Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- New research sheds light on the genetic underpinnings of plumage for prominent Eurasian bird
- Researchers from across the globe have helped sequence the genomes of 363 bird species as part of the Bird 10,000 Genome Project.
- Pieter T.J. Johnson, new college professor of distinction, focuses on ‘profound threats’ of species invasion and emerging diseases.
- Katharine Suding, college professor of distinction, says science teaching can connect with students when it includes the ‘spark of exploration and the excitement of the unknown.'
- A minimum of 21 subspecies have been described, usually geographically separated but sometimes with geographic ranges sharing a borderButterflies flitted among flowers beside South Boulder Creek, in Boulder's greenbelt near the town of Marshall.
- Prickly poppies are distinguished from other species in the genus Argemone by the lack of spines on the upper sides of leavesPrickly poppies, Argemone polyanthemos, were abundant and in full bloom along the Degge Trail in the greenbelt north Boulder
- Increasing fishing too quickly can cause coral reef ecosystems to collapse, new ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder-led research finds.
- New ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Boulder-led research finds the traits that make vertebrates distinct from invertebrates were made possible by the emergence of a new set of genes 500 million years ago.
- They are secretive and cryptic, but you can see them if you know what to look forWhat causes those conical divots in the soft, dry soil beneath large conifers in the mountains and at the bases of cliffs on the Colorado Plateau? They presented a
- The colors and patterns of black swallowtails reveal the diversity of evolutionary dynamics acting on the sexes and the various life-history stages