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Posted November 24, 2009:

• To the Bat Cave: Researchers Reconstruct Evolution of Bat Migration With Aid of Mathematical Model

Posted November 20, 2009:

• Frog Legs Trade May Facilitate Spread of Pathogens
• Bacterially Produced Antifungal on Skin of Amphibians May Protect Against Lethal Fungus
• On the Origin of Nematodes: Phylogenetic Tree of World's Most Numerous Group of Animals

Posted November 19, 2009:

• The Benefits of Stress ... in Plants
• Is 80-Year-Old Mistake Leading to First Species to Be Fished to Extinction?

Posted November 18, 2009:

• Extinct Moa Rewrites New Zealand's History

Posted November 14, 2009:

• Africa's Rarest Monkey Had an Intriguing Sexual Past, DNA Study Confirms

Posted November 10, 2009:

• New Fossil Plant Discovery Links Patagonia to New Guinea in a Warmer Past

Posted November 9, 2009:

• Why Do Animals, Especially Males, Have So Many Different Colors?

Posted November 6, 2009:

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

Posted November 2, 2009:

• Are US And European Plovers Really Birds Of A Feather?

Posted November 1, 2009:

• Newly Discovered Ankylosaur Dinosaur Is 'Biological Version Of An Army Tank'

Posted October 30, 2009:

• Largest Bat In Europe Inhabited Northeastern Spain More Than 10,000 Years Ago

Posted October 27, 2009:

• Junk DNA Mechanism That Prevents Two Species From Reproducing Discovered

Posted October 25, 2009:

• Color Differences Within And Between Species Have Common Genetic Origin

Posted October 23, 2009:

• Hybrids Of Invasive Australian Plant Species Casuarina Found Growing Widely In Florida

Posted October 21, 2009:

• Scientists Discover Largest Orb-Weaving Spider

Posted October 13, 2009:

• Long Feared Extinct, Rare Bird Rediscovered

Posted October 11, 2009:

• No Place Like Home: Africa's Big Cats Show Postcode Preference

Posted October 10, 2009:

• Bug Splatter On Your Car's Windshield Is A Treasure Trove Of Genomic Biodiversity

Posted October 8, 2009:

• Loyal Alligators Display Mating Habits Of Birds

Posted October 5, 2009:

• Boll Weevils: No Mistaking This Bug With New Insect ID Technique
• Seven New Luminescent Mushroom Species Discovered

Posted October 1, 2009:

• Monkeys' Grooming Habits Provide New Clues To How We Socialize

Posted September 28, 2009:

• Researchers Go Underground To Reveal 850 New Species In Australian Outback
• New Species Discovered In The Greater Mekong At Risk Of Extinction Due To Climate Change

Posted September 23, 2009:

• Ancient And Bizarre Fish Discovered: New Species Of Ghostshark From California And Baja California

Posted September 21, 2009:

• New Species Discovered On Whale Skeletons
• Invasive Species On The March: Variable Rates Of Spread Set Current Limits To Predictability

Posted September 16, 2009:

• Monitoring Illegal Wildlife Trade: DNA 'Barcodes' For 25 Hunted Wildlife Species Sequenced

Posted September 15, 2009:

• Barcoding Endangered Sea Turtles

Posted September 14, 2009:

• Flash Recovery Of Ammonoids After Most Massive Extinction Of All Time

Posted September 10, 2009:

• Imitate To Communicate: Even Singers In The Bird World Have To Deal With Cover Artists

Posted September 9, 2009:

• New Species Of Giant Rat Discovered In Crater Of Volcano

Posted September 8, 2009:

• Bats Without Borders: World's Largest Bats Need International Protection

Posted September 7, 2009:

• Alarming Invasion Of Round Goby Into Great Lakes Tributaries: Impact On Endangered Fishes 'Serious'

Posted September 4, 2009:

• Nowhere To Hide: Some Species Are Unable To Adapt To Climate Change Due To Their Genes

Posted September 3, 2009:

• Moths Cloaked In Color: Reexamining Parallel Evolution In Diurnal Neotropical Moths

Posted September 2, 2009:

• Changes In California's Bird Communities Due To Climate Change, Study Finds

Posted August 25, 2009:

• New Species Of Crustacean Discovered Near Canary Islands
• Ant Has Given Up Sex Completely, Report Researchers

Posted August 24, 2009:

• Naming Evolution's Winners And Losers

Posted August 22, 2009:

• Niche Differences In Biodiversity: Species' Differences Are Responsible For Their Coexistence

Posted August 21, 2009:

• Scientists Discover Bioluminescent 'Green Bombers' From The Deep Sea

Posted August 11, 2009:

• Hundreds Of New Species Discovered In Eastern Himalayas

Posted August 6, 2009:

• Fossil Tooth Remains Of Extinct Rodent Species Discovered: Oldest Find Within This Genus
• Shipwrecks Wrecking Coral Reefs? A Case Study At Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

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