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Published Large herbivores keep invasive plants at bay
(via sciencedaily.com) Elephants, buffaloes and other heavy herbivores are effective against invasive plants. This is the c...
Published Frog 'saunas' a lifeline for endangered frog populations
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source New biologist-designed shelters will help endangered frogs survive the devastating impacts of a dead...
Published First local extinction in the US due to sea level rise, study suggests
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The United States has lost its only stand of the massive Key Largo tree cactus in what researchers b...
Published Human-wildlife overlap expected to increase across more than half of land on Earth by 2070
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Human-wildlife overlap could increase across about 57% of the global lands by 2070 and could lead to...
Published Megalodon was no cold-blooded killer - Megalodon was No Cold-Blooded Killer
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source How the megalodon, a shark that went extinct 3.6 million years ago, stayed warm was a matter of spec...
Published Clever lapwings use cover to hide in plain sight
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Ground-nesting birds called lapwings use the shape of their nests and surroundings to hide from pred...
Published Invasive alien species play key role in 60% of global plant and animal extinctions
(via sciencedaily.com) A new report presents major findings on the gravity of impacts from invasive alien species on our pl...
Published Blue tit population booms with moths on the menu
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers found that years when moth numbers were up resulted in increased population growth for t...
Published Farms that create habitat key to food security and biodiversity
(via sciencedaily.com) Diversified farming is an important complement to forest protections for reversing tropical biodiver...
Published When conditions cool down, a bacterial prey species becomes the predator
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source In a new study, two species of bacteria grown in a lab reversed their predator-prey relationship aft...
Published Fish in schools have an easier time swimming in rough waters
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Swimming through turbulent water is easier for schooling fish compared to solitary swimmers, accordi...
Published Modeling tree masting
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The effects of a phenomenon called tree masting on ecosystems and food webs can be better understood...
Published 'Lost' birds list will aid in protecting species
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A group of scientists has released the first comprehensive list of birds that haven't been documente...
Published Escaped GMO canola plants persist long-term, but may be losing their extra genes
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Populations of canola plants genetically engineered to be resistant to herbicides can survive outsid...
Published Jurassic shark: Shark from the Jurassic period was already highly evolved - Jurassic Shark: The Evolution of Sharks from the Jurassic Period
(via sciencedaily.com) Cartilaginous fish have changed much more in the course of their evolutionary history than previousl...
Published Study predicts poor survival rates if Ebola infects endangered mountain gorillas - Study predicts poor survival rates if Ebola infects endangered mountain gorillas
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source If infected with the Ebola virus, less than 20 percent of Africa's endangered mountain gorillas woul...
Published Can cities make room for woodpeckers? - Can Cities Make Room for Woodpeckers?
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers are deploying the latest mapping techniques to identify the most important suburban habi...
Published How did the bushpig cross the strait? A great puzzle in African mammal biogeography solved by genomics
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Africa has a huge diversity of large mammals, but their evolutionary relationships and movement acro...
Published Fish species that move rapidly toward the poles due to global warming decline in abundance, study finds
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new study has found a decline in the abundance of marine fish species that move rapidly toward the...
Published The heat is on: Scientists discover southern Africa's temps will rise past the rhinos' tolerance
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Southern Africa contains the vast majority of the world's remaining populations of both black and wh...