by admin | Jan 24, 2021 | Behaviour, Conservation
In a paper published in PNAS in 2006, Elinor Ostrom and Harini Nagendra synthesized the findings of a long-term research program aimed at understanding how institutional factors affect forests managed under different kinds of tenure. Bringing together satellite... by admin | Jan 23, 2021 | Ecology, Evolution
In a study published in Science in 2001, Andre Kessler and Ian Baldwin quantified and characterised the volatiles emitted by Nicotiana attenuata when attacked by herbivores and mimicked their release to see if they reduced herbivory by attracting egg predators... by admin | Jan 22, 2021 | Ecology, Evolution
In a paper published in Nature in 2002, Patrik Nosil, Bernard Crespi and Cristina Sandoval showed, using a combination of morphological measurements and mate choice experiments, that parallel evolution of sexual isolation in the walking-stick insect, Timema cristinae,... by admin | Jan 21, 2021 | Conservation
In a paper published in Bioscience in 1985, Michael Soule laid out his vision for a new discipline called Conservation Biology to “provide principles and tools for preserving biological diversity”. Soule envisioned Conservation Biology as a “crisis... by admin | Jan 18, 2021 | Ecology, Evolution
In a paper published in Science in 1999, A. Townsend Peterson, Jorge Soberón and Víctor Sánchez-Cordero presented strong evidence for niche conservatism in 37 sister taxon pairs of mammals, birds and butterflies on either side of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico....