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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Caught In The Act: Butterfly Mate Preference Shows How One Species Can Become Two

Breaking up may not be hard to do, say scientists who've found a population of tropical butterflies that may be splitting into two ...  > full story

Inconspicuous Leaf Beetles Reveal Environment's Role In Formation Of New Species

Unnoticed by the nearby residents of St. Johnsbury, Vt., tiny leaf beetles that flit among the maple and willow trees in the area ...  > full story

Ants Are Friendly To Some Trees, But Not Others

Tree-dwelling ants generally live in harmony with their arboreal hosts. But new research suggests that when they run out of space in their trees of choice, the ...  > full story

Can Biodiversity Persist In The Face Of Climate Change?

Predictions made over the last decade about the impacts of climate change on biodiversity may be exaggerated, according to a paper published in the ...  > full story
 

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