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Biologists attributed much of the decline in deer killed to the decline in the Blackfoot Valley herd, FWP said. The agency eliminated the over-the-counter white-tailed doe tags for Region 2, which covers the west central part of the state. (Montana Standard, MT)
Hunters near quota Nov 10, 2009
Sime said biologists have learned a lot with this inaugural hunt. The quota system has worked just as it does for other species, with hunters having no problem calling in their kills within 12 hours, she said. (Montana Standard, MT)
Organ Regeneration In Zebrafish: New Clues Nov 10, 2009
19, 2009) Biologists long have marveled at the ability of some animals to re-grow lost body parts ... 18, 2008) Biologists have discovered a molecular circuit breaker that controls a zebrafish's remarkable ability to regrow missing fins, according to a new study. (Science Daily)
Wyo argues for control of wolves Nov 10, 2009
Politicians, biologists, ranchers, hunters and environmentalists have been fighting over wolves since before they were reintroduced in Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho in the mid-1990s ... There are an estimated 1,645 wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming, including between 300 and 350 in Wyoming, federal biologists say. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Big game harvest numbers meet averages Nov 10, 2009
As of Sunday night, biologists at the Darby check station had counted 189 elk, eight wolves, some deer, bighorn sheep, black bear, mountain goats and a moose. It s been a pretty good season so far even without a lot of weather, said Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Biologist Craig Jourdonnais. (Agri-View, WI)
Why Do Animals, Especially Males, Have So Many Different Colors? Nov 10, 2009
At least since Charles Darwin, biologists have noticed that species differ in "secondary sexual traits," such as bright coloring or elaborate horns, Grether said. Darwin attributed this diversity to sexual selection, meaning the traits increased an animal's ability to attract mates. (Science Daily)
Studies show marine reserves can be an effective tool for managing fisheries Nov 10, 2009
SANTA CRUZ, CA--Studies conducted in California and elsewhere provide support for the use of marine reserves as a tool for managing fisheries and protecting marine habitats, according to biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz. A recent study in the Gulf of California, for example, confirmed the validity of a key concept behind marine reserves--the idea that offspring produced in a protected area can replenish the stocks of harvested species outside the reserve. (EurekAlert!)
'Missing Link' In Immune Response To Disease: Sheer Mechanical Force Nov 10, 2009
Next, structural biologists led by Harvard Medical School's Gerhard Wagner, PhD, used Nuclear Magnetic Resonance techniques to determine the shape of the TCR and the arrangement of its component molecules. Biomechanics scientists led by Matthew Lang, PhD, of MIT then devised a set of experiments involving mAbs and pMHC molecules. (Science Daily)
Lone Dall sheep puzzles biologists Nov 10, 2009
FAIRBANKS - A lone Dall sheep that has been hanging around the Fort Knox gold mine north of Fairbanks has wildlife biologists puzzled ... FAIRBANKS - A lone Dall sheep that has been hanging around the Fort Knox gold mine north of Fairbanks has wildlife biologists puzzled ... Biologists say it's possible the sheep came from the White Mountain herd to the north, or the Tanana-Yukon herds to the south. (Juneau Empire)
Cougars are in U.P., DNR confirms (730) Nov 10, 2009
Sitar, as well as other DNR biologists, also investigated tracks Oct. 26 near DeTour and Nov. 2 near Gulliver, and confirmed both sets were cougar tracks. She doubts these verifications mean Michigan has a breeding population of cougars. (Gaylord Herald Times, MI)
Tags tracking beaked whales Nov 10, 2009
Using satellite-tracked tags for the first time, biologists have tracked the movements of Blainville's beaked whales, odd-looking cetaceans that grow to about 15 feet long and can spend at least an hour submerged, reaching depths greater than 3,000 feet ... Using satellite-tracked tags for the first time, biologists have tracked the movements of Blainville's beaked whales, odd-looking cetaceans that grow to about 15 feet long and can spend at least an hour submerged, reaching depths greater than... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Funds will benefit redband trout$10,746 grant will be used to improve Wood River habitat Nov 9, 2009
