News articles tagged with 'morphology'
Smithsonian scientists discover 7 new species of fish
— 5 Feb 2011 14:18 | BiologyThings are not always what they seem when it comes to fish - something scientists at the Smithsonian Institution and the Ocean Science Foundation are finding out. Using modern genetic…
Study shows real partners are no match for ideal mate
— 2 Oct 2010 13:05 | HealthOur ideal image of the perfect partner differs greatly from our real-life partner, according to new research from the University of Sheffield and the University of Montpellier in France.…
Toward resolving Darwin's 'abominable mystery'
— 17 Sep 2010 09:50 | BiologyWhat, in nature, drives the incredible diversity of flowers? This question has sparked debate since Darwin described flower diversification as an 'abominable mystery.' The answer has…
Separation between Neanderthal and Homo sapiens might have occurred 500,000 years earlier
— 24 Jun 2010 12:22 | Geology and palaeontologyThe separation of Neanderthal and Homo sapiens might have occurred at least one million years ago, more than 500.000 years earlier than previously believed after DNA-based analyses.…
The new T. rex: A leech with an affinity for noses
— 15 Apr 2010 10:18 | Geology and palaeontologyThe new T. rex has ferociously large teeth lining a single jaw. But its length is less than 2 inches. Tyrannobdella rex, which means tyrant leech king, is a new species of blood sucker…
Form or function? Evolution takes different paths
— 6 Apr 2010 11:28 | BiologyBiologists long have known that both the appearance of organisms and their inner workings are shaped by evolution. But do the same genetic mechanisms underlie changes in form and function?…
The cause behind the characteristic shape of a long leaf revealed
— 24 Nov 2009 11:15 | BiologyApplied mathematicians dissected the morphology of the plantain lily (Hosta lancifolia), a characteristic long leaf with a saddle-like arc midsection and closely packed ripples along…
Scientist seeks correction in number of species
— 13 Jun 2009 15:45 | BiologyIt is a misinterpretation of the application of the bedrock of scientific naming with regard to the number of moose species that Kris Hundertmark, a University of Alaska Fairbanks wildlife…
Penn biologists demonstrate that size matters... in snail shells
— 27 Mar 2009 16:52 | BiologyA team of biologists at the University of Pennsylvania has completed a research study begun in 1915 and determined that a snail making its home in the northwest Atlantic Ocean around…
New piece in the jigsaw puzzle of human origins
— 19 Jan 2009 18:20 | Geology and palaeontologyIn an article in the recent issue of Nature, Uppsala researcher Martin Brazeau describes the skull and jaws of a fish that lived about 410 million years ago. The study may give important…