Arctic predators drive rodent population cycles
Voles and lemmings are some of the most populous mammals in the Arctic, and their populations go through cycles that rise and fall. But why? That’s long been a ...
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Puma presence impacts tree growth
Veronica Yovovich had always been curious about the shape of plants around her school campus. Many of the bay laurels close to the University of California, Santa ...
For some butterflies, reason for wing adaptation is clear
Some butterflies have a clear means of protection, and predators can see right through it. According to new research, clearwing butterflies have evolved these ...
Climate change threats to Hawaiian tree impact birds, too
On the Big Island of Hawaii, hundreds of thousands of ‘ohi’a trees, whose scarlet blooms color the archipelago and sustain many endemic nectar-feeding birds, ...
Impacts of Deepwater Horizon spill ripple through food web
Seven years after the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, wildlife throughout the food chain is still impacted. In a new study published ...
Restoring predator and prey at the same time is best
The elk or wolf – which comes first in population management? For optimal results, according to a recent study, the answer is actually both predator and prey ...