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Wild Biology News - October 2008 Archives
Bumblebee colonies which are fast learners are also better able to fight off infection
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 | A 1,250-pound giant bluefin tuna caught in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada had the honor of being released with the 1000th electronic tracking tag placed on this depleted species by the Tag-A-Giant campaign ...> Full Article |
 | Biology graduate student Sarah McMenamin spent 3 summers in a remote area of the park searching for frogs and salamanders in ponds that had been surveyed 15 years ago; Almost everywhere she looked, she found a catastrophic decrease in the population ...> Full Article |
How best to map "boreal" or northern forest with space-born radar is the focus of an ESA campaign currently underway in northern Sweden. By answering this question, the campaign addresses one of the key objectives of the candidate Earth Explorer BIOMASS mission.
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 | New study finds inbreeding plays no part in the high incidence of malformation among salamanders. ...> Full Article |
Records dating back to Thoreau show some sharp shifts in plant flowering near Walden Pond
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 | Caste determination in the Florida harvester ants based largely on the nutrition they receive. ...> Full Article |
 | Trees in a hyper-diverse tropical rainforest interact with each other and their environment to create and maintain diversity ...> Full Article |
Bumblebees use flower scent to guide their nest-mates to good food sources
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researcher identifies pollen proteins that provide insight into the fertilization process
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A new UC Davis study says that people trying to help nature by designing corridors for wildlife need to think more naturally.
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 | Researchers have discovered that when the leaf of a plant is under attack by a pathogen, it can send out an S.O.S. to the roots for help, and the roots will respond by secreting an acid that brings beneficial bacteria to the rescue. ...> Full Article |
 | Reducing the number of deer in forests and parks may unexpectedly reduce the number of reptiles, amphibians and insects in that area ...> Full Article |
Colorful birds may be more adaptable than first thought.
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 | scientists have outlined a different kind of seed bank, one that proposes the gathering of wild species –– at intervals in the future –– effectively capturing evolution in action. ...> Full Article |
 | A genetic study of a fish that lives in the icy waters off Antarctica sheds light on the adaptations that enable it to survive in one of the harshest environments on the planet. ...> Full Article |
Night-traveling migratory moths may hitch a ride on the wind, but a new study confirms that they are anything but drifters.
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In a population survey of West African chimpanzees living in CĂ´te d'Ivoire, researchers estimate that this endangered subspecies has dropped in numbers by a whopping 90 percent since the last survey was conducted 18 years ago. The few remaining chimpanzees are now highly fragmented, with only one viable population living in Tai National Park
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Blacktip shark, lived for eight years in a Virginia Aquarium tank where there had been no male blacktips
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 | Almost 3,000 sea turtles were found dead along a 27-mile stretch of coast during a five-year period from 2003 to 2007. ...> Full Article |
Even tropical plant and animal species living in some of the warmest places on Earth may face threats from a warming planet
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 | New microbe is the first member of the phylum Acidobacteria that manufactures its food from inorganic substances using light for energy ...> Full Article |
 | Research offers the first direct evidence of wild bonobos hunting and eating the young of other primate species. ...> Full Article |
 | Spectrum of light that females see best are the ones that successful males exploit ...> Full Article |
 | Global warming is causing major shifts in the range of small mammals in Yosemite National Park, one of the nation's treasures that was set aside as a public trust 144 years ago ...> Full Article |
Scientists have found that common garden earthworms are far more diverse than previously thought, a discovery with important consequences for agriculture.
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 | Studies on some Himalayan ginger flowers have contributed novel empirical evidence to Darwin's self-pollination theory ...> Full Article |
 | Biologists show that the more diverse a bird population is in an area, the less chance humans have of exposure to West Nile Virus. ...> Full Article |
 | Scientists have found lichens can give insight into nitrogen air pollution effects on Sierra Nevada and San Bernardino mountain ecosystems, and protecting them provides safeguards for less sensitive species. ...> Full Article |
 | The world's deepest living fishes have been filmed for the first time. ...> Full Article |
 | A newly published study has found that the decline of sea otters along Alaska's Aleutian Islands has forced a change in the diet of a terrestrial predator - the bald eagle ...> Full Article |
 | Pine beetle escalates biological warfare with mites by employing additional microbes to defend itself. ...> Full Article |
 | Insects can be trained to perform certain behaviors when enticed with different smells ...> Full Article |
Plants with rapid reproductive cycles evolve faster
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 | Biologists are using fish's ear bone to identify individuals from different nurseries ...> Full Article |
 | Microbes are dining on thousands of compounds that make up the oil seeping from the sea floor ...> 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
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
Fish can recognize a face based on UV pattern alone
New clues found linking larger animals to colder climates
The bigger the animal, the stiffer the 'shoes'
A magnetometer in the upper beak of birds?