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Public Release: 19-Sep-2006
Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Red is for hummingbirds, yellow for moths
Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that the future of red and yellow varieties of a San Diego wildflower may depend on the fates of two different animals. They report in the current issue of the Journal of Evolutionary Biology that monkeyflowers have two different animal pollinators. The red form, common along the coast, is strongly preferred by hummingbirds, while yellow monkeyflowers, found east of I-15, are favored by hawkmoths.
National Science Foundation
Contact: Kim McDonald
kmcdonald@ucsd.edu
858-534-7572
University of California - San Diego
Public Release: 18-Sep-2006
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Bird moms manipulate birth order to protect sons
Protecting her kids from peril is the job of every good mom. When bloodsucking mites show up, house finches in Tucson lay male eggs later than female eggs and also put those sons' development into overdrive to ensure that the boy babies live to fledge.
David and Lucile Packard Foundation, National Science Foundation, Silliman Memorial Research Awards
Contact: Mari N. Jensen
mnjensen@email.arizona.edu
520-626-9635
University of Arizona
Public Release: 6-Sep-2006
Current Biology
How did our ancestors' minds really work?
Max Planck researchers have used psychological research techniques to successfully reconstruct primeval cognition.
Contact: Daniel Haun
haun@eva.mpg.de
49-341-355-0462
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Public Release: 1-Sep-2006
American Naturalist
Mother deer cannot recognize the calls of their own offspring but sheep and reindeer can
In a new study from the American Naturalist, researchers from the University of Zurich studied vocal communication between fallow deer mothers and their offspring. They found that only adult females have individually distinctive calls, meaning that fawns are able to distinguish their mother's calls from those of other females, but mothers are not able to distinguish between the calls of their own offspring and other fawns. This is in contrast to previous studies and provides a novel insight into parent-offspring recognition mechanisms.
Contact: Suzanne Wu
swu@press.uchicago.edu
773-834-0386
University of Chicago Press Journals
Public Release: 8-Aug-2006
Get to know your world
This fall the Marian Koshland Science Museum invites you to explore the connection between brain health and staying sharp, admire the beauty of phenomena revealed by microscopes, and discover lost crops of ancient communities.
Contact: Jennifer England
jennifer@shoreypr.com
412-772-8230
National Academy of Sciences
Public Release: 19-Jul-2006
Philadelphia Shell Show
Deadly cone snails liven up Philadelphia Shell Show, Oct. 7-8
A ruthless fish-eating snail holds the promise of relief from chronic pain, according to a leading expert who will present his fascinating findings at the Philadelphia Shell Show. Dr. Baldomero Olivera, professor of biology and neuroscientist at the University of Utah, will talk about the venomous cone snail's potential to aid humans.
Contact: Carolyn Bealrdo
belardo@acnatsci.org
215-299-1043
DOE/Sandia National Laboratories
Public Release: 28-Jun-2006
Record now and smell-back later
Imagine being able to record the smell of that perfume you liked while out shopping so you can play it back later and decide if you'll buy it. Engineers in Japan are building an odor recorder capable of doing just that. The device can analyze an object's odor and reproduce it for you using a host of non-toxic chemicals. In tests, the system has successfully recorded and reproduced smells of orange, lemon, apple, banana and melon.
Contact: Claire Bowles
claire.bowles@rbi.co.uk
44-207-611-1210
New Scientist
Public Release: 22-Jun-2006
Kids who blow bubbles find language is child's play
Youngsters who can lick their lips, blow bubbles and pretend that a building block is a car are most likely to find learning language easy, according to a new study funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Psychologists at Lancaster University, led by Dr Katie Alcock, found strong links between these movement, or motor and thinking, or cognitive, skills and children's language abilities.
Economic and Social Research Council
Contact: Annika Howard
annika.howard@esrc.ac.uk
44-179-341-3119
Economic & Social Research Council
Public Release: 21-Jun-2006
Defying Nature's End: The African Context
New Lemur species named for CI President
To recognize an internationally renowned primatologist and champion of Madagascar's unique biodiversity, scientists who discovered three new species of mouse lemur on the island nation have named one in honor of Russell A. Mittermeier, the president of Conservation International.
Contact: Tom Cohen
tcohen@conservation.org
202-257-9954
Conservation International
Public Release: 21-Jun-2006
You scream, I scream … there's something in my ice cream!
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory developed a patented inspection method that uses sound waves to detect foreign objects in processing streams. Originally developed to look for bone fragments and foreign materials in chicken breasts, the method can also detect cartilage, metal and plastic -- essentially anything that shouldn't be in the product. Battelle, which operates PNNL, funded the research and the method is available for licensing.
Contact: Andrea Turner
andrea.turner@pnl.gov
509-375-3893
DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
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