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Third Generation Spawning of Atlantic Bonito
May 20, 2011 — Atlantic bonito broodstock (Sarda sarda) at a marine culture plant have begun to spawn viable eggs spontaneously. Researchers are rearing the third generation of individuals born in captivity, ... > full story -
'Barcoding Blitz' on Australian Moths and Butterflies
May 17, 2011 — In just 10 weeks, a team of Canadian researchers has succeeded in "barcoding" 28,000 moth and butterfly specimens -- or about 65 percent of Australia's 10,000 known species -- held at CSIRO's ... > full story -
Oceanic Land Crab Extinction Linked to Colonization of Hawaii
May 16, 2011 — Researchers have described a new species of land crab that documents the first crab extinction during the human era. The loss of the crab likely greatly impacted the ecology of the Hawaiian Islands, ... > full story -
Foothill Yellow-Legged Frog Provides Insight on River Management
May 16, 2011 — River flow fluctuations downstream of dams are often out of sync with natural flow patterns and can have significant negative effects on aquatic species, such as native frogs, according to ... > full story -
Anthropologist Discovers New Fossil Primate Species in West Texas
May 16, 2011 — A physical anthropologist has announced the discovery of a previously unknown species of fossil primate, Mescalerolemur horneri, in the Devil's Graveyard badlands of West ... > full story -
Coping With Climate Change: Can We Predict Which Species Will Be Able to Move Far or Fast Enough to Adapt?
May 12, 2011 — As global temperatures rise, suitable sites for many plants and animals are shifting to cooler and higher ground. Can we predict which species will be able to move far or fast enough to keep up? A ... > full story -
Changes in Vegetation Determine How Animals Migrate
May 11, 2011 — The predictability and scale of seasonal changes in a habitat help determine the distance migratory species move and whether the animals always travel together to the same place or independently to ... > full story -
Deepwater Horizon Spill Threatens More Species Than Legally Protected, Study Finds
May 11, 2011 — Marine species facing threats from the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico far exceed those under legal protection in the United States, a new paper finds. Researchers found 39 ... > full story -
Why More Species Live in Amazon Rainforests: Evolution of Treefrogs Sheds Light on the Mystery
May 5, 2011 — For more than two hundred years, the question of why there are more species in the tropics has been a biological enigma. A particularly perplexing aspect is why so many species live together in a ... > full story -
Horsetail Plant Developed Successful Set of Tools for Extreme Environments -- For Millions of Years
May 4, 2011 — Over 100 million years ago, the understory of late Mesozoic forests was dominated by a diverse group of plants of the class Equisetopsida. Today, only one genus from this group, Equisetum (also known ... > full story
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