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Small evolutionary shifts make big impacts, study finds
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the developing fetus, cell growth follows a very specific schedule. In the eye's retina, for example, cones -- which help distinguish color during the day -- develop before the more light-sensitive ...
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Huge owl moves into English village
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Apr 18, 2008 |
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A large eagle owl has moved into a village in Northern England, scaring some residents and fascinating others.
New insight into primate eye evolution
May 18, 2009 |
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Researchers comparing the fetal development of the eye of the owl monkey with that of the capuchin monkey have found that only a minor difference in the timing of cell proliferation can explain the multiple anatomical differences ...
Owls' dawn and dusk concerts promote visual communication
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Reporting in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE April 8, Vincenzo Penteriani and Maria Delgado of the Estacion Biologica de Doñana, Spain, describe the evolution of white throat badges in association with d ...
SF State scientists expose new threat to spotted owl
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May 28, 2008 |
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A new study provides a baseline distribution of blood parasites and strains in Spotted Owls, suggesting a more fragile immune health than previously understood for the already threatened Northern and California Spotted Owls.
Study finds foul owls use faeces to show they are in fine feather
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Aug 20, 2008 |
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Some years ago, within the Department of Conservation Biology of the Estación Biológica de Doñana (EBD-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; Seville, Spain), a recently established group (colloquially named the ...
'Night owls' report more insomnia-related symptoms
Apr 15, 2007 |
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Those persons who are labeled a “night owl” report more pathological symptoms related to insomnia, despite many having the opportunity to compensate for their nocturnal sleeplessness by extending their time in bed and being ...
Predators key to sustainable farming
Aug 21, 2009 |
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Barn owls have emerged as the unlikely heroes in the fight against climate change, saving Malaysian farmers more than money, UQ PhD Student Chong Leong Puan has found.
Experiment to test killing 1 owl to help another
Dec 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Scientists want to determine if killing the aggressive barred owl that has invaded old growth forests of the Northwest would help the protected spotted owl.
Snowy owl -- a marine species?
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Dec 10, 2008 |
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Wildlife satellite studies could lead to a radical re-thinking about how the snowy owl fits into the Northern ecosystem.
A secret to night vision found in DNA's unconventional 'architecture'
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Researchers have discovered an important element for making night vision possible in nocturnal mammals: the DNA within the photoreceptor rod cells responsible for low light vision is packaged in a very unconventional way, ...
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