The project will also benefit fry and juvenile redband trout, as well as bull trout, Chinook salmon and steelhead that biologists hope to re-establish. Reader Comments. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Higher Incidence Of Thyroid Cancer In Volcanic Area Of Sicily Nov 9, 2009
A new biopsy test, created by molecular biologists, can tell ocular melanoma patients if theirs is the kind that will spread. Using very thin. (Science Daily)
Crabbers get a boost in bairdi Tanner quotas Nov 8, 2009
The bairdi boost stems from a big pulse of new crab recruits that biologists have been tracking for years. "That is what's fueling the increase in the harvest this year. We're just getting the very beginning of that year class," said Nick Sagalkin, regional manager at the state Department of Fish and Game in Kodiak. (Anchorage Daily News)
The Skeleton: Size Matters; New Role For Master Patterning Genes In Defining Number Of Vertebrae In Spine Nov 8, 2009
7, 2009) Vertebrates have in common a skeleton made of segments, the vertebrae. During development of the embryo, each segment is added in a time dependent manner, from the head-end to the tail-end: the first segments to be added become the vertebrae of the neck, later segments become the vertebrae with ribs and the last ones the vertebra located in the tail (in the case of a mouse, for example). (Science Daily)
"The September Issue" Nov 8, 2009
Celebrity quotient: None, unless you take sides in the intra-professional warfare between fisheries biologists. Film most likely to be confused with: There are at least four other movies with this title, two of them made in this decade. (Salon)
Scientists: Dolphins killing porpoises off California coast Nov 8, 2009
Marine biologists believe they have found the culprit in attacks on porpoises off the California coast: dolphins. Scientists with the nonprofit conservation group Okeanis say they captured video of a group of bottlenose dolphins attacking and killing a porpoise. (Honolulu Advertiser)
As oceans fall ill, Washington bureaucrats squabble Nov 8, 2009
New antenas help biologists study salmon. Biologists studying salmon in the Pacific Northwest have for decades lost track of the fish just as they set out on life's last leg, that final upstream lunge to spawn and die in the remote, backcountry streams and creeks in Oregon, Washington and central Idaho. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Lactose Intolerance Rates May Be Significantly Lower Than Previously Believed Nov 7, 2009
US and Italian biologists this week offer new results about the oft-studied protein -- the first known genetic. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Fertilizer, exhaust tied to alpine lake pollution Nov 7, 2009 Bacteria Expect The Unexpected Nov 7, 2009 Dolphins May Be Cause of Spike in Porpoise Deaths Nov 7, 2009 Inconspicuous Leaf Beetles Reveal Environment's Role In Formation Of New Species Nov 7, 2009 AIBS publishes Darwin articles open access Nov 7, 2009 The message of evolution Nov 6, 2009 Bighorns, domestic sheep don't mix Nov 6, 2009 Scientists Launch Effort To Sequence The DNA Of 10,000 Vertebrates Nov 6, 2009 Domestic Horse Genome Sequenced Nov 6, 2009 Thousands of NW seabirds sickened with killer foam Nov 6, 2009 Earth takes a deep breath and has a growth spurt Nov 5, 2009 Wisconsin Outdoors Nov 5, 2009 New Insights Into Australia's Unique Platypus Nov 5, 2009 Tags Reveal White Sharks Have Neighborhoods In The North Pacific Nov 5, 2009 'Spoonful Of Sugar' Shortens Worms' Life Span Nov 5, 2009 Great white shark study Nov 5, 2009 Legal or not? Bucks must now meet 1 of 2 measurements Nov 5, 2009 Singapore scientists join international study of 10,000 vertebrates' genomes Nov 5, 2009 Challenge Awaits Hunting Season Start Nov 5, 2009 Plan leaves snapper fishermen in a knot Nov 5, 2009 Adobe Town lease sale on hold Nov 5, 2009 Jill Lepore: Why is American history so murderous? Nov 4, 2009 It seems impossible that an albatross chick could hold 306 different pieces of plastic in its stomach. Unfortunately, it