Researchers at the University of Granada and the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence have demonstrated a link ...

Swim along the edge of a coral reef and you'll often see schools of sleek, torpedo-shaped fishes gliding through the currents ...

found that 65% of the examined species showed signs of disruption, with the researchers calling it a "background level of genetic diversity loss." Lead researcher Catherine Grueber, University of ...

which is between 100 and 10,000 times the “background” rate (and projected to rise), will eliminate most species on Earth within the next century. Beyond its intrinsic value, biodiversity is necessary ...

In addition, successful urban bird species have more elaborate colours in their plumage, which is especially true for females. Cities seem to favour more colourful birds -- probably because there are ...

2000), in addition to the high rates of species extinctions already occurring worldwide (Stork 2010). Biodiversity is a term that can be used to describe biological diversity at a variety of ...

Earth is home to an astonishing diversity of species that provide food, medicine and other infrastructure necessary for the existence of humankind. Given intense competition between species for ...

If this does not happen then they will become extinct. However, some species have naturally low genetic diversity in their population but yet remain a viable species. The bottleneck effect is when ...

Background Caribbean ... The Center for Biological Diversity is a national, nonprofit conservation organization with more than 1.7 million members and online activists dedicated to the protection of ...