Duke Primate Center Sets October Expedition To Find 'Juliet'
...n increase on the island republicoff Africa's east coast now threatens many extant species. The precarioussituation demands widespread help for the rescue efforts made by Duke'sPrimate Center and conservation agencies in Madagascar, Glander and Simonssaid....'Juliet' Evades Primate Center Expedition
...n increase on the island republicoff Africa's east coast now threatens many extant species....Antarctic Science Season Gears Up With Searches for Meteorites, Neutrinos, and New Life Forms
...rise of ice located between two ice streams on the coast of the Ross Sea, and a critical location for taking the ice sheet's pulse. The core's ice record is expected to span 80,000 years, including part of the last glaciation, and to have distinct annual ice layers back at least 6,000 years. The c...Sea Turtles Have Favorite Oceanic Routes
... somewhere in the Pacific Ocean -- off the western coast of South America -- there are some leatherback turtles who have just begun to share their traffic information. Sea turtle number 1109-B and some of her fellow leatherbacks have given humanity a fascinating glimpse into the long-distance migration pat...Cell-Membrane Proteins Appear To Play Key Role In Squid's Swiftness
...-water habitat, researchers combing the California coast say they haveunlocked a possible reason for a squid's ability to avoid capture. In a study comparing the nervous systems of the squid and octopus (cephalopods)with a variety of snail-like sea slugs (gastropods), it was found that cephalopodshave mor....... Although some nesting areas along the Argentine coast are protected, the penguins' marine environment remains uncontrolled. There is, however, a local proposal for a marine reserve around Punta Tombo. "Most species don't do well under pressure, and that includes penguins," says Boersma. "These charism...First Planned Release Of Captive Lemurs In Madagascar Wilds Expected In Fall
...tion Society site on St. Catherine'sIsland off the coast of Georgia. One of many endangered species in Madagascar, these lemurs are knownfor the ruffs of fur that frame their faces. Their coats are various pastichesof black and white. Also characteristic are their group vocalizations, abarking roar so evi...Coming Extinction Of One Of UK's Most Minuscule Plants Yields Information On Climate Change
...y part of the year has been much drier on the west coast of Scotland in recent years and this spring (1997) many of the burns had dried up by the end of June giving many remote houses cause for concern. By studying the plant the researchers will be able to determine if aberrations in weather are becoming ...Lethal Parasite Prime Suspect In Fish Kills At Salton Sea
...ifornia brown pelicans and 10-12% of the west coast population of American white pelicans. At the same time, a die-off also occurred in tilapia. These fish were suspected to be the source of the botulism toxin for the birds. In August 1997, another outbreak of botulism occurred i...Fossils Show British Columbia Was Once 2,000 Miles South
...f an extinct mollusk on twoislands off the eastern coast of Vancouver Island give clear evidence that there...ognize as coastal British Columbia was onceoff the coast of what is now Mexico or Southern California. It was nowhere nearits present latitude," says Ward. ...Captive Lemurs To Depart For Madagascar Oct. 17 For First Release Into The Wild
...ion Society site on St. Catherine's Island off the coast of Georgia. "This is a beginning, but it is only a beginning," said Andrea Katz, Duke Primate Center's conservation coordinator andan MFG technical adviser, who will serve as the project's field administrator in Madagascar. "Lemurs remain highlyenda...New Mathematical Model Could Help Predict Health Of Offshore Areas Where Rivers Enter The Sea
...vity. This shelf begins at a 20-meter depthoff the coast ofLouisiana and Texas and gradually increases to 2...ents was high throughout the water column near the coast and in the upper10 meters at theourter edge of the front, though lower in the frontal zone where fre...Husband-And-Wife Team Embarks On Search For Genes Linked To Schizophrenia
...he Azores, a group of nine islands located off the coast of Portugal that comprise a Portuguese state and where most inhabitants are descended from a few families. Both researchers hold adjunct appointments with the Center for Neuroscience at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, which is collaborat...10,000-Year-Old Clues Suggest Future Forest Changes
...g the ancient warming period, forests on the south coast had more abundant Douglas fir, alder and bracken ferns than today. "All three species growafter a severe disturbance such as fire. We have found a large amount of charcoal in the lake bottoms dating to that period (7,000-9,000 years ago) indicating f...Penn State Erie's Sea Grant To Focus On Ecology, Economic Development
...a Grant will allow us to monitor theecology of the coast and Presque Isle as well as to promoteenvironmentally friendly manufacturing and development," says Dr.Robert Light, associate dean and associate provost. Light will bedirector of the Sea Grant for the first two years. As a Coherent Area Pl...Remote Cloud Observatory Tracks El Niño Changes
... in from the north,south and below, along the west coast of North and South America. When El Ni&nt...ade winds slacken and the water stays put.The west coast water becomes 3 to 5 degrees Celsius warmer than usual and thewestern Pacific becomes about a degree...Wake Forest University Study Takes Students In Flight With The Albatross
...Alaska; Lannion, France; or Wallops Island off the coast of Virginia. At 1 a.m. Eastern Standard Time each morning, a processing station in Tollouse, France, makes the final electronic pass of The Albatross Project data from the receiving stations to Wake Forest's computer network for e-mail forwarding to...Discovery Channel Returns From Underwater Scientific Expedition Off The Coast Of Cuba
... month-long deep sea scientific expedition off the coast of Cuba. The expedition of these unchartered, pristine waters in a high-tech submersible vehicle was designed to look for new species, explore the massive coral reefs on the coastal shelf (the first outsiders since the mid-1950s to do so), and dive...Concerns For Australian Sea Lion
...uth Australia. Smaller colonies exist on the west coast of SA and in Western Australia. "Data collected suggests to us that too many pups are dying and we don't really know why," says Shaughnessy. "For example in 1996 at two colonies we found mortality rates of 30 per cent and 50 per cent respectiv......ny problem for the bees to go across the Louisiana coast or go farther north in California," Hunt says. "We don't know why they haven't gone there already." Even without further migration, the Africanized bees still could threaten the bee population throughout North America. "In the tropics the defensive b...