isn't. Nov 4, 2009 Hydrogen Peroxide May Tell Time For Cells Nov 4, 2009 Bear hit by a truck Nov 4, 2009 New Clues To Extinct Falklands Wolf Mystery Nov 4, 2009 Report: Barbed-wire fences deadly to sage grouse Nov 4, 2009 Speed Limit To The Pace Of Evolution? Nov 3, 2009 Healthful food: Alpha to omega Nov 3, 2009 Yellowstone wolf pack's leaders hit by hunting Nov 3, 2009 Grizzly bears fared poorly in October Nov 3, 2009 Snail Fossils Suggest Semiarid Eastern Canary Islands Were Wetter 50,000 Years Ago Nov 3, 2009 Study: Man-eating lions consumed 35 people in 1898 Nov 3, 2009 Renal Cancer: Protein Triggers A Snowball Effect Nov 3, 2009 'Chupacabra' sighting in The Woodlands Nov 2, 2009 Venomous Shrew, Lizard: Enzyme Evolved Twice Nov 2, 2009 Wolves, moose and biodiversity: An unexpected connection Nov 2, 2009 A Solution To Darwin's 'Mystery Of The Mysteries' Emerges From The Dark Matter Of The Genome Nov 2, 2009 Are US And European Plovers Really Birds Of A Feather? Nov 2, 2009 Male pregnancy: the sex life of seahorses Nov 2, 2009 Antler rule change comes with little dispute Nov 1, 2009 Elk Country: An easy drive north to view a most spectacular animal Nov 1, 2009 Polar bear tourism is growing on Alaska's North Slope Nov 1, 2009 New DNA Method Makes It Easier To Trace Criminals Nov 1, 2009 Feds probe amphibian's well-being Nov 1, 2009 Landowners increasingly shut down popular spots Nov 1, 2009 Coyotes Attack and Kill: Should You Worry?Despite more coyotes, statistically they're far less dangerous than pit bulls. Nov 1, 2009 Inconspicuous leaf beetles reveal environment's role in formation of new species Oct 31, 2009 Out of the classroom, into the woods Oct 31, 2009 Tenuous Times for the Endangered Florida Panther Oct 31, 2009 Famous people who overcame dyslexia Oct 31, 2009 Remotely Operated Vehicles And Satellite Tags Aid Turtle Studies Oct 31, 2009 Largest Bat In Europe Inhabited Northeastern Spain More Than 10,000 Years Ago Oct 31, 2009 Gas Leak From Puffin Field in Timor Sea Having `No Impact on Environment' Oct 30, 2009 Reel news and tournaments Oct 30, 2009 Short heels make elite sprinters super speedy Oct 30, 2009 W&F: Don't feed the deer Oct 30, 2009 Modified Crops Reveal Hidden Cost Of Resistance Oct 30, 2009 Violent Star Explosion Breaks Records Oct 30, 2009 Schumpeter: Fish out of water Oct 30, 2009 Possible Link Between IBD Therapy And Skin Cancer, Study Reveals Oct 30, 2009 MySpace Talks Content-Sharing with Facebook Oct 29, 2009 Stem Cells Make Precursors For Sperm, Eggs Oct 29, 2009 Red Tide Bloom Found Off Texas Coast Oct 29, 2009 First Evidence For A Second Breeding Season Among Migratory Songbirds Oct 29, 2009
Along with changes to the algae, park biologists blame nitrogen for an increase in sedges, compared to other grasses and flowering plants known as forbs. "One of the main reasons this park was established was for the protection of tundra and alpine areas," park biologist Jim Cheatham said. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Bright bacteria wins synthetic biology competition Nov 7, 2009
"We are training the next generation of synthetic biologists.". advertisement. (MSNBC -- Technology)
20, 2009) Conservation biologists are setting their minimum population size targets too low to prevent extinction, according to a new. (Sep. (Science Daily)
-- Marine biologists think they've figured out why a growing number of dead harbor porpoises have been found on California beaches in recent years: dolphin attacks ... Biologists at the Moss Landing-based group are working with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Marine Mammal Center and other groups to find more evidence. (Newsmax)
Evolutionary biologists consider growth rate as a measure of survivability or fitness ... Biologists have developed a model that reproduces statistical properties of venation. (Science Daily)
Today, with headquarters in Washington, DC, and a staff of approximately 50, AIBS is sustained by a robust membership of some 5,000 biologists and 200 professional societies and scientific organizations; the combined individual membership of the latter exceeds 250,000. AIBS advances its mission through coalition activities in research, education, and public policy; publishing the peer-reviewed journal BioScience and the education website ActionBioscience. (EurekAlert!)
