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New Chameleon Species Discovered in East Africa
A new species of chameleon
has been discovered in a
threatened forest in
Tanzania. Researchers first
spotted the animal while
surveying monkeys in the
... > full story
DNA 'Barcode' for Tropical Trees
In foods, soil samples or
customs checks, plant
fragments sometimes need to
be quickly identified. The
use of DNA "barcodes" to
itemize plant biodiversity
was proposed during the 1992
... > full story
Intensive Land Management Leaves Europe Without Carbon Sinks
A new calculation of
Europe's greenhouse gas
balance shows that emissions
of methane and nitrous oxide
tip the balance and
... > full story
Why Israeli Rodents Are More Cautious Than Jordanian Ones
Rodent, reptile and ant lion
species behave differently
on either side of the
Israel-Jordan border.
Researchers found that
Israeli gerbils are more
... > full story
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On the Origin of Nematodes: Phylogenetic Tree of World's Most Numerous Group of Animals
November 20, 2009 — Scientists have published the largest nematode phylogenetic tree up until now. It contains over 1,200 species and is entirely based on the analysis of DNA sequence ... > full story -
The Benefits of Stress ... in Plants
November 19, 2009 — Certain wild flax plants growing in poor soils have succeeded in balancing the stress in their lives -- these plants are less likely to experience infection from a fungal pathogen. The new study ... > full story -
Is 80-Year-Old Mistake Leading to First Species to Be Fished to Extinction?
November 19, 2009 — A species of common skate is to become the first marine fish species to be driven to extinction by commercial fishing, due to an error of species classification 80 years ... > full story -
Extinct Moa Rewrites New Zealand's History
November 18, 2009 — The evolutionary history of New Zealand's many extinct flightless moa has been re-written in the first comprehensive study of more than 260 sub-fossil specimens to combine all known genetic, ... > full story -
To the Bat Cave: Researchers Reconstruct Evolution of Bat Migration With Aid of Mathematical Model
November 18, 2009 — Not just birds, but also a few species of bats face a long journey every year. Researchers have studied the migratory behavior of the largest extant family of bats, the so-called "Vespertilionidae" ... > full story -
Evolution of Highly Toxic Box Jellyfish Unraveled
November 18, 2009 — With thousands of stinging cells that can emit deadly venom from tentacles that can reach ten feet in length, the 50 or so species of box jellyfish have long been of interest to scientists and to the ... > full story -
Using Darwin in Helping to Define the Biological Essentiality of Silicon and Aluminium
November 17, 2009 — In this year, 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of ‘On the Origin of Species’ a UK scientist has used Darwin’s seminal ... > full story -
Link Between Climate Change and Cattle Nutritional Stress Examined
November 16, 2009 — A group of researchers has found that any future increases in precipitation would be unlikely to compensate for the declines in forage quality that accompany projected temperature ... > full story -
New Climate Treaty Could Put Species at Risk, Scientists Argue
November 16, 2009 — Plans to be discussed at the forthcoming UN climate conference in Copenhagen to cut deforestation in developing countries could save some species from extinction but inadvertently increase the risk ... > full story -
Potential Ecological Costs and Co-Benefits of REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation)
November 16, 2009 — A new paper examines the potential of a REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) mechanism to provoke ecological damage and/or promote ecological cobenefits. Such analysis ... > full story
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