Who is related to whom, who begat whom, how did they get where they are now. But not for humans: ... > full story -
Logging Debris Gives Newly Planted Douglas-Fir Forests a Leg-Up
March 12, 2013 — The downed limbs and other woody debris that are inevitable byproducts of timber harvest could be among the most important components of post-harvest landscapes, according to a new ... > full story -
Are Tropical Forests Resilient to Global Warming?
March 10, 2013 — Tropical forests are less likely to lose biomass – plants and plant material - in response to greenhouse gas emissions over the twenty-first century than may previously have been thought, ... > full story -
Stocking Florida Bass in Texas Reservoirs May Alter Stream Systems Connected to Stocked Reservoirs
March 7, 2013 — A genetic analysis by biologists suggests that the stocking of Florida bass in Texas reservoirs impacts bass populations far beyond the actual stocking ... > full story -
Bees Get a Buzz from Flower Nectar Containing Caffeine
March 7, 2013 — You may need a cup of coffee to kick start the day but it seems honeybees also get their buzz from drinking flower nectar containing ... > full story -
A New Cryptic Spider Species from Africa
March 7, 2013 — A revision of the cryptic, ground-dwelling spider genus Copa for the continental Afrotropical Region adds a new species to the genus, but altogether reduces the number of species in the region from ... > full story -
Bats Not Bothered by Forest Fires, Study Finds
March 6, 2013 — A survey of bat activity in burned and unburned areas after a major wildfire in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains found no evidence of detrimental effects on bats one year after the fire. The ... > full story
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