Genetic diversity within many species is declining globally, according to a recently published study. “Any threat that reduces the size of a population, or which causes a larger population to become ...
Chimpanzees and bonobos are among the closest relatives of humans. They share more than 98% of our DNA. Yet, these primates ...
The field of genetics is undergoing a quiet revolution, and it’s happening in the laboratories where scientists are learning to resurrect the genetic blueprints of extinct species. What began as an ...
In Nara, Japan, the revered sika deer faces a dilemma as their escalating population damages local farmlands. A new study has revealed a complex situation: while the sanctuary's deer upholds a ...
The Critically Endangered Antioquia Brushfinch (above) and an Antpitta (bird of Central/ South America) in the genus Grallaria, whose taxonomic affinities are under study, are two of the species that ...
An Asiatic cheetah at Tehran's Pardisan Park - Copyright AFP Fabrice COFFRINI An Asiatic cheetah at Tehran's Pardisan Park - Copyright AFP Fabrice COFFRINI This week ...
(1) Introduction on different applications of molecular tools to answer novel questions in the field of population genetics/genomics of endangered mammals (Mike Bruford, School of Biosciences, Cardiff ...