New species of sea-dwelling mushroom-shaped organisms represent an early branch on the tree of life
New deep sea mushroom-shaped organisms discovered Organisms’ discovery spurs identification of 2 new species Scientists discovered two…
Category: Ecology
Marine protected areas should include ecologically valuable fish communities
Study finds marine protected areas inadequate for protecting fish and ocean ecology A new study reports that an expansion of marine…
Evolution of new ant species in a single ant colony via sympatric speciation
Alternate mechanism of species formation picks up support, thanks to a South American ant A newly-discovered species of ant supports a…
Atlantic killifish thrive in Superfund cleanup site thanks to beneficial mutation
Solving an evolutionary puzzle New Bedford Harbor pollution prompts PCB-resistance in Atlantic killifish For four decades, waste from nearby…
Distribution of new species of humpback dolphin coincides with Wallace’s Line
Scientists name new species of cetacean: The Australian humpback dolphin Study of dolphin group produces taxonomic clarity and a new member…
Deep-sea octopus protects her eggs for 4.5 years
Deep-sea octopus has longest-known egg-brooding period Deep-sea octopus protects, nourishes eggs for 53 months Octopuses typically have a…
New species of elephant shrew discovered in northwestern Namibia
Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences have discovered a new species of round-eared sengi, or elephant-shrew, in the remote…
Public and private wetlands key to duck migrations and survival
During the 2011 and 2012 migration seasons, University of Missouri researchers monitored mallard ducks with new remote satellite tracking…
Tropical fish in temperate marine areas are killing kelp
The migration of tropical fish as a result of ocean warming poses a serious threat to the temperate areas they invade, because they…
Expansion of Mediterranean hermit crabs into the North Sea thanks to climate change
Long-term studies conducted by scientists at the institute “Senckenberg am Meer” and the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt…