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Biological Fitness Trumps Other Traits in Mating Game
When a new species emerges
following adaptive changes
to its local environment,
the process of choosing a
mate can help protect the
new species' genetic
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Perching on the Cliffs of New Zealand, Endemic Lepidium Flora Faces Extinction Threats
Cooks Scurvy Grass (Lepidium
oleraceum) has an
international claim to fame
as the plant most commonly
used by Captain James Cook
... > full story
Researchers Sequence the Genome of Global Deep Ocean
Biologists have started to
sequence the genome of the
global deep ocean. They are
using more than 2,000
samples of microorganisms
collected in the Atlantic,
... > full story
A Critically Endangered Beauty: The Passion Flower Passiflora Kwangtungensis
The Chinese passion vine
species Passiflora
kwangtungensis strikes with
the beauty of its clusters
of white-greenish flowers
... > full story
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New Findings Regarding DNA Damage Checkpoint Mechanism in Oxidative Stress
June 14, 2013 — Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown surveillance mechanism, known as a DNA damage checkpoint, used by cells to monitor oxidatively damaged DNA. DNA repair takes place approximately 10,000 ... > full story -
High Diversity of Flying Reptiles in England 110 Million Years Ago
June 12, 2013 — Pterosaurs are an extinct group of flying reptiles that are only abundant in very few deposits. One of these is situated in England, where hundreds of fossils of these animals, that covered the skies ... > full story -
Do Parasites Upset Food Web Theory?
June 11, 2013 — Parasites comprise a large proportion of the diversity of species in every ecosystem, but are rarely included in analyses or models of food webs. If parasites play different roles from other ... > full story -
New DNA Test on Roo Poo Identifies Species
June 6, 2013 — Researchers have developed a simple and cost-effective DNA test to identify kangaroo species from their droppings which will boost the ability to manage and conserve kangaroo ... > full story -
New Scorpion Species Adds to the Remarkable Biodiversity of the Ecuadorian Andes
June 5, 2013 — A new large-tail scorpion species has been discovered in the Ecuadorian Andes. The 5 cm long, reddish brown Tityus (Atreus) crassicauda could be only a tiny part of an avalanche of future discoveries ... > full story -
A Lucky Catch: A Tiny New Fish, Haptoclinus Dropi, from the Southern Caribbean
June 5, 2013 — A lucky catch, a new species of tiny blenniiform fish has been discovered as a part of the Smithsonian Institution's Deep Reef Observation Project. The new, beautifully colored Haptoclinus dropi is ... > full story -
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Personality Is the Result of Nurture, Not Nature, Suggests Study on Birds
June 5, 2013 — Personality is not inherited from birth parents says new research on zebra finches. External factors are likely to play a bigger part in developing the personality of an individual than the genes it ... > full story -
An 'Extinct' Frog Makes a Comeback in Israel
June 4, 2013 — The first amphibian to have been officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature has been rediscovered in the north of Israel after some 60 years and turns out to be ... > full story -
A New Species of Yellow Slug Moth from China
June 4, 2013 — A new species of the slug moth genus Monema has been described from China. The name refers to the peculiar caterpillars resembling slugs in many of their characteristics. The recent study of the ... > full story -
The Jewels of the Ocean: Two New Species and a New Genus of Octocorals from the Pacific
June 3, 2013 — Two new beautiful species of octocorals and a new genus have been described from the well explored west coast of North America. Despite the 3,400 known species nowadays, these colorful marine jewels ... > full story
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