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Category: Ecology

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Evolution of new ant species in a single ant colony via sympatric speciation

Posted on August 27, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

Alternate mechanism of species formation picks up support, thanks to a South American ant A newly-discovered species of ant supports a…

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    Atlantic killifish thrive in Superfund cleanup site thanks to beneficial mutation

    Posted on August 5, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    Solving an evolutionary puzzle New Bedford Harbor pollution prompts PCB-resistance in Atlantic killifish For four decades, waste from nearby…

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      Distribution of new species of humpback dolphin coincides with Wallace’s Line

      Posted on August 3, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Scientists name new species of cetacean: The Australian humpback dolphin Study of dolphin group produces taxonomic clarity and a new member…

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        Deep-sea octopus protects her eggs for 4.5 years

        Posted on July 30, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        Deep-sea octopus has longest-known egg-brooding period Deep-sea octopus protects, nourishes eggs for 53 months Octopuses typically have a…

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          New species of elephant shrew discovered in northwestern Namibia

          Posted on July 24, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences have discovered a new species of round-eared sengi, or elephant-shrew, in the remote…

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            Public and private wetlands key to duck migrations and survival

            Posted on July 18, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            During the 2011 and 2012 migration seasons, University of Missouri researchers monitored mallard ducks with new remote satellite tracking…

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              Tropical fish in temperate marine areas are killing kelp

              Posted on July 10, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              The migration of tropical fish as a result of ocean warming poses a serious threat to the temperate areas they invade, because they…

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                Expansion of Mediterranean hermit crabs into the North Sea thanks to climate change

                Posted on July 2, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                Long-term studies conducted by scientists at the institute “Senckenberg am Meer” and the Senckenberg Research Institute in Frankfurt…

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                  Deep ocean communities impacted by changing climate

                  Posted on June 27, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  Animals living on the abyssal plains, miles below the ocean surface, don’t usually get much to eat. Their main source of food is…

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                    Submarine canyons are oases in the deep sea and promote high species diversity

                    Posted on June 27, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    Submarine canyons play an important role in maintaining high levels of biodiversity of small invertebrates in the seafloor sediments of the…

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