News articles tagged with 'ecology'
Archeologists investigate Ice Age hominins' adaptability to climate change
— 17 Nov 2011 17:40 | Geology and palaeontologyComputational modelling that examines evidence of how hominin groups evolved culturally and biologically in response to climate change during the last Ice Age also bears new insights…
Butterfly study reveals traits and genes associated with establishment of new populations
— 29 Mar 2011 16:22 | BiologyA team of scientists has discovered that descendants of 'exploratory' butterflies that colonised new habitats differ genetically from their more cautious cousins. The team, led by James…
Rock-paper-scissors tournaments explain ecological diversity
— 15 Mar 2011 19:53 | BiologyAccording to classical ecology, when two species compete for the same resource, eventually the more successful species will win out while the other will go extinct. But that rule cannot…
Protecting ecosystems, pollution remediation goals of research at UH
— 7 Mar 2011 17:13 | EnvironmentCleaning up pollution, protecting soil from erosion and maintaining species-rich ecosystems are some of the goals of a computational ecology project by a University of Houston (UH)…
Observing Arctic ice-edge plankton blooms from space
— 5 Mar 2011 13:51 | EnvironmentOngoing climate-driven changes to the Arctic sea-ice could have a significant impact on the blooming of tiny planktonic plants (phytoplankton) with important implications for the Arctic…
A new appreciation of the ecology-evolution dynamic
— 29 Jan 2011 18:19 | EnvironmentEcology drives evolution. In today's issue of the journal Science, UC Davis expert Thomas Schoener describes growing evidence that the reverse is also true, and explores what that might…
When it's cool, female butterflies chase males in sex role reversal
— 8 Jan 2011 13:33 | BiologyIf you want to be surrounded by females on the prowl, it pays to be cool, at least if you are a male butterfly…
Extinctions, loss of habitat harm evolutionary diversity
— 18 Dec 2010 14:00 | EnvironmentA mathematically driven evolutionary snapshot of woody plants in four similar climates around the world has given scientists a fresh perspective on genetic diversity and threats posed…
Biologists report more bad news for polar bears
— 25 Nov 2010 18:09 | BiologyWill polar bears survive in a warmer world? UCLA life scientists present new evidence that their numbers are likely to dwindle…
Faster water flow means greater diversity of invertebrate marine life
— 18 Nov 2010 10:00 | BiologyOne of biggest factors promoting the diversity of coastal ocean life is how fast the water flows, according to new research by ecologists at Brown University. Experiments and observation…