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Archive for January, 2009

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Free Journal Table of Contents Service

Posted in News, January 29th, 2009 |

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Testing the island effect in adaptive radiation: rates and patterns of morphological diversification in Caribbean and mainland Anolis lizards

Posted in Harvard News, January 27th, 2009 |

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Social insect symbionts: evolution in homeostatic fortresses

Posted in Harvard News, January 27th, 2009 |

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Rarity Value and Species Extinction: The Anthropogenic Allee Effect

Posted in News, January 24th, 2009 |

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Scientists Unlock Possible Aging Secret In Genetically Altered Fruit Fly

Posted in News, January 24th, 2009 |

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Just Living With Females Extends Reproductive Life Of Male Mice

Posted in News, January 24th, 2009 |

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Watching Treeline Advances In Canada’s Arctic

Posted in News, January 24th, 2009 |

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Food Choices And Location Influence California Sea Otter Exposure To Disease

Posted in News, January 24th, 2009 |

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Evolution In Action: Native U.S. Lizards Are Adapting To Escape Attacks By Fire Ants

Posted in News, January 24th, 2009 |

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Humans And Mice Express The Same Olfactory Preferences

Posted in News, January 22nd, 2009 |

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Fish Out Of Water: New Species of Climbing Fish from Remote Venezuela Shakes the Catfish Family Tree

Posted in News, January 22nd, 2009 |

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Primate Culture Is Just A Stone’s Throw Away From Human Evolution, Study Finds

Posted in News, January 17th, 2009 |

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UGA study may give hope that ivory-billed woodpeckers still around

Posted in News, January 17th, 2009 |

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Slight Changes In Climate May Trigger Abrupt Ecosystem Responses

Posted in News, January 17th, 2009 |

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Northern Fur Seal Pup Decline: Lowest Birth Rate Since 1916

Posted in News, January 17th, 2009 |

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Biologist Enhances Use Of Bioinformatic Tools And Achieves Precision In Genetic Annotation

Posted in News, January 17th, 2009 |

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Odors Can Alter Gene Expression In An Olfactory Neuron

Posted in News, January 17th, 2009 |

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Study Warns of Threat to Coasts From Rising Sea Levels

Posted in News, January 17th, 2009 |

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Huge Population Of Endangered Asian Elephants Living In Malaysian Park

Posted in News, January 17th, 2009 |

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Cranial Osteogenesis and Suture Morphology in Xenopus laevis: A Unique Model System for Studying Craniofacial Development

Posted in News, January 17th, 2009 |

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