News tagged with species composition
Climate change causing significant shift in the species composition of coastal fish communities
Jun 27, 2008 |
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A detailed analysis of data from nearly 50 years of weekly fish-trawl surveys in Narragansett Bay and adjacent Rhode Island Sound has revealed a long-term shift in species composition, which scientists attribute primarily ...
Climate change causing significant shift in composition of coastal fish communities
Jun 27, 2008 |
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A detailed analysis of data from nearly 50 years of weekly fish-trawl surveys in Narragansett Bay and adjacent Rhode Island Sound has revealed a long-term shift in species composition, which scientists attribute primarily ...
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New bacterial species found in human mouth
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Aug 11, 2008 |
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Scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria in the mouth. The finding could help scientists to understand tooth decay and gum disease and may lead to better treatments, according to research published in the August ...
Insecticidal toxin useless without 'friendly' bacteria accomplices
Mar 04, 2009 |
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The toxin produced by the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a popular insecticide used to control pest moths and butterflies, and in some GM pest-proof crops. In a study published in the open access journal BMC Bi ...
The nutritional value of Andalusian lupines is revealed
Aug 28, 2009 |
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A group of researchers from the Fat Institute (CSIC) and the University of Seville have confirmed that some wild plants have a high nutritional value. The scientists have found that several species of lupins ...
Research identifies importance of diet in snake venom evolution
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Axel Barlow's paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B on saw-scaled vipers shows that snakes which have evolved to feed on scorpions have also evolved venom which is more lethal to scorpions, demonstrating that c ...
Poisonous Poisson
Dec 04, 2009 |
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In contrast to the exhaustive research into venom produced by snakes and spiders, venomous fish have been neglected and remain something of a mystery. Now, a study of 158 catfish species, published in the ...
Drought sensitivity shapes species distribution patterns in tropical forests
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May 14, 2007 |
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Looking at a rainforest it’s easy to see that there are hundreds of different tropical plant species that inhabit the forest. Although the patterns of plant distributions in tropical forests have been widely studied, the ...
Scientists suggest linkages between obesity and oral bacterial infection
Jul 08, 2009 |
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A scientific team from The Forsyth Institute has discovered new links between certain oral bacteria and obesity. In a recent study, the researchers demonstrated that the salivary bacterial composition of overweight women ...
Tree species composition influences nitrogen loss from forests
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Throughout the world, nitrogen compounds are released to the atmosphere from agricultural activities and combustion of fossil fuels. These pollutants are deposited to ecosystems as precipitation, gases, and particles, sometimes ...
Ecologists Say Metabolism Accounts for Why Natural Selection Favors Only Some Species
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Nov 03, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Why are some species of plants and animals favored by natural selection? And why does natural selection not favor other species similarly?
It's in his smell
Mar 03, 2009 |
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A female moth selects a mate based on the scent of his pheromones. An analysis of the pheromones used by the European Corn Borer (ECB, Ostrinia nubilalis), featured in the open access journal BMC Biology, ...
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