Ecology and Evolutionary Biology News
The Herpetology Revolution: Pioneering Women in Science
2023-10-24
When Ximena Bernal, professor of biological sciences at Purdue’s College of Science began her academic journey she was in her native Colombia. Her specialty is herpetology – the study of reptiles and amphibians and since her home country has the second highest biological diversity per square mile of frog species, it seemed the perfect place to study. Little did she know, she would need to immigrate to the U.S to follow her dreams.
Adaptation to freshwater and hatchery environments in Atlantic salmon
2021-01-14
Atlantic salmon populations are declining throughout their native range, which historically stretched from Long Island Sound, New York to northern Québec in the western Atlantic Ocean.
How to minimize the impacts of sensory pollution on animals
2020-05-04
A recent paper published in Nature Ecology & Evolution proposed a novel theoretical framework to identify the mechanisms behind sensory pollution (masking, distracting, misleading).
The road not taken: host infection status influences parasite host-choice
2020-01-15
Two roads diverged in a green pond And some parasites take the road less parasitized
Experiment in energy efficiency with Ross Reserve caretaker's cabin
2019-12-17
An experiment is underway in energy efficiency with caretaker's cabin.