Most biologists emphatically deny that there is a plan ... The conclusions of Gould and Provine reflect the conventional wisdom in biology, but some leading biologists are challenging it. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
So state wildlife biologists were called ... Reintroduction efforts by state biologists, sportsmen associations and Native Americans have helped build the population back up to about 1,300 ... When one of their bighorns wanders into an area where there might be grazing sheep, tribal biologists relocate it or, on rare occasions, put it down to prevent it from possibly infecting other bighorns with bacterial pneumonia. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
By sequencing the DNA of 10,000 vertebrates -- roughly one-sixth of the 60,000 species estimated to be living today -- biologists will be able to reconstruct the genetic changes that gave rise to this astonishing diversity. Some parts of our DNA are very similar to the DNA of other vertebrates, reflecting our descent from a common ancestor, while other parts are markedly different. (Science Daily)
Molecular biologists have completely sequenced the first dog genome. Understanding how genetics plays a role in canine diseases could lead to new. (Science Daily)
Biologists say the foam killed thousands of birds along the Oregon and Washington coast ... Biologists say the foam killed thousands of birds along the Oregon and Washington coast. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Based on fossil evidence, biologists think that life began in the ocean at least 3. 5 billion years ago, a billion years after Earth was born. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
DNR fish biologists are searching for answers and are considering alternatives to help increase the brown trout survival rate ... Fish biologists suspect they don't have a good chance for survival ... Given their stocking efforts and frustrations with brown trout survival rates, fish biologists couldn't be more receptive to the club's concerns. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
(June 23, 2009) A research intern working in the wilds of Papua New Guinea has successfully completed what many other field biologists considered "mission impossible" -- the first study of a rare egg-laying mammal. (Sep. (Science Daily)
8, 2009) Biologists used DNA tagging to show that whale sharks -- the world's largest fish -- show little genetic variation across widely separated tropical oceans, underscoring the need for wider protection. (Oct. (Science Daily)
24, 2008) Biologists have shed new light on the genetic roots of obesity -- a condition that is increasing dramatically in North America and has been linked to heart disease, diabetes and some forms of. . (Science Daily)
The area they roam has been known for years as the red triangle, a scary-sounding name that many marine biologists shun because it seems to bolster the notion that great whites are killing machines like the beast in the movie "Jaws.". The scientists hope this study will shed more light on these fierce yet sophisticated hunters and their important role in the ecosystem. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Biologists point to its body shape - low hanging belly, no definition change between its barrel neck and body and no defined "waistline" in front of its rear legs - to estimate its age at 5 1/2 or 6 1/2 years ... Biologists say there are measuring tools hunters can use to determine length. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Dr. Venkatesh's laboratory at IMCB, which is staffed by 14 scientists including DNA sequencers, bioinformaticians and wet-lab biologists, has published significant findings on the human and fish genomes in Nature, Science, PLoS Biology and Genome Research. He initiated and led the International Fugu Genome Consortium that sequenced and annotated the complete pufferfish genome and subsequently identified the elephant shark as a novel model vertebrate genome and sequenced its DNA code. (EurekAlert!)
