The American Naturalist
hideThe American Naturalist is a monthly scientific journal, founded in 1867 and associated with the American Society of Naturalists. It is published by the University of Chicago Press. The journal covers ecology, evolutionary biology, population, and integrative biology research.
As of 2009 the Editor-in-Chief is Mark McPeek.
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Study: Sea stars bulk up to beat the heat
Nov 17, 2009 |
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A new study finds that a species of sea star stays cool using a strategy never before seen in the animal kingdom. The sea stars soak up cold sea water into their bodies during high tide as buffer against potentially damaging ...
Ants are friendly to some trees, but not others
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Tree-dwelling ants generally live in harmony with their arboreal hosts. But new research suggests that when they run out of space in their trees of choice, the ants can get destructive to neighboring trees.
Trees facilitate wildfires as a way to protect their habitat
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Fire is often thought of something that trees should be protected from, but a new study suggests that some trees may themselves contribute to the likelihood of wildfires in order to promote their own abundance ...
Happy flies look for a place like home
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A happy youth can influence where a fruit fly chooses to live as an adult, according to new research in The American Naturalist. The study, led by Judy Stamps from the University of Califo ...
Parasite causes zombie ants to die in an ideal spot
Aug 11, 2009 |
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A study in the September issue of The American Naturalist describes new details about a fungal parasite that coerces ants into dying in just the right spot -- one that is ideal for the fungus to grow and reproduce. The st ...
Beautiful plumage: Feather color and sex start the species revolution
Aug 05, 2009 |
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Faculty of 1000, the leading scientific evaluation service, has highlighted research providing evidence for the evolution of a new species.
Study catches two bird populations as they split into seperate species
Jul 14, 2009 |
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A new study finds that a change in a single gene has sent two closely related bird populations on their way to becoming two distinct species. The study, published in the August issue of the American Naturalist, is one of ...
Spread your sperm the smart way
Jul 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Attractive males release fewer sperm per mating to maximise their chances of producing offspring across a range of females, according to a new paper on the evolution of ejaculation strategies. The findings ...
Study finds role for parasites in evolution of sex
Jul 06, 2009 |
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What's so great about sex? From an evolutionary perspective, the answer is not as obvious as one might think. An article published in the July issue of the American Naturalist suggests that sex may have evolved in part a ...
When evolution is not so slow and gradual
Jun 02, 2009 |
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What's the secret to surviving during times of environmental change? Evolve…quickly.
Bird songs change with environment
May 20, 2009 |
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Just as a changing radio landscape has made it tough for Foghat to get much airplay these days, so it is for birdsongs according to new research published in The American Naturalist.
When industrious ants go too far
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Nature is full of mutually beneficial arrangements between organisms—like the relationship between flowering plants and their bee pollinators. But sometimes these blissful relationships have a dark side, as Harvard biologist ...
Live-in domestics: Mites as maids in tropical rainforest sweat bee nests
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Mites not only inhabit the dust bunnies under the bed, they also occupy the nests of tropical sweat bees where they keep fungi in check. Bees and their young are healthier when mites live-in, report researchers ...
Why Don’t More Animals Change Their Sex
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Feb 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most animals, like humans, have separate sexes — they are born, live out their lives and reproduce as one sex or the other. However, some animals live as one sex in part of their lifetime and then switch ...
Mammals that hibernate or burrow less likely to go extinct
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The best way to survive the ill-effects of climate change and pollution may be to simply sleep through it.
