Butterflies Are Losing Their Vibrant Colors as Humans Replace Forests with Monochrome Buildings, Researchers Find

Researchers shared that colorful butterflies are losing vibrancy due to deforestation, which could indicate larger issues ...
Wesleyan University

Study Identifies Invasive Species in Long Island Sound

Stearns Professor of Earth Science, emeritus, have been researching microorganisms in the Long Island Sound and the impacts ...
sci

New Jurassic Lizard Species Has Confusing Set of Features Seen in Snakes and Geckos

Breugnathair elgolensis — a species of hook-toothed lizard that lived during the Middle Jurassic, about 167 million years ago — displays a mosaic of anatomical traits that is not present in living ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Schluter, D. (1984). A Variance Test for Detecting Species Associations, with Some Example Applications. Ecology, 65, 998-1005.

ABSTRACT: Based on investigating 15 sample plots along the altitude gradient, and 25 quadrats (0.5 m × 0.5 m) in each of the sample plots, we aimed to analyse interspecific associations and the niche ...
Phys.org

Grassland butterflies serve as important indicator to document species loss

Agricultural landscapes are among the most degraded habitats worldwide. Their restoration is one of the key measures for halting global biodiversity loss and preserving important ecosystem services.