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Creation of an island: The extinction of animals on Zanzibar
2016-02-23 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Researchers at the University of York have been part of the first comprehensive study of how Zanzibar was formed, charting the extinction of various animals from the island. In a collaborative project between environmental scientists and archaeologists, a team charted the history of sea level change by examining mangrove sediments, and conducting analysis on animal remains found in Kuumbi Cave - an important archaeological site. Focusing on evidence from three distinct…
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New framework sheds light on how, not if, climate change affects cold-blooded animals
2016-01-19 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Cold-blooded animals like lizards, insects and fish have a preferred body temperature range at which they hunt, eat, move quickly and reproduce. Fear that a warming climate will constrict this temperature range underlies recent studies that warn of the detrimental effects of climate change on the activity and survival of cold-blooded animals. While not contradicting these warnings, a new paper published in the latest issue of Ecology Letters offers a revised framework…
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Poison warmed over: Climate change may hurt animals' ability to live on toxic plants
2016-01-16 14:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: University of Utah lab experiments found that when temperatures get warmer, woodrats suffer a reduced ability to live on their normal diet of toxic creosote - suggesting that global warming may hurt plant-eating animals. "This study adds to our understanding of how climate change may affect mammals, in that their ability to consume dietary toxins is impaired by warmer temperatures," says biologist Denise Dearing, senior author of the research published online Jan. 13 in the British journal Proceedings...
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The Roxell Sow Concept: Feeding Process Tailored to the Needs of the Animals
2016-01-12 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
GLOBAL - Modern pig farms operate on a larger scale and sell their products in a very competitive market. To be successful they need top performing, automated feeding and drinking systems.
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Team identifies ancient mutation that contributed to evolution of multicellular animals
2016-01-07 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] A single chance mutation about a billion years ago caused an ancient protein to evolve a new function essential for multicellularity in animals, according to new research co-led by a University of Chicago scientist. By conducting experiments on 'resurrected' ancestral proteins, the researchers shed light on the origin of a molecular process that allows animals to form and maintain organized tissues. The study, published in the journal eLife on Jan. 7, 2016, i…
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