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Adaptation to high-altitude habitats in the Eastern honey
The Eastern honey bee Apis cerana is of central importance for agriculture in Asia. It has adapted to a wide variety of environmental conditions across its native range in southern and eastern...
Shorebirds disperse a wide variety of plants along the Atlantic flyway
Almost no empirical work has been done before on the plants dispersed by migratory shorebirds (Charadriiformes). By sampling faeces and regurgitated pellets in Doñana (Spain), England, Ireland and...
Eucalypt plantations disturb the development of amphibian larvae
Consequences of human actions like global warming, spread of exotic species or resource consumption are pushing species to extinction. Even species considered to be at low extinction risk often...
Scientists identify 66 alien species that pose the greatest threat to European biodiversity
From an initial working list of 329 alien species considered to pose threats to biodiversity recently published by the EU, scientists have derived and agreed a list of eight species considered to...
Waterbirds can disperse whole plants inside their guts
It is well known that some plants and plant fragments can become attached to the feathers of ducks and other waterbirds and be transported short distances. An increasing diversity of plant seeds...
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