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New Galapagos threat: Mosquitoes from afar
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Seems like every week a species from somewhere else shows up in a new area and takes over, wreaking havoc. The latest hotspot: the Galapagos, where non-native mosquitoes are arriving via aircraft and tour boats.
Jeepers creepers: Climate change threatens endangered honeycreepers
May 26, 2009 |
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As climate change causes temperatures to increase in Hawaii's mountains, deadly non-native bird diseases will likely also creep up the mountains, invading most of the last disease-free refuges for honeycreepers - a group ...
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The tourist trap: Galapagos victim of its own success
Aug 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mosquitoes with the potential to carry diseases lethal to many unique species of Galapagos wildlife are being regularly introduced to the islands via aircraft, according to new research published ...
New life histories emerge for invasive wasps, magnify ecological harm
Jul 20, 2009 |
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A switch from annual to multiyear colonies and a willingness to feed just about any prey to their young have allowed invasive yellowjacket wasps to disrupt native populations of insects and spiders on two ...
Lincoln Park Zoo launches first-of-its-kind wildlife reintroduction database
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Apr 17, 2008 |
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On April 15, during the first International Wildlife Reintroduction Conference in Chicago, Lincoln Park Zoo announced the launch of a scientific resource called the Avian Reintroduction & Translocation Database (ARTD). The ...
Insect attack may have finished off dinosaurs
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Jan 03, 2008 |
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Asteroid impacts or massive volcanic flows might have occurred around the time dinosaurs became extinct, but a new book argues that the mightiest creatures the world has ever known may have been brought down by a tiny, much ...
Species thrive when sexual dimorphism broadens their niches
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May 09, 2007 |
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Some Caribbean lizards' strong sexual dimorphism allows them to colonize much larger niches and habitats than they might otherwise occupy, allowing males and females to avoid competing with each other for resources and setting ...
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