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…
Category: Ecology
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…
Deep ocean communities impacted by changing climate
Animals living on the abyssal plains, miles below the ocean surface, don’t usually get much to eat. Their main source of food is…
Submarine canyons are oases in the deep sea and promote high species diversity
Submarine canyons play an important role in maintaining high levels of biodiversity of small invertebrates in the seafloor sediments of the…