Area of Focus: Genetics & Molecular Ecology

November 20, 2023

Ruffed grouse genetics consistent across Pennsylvania

But fragmentation has reduced genetic variation in some areas

October 5, 2023

Warming ocean spells trouble for isolated walrus populations

Researchers found how past climate cycles have affected genetic diversity of marine mammals

October 4, 2023

New partnership seeks to ‘biobank’ endangered species

The USFWS and others are working with Revive & Restore to preserve genetic material

October 4, 2023

Roundup offers chance to check bison’s health

South Dakota’s Custer State Park hosts some 1,500 bison

September 29, 2023

Breakthrough research recovers Tasmanian tiger RNA

It’s the first time RNA has been taken from an extinct species

August 18, 2023

Climate is shifting 4,000 years of polar food stability

Archaeological remains reveal how the Canadian Arctic’s food web has changed

July 27, 2023

To understand jaguars, researchers looked to their poop

Analyzing scat revealed what and where the cryptic cats hunted

July 26, 2023

JWM: Connectivity could aid Pakistan’s struggling wild sheep

Urials have declined from impacts both ancient and modern

July 25, 2023

Researchers solve mystery behind butterfly’s extinction

Was the Xerces blue butterfly its own species?

July 7, 2023

Seeking a cool way to curb extinctions

Living cell banks keep genetic samples of endangered species