Mapping The Way To A Bigger Prawn
...an International genetic linkage map for the black tiger prawn. This research will involve other groups in Thailand, China and the USA...Tiger Beetles Go Blind At High Speeds
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Reminder to tiger beetles: If you chase prey at high speeds, you'll go blind. Entomologists have long noticed that tiger beetles stop-and-go in their pursuit of prey. But until now, scientists have had no idea why this t...Genetic Study Reveals Sumatran Tigers Are A Distinct Species From All Mainland Tigers
...s - a finding that has significantimplications for tiger conservation efforts. The study was conducted by ...d,and in zoos around the world. Traditionally, the tiger has been considered a single species with five livingsubspecies: the South China tiger; the Siberia...USGS Issues Wildlife Health Alert: Associates Virus With Salamander Die-Offs
...life Service biologists reported finding about 200 tiger salamander carcasses littering the shoreline and l...the Utah site, Docherty also found a virus in dead tiger and spotted salamanders earlier this year from Maine and North Dakota. Until these viruses are ident...Mouse Study Trumpets New Way To Preserve Species
... the simple, fundamental reproductive biology of a tiger or a cheetah or an African elephant, very little is known," Critser says. "Using methods such as in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer for an animal requires detailed knowledge about the animal's physiology and how its reproductive tissues ...... by Brain How can a brightly colored and striped tiger be so hard to see moving in jungleshadows? Part of...f "motion standstill." The moving objects were not tiger stripes but a series of computer-generatedmoving red and green color bars. After appropriate adjustm...ASU scientists probe salamander mysteries
...dipitously. She had heard about massive numbers of tiger salamanders dying in Arizona's San Rafeal Valley f...onsible for major dieoffs of several subspecies of tiger salamanders, including an endangered subspecies, at two other sites in Arizona. Other closely relate...Do fish farms really add to the world's supply of fish?
...waste from nearby plants processing imported Asian tiger shrimp. Global solutions The authors say that, while there is no evidence that aquaculture can restore ocean fisheries, the industry does play an important role in feeding a hungry planet. But if it wants to sustain its positive contribution to the ...USGS diagnoses causes of many US amphibian die-offs
... the culprit in most of the deaths of U.S. western tiger salamanders at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service'...y, iridoviruses have been associated with numerous tiger salamander die-offs in the western United States and Canada. USGS virologist Douglas Docherty has is...Secrets hidden in a tiger's paralyzing roar
...r will discuss her work analyzing the frequency of tiger sounds to better understand the part of a tiger's ...ve that infrasound is the missing link in studying tiger communication. In the first study of its kind, von Muggenthaler and her colleagues recorded eve...Save that tiger - Texas A&M vets set first-ever surgery
...to save the life of Karma, a five-month-old Bengal tiger from the Tiger Creek Wildlife Refuge in Tyler, Tex... to save the tiger's life. At only 45 pounds, the tiger cub has failed to thrive because of his condition and is at least 20 pounds underweight. Dr. Sonya ...Could Minnesota forestry save the Siberian tiger?
... the forests of Minnesota. In fact, other than the tiger and the even more rare Amur leopard, the trees, plants and wildlife of Siberia closely resemble those found in the Midwest. Located at the latitude of southern Minnesota, the region features the climate of Minnesota and the more mountainous topograp...UF scientists say global warming could spread mosquito
... in a global-warming world; disease-carrying Asian tiger mosquitoes may find the hotter temperatures to the...ogy. "If global warming trends continue, the Asian tiger mosquito may become common in places it's not found today. Whats more, he said, the Asian tiger mosq...China to declare new reserve for Siberian tigers
...the beginning of a long-term process of rebuilding tiger populations in China. Surveys in Jilin and Heilon...Dr. Dale Miquelle, who helped organize and conduct tiger surveys in China and Russia, said, "There are few tigers left in northeast China, and most of those ...Max-Planck doctoral student discovers 'living fossils'
...y is akin to "finding a mammoth or a sabre-toothed tiger today". This new order, christened Mantophasmatodea, brings the number of insect orders known throughout the world to 31. Insects, (Latin insectum, literally "segmented animal"), with over 1.2 million known species, represent over 80 % of all living ...Scientists find protein at the intersection of genetics, development, and environment
.... We've just begun to grasp it. Its like holding a tiger by the tail," Lindquist said....First ever census of jaguars completed
...big cats comparable to some of the most productive tiger habitats in India. According to the WCS scientists, the new methodology can now be applied to other areas throughout the jaguar's sprawling range from Argentina to the southwestern United States. It can finally determine not only how many cats are ...Pesticides linked to amphibian declines
...f two species: sites that have lost the California tiger salamander and the Western spadefoot toad had 3 and 6 times more local urbanization, respectively, than sites where these species still live. The spadefoot toad depends on vernal pools, many of which have been destroyed by urbanization or conversion ...Field Museum uncovers evidence behind man-eating; revises legend of its infamous man-eating lions
...dispel the centuries-old yarn, championed by noted tiger slayer Jim Corbett, that man-eaters are aged or have damaged teeth, limiting them to a diet of slow-footed humans. Their review shows that problem lions, including man-eaters, are typically sub-adult or prime-ages males without documented injury. In...... first known photograph of a wild Siberian or Amur tiger in northern China last week, providing strong evid...g from the Russian Far East to repopulate previous tiger strongholds, the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced today. The tiger was p...