Along with the acorn supply, reports from Texas Parks and Wildlife Department field biologists note that recent rains have also helped generate forb production, adding to the availability of native food sources for deer. It s been at least three years since ground moisture has been this good at this time of year, said Mike Krueger, TPWD district wildlife biologist in Kerrville. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
But the recent increase is small compared with large reductions before then, biologists say ... Red snapper live for more than 50 years, but fish older than 10 years are seldom caught, biologists say ... Heil points to doubts about the stock assessment raised by fishing industry consultant Frank Hester, who has taken federal biologists to task for overestimating past stocks and the number of older fish killed. (Florida Today)
State game and fish biologists from Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, North Dakota and Utah met with several researchers in January to review studies regarding sage grouse and energy development ... "The western game and fish biologists documented that the BLM stipulations don't work at all," said Molvar. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Scholars ranging from theologians and psychologists to evolutionary biologists have offered theories about murder theories of evil, theories of disease, theories of disposition but the analytical burden placed on any general discussion of murder, freighted, as it is, with atrocity, is nearly unbearable. Nothing suffices, or can. (New Yorker)
The shank of a recreational fisherman's hook sat in its gullet for weeks, the protruding rusted barb a telltale for the biologists who saved it ... Graham used to have what bird biologists might think the best job in the world. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Produced in all animal cells, hydrogen peroxide may act as a signal for the active and resting phases of living things, new research by USC biologists suggests. A study published in the journal PLoS ONE shows that hydrogen peroxide given to fruit flies has dramatic effects on their daily rhythms and activity levels. (Science Daily)
In nearby Lydia, state biologists already have caught one nuisance black bear several weeks ago and relocated it, but Davidson believes that there are several others that look to garbage as an easy meal. She said she believes the bear killed Sunday was probably one of the bears that tormented property owners in Lydia. (New Iberia, LA)
Biologists have also puzzled over the Falklands wolf's ancestry. It had been suggested that they were related to domestic dogs, North American coyotes, or South American foxes. (Science Daily)
However, the research suggests that quite a few sage grouse are dying as a result of colliding with the thousands of miles of barbed-wire fence crisscrossing the West, biologists said. "It's probably indicative of other fences that we're just not watching," Pat Deibert, lead U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist for the sage grouse listing decision, said Tuesday. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Speed Limit To The Pace Of Evolution, Biologists Say ... Speed Limit To The Pace Of Evolution, Biologists Say ... 31, 2008) Biologists today are doing what Darwin thought impossible. (Science Daily)
The Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the European Union, however, seems to agree with the lipid biologists ... The lipid biologists have other complaints ... Yet another problem the lipid biologists have is with the amount of long-chain omega-3s that the EFSA has recommended it is desirable to consume. (The Economist)
As the alpha female of the Cottonwood Creek pack, she also was equipped with a radio collar so wildlife biologists could track her movements, making her one of Yellowstone National Park's best known wolves ... For years, the movements of the Lamar packs have been monitored by biologists equipped with radio tracking devices and powerful spotting telescopes. (Montana Standard, MT)
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologists have relocated a dozen grizzlies and 53 black bears that got into trouble with humans this year, according to department spokeswoman Joleen Tadej. And FWP game wardens have been coaching hunters on avoiding bear run-ins, particularly when a grizzly has commandeered a deer or elk carcass and begun feeding. (Montana Standard, MT)
"The results of this study are of great relevance to biologists and paleontologists investigating the evolution of plants and animals linked to climatic fluctuation in the islands." ... 19, 2007) An odd distribution pattern of a rare snail has had biologists scratching their heads since at least the 1880s. (Science Daily)
Instead, the study by biologists at the University of California Santa Cruz and the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago (where the stuffed male lions now reside) show that they probably consumed between 4 and 72 humans, with 35 being a strong possibility. Interestingly, the study showed that one of the lions ate about double the number of people the other did. (USA Today -- Tech)
