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Global warming not responsible for malaria increase in East African Highlands
Recent increases in malaria in the East African Highlands cannot be attributed to global warming, researchers at the Department of Zoology at Oxford University have shown. It has long been known that malaria in highland areas is hindered by low temperatures which limit the development of the parasites in the mosquito. Recent upsurges of malaria in these areas were believed to be due to increasing... View More (2002-02-21)
Cole Museum of Zoology Opens Its Doors
MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: Rare chance to see the whole animal kingdom in an hour LOCATION: Foyer of Animal and Microbial Sciences building at University of Reading Whiteknights campus TIME & DATE: Wednesday 17 March at 6pm The Cole Museum of Zoology, featuring more than 3,500 unique and exciting specimens, is being opened at the University of Reading after a yearlong redevelopment project. Funded... View More (2004-02-27)
Here's venom in your eye: Spitting cobras hit their mark
Spitting cobras have an exceptional ability to spray venom into eyes of potential attackers. A new study published in Physiological and Biochemical Zoology reveals how these snakes maximize their chances of hitting the target. View More (2009-01-23)
Lizard moms may prepare their babies for a stressful world
Stressed out lizard moms tend to give their developing embryos short shrift, but the hardship may ultimately be a good thing for the babies once they're born, according to a study published in the journal Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. View More (2012-04-20)
New vaccination research
A team of ecologists has shown that mass vaccination programmes can sometimes produce unexpected results - which could lead to new thinking on how such programmes are carried out. View More (1999-10-29)
Males suffer from having too many females
A team of British scientists has shown that too many female deer in a herd is bad news for males - as well as for deer herd managers. The team, from Cambridge, Edinburgh, Imperial College and Scottish Natural Heritage, have followed the fortunes of more than 2,000 red deer on Rum - over the last 30 years, studying their movements, breeding successes and survival. Their results have shown that, as... View More (2002-02-05)
Virtual Stuntmen to debut in Hollywood epic Troy
The first ever Virtual Stuntmen will be used in Troy, the Hollywood epic starring Brad Pitt (Fight Club, Seven) as Achilles - and the technology has been developed by NaturalMotion, an Oxford University spin-off company. NaturalMotion's software endorphin, born out of Oxford University Zoology research into human motion, uniquely creates virtual characters whose bodies react exactly like real... View More (2003-06-23)
Gazelles shrink liver and heart to reduce oxygen consumption during drought
How do gazelles and other large desert mammals adjust their physiology to survive when food and water are in short supply? View More (2006-06-09)
Energy requirements make Antarctic fur seal pups vulnerable to climate change
A new study suggests that climate change could pose a risk for Antarctic fur seals in their first few months of life. View More (2012-03-22)
Chimps, like humans, focus on faces
A chimp's attention is captured by faces more effectively than by bananas. A series of experiments described in BioMed Central's open access journal Frontiers in Zoology suggests that the apes are wired to respond to faces in a similar manner to humans. View More (2009-07-23)
Study shows hibernating bears conserve more muscle strength than humans on bed rest do
A fascinating new study from the May/June 2007 issue of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology quantifiably measures the loss of strength and endurance in black bears during long periods of hibernation. View More (2007-04-25)
Nature versus nurture -- better looking birds have healthier babies
A female great tits' (Parus major) appearance is shown to signal healthy attributes in offspring in a paper in BioMed Central's open access journal Frontiers in Zoology. View More (2013-03-25)
Spotted hyenas can increase survival rates by hunting alone
Recent research by Michigan State University doctoral student Jennifer Smith has shed new light on the way spotted hyenas live together and - more importantly - hunt for their food alone. View More (2008-07-17)
The end is in sight for amphibian fungal disease
Over the past 30 years, around 200 species of amphibians have disappeared due to chytridiomycosis, a fungal infection. View More (2011-07-28)
Despite their heft, many dinosaurs had surprisingly tiny genomes
They might be giants, but many dinosaurs apparently had genomes no larger than that of a modern hummingbird. View More (2007-03-08)
Satellite images help species conservation
Organisms living on small islands are particularly threatened by extinction. However, data are often lacking to objectively assess these threats. View More (2011-11-18)
Unknown species and larval stages of extremely long-legged beetles discovered by DNA test
The research program AQUA Palawana has been exploring the unique freshwater biodiversity of the Philippine Island and biosphere reserve of Palawan for more than a decade. View More (2011-10-19)
Shifts in Physiological Mechanisms Let Male Bats Balance the Need to Feed and the Urge to Breed
As small and active flying mammals, bats have very high mass-specific energy requirements and as such continually adjust their rates of activity and metabolism in response to ambient temperature and other seasonal variation. View More (2013-04-16)
A new fish species from Lake Victoria named in honor of the author of Darwin's Dreampond
Two new species of cichlid fish from Lake Victoria are described by biologists from Naturalis Biodiversity Center (Research Department Marine Zoology) and the Institute of Biology Leiden (Section Integrative Zoology), the Netherlands. View More (2013-01-03)
Researchers appeal for new regulations to save coral reefs from live fish trade
Researchers are calling for tighter controls on the live reef fish trade, a growing threat to coral reefs, in letters to the international journal Science. View More (2006-08-07)
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