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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 -
Whole Genome Sequencing of Wild Rice Reveals the Mechanisms Underlying Oryza Genome Evolution
March 13, 2013 — Whole genome sequencing of wild rice reveals the mechanisms underlying oryza genome ... > 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 -
Cryptic Clams: Biologists Find Species Hiding in Plain View
March 12, 2013 — Cryptic comments seem to have an ambiguous, obscure or hidden meaning. In biology, cryptic species are outwardly indistinguishable groups whose differences are hidden inside their ... > full story -
Pumpkins and Cucumbers: New Checklist Brings Information About Cucurbitaceae Up to Date
March 11, 2013 — In 2010, it was shown that melons and cucumbers can be traced back to India. Because of the importance of the region for an understanding of Cucurbitaceae evolution and diversity, a new checklist of ... > full story -
Researchers Develop Tools for Discovering New Species
March 11, 2013 — For hundreds of years, naturalists and scientists have identified new species based on an organism's visible differences. But now, new genetic techniques are revealing that different species can show ... > full story -
New Fish Species Described from the Streams of Manyas Lake Basin, Turkey
March 8, 2013 — A new fish species, Alburnoides manyasensis, has been described from the Koca Stream drainage of Lake Manyas, Marmara Sea basin in Anatolia and is currently associated with only this specific ... > 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 -
How Birds of Different Feathers Flock Together
March 7, 2013 — When different species of birds flock together, their flight formations are determined by social dynamics both between and within ... > 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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