Competition between larvae of two anuran species (Bufo bufo and B. calamita) was investigated under field conditions likely to disfavour cell-mediated interference mechanisms. The experiment used ...

Complex microbial communities inhabit vertebrate digestive systems but thorough understanding of the ecological dynamics and functions of host-associated microbiota within natural habitats is limited.

Aquatic invertebrates experience strong trade-offs between habitats due to the selective effects of different predators. Diel vertical migration and small body size are thought to be effective ...

When Anne Jensen was a young girl growing up in Mt. Pleasant, she learned a lot about nature. Her father, Byron Clendening, was head of the audio-visual department at Central Michigan University, and ...

This helicopter, owned by Hummingbirds Helicopters Inc. of Valley Center, was recently conducting an aerial assault on mosquito larvae in ponds along the San Diego River. This particular chopper was ...

Many of our muskegs are dotted with small ponds that are wonderful microcosms; I like to prowl around them, just to see what is going on there, at least among some of the larger forms of life. The ...

The four pillars of attracting wildlife to your landscape are food, water, shelter, and space to raise young. A wildlife pond can check all these boxes for a variety of species. Last fall we decided ...

Scientists have discovered that audio recordings of healthy coral reefs may help attract free-swimming coral larvae to damaged ones. The finding could be a major step toward preserving the world's ...

I read with great interest and more than some degree of irritation the article on “How to fight the West Nile Virus,” in the June 12 issue of The Herald. It states: “With an estimated 2,500 detention ...