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Rapidly evolving gene contributes to origin of species

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created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 1

A gene that helped one species split into two species shows evidence of adapting much faster than other genes in the genome, raising questions about what is driving its rapid evolution.





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Species distribution models are of only limited value for predicting future mammal distributions

Species distribution models are of only limited value for predicting future mammal distributions

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Species distribution models are of only limited use in predicting the future distribution of mammals. This is the finding of a study of the climate niches of 140 indigenous European mammals.


Rival bird species evolve to sing same tune

Even singers in the bird world have to deal with cover artists

Biology / Evolution

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two competing species of Amazonian birds use the same songs to communicate with each other, Oxford University scientists have found, the first evidence that convergent evolution can arise ...


Cape tulips -- pretty but pests in pastures

Cape tulips -- pretty but pests in pastures

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

CSIRO and the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia (DAFWA) are collaborating to try to outwit one of southern Australia's worst agricultural weeds.


Researchers discover mechanism that prevents two species from reproducing

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 3

Cornell researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism in fruit flies that prevents two closely related species from reproducing, a finding that offers clues to how species evolve.


Beautiful plumage: Feather color and sex start the species revolution

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Faculty of 1000, the leading scientific evaluation service, has highlighted research providing evidence for the evolution of a new species.


Color differences within and between species have common genetic origin

Biology / Plants & Animals

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- Spend a little time people-watching at the beach and you're bound to notice differences in the amount, thickness and color of people's body hair. Then head to the zoo and compare people to chimps, our closest ...


Smallest salamander in U.S. discovered

Smallest salamander in U.S. discovered

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources weren’t looking for anything new when they went exploring in the northeast part of the state. But ...


Web page ranking algorithm detects critical species in ecosystems

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Google's algorithm for ranking web-pages can be used to determine which species are critical for sustaining ecosystems. Drs. Stefano Allesina and Mercedes Pascual find that "PageRank" can be applied to the study of food webs, ...


New species of ghostshark from California and Baja California

New species of ghostshark from California and Baja California

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

New species are not just discovered in exotic locales -- even places as urban as California still yield discoveries of new plants and animals. Academy scientists recently named a new species of chimaera, an ...


Why do animals, especially males, have so many different colors?

Why do animals, especially males, have so many different colors?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 31, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- In new research, UCLA scientists claim that "secondary sexual traits" like coloring may let animals know which species to avoid fighting.



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