News articles tagged with 'habitat' (Page 24)
Golf courses could be important wildlife sanctuaries
— 11 Jul 2007 00:02 | EnvironmentGolf courses are known as centres for human recreation, but if managed properly, they also could be important wildlife sanctuaries, a University of Missouri - Columbia researcher has…
Size and positioning of floral anthers facilitates pollen collection by bees
— 9 Jul 2007 07:34 | BiologyUnlike moths and butterflies that are often brilliantly coloured to warn potential predators that they carry toxins, flowers and the fruits they produce have brilliant colours and unusual…
Viable tiger populations, tiger trade incompatible
— 5 Jun 2007 17:39 | EnvironmentIn the cover story of this month's BioScience journal, leading tiger experts warn that if tigers are to survive, governments must stop all trade in tiger products from wild and captive-bred…
DNA studies can help conservation efforts in Africa
— 23 May 2007 02:15 | EnvironmentTracing the evolutionary history of wildlife could improve global habitat conservation, a major Cardiff University study has found. Researchers in the School of Biosciences analysed…
New species of snapper discovered in Brazil
— 13 Mar 2007 18:50 | BiologyA popular game fish mistaken by scientists for a dog snapper is actually a new species discovered among the reefs of the Abrolhos region of the South Atlantic Ocean. The international…
Tundra disappears
— 7 Mar 2007 00:22 | EnvironmentForests of spruce trees and shrubs in parts of northern Canada are taking over what were once tundra landscapes - forcing out the species that lived there. This shift can happen at…