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Extreme elevational migration spurred cryptic speciation in giant hummingbirds
Biodiversity varies from place to place because the range of climates suitable for any one species tends to be limited. The giant hummingbird appears to defy this tendency,…
May 21, 2024
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Outbreak Atlas Now Available
Professor Rebecca Katz recently released a new book entitled, Outbreak Atlas! Co-authored with another GU global health researcher, this book aims to translate the complex field…
April 29, 2024
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Drivers of geophagy by red brocket deer (Mazama americana) at Amazonian interior forest mineral licks
ECo Faculty Brian Griffiths' study unveils the critical role of mineral supplementation for the red brocket deer, shedding light on Amazonian wildlife.…
April 8, 2024
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Secondary not subordinate: Opsin localization suggests possibility for color sensitivity in salticid secondary eyes
ECo postdoc Tom Iwaniki and co-authors delve into the intriguing vision characteristics of jumping spiders, challenging traditional research, which largely overlooked the smaller…
April 8, 2024
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A decision-making tree for policy responses to a pathogen with pandemic potential
"Policy responses should be based on the known characteristics of an emerging pathogen with pandemic potential and the tools available to tackle it", writes Professor Rebecca…
April 8, 2024
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Rising minimum temperatures contribute to 50 years of occupancy decline among cold-adapted Arctic and boreal butterflies in North America
New study by the Ries Lab of GU Biology unveils climate change's impact on Arctic butterflies. Using data from museums and citizen scientists, they found that as temperatures,…
April 8, 2024
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To mitigate bird collisions, enforce the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Billions of birds embark on long-distance migrations between breeding and nonbreeding areas each spring and fall worldwide (e.g., ref. 1). Birds, which mainly migrate at night,…
April 8, 2024
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Understanding changes in reducing pesticide use by farmers: Contribution of the behavioural sciences
Agricultural land is a socio-ecological system in which environmental, economic, agronomic and social components are closely linked and interact in a non-linear and complex way.…
January 23, 2024
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Environmental and geographical factors influence the occurrence and abundance of the southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, in Hawai‘i
Hawaiian honeycreepers, a group of endemic Hawaiian forest birds, are being threatened by avian malaria, a non-native disease that is driving honeycreepers populations to…
January 23, 2024
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Animal evolution at the ocean’s water-air interface
Innovation is a key to evolutionary success and entrance into novel ecosystems.1 Species that float freely at the ocean’s surface, termed obligate neuston (also called, …
January 23, 2024