Genetic variation was surveyed in three understory plant species in tropical wet forest at Estacion Biologica La Selva, Costa Rica: Henriettea tuberculosa (Melastomaceae), Psychotria officinalis and P ...

Aging inevitably occurs both in humans and in other animals. However, life-span varies widely across species. Researchers have now found a possible general mechanism explaining differences in ...

Understanding how and why animals use the environments where they occur is both foundational to behavioral ecology and essential to identify critical habitats for species conservation. However, some ...

Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute scientists and partners have determined there is more to the shape and length of bird bills than just how they “get the worm.” According to their research ...

This news release is available in German. Ageing inevitably occurs both in humans and in other animals. However, life-span varies widely across species. Researchers of the Max Planck Institute for ...