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Evolution Impacts Environment: Fundamental Shift in How Biologists Perceive Relationship Between Evolution and Ecology
The traditional view is that
ecology shapes evolution.
Some research has suggested,
however, that evolutionary
processes reciprocate by
... > full story
'Boutique' Fish Farms Created for Ugandans to Combat Lake Victoria's Depleted Fish Supplies
In a unique project to
combat depleted fish
supplies in Lake Victoria,
researchers have established
'boutique' fish farms in
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Great Tits: Birds With Character
Gene variation is the reason
that some great tit
populations are more curious
than others. In humans and
animals alike, individuals
differ in sets of traits
that we usually refer to as
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Like Escape Artists, Rotifers Elude Enemies by Drying Up and -- Poof! -- They Are Gone With the Wind
They haven't had sex in some
30 million years, but some
very small invertebrates
named bdelloid rotifers are
still shocking biologists --
... > full story
- Evolution Impacts Environment: Fundamental Shift in How Biologists Perceive Relationship Between Evolution and Ecology
- 'Boutique' Fish Farms Created for Ugandans to Combat Lake Victoria's Depleted Fish Supplies
- Great Tits: Birds With Character
- Like Escape Artists, Rotifers Elude Enemies by Drying Up and -- Poof! -- They Are Gone With the Wind
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Will Earlier Springs Throw Nature out of Step?
February 9, 2010 — The recent trend towards earlier UK springs and summers has been accelerating, according to a new study. The research is the most comprehensive and rigorous assessment so far of long-term changes in ... > full story -
Bees Recognize Human Faces Using Feature Configuration
February 8, 2010 — Bees can be trained to recognize human faces, so long as the insects are tricked into thinking that the faces are oddly shaped flowers, new research shows. The insects use the arrangement of facial ... > full story -
Migrating Insects Fly in the Fast Lane
February 8, 2010 — Scientists shed new light on the flight behaviors that enable insects to undertake long-distance migrations, and highlights the remarkable abilities of these insect ... > full story -
How the Butterflies Got Their Spots
February 6, 2010 — How two butterfly species have evolved exactly the same striking wing color and pattern has intrigued biologists since Darwin's day. Now, scientists have found "hot spots" in the butterflies' genes ... > full story -
'Zen' Bats Hit Their Target by Not Aiming at It
February 5, 2010 — New research shows Egyptian fruit bats find a target by NOT aiming their guiding sonar directly at it. Instead, they alternately point the sound beam to either side of the target. The new findings ... > full story -
Commercial Fishing Endangers Dolphin Populations, New Study Finds
February 5, 2010 — Extensive commercial fishing endangers dolphin populations in the Mediterranean, according to a new study by researchers in ... > full story -
Dinosaur Had Vibrant Colors, Microscopic Fossil Clues Reveal
February 5, 2010 — Deciphering microscopic clues hidden within fossils, scientists have uncovered the vibrant colors that adorned a feathered dinosaur extinct for 150 million ... > full story -
Barley Protein Concentrate Could Replace Fishmeal in Aquaculture Feeds
February 5, 2010 — Scientists have developed a barley protein concentrate that could be fed to trout and other commercially produced ... > full story -
Water Movements Can Shape Fish Evolution
February 4, 2010 — Researchers have found that the hydrodynamic environment of fish can shape their physical form and swimming ... > full story -
Spherical Cows Help to Dump Metabolism Law
February 4, 2010 — Apparently, the mysterious "3/4 law of metabolism" -- proposed by Max Kleiber in 1932, printed in biology textbooks for decades, and described as "extended to all life forms" from bacteria to whales ... > full story
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