News articles tagged with 'vertebrate'
The evolution of brain wiring: Navigating to the neocortex
— 28 Mar 2011 19:07 | BiologyA new study is providing fascinating insight into how projections conveying sensory information in the brain are guided to their appropriate targets in different species. The research,…
Max Planck researchers urge more prominent role for zoos
— 18 Mar 2011 15:24 | BiologyOf around seven land vertebrate species whose survival in the wild is threatened one is also kept in captivity. These and other data on the protection of species in zoos and aquaria…
Scientists find gene responsible for colour patterns in mice
— 26 Feb 2011 17:27 | BiologyScientists at Harvard University are moving closer to answering some age-old questions…
Squid pheromone sparks extreme aggression on contact
— 11 Feb 2011 16:30 | BiologyWhen male squid come into contact with a chemical found on the outside of eggs laid by females, they instantly go from swimming along calmly and minding their own business to a state…
Simple marine worms distantly related to humans
— 10 Feb 2011 19:49 | BiologyTwo groups of lowly marine worms are related to complex species including vertebrates (such as humans) and starfish, according to new research. Previously thought to be an evolutionary…
Revisited human-worm relationships shed light on brain evolution
— 10 Feb 2011 18:43 | Biology'Man is but a worm' was the title of a famous caricature of Darwin's ideas in Victorian England. Now, 120 years later, a molecular analysis of mysterious marine creatures unexpectedly…
Mini or massive? For turtles and tortoises, it all depends on where you live
— 2 Feb 2011 16:13 | BiologyBiologists from the UCLA Division of Life Sciences have reported the first quantitative evidence for an evolutionary link between habitat and body size in turtles and tortoises…
Evolutionary bestseller in image processing
— 11 Nov 2010 12:14 | BiologyThe eye is not just a lens that takes pictures and converts them into electrical signals. As with all vertebrates, nerve cells in the human eye separate an image into different image…
UNH's Fred Short adds seagrass data to major conservation study
— 29 Oct 2010 13:00 | EnvironmentA major new study that sounds a conservation alarm for the world's vertebrate species notes that the world's seagrass species are faring somewhat better, says a University of New Hampshire…
Research proves 'gender-bending' chemicals affect reproduction
— 27 Oct 2010 11:27 | EnvironmentNew research has provided the first evidence that 'gender bending' chemicals which find their way from human products into rivers and oceans can have a significant impact on the ability…