News tagged with aquatic habitat


Cholera bacteria show adaptability to changing environments

Cholera bacteria show adaptability to changing environments

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The deadly bacterium behind cholera epidemics spends only a fraction of its life infecting humans. Most of the time, Vibrio cholerae lurks in estuaries and other semisalty aquatic habitats.


What do toad toes show? Plenty, says ASU biologist

What do toad toes show? Plenty, says ASU biologist

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Brian Sullivan has been clipping toes from toads since the early 1980s. It’s not some type of strange hobby, and he releases the toads back into their habitat along the Agua Fria River north ...





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Rare seahorses spotted in Thames

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created Apr 08, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

British conservationists say rare short-snouted seahorses have been spotted in the River Thames.


Natural-born divers and the molecular traces of evolution

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

An aquatic lifestyle imposes serious demands for the organism, and this is true even for the tiniest molecules that form our body. When the ancestors of present marine mammals initiated their return to the oceans, their ...


Early detection sought for aquatic invasive weed Eurasian Watermilfoil

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Battling invasive plants is nothing new to Montanans, but a newcomer on the scene dwells in the water. This aquatic invader is called Eurasian watermilfoil. Fortunately, Montanans can take preventive action ...


Reproductive plasticity revealed: Neotropical treefrog can choose to lay eggs in water or on land

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created May 19, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

When frogs reproduce, like all vertebrates, they either lay their eggs in water or on land – with one exception, according to new research by a team of Boston University scientists who discovered a treefrog (Dendropsophus ...


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Antarctic lake home to diverse community of viruses

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (17) | comments 1 weblog

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of the genetic structure of viruses in an Antarctic lake has revealed an astonishing genetic richness in the large number of viral families discovered.


New research provides insights into potential ecological costs and cobenefits of REDD

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new paper just published in Global Change Biology examines the potential of a REDD (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) mechanism to provoke ecological damage and/or promote ecological cobenefits. Such a ...


Amphibians as environmental omen disputed

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Amphibians, for years considered a leading indicator of environmental degradation, are not uniquely susceptible to pollution, according to a meta-analysis to be published in Ecology Letters.


Missing Link Between Whales and Four-Footed Ancestors Discovered

Missing Link Between Whales and Four-Footed Ancestors Discovered

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created Dec 19, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (42) | comments 1

Scientists have discovered the missing link between whales and their four-footed ancestors. The result is reported in this week's issue of the journal Nature. The research is funded by the National Scienc ...


French scientist Herwan Amire shows two pink winkle in Xelha's Cove,  south of Cancun

Mexico's conch shells yield clues into effects of warming

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Divers plumb the turquoise depths of ocean waters some 100 kilometers south of this vacation paradise, in search of the distinctive queen conch shell prized by vacationers and souvenir-seekers.


Fish food fight: Fish don't eat trees after all, says new study

Fish food fight: Fish don't eat trees after all, says new study

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- What constitutes fish food is a matter of debate. A high-profile study a few years ago suggested that fish get almost 50 percent of their carbon from trees and leaves, evidence for a very ...



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