News tagged with animal populations
Desert damage: the dark side of solar power?
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Thousands of acres of solar panels could spring up across California's Mojave Desert like a crop of crystal mushrooms -- a new kind of gold rush meant to bring powerful environmental benefits.
Black wolves: The first genetically modified predators?
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Feb 05, 2009 |
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Emergence of black-colored wolves is the direct result of humans raising dogs as pets and beasts of burden, according to new research by a University of Calgary biologist published today by the prestigious ...
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Scientists develop resource to study animal aging
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Feb 17, 2009 |
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A database detailing the life history of more than 4,000 animal species has been developed by scientists at the University of Liverpool for study in areas such as ageing, evolution and conservation.
Using networks to map the social lives of animals
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Sep 02, 2008 |
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Dr Dick James from the University's Department of Physics has released a practical guide for biologists explaining how social network analysis, a method used widely in the social sciences to study interactions among people, ...
Origins of wolverine in California genetically verified
Apr 29, 2009 |
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A wolverine first photographed by a remote-controlled camera on the Tahoe National Forest in February 2008 is most closely related to Rocky Mountain populations, according to a team of 10 federal, state and university scientists.
Studies of small water fleas help ecologists understand population dynamics
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Oct 30, 2008 |
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A study of populations of tiny water fleas is helping ecologists to understand population dynamics, which may lead to predictions about the ecological consequences of environmental change.
Amphibians may develop immunity to fatal fungus
Apr 01, 2009 |
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Amphibian populations are declining worldwide, principally because of the spread of the fungal disease chytridiomycosis. Researchers know that some amphibian populations and species are innately more susceptible to the disease ...
First live rhinoceros birth from frozen-thawed semen
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Nov 13, 2008 |
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There may be less than 20,000 rhinoceros in the world, with one species perhaps already extinct and another with possibly only four animals remaining in the wild. As the populations of these animals age and become infirm, ...
Researchers study virulence of pandemic H1N1 virus
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Laboratory studies at Kansas State University and the work of a K-State researcher are making headway in the effort to control the pandemic H1N1 virus.
New evidence of culture in wild chimpanzees
Oct 22, 2009 |
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A new study of chimpanzees living in the wild adds to evidence that our closest primate relatives have cultural differences, too. The study, reported online on October 22nd in Current Biology shows that neighb ...
Canada, Greenland accord to protect polar bears
Oct 31, 2009 |
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Canada and Greenland agreed on a series of measures aimed at protecting shared populations of polar bears which roam between the Nunavut territory and the huge arctic island, officials said.
Scientists discover cause of weakness in marine animal hybrids
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Oct 14, 2008 |
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Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have shown for the first time that a genetic malfunction found in marine crustaceans called copepods likely explains why populations of animals ...
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