An analytical tool developed for use within criminology is being put to good use in ecological research. It has proved particularly useful in locating species in challenging habitats.
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Tiny lakes may hold the key to the spectacular adaptive radiation of African cichlid fish, new research has shown
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The eradication of trawl net fishing in Cuba is just one of the outcomes from a collaborative effort to manage and conserve the Cuban manatee
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Hydrographic and water quality analyses reveal inputs and cycling of wastewater-derived nutrients in two Yucatan lagoons
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Over the last five years, an international collaboration of scientists has investigated the evolutionary history of insularly isolated populations of long-nosed vipers in the Cycladic archipelago
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The spread of lionfish through the Western Atlantic and Caribbean has brought devastating results to the region’s coral reefs
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Metabarcoding accurately recovers alpha-diversity (species richness) and beta-diversity (species turnover) information, in addition to generating the same management recommendations as morphological biodiversity datasets
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Animus Conservation is a voluntary organisation that promotes conservation success stories for partner wildlife non-government organisations (NGOs) and charities
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The once impossible task of identifying all specimens within a large field collection of arthropod has been remedied using DNA barcoding
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Unusual methods of tracking and identifying reptiles are being used in North West Madagascar. ‘Invisible’ UV nail polish and fluorescent powder are making it possible to study chameleons and snakes without making them more conspicuous to predators.
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