Search results for fallow deer
Fallow deer become hoarse in the hunt for a mate
May 19, 2009 |
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Fallow deer become hoarse when trying to attract a mate, according to scientists from Queen Mary, University of London.
The groan says it all -- dominant male deer have the deepest calls
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Sep 08, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The low timbre and enticing vibrations of a deep voice have long been considered a key element of male attractiveness. Now it seems that it's not just human females that appreciate a husky vocalisation.
Honest lovers? Fallow buck groans reveal their status and size during the rut
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Sep 03, 2008 |
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It is known that the phonic structure of calls produced by males during the breeding season may signal quality-related characteristics in many different types of animals. Previous research on mammals has mainly focussed on ...
Bovine tuberculosis in wildlife threatens endangered lynx and cattle health
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Jul 23, 2008 |
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In an epidemiological survey of Spain's Dońana National Park, the findings of which are published on July 23 in the journal PLoS ONE, Christian Gortázar and colleagues studied the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (bovin ...
Wild pigs and deer do not spread GM corn via feces or accumulate transgenic residues in meat
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Deer stew, roast of wild boar, venison ragout - come fall, all varieties of game are in season for gourmets. However, ever since the worldwide surge in genetically modified corn, critical consumers' appetites have abated ...
Extinct giant deer relative found in U.K.
Sep 07, 2005 |
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University College London scientists say DNA tests have identified the closest living relative to the extinct Irish Elk, or giant deer, living in England.
Stem cells at root of antlers' branching
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Apr 30, 2008 |
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The ability to regenerate lost body parts is unevenly distributed among higher organisms. Among vertebrates, some amphibians are able to replace lost limbs completely, while mammals are unable to regenerate ...
One in six Mediterranean mammals face extinction
Sep 15, 2009 |
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One in six Mediterranean mammals is threatened with extinction at the regional level, mainly due to the destruction of their habitat from urbanization, agriculture and climate change, nature body IUCN said ...
ARS Explores Ways to Keep Carbon in the Soil
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are testing out alternative ways of tilling the soil and rotating crops to see if they can help wheat farmers in Oregon sequester more carbon ...
A 200,000-year-old cut of meat
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Contestants on TV shows like Top Chef and Hell's Kitchen know that their meat-cutting skills will be scrutinized by a panel of unforgiving judges. Now, new archaeological evidence is getting the same scrutiny ...
The Fall of the Maya: 'They Did it to Themselves'
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 07, 2009 |
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For 1200 years, the Maya dominated Central America. At their peak around 900 A.D., Maya cities teemed with more than 2,000 people per square mile -- comparable to modern Los Angeles County. Even in rural areas ...
Satellites help map soil carbon flux
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 25, 2008 |
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Changes in soil carbon occur with changes in land management. Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and The University of Tennessee investigated quantifying soil carbon changes over large regions.
Bioenergy potential of reviving abandoned agricultural land
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Across the globe, hundreds of millions of acres of once-productive agricultural land lie abandoned, according to a new report from researchers at Stanford University and the Carnegie Institution for Science. If this land ...
FCC chairman warns of 'looming spectrum crisis' (Update)
Oct 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission warned Wednesday of "a looming spectrum crisis" if the government fails to find ways to come up with more bandwidth for mobile devices.
Ethanol production could jeopardize soil productivity
Jun 02, 2009 |
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There is growing interest in using crop residues as the feedstock of choice for the production of cellulosic-based ethanol because of the more favorable energy output relative to grain-based ethanol. This would also help ...
