Ecology61
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Scaly Anteaters are Threatened by Illegal Trafficking
Endangered pangolins are among the most heavily trafficked wildlife. They are hunted and eaten in many parts of Africa and Asia but are particularly prized in China because their keratin scales are thought to cure a plethora of ailments and enhance sexual prowess. Claims that the protective armor reduces swelling, promotes blood circulation or helps…
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Evolution Supports a Rainbow of Biodiversity
Same-sex-relationships among animals seem to be in opposition to our understanding of Darwinian evolution—an organism who fails to secure a counterpart to mate with will not pass on its genes to the next generation. One could then infer that such costly behaviors would slowly be removed from the population through natural selection. However, same-sex bonds…
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Executive Education in Environmental Economics
The Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) presents a course in Environmental Economics.
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Your Nose Knows Evolution – Do You?
Olfaction is one of the least understood senses but has played a vital role in the evolution of vertebrates. Basic survival behaviors such as foraging, communicating, recalling memory, and reproduction are often dependent on a protruding-facial structure that we too often ignore.
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Critter Corner: News Roundup on Biodiversity – Week of 9/19
Read more about Melting Ice in The Arctic, The Extinction of Archaic Birds, Dolphin and Human Communication, and a Unique Mobile Garden in this week’s edition of The Critter Corner.
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Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates
CERC is now accepting applications for the Summer Ecosystem Experiences for Undergraduates.
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Conservation of Biodiversity in Orquídeas National Park
Researchers from The New York Botanical Garden are working to document the plant life in Las Orquídeas National Park, one of the last remaining prized and unexplored rainforests that borders Columbia’s Pacific coast.
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Ecosystem Services and Corporate Planning
Learn more about CERC’s new course, Ecosystem Services and Corporate Planning, which examines the impacts and dependencies of corporations on our ecosystems.
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Extinction Exposed – The Giant Panda
Captive breeding and species protection are helping the panda recover, but fewer than two thousand still remain.
