News articles tagged with 'reptile'
Phylogenetic analysis predicts the mechanism of sex determination in extinct marine reptiles
— 16 Sep 2009 17:00 | Geology and palaeontologyLong extinct sea reptiles not only had live births, but the sex of their offspring was genetically pre-determined, according to research published in the current (17 September) issue... — full story
Why solitary reptiles lay eggs in communal nests
— 3 Sep 2009 18:00 | BiologyReptiles are not known to be the most social of creatures. But when it comes to laying eggs, female reptiles can be remarkably communal, often laying their eggs in the nests of other... — full story
Gladstone scientists find first genetic link between reptile and human heart evolution
— 3 Sep 2009 12:28 | BiologyScientists at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) have traced the evolution of the four-chambered human heart to a common genetic factor linked to the development... — full story
A new parasite has been discovered in black green lizards from the Iberian Peninsula
— 4 Apr 2009 14:44 | BiologyAn international team of scientists has discovered a new acarine species (Ophionyssus schreibericolus) that lives off black green lizards from the Iberian Peninsula. This involves the... — full story
Ancient sea reptile named for Calgary scientist after being unearthed at Syncrude mine
— 20 Mar 2008 18:12 | Geology and palaeontologyOne of the oldest and most complete plesiosaur fossils recovered in North America, and the oldest yet discovered from the Cretaceous Period, represents a new genus of the prehistoric... — full story
Monster Jurassic marine reptile discovered
— 5 Mar 2008 14:52 | Geology and palaeontologyUniversity of Alaska Museum of the North earth sciences curator Patrick Druckenmiller spent several weeks last summer working with a Norwegian research team to excavate a large pliosaur... — full story
When tsetse flies fall for a host, they keep coming back for more
— 8 Jan 2008 23:15 | BiologyIf you like a restaurant first time around, you're likely to go back, aren't you? Well the same goes, more or less, for tsetse flies, as researchers from CIRAD, CIRDES and the University... — full story
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