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Wild Biology News - June 2008 Archives
 | Inaugurated with first 122,500 validated names; over 56,000 aliases for ocean species identified ...> Full Article |
 | Bats' vocal sonar does more than locate objects; it cues memory and assists flight ...> Full Article |
 | Plants existing at the edges of their natural habitats may enhance survival of the species during global warming ...> Full Article |
Many birds are arriving earlier each spring as temperatures warm along the East Coast of the United States. However, the farther those birds journey, the less likely they are to keep pace with the rapidly changing climate.
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 | Discovery related to Japanese beetles' sex pheromones has implications for agricultural pest control ...> Full Article |
Rxamining an insect's "family tree" might help predict a "cousin" insect's level of tolerance to pollutants, and therefore could be a reliable way to understand why certain insect species thrive or suffer under specific ecological conditions.
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 | Observing local birds' 'mob' behavior helps migrants avoid predators ...> Full Article |
 | Biologists have determined that some African frogs carry concealed weapons: When threatened, these species puncture their own skin with sharp bones in their toes, using the bones as claws capable of wounding predators. ...> Full Article |
 | Lemur's scented name tag indicates kin relationships ...> Full Article |
 | pre-hatching calls of baby Nile crocodiles actually mean something to their siblings and to their mothers ...> Full Article |
 | The Nazca booby, a Galápagos Island seabird, emerges from its shell ready to kill its brother or sister ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers have found that female red squirrels showed high levels of multimale mating and would even mate with males that had similar genetic relatedness, basically mating with their relatives. ...> Full Article |
 | New research shows that the second most diverse group of hard corals first evolved in the deep sea, and not in shallow waters. ...> Full Article |
 | A major initiative to create alternative nesting sites for the largest colony of Caspian terns in the world - and to help protect juvenile salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River - is finding early success. ...> Full Article |
 | Study provides conclusive evidence of advanced planning capacities in non-human species ...> Full Article |
 | Some migratory songbirds figure out the best place to live by eavesdropping on the singing of others that successfully have had baby birds - a communication and behavioral trait so strong that researchers playing recorded songs induced them to nest in places they otherwise would have avoided. ...> Full Article |
 | New research by Canadian scientists, brings some good news for those interested in the conservation of a number of highly-endangered species of Canadian fish. ...> Full Article |
 | New research suggests that females use copulation calls strategically to prevent competition ...> Full Article |
 | Rhinodoras gallagheri, a new species of catfish, is named for museum's retired mailroom supervisor ...> Full Article |
 | The discovery in the last decade of new suites of microorganisms capable of using various forms of nitrogen is one reason to rethink what we know about the nitrogen cycle. ...> Full Article |
Why bother running on hind legs when the four you've been given work perfectly well?
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A new ecological study should help identify species prone to extinction under environmental change, and species that are likely to become a pest.
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Toxicologist Offers Summer Bite & Sting Advice
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 | Research has implications for understanding disease vectors, mechanisms of pain and inflammation ...> Full Article |
New research from the American Museum of Natural History shows animals are moving uphill
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 | Study shows closely related species share similar risk of decline ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers have identified nearly 19,500 bee species worldwide, about 2,000 more than previously estimated ...> Full Article |
 | increase of epileptic seizures and behavioral abnormalities in California sea lions can result from low-dose exposure to domoic acid as a fetus ...> Full Article |
 | Research led by Dr Melanie Massaro and Dr Jim Briskie (Biological Sciences) showing that the New Zealand bellbird is capable of changing its nesting behaviour to protect itself from predators, may be good news for island birds around the world at risk of extinction. ...> Full Article |
 | Results of the first and only comprehensive bat inventory of the Greater Yellowstone Area will be the first topic of the popular summer seminar series ...> Full Article |
 | Scientists have identified a process by which marine organisms influence the amount of atmospheric carbon the sea absorbs. ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers have developed a better way too estimate the numbers of European Otters and their effects on the fish farming industry ...> Full Article |
 | Asian and European honey bees can learn to understand one another's dance languages despite having evolved different forms of communication ...> Full Article |
 | 2 dolphin stocks may be recovering from tuna fishing practices ...> Full Article |
 | After studying chimpanzees in the wilds of Tanzania's Mahale Mountains National Park a research team has produced powerful scientific evidence that chimpanzees are becoming sick from viral infectious diseases they have likely contracted from humans. ...> Full Article |
 | Atlantic Puffin numbers on the Isle of May off Scotland's east coast have declined by 30% during the last five years after a period of almost 40 years of rapid population increase. ...> Full Article |
 | In the world of birds, where fancy can be as fleeting as flight, the color of the bird apparently has a profound effect on more than just its image. A new study of barn swallows reveals it also affects the bird's physiology. ...> Full Article |
 | The frog may be the environmental indicator of the land, but researchers reckon when it comes to the sea, we should look to the turtle. ...> Full Article |
Mammals cannot share their habitat with closely related species because the need for the same kind of food and shelter would lead them to compete to the death
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Seafloor bacteria are more abundant and diverse than previously thought
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 | Throughout the overlooked depths of Lake Michigan and other Great Lakes, a small but important animal is rapidly disappearing. ...> Full Article |
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Ancient DNA from rare fossil reveals that polar bears evolved recently and adapted quickly
'Anaconda' meets 'Jurassic Park': Study shows ancient snakes ate dinosaur babies
Scientists locate apparent hydrothermal vents off Antarctica
Mars Express heading for closest flyby of Phobos
Artificial bee silk a big step closer to reality
Predicting the fate of stem cells
Artificial foot recycles energy for easier walking
New fiber nanogenerators could lead to electric clothing
What drives our genes? Researchers map the first complete human epigenome
Juggling enhances connections in the brain
Tracking down the human 'odorprint'
Fill 'er up - with algae
Scientists discover quantum fingerprints of chaos
Researchers help identify cows that gain more while eating less
New species discovered on the Great Barrier Reef
Why female moths are big and beautiful
Exotic flowers help bees stay busy in winter
American pika are thriving in the Sierra Nevada and southwestern Great Basin
Decoding the long calls of the orangutan
Barnacles prefer upwelling currents, enriching food chains in the Galapagos
Bringing bison back to North American landscapes
If bonobo Kanzi can point as humans do, what other similarities can rearing reveal?
Pesticide atrazine can turn male frogs into females
How can accidental captures of loggerhead turtles be reduced?
A convincing mimic: Scientists report octopus imitating flounder in the Atlantic
Study shows natural antioxidants give top barn swallows a leg on competitors