Sentences with phrase «from conservation biology»

Her areas of focus range from conservation biology to the effects of climate change on agricultural systems.

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Evolution is further validated via direct applications ranging from medicine to agriculture to conservation biology.

Finding Your Own Passenger Pigeon - Center for Humans & Nature - January 2015 10 best Chicago museums: Top institutions to visit in Chicago - TimeOut Chicago - December 10, 2014 From prairie and river ecosystems to the biology of Ice Age — mammals, nature and its conservation, the focus at this Lincoln Park museum situated alongside a lagoon is vast and varied.

At an international conservation biology conference, male scientists asked on average 1.8 questions for every one question posed by a female scientist, the first study reports, even though the audiences of the 2015 meeting sessions that the researchers analyzed ranged from 40 % to 75 % female.

A new article addresses the ecological and ethical challenges stemming from the question of what effects the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology will have on the conservation of nature.

This study also increased the number of genetic markers scientist can use to study the population biology of great white and related sharks, Stanhope said, by a thousandfold, from which they hope to further expand knowledge of these fascinating animals, many of which are in urgent need of conservation.

Though Martinsen and Schall are quick to note that they anticipate little danger to people from this newly discovered deer malaria, it does underline the fact that many human health concerns are connected to wider ecological systems — and that understanding the biology of other species is a foundation to both conservation and public health management.

Should humpback whales be removed from the threatened species list, a direct consequence for conservation biology could be the redirection of research and management funding to enhance the survival of other species and ecosystems that are in greater risk of extinction.

Now, with the whole genome sequences of four black - footed ferrets, two that were saved as living cells in San Diego Zoo's Frozen Zoo ®, and two living black - footed ferrets from the Black - footed Ferret Conservation Center in Colorado, we have information that can transform our understanding of aspects of black - footed biology.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cheryl Schultz, associate professor of biological sciences, Washington State University Vancouver, WA [phone], [email protected] Elizabeth Crone, professor of biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, [phone], [email protected] Sarina Jepsen, endangered species program director, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, Portland, OR, [phone], [email protected] Monarch butterflies disappearing from western North America Read more...

His research blends ecology, population, conservation and evolutionary biology with recent technological spin - offs from the various genome projects.

One of the main challenges to the scientific community involved in biology conservation is to demonstrate that the loss and damage of habitats, ecological interactions and species generates a prejudice (present and future) that far exceeds the profits from the exploitation of natural resources and agricultural production.

Grade Level: Pre-K-2, 3 - 5, 6 - 8, 9 - 12 Animal Diversity Web is a searchable database of animal natural history, distribution, classification, and conservation biology from the University of Michigan.

The author has a master's degree in tropical conservation biology from the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

It's an excellent — and all too rare — opportunity to hear a broad range of perspectives, with speakers from the fields of conservation biology, wildlife rehabilitation, veterinary medicine, municipal animal services, animal law, and more.

With a background in evolutionary ecology and conservation biology from UC Davis, Allen has a particular interest in bird population responses to urban development, climate change, and other human pressures.

From salmon biology to conservation, visitors to the Salmon Centre get a once - in - a-lifetime opportunity to explore and get a hands - on experience with salmon.

Our onboard naturalists are some of the best in the industry, with degrees in biology they all receive intensive training in local marine mammal science from our Education and Conservation Advisor.

«Understanding why the giant panda has such striking coloration has been a long - standing problem in biology that has been difficult to tackle because virtually no other mammal has this appearance, making analogies difficult,» says lead author Tim Caro from the UC Davis Department of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology.

Caicedo and the forest patrol, along with a conservation biology team from the Medellin Botanical Garden and anthropologist Brodie Ferguson, spent months in the forest.