The work developed in a co-operation between cell biologists and biochemists, where the original authors of the paper, which was published in Nature Cell Biology, by chance exchanged views concerning their own special fields and discovered the close link between pVHL and cell division. Thanks to "Single Cell Life Imaging", a special optical microscope technology, the researchers could observe and follow living cells individually. (Science Daily)
Biologists and wildlife experts dismiss the chupacabra as nothing more than an urban legend. But what makes Stuart s story unique is that chupacabra sightings usually happen in Mexico or other parts of Texas not here in the Houston area. (KHOU.com, TX)
2, 2009) Biologists have shown that independent but similar molecular changes turned a harmless digestive enzyme into a toxin in two unrelated species -- a shrew and a lizard -- giving each a venomous bite. See also. (Science Daily)
A large and unexpected one, say wildlife biologists from Michigan Technological University. Joseph Bump, Rolf Peterson and John Vucetich report in the November 2009 issue of the journal Ecology that the carcasses of moose killed by wolves at Isle Royale National Park enrich the soil in "hot spots" of forest fertility around the kills, causing rapid microbial and fungal growth that provide increased nutrients for plants in the area. (EurekAlert!)
Ever since Darwin pointed out his difficulty in explaining why crosses between two species often yield sterile or inviable progeny (for instance, mules emerging from a cross between a horse and a donkey), biologists have struggled with this question. New research into this field by basic scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, published online Oct. 22 in Science Express, suggests that the solution to this problem lies within the "dark matter of the genome": heterochromatin, a... (Science Daily)
Historically, biologists have classified the Kentish Plover, found in Europe, and its look-a-like, the Snowy Plover, from the US, as being different varieties from the same species due to their similar looks. Whilst their true identity has been long debated by biologists, this is the first time that scientists have found proof that the birds actually belong to different species. (Science Daily)
Yet despite such a clear definition, it took marine biologists a long time to understand what was going on with seahorse sex ... When evolutionary biologists discovered that male seahorses become truly pregnant, they rubbed their hands in anticipation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
And, back then, had biologists suggested the new antler regulations being implemented in Mississippi this year, deer wouldn't have been the only creatures in the cross hairs, if you get my drift. That small buck is now barely legal in two of the state's deer zones and definitely illegal in the third. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Game Commission biologists also trapped and relocated some of the elk to other sites in the region. About 700 elk now range over 800 square miles of Elk, Cameron, Clinton, Clearfield and Potter counties. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
(Yes, loafing is what biologists call it when these creatures just hang out all day. . (Anchorage Daily News)
31, 2009) DNA samples often convict criminals. But many of today's forensic tests are so polluted by soil, tobacco and food remains, for example, that they can not be used. (Science Daily)
Federal biologists believe leopard frog populations are currently undergoing a dramatic decline from vast areas of its historical range in the western United States and Canada. A coalition of eight conservation groups -- including the Center for Native Ecosystems and the Laramie-based Biodiversity Conservation Alliance -- submitted a petition to the UWFWS in 2006 seeking to protect the amphibian throughout its historic range west of the Mississippi River and Great Lakes. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
With abundant populations of deer, elk and antelope, biologists are under pressure to keep wildlife numbers under control. Landowners trying to make a living off the land need hunters to thin herds. (Montana Standard, MT)
While biologists say are extremely rare, the incident points to another phenomenon: the recent, rapid proliferation of the dog-like predators in as well as expanses of wilderness. "Coyotes have become the most abundant large predatory animal on the continent," says Ralph Maughan, who operates a popular wildlife blog that tracks human-wildlife encounters. (ABC News)
Evolutionary biologists consider growth rate as a measure of survivability or fitness. So the hybrids' lower fitness reduces opportunities for genetic exchange between beetle types by way of matings between surviving hybrids and the maple and willow beetles themselves. (EurekAlert!)
