Monday, October 31, 2011

How does birds avoid collisions with objects and each other?

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Optic Flow Cues Guide Flight in Birds Partha S. Bhagavatula, Charles Claudianos,Michael R. Ibbotson and Mandyam V. Srinivasan Current Biolo...
Sunday, October 30, 2011

Conservation biology and wildlife management – Beyond classrooms and in to practical, real-world issues

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The other day Ramesh, my friend wanted me to recommend a book that takes the reader beyond what has been learned in the classrooms of c...
Saturday, October 29, 2011

During breeding time Antarctic fur seals have uncanny ability to return to where they themselves were born

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Extreme natal philopatry in female Antarctic fur seals ( Arctocephalus gazella ) Joseph Ivan Hoffman and  Jaume Forcada   Mammalian Biology...
Friday, October 28, 2011

The mystery of how woodpeckers avoid head injuries cracked

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Why Do Woodpeckers Resist Head Impact Injury: A Biomechanical Investigation Lizhen Wang, Jason Tak-Man Cheung, Fang Pu, Deyu Li, Ming Zha...
Thursday, October 27, 2011

Breaking new ground in Quantitative training for students of ecology

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Introducing data–model assimilation to students of ecology   Hobbs, N. Thompson, and Kiona Ogle Ecological Applications , Volume 21, ...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Applying eigenvalue perturbation theory (EPT) to select optimum networks of protected areas based on connectivity

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Optimal networks of nature reserves can be found through eigenvalue perturbation theory of the connectivity matrix Jacobi, Martin Nilsson...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Kingfisher that flew from Poland to England

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My British contacts have sent me this amazing story of a Kingfisher that flew to England from Poland and in the process set a record. Th...

The dilemma of alternative land uses in conservation prioritization

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Balancing alternative land uses in conservation prioritization Atte Moilanen,Barbara J. Anderson,Felix Eigenbrod,Andreas Heinemeyer, David ...
Monday, October 24, 2011

Are we biased in locating our Protected Areas?

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High and Far: Biases in the Location of Protected Areas Joppa, L., & Pfaff, A. PLoS ONE, 4 (12) (2009). This is a 2009 paper, which...
Sunday, October 23, 2011

Sad news from Vietnam

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Javan rhino is gone forever in Vietnam Vietnam authorities and WWF have confirmed the sad news. The Javan ( Rhinoceros sondaicus annamitic...
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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Transgenic seeds and biodiversity - Alarm bells from Mexico

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Six scientists at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the National Commission for Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (...
Friday, October 21, 2011

Wildlife award for farmer – Shining example from UK

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This year’s prestigious Silver Lapwing Award has been conferred on South Lincolnshire fen farmer Nicholas Watts. He had turned his Vine H...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

The two remaining wild populations of the endangered Indian rhinoceros - A study based on DNA and its implications for management

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Genetic differences between the two remaining wild populations of the endangered Indian rhinoceros ( Rhinoceros unicornis ) Samuel Zschokke...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Overcoming Impediments to invertebrate conservation

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The seven impediments in invertebrate conservation and how to overcome them Pedro Cardoso, Terry L. Erwin,Paulo A.V. Borges, Tim R. New Bi...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Ecological limits to human disturbances – A case study involving trails

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Human Activity Differentially Redistributes Large Mammals in the Canadian Rockies National Parks  James Kimo Rogala, Mark Hebblewhite,J...
Monday, October 17, 2011

Theory and practice of conservation – Importance of quantitative recommendations

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Quantitative recommendations for amphibian terrestrial habitat conservation derived from habitat selection behavior Lukas Indermaur and Ben...
Saturday, October 15, 2011

Estimating age when multiple sources of data are available and traditional aging techniques are not practical.

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Estimating age from recapture data: integrating incremental growth measures with ancillary data to infer age-at-length Mitchell J. Eaton ...
Friday, October 14, 2011

Amur leopard captured on camera in China

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Amur leopard has been captured on camera in China for the first time since 1949. The elusive cat was photographed in a forest in Wangqin...

Loss and fragmentation of natural areas and its effect on connectivity

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Assessing effects of land use on landscape connectivity: loss and fragmentation of western U.S. forests  Theobald, David M., Kevin R. Cro...
Thursday, October 13, 2011

How to clean an oil-slicked penguin

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I read this excellent article on how to clean an oil-slicked penguin in BBC online. Biologist Jeremy Gray, volunteering at the Oiled Wi...