Divorce, Insect Style: Termites Swap Mates
...e describes the not-so-blissful scene on a rotting log when theseven-year itch occurs in the insect coupl... two hours. -- Just an hour after landing on the log where she will spend most of her lifewith a newfound mate, a female termite might invite another mal...Eating Less Fat At One Meal May Lead To Higher Fat Intake Later
...he groups. Also, the subjectswere asked to keep a log of how hungry they felt just before drinking theirlunchtime shake and in the five hours afterwards. The groups’ answerswere identical, whether they had higher-fat or lower-calorie shakes at lunchtime. Allred studied men only because women...USGS Responds to Amphibian Declines With Program In Great Smokey Mountains National Park
...flip over a rock or peek in the crevices of a damp log in the Great Smoky Mountains, you just might find a red-cheeked, pygmy, or black-belly salamander. A lucky visitor may even find the rare Junaluska salamander or hear the chorus of serenading American toads after a severe spring storm. These are just...News Backgrounder: Duke Primate Center Successfully Fosters Mysterious Aye-Ayes
...he technicians alsofetch from Duke Forest a rotten log that the animals can tear apart looking forgrubs. "These feeding methods are not directly a medical problem, but it'ssomething you have to do to ensure the overall well-being of the animal," saidWilliams. The Primate Center has developed its ......ls ofdiversity affect, say, the speed with which a log decays. A second approach willinvolve changing what plants grow above ground and then determining what changestake place in life forms living beneath the soil's surface - in other words,finding out if diversity above ground encourages diversity benea...First Great American Bluebird Count
... Bluebird Society (NABS) are asking bird-lovers to log on to <ahref="http://birds.cornell.edu">http://birds.cornell.edu and put theirbirdhouses on the map for the first-ever Great North American Bluebird Count,May 14-17. This four-day, Internet-based count is part of Birdhouse Online, a new web ...Unearthing the secrets of human skeletal remains
...al case scenarios: one close to a tree, one near a log and one in the open scrub." More definitive findings will become available as the kangaroo and pig remains decay further. Ms Powell also plans to respectfully bury some human cadavers in a cemetery, studies of which will greatly improve the accura...USGS scientists warn: West Nile Virus is on the move
...instructions. Enter code 11136. At the same time, log into the concurrent USGS conference website at http://usgs.contigo.com ; register as an attendee; and enter conference name GScbell. Due to the large number of participants and questions, attendees will be able to signal their desire to ask a questi...How much of the world do we really see?
...would take up valuable computing power. Rather, we log what has changed and assume the rest has stayed the same. Of course, this is bound to mean that we miss a few details. Experimenters had already shown that we may ignore items in the visual field if they appear not to be significant-a repeated word o...Established ecological relationship is flawed says new study
...increase as a constant multiple of the increase in log area. However, a new study by Imperial College scientists, published in the journal Science today, shows that this is not the case. Professor Mick Crawley and Josie Harral of the Department of Biology, surveyed plots of land in Berkshire, UK, ranging...Breakthrough in genomic technology: Identifying the biologically relevant parts of the human genome
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...zers encourage anyone interested in the subject to log on during the interactive sessions beginning April 16 and running through April 29th. There is no cost and anyone may participate. The meeting's website can be found at http://exoticpests.apsnet.org/...Fatal attraction: Satellites to determine sea lions deaths
...eves. The device will serve as a sort of sea lion log book. It will record information on how the animal lived, areas it frequented, when it died and what it did before it died. When the animal has died, the information from the transmitter will be retrieved from the satellite and hopefully reveal some...Scientists succeed at first-ever attempt to sequence DNA at sea
...to the classroom. The students and the public can log onto theexpedition Web site at http://www.ocean.udel.edu/extreme2001 to seephotos, video clips, and daily updates. We are excited to be carrying out this new phase of theresearch, which takes the work weve done in previous years tothe next lev...APS awards more than $160,000 to minority students of physiology
...p or the other education programs APS administers, log on to www.the-aps.org or email the APS Education office at education@the-aps.org ....Testosterone dose-repsonse relationships in healthy young men
...testosterone dose (P = 0.0001) and correlated with log total testosterone concentrations during treatment...ween change in fat mass by underwater weighing and log testosterone concentrations. - Muscle size: The thigh muscle volume and quadriceps muscle volume d......ith microscopes to examine specimens, computers to log finds, and display areas to show participants samples of what has been found. At the Wolf Lake headquarters, the public will be able to participate for free in many activities, including: tours, hikes, demonstrations, observing scientists at work, he...Drinking through your pelvic region?
...an Diego, CA. To learn more about the conference, log on to: http://www.the-aps.org/meetings/aps/san_diego/home.htm Methodology Seven Bufo woodhousei and four Bufo punctatus were collected in Clark County, Nevada. Both were selected to compare red cell velocity values with findings from previous...A unique hemoglobin may help the baby kangaroo's journey to the mothers pouch
...untry Hotel, San Diego, CA. Find more information log on to: http://www.the-aps.org/meetings/aps/san_diego/home.htm The study of embryonic-type hemoglobins was undertaken to examine the findings that: Function laboratory studies revealed the oxygen affinity of the embryonic and newborn blood was surp......go, CA. For more information about the conference log on to: http://www.the-aps.org/meetings/aps/san_diego/home.htm Study 1: Head Morphology and Electrosensory Pore Distribution The enhanced electrosensory hypothesis states that the wider head would sample a greater area, but there would need to...