Two years ago the class discovered what area hunters and Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists confirmed: Deer are not as plentiful there as in other hunting districts ... Kovach hopes to have Fish and Game biologists look at the work and give advice for improvement. (Juneau Empire)
Biologists estimate that less than 100 of the are alive in the wild today, hanging on in the southern tip of Florida below the Caloosahatchee River ... Biologists report that a population of 240 panthers requires between 8,000 and 12,000 square miles of habitat and sufficient genetic diversity in order to avoid inbreeding as a result of small population size. (Scientific American)
() -- Molecular biologists Carol Greider and Elizabeth Blackburn recently became the first two women to share the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Greider also joined Pierre Curie and Archer Martin among the handful of individuals with dyslexia who have won a Nobel Prize. (CNN)
30, 2009) Researchers are using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) and satellite-linked data loggers to learn more about turtle behavior in commercial fishing areas and to develop new ways to avoid catching turtles in fishing gear. This marks the first time an ROV has been used to follow turtles in the wild to learn about their behavior and how they interact with their habitat. (Science Daily)
(June 25, 2008) Bloodsucking pests like bat fleas and bat flies may not sound very appealing to the rest of us, but to many biologists they are considered among the most successful creatures evolution has ever. (Dec. (Science Daily)
A seven-day survey by a team of three marine biologists of the area found there isnt enough information to draw conclusions about the effect on birds and marine life, Garrett said. PTTEP and the government said Oct. 15 the Thai company will fund an environmental monitoring program lasting at least two years. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
State biologists are studying ways to improve trophy bass fishing. If you catch one of these bass, cut the tag loose as close to the fish as possible and immediately report it to the study's hotline, 800-367-4461, or e-mail TagReturn@MyFWC.com. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Sports)
Public release date: 30-Oct-2009. When 100 m sprinters launches themselves from the starting blocks, the race can be won or lost in the first few strides. (EurekAlert!)
Biologists say white-tailed deer are concentrated in small, high areas by flooding along central and north Louisiana rivers and backwater systems. They don't plan to close the hunting season. (KSLA.com, LA)
29, 2009) Genetically modified squash plants that are resistant to a debilitating viral disease become more vulnerable to a fatal bacterial infection, according to biologists. See also. (Science Daily)
Thursday, October 29, 2009. NASA/Swift/Stefan Immler. (Fox News)
Although Malaysia had few skilled biologists, its politicians decided to build BioValley on the ruins of Entertainment Village, an attempt to create a Malaysian Hollywood that failed for lack of media nous. Too many politicians treat entrepreneurship as yet another gravy train. (The Economist)
A new biopsy test, created by molecular biologists, can tell ocular melanoma patients if theirs is the kind that will spread. Using very thin. (Science Daily)
Wednesday, October 28, 2009. The social network wars may be over as traditional rivals Facebook and MySpace reveal they're in talks about sharing content. (Fox News)
Stem Cells Changed Into Precursors For Sperm, Eggs. Stem Cells Changed Into Precursors For Sperm, Eggs. (Science Daily)
Biologists found two areas of suspected bloom, at the mouth of the Corpus Christi Inner Harbor and in the Vinson Slough area of Aransas Bay. Red tide cell concentrations were high Tuesday around the South Padre Island area. (KWTX.com, TX)
28, 2009) Biologists for the first time have documented a second breeding season during the annual cycle of five songbird species that spend summers in temperate North America and winters in tropical Central and South America ... "Biologists know theoretically that they should pay attention to these migration stopover sites, but they've been largely ignored for their conservation implications.". (Science Daily)
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