Drought, disease, and a bear in your yard
Black bears in California’s Sierra Nevada could come into contact with humans more often as they travel further to find available food, finds a new study in… Read more »
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Light at night reduces melatonin levels in urban birds
Urban birds wake earlier due to the suppression of melatonin production finds new research published in Frontiers in Zoology today. This suggests that birds… Read more »
The koala: Living life on the edge
Koalas living at the edge of their natural habitat range behave differently to those living well within in it, finds a study published in Movement… Read more »
Extreme environments – a new thematic series in EvoDevo
Whether it’s the darkness of underground waterways, the freezing chill of the arctic or the dry and dusty desert, humans have long held a fascination with… Read more »
Four BioMed Central journals upgrade to full membership of Peerage of Science
BioMed Central is pleased to announce an increased involvement with Peerage of Science, stepping up to full membership for four of our journals:… Read more »
Intecol 2013 – Into the next 100 years
It is exactly one week since the closing ceremony for the British Ecological Society centenary celebrations and Intecol 2013. The metaphorical confetti has… Read more »
BioMed Central attendance at Intecol 2013
BioMed Central will be attending the upcoming Intecol 2013 conference in London from 18-23rd August, representing our open access ecology journals. We… Read more »
Movement: A fundamental function of life on earth
A new open access journal, Movement Ecology, has launched today with BioMed Central. The journal will publish articles across all taxa and relating to any… Read more »
Supersense- it’s a snap for crocs!
The ancestral crocodylian evolved multiple, multisensory micro-organs located on their skin which can detect chemical, thermal, and mechanical changes in their… Read more »
Habitat use of bluetongue lizards in tropical climates
In tropical climates, bluetongue lizards seek oases of cool in order to avoid overheating finds research published in Animal Biotelemetry this week.… Read more »