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Egyptian vultures breed more males in the Canary Islands than on the Iberian Peninsula

For this research, more than 1600 Egyptian vulture nestlings from island and mainland populations were monitored over three decades in Spain. Small changes in the sex ratio in threatened species...

Study reveals five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs from southeast Asia

The five new species belong to the gymnurid group, small mammals of the hedgehog family that lack quills
The discovery was led by Arlo Hinckley, who initiated the research during his doctoral...

Bats are key to pest control in agriculture

Scientists from the University of the Basque Country and the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC has studied a colony of bent-winged bat in the southern Iberian Peninsula. This colony of bats...

Urban waterfowl are important seed dispersers for native and alien plants

Researchers analyses the role of mallards and Canada geese in the dispersal of seeds of aquatic and terrestrial plants. This research reveals that, contrary to previously thought, plants that do...