A small team of scientists at The University of Western Australia, the Western Australian Museum, and the California Academy of Sciences has identified 18 new species of sea slugs, including some only found in WA.
Plants & Animals
Apr 5, 2018
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A joint project between conservationists and electronics experts at the University of Kent has developed miniature radio devices in tamper-proof casings to protect rare species from poachers.
Ecology
Jan 30, 2017
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The quality of waters can be assessed using of the organisms occurring therein. This approach often results in errors, because many species look alike. Therefore, new methods focus on DNA analyses instead. Biologists at the ...
Ecology
Jul 9, 2015
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(Phys.org)—Thomas Pike an ecologist affiliated with both the University of Exeter and the University of Lincoln, both in the U.K. has found that one type of bird has more trouble "catching" a computer generated bug that ...
Since 2001, ancient DNA has been used in paleoparasitological studies to identify eggs found in soil samples from prehistoric periods, because identification cannot be done by morphological study alone. The species of human ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 6, 2015
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Effective environmental management depends on a detailed knowledge of the distribution of species. But taxonomists are in short supply, and some species can be difficult to identify, even for experts. Eawag, in collaboration ...
Ecology
Dec 11, 2014
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The unique shapes of male sex organs have helped describe thirty new millipede species from the Great Western Woodlands in the Goldfields, the largest area of relatively undisturbed Mediterranean climate woodlands in the ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 28, 2014
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Leafsnap UK, a collaboration between Museum botanists and US software developers, could revolutionise summer walks.
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2014
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Only a fraction of the biodiversity on the planet is known to scientists and exploration of new places and habitats continue to yield exciting discoveries and new species to describe by taxonomists. This task is becoming ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2013
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Identifying, and monitoring the fluctuations of thousands of species in tropical ecosystems is a difficult challenge, but newly developed technology now makes it much easier. Scientists report on new cyberinfrastructure which ...
Ecology
Jul 16, 2013
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