According to a study published in Current Biology on May 22, the genetic components of the ancient populations in the western Tibetan Plateau are closest to ancient populations in the southern Tibetan ...

BENGALURU: Researchers from Centre for Ecological Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) shows how animals behave and respond with fear in the presence of humans. The study titled- A ...

New research suggests that compared to highly social animals, like lions, loosely social animals like squirrels are more vulnerable when their populations decline.

Imagine an asteroid striking Earth and wiping out most of the human population. Even if some lucky people survived the impact, Homo sapiens might still face extinction, because the social networks ...

Despite decades of independent progress in population ecology and movement ecology, researchers have lacked a theoretical bridge between these two disciplines. "Ecologists have been trying to ...

Population cycles: causes and analysis / Alan A. Berryman -- The role of insect parasitoids in population cycles of the spruce needleminer in Denmark / Mikael Münster-Swendsen -- Population cycles of ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Wildlife biologists will begin a multiyear project to study what is influencing elk populations in the Lower Clark Fork near Noxon in Sanders County. The project will gather ...

For planning animal conservation measures, it is vital to know where endangered species live and how they interact. Ecologists are successfully using tracking technology to learn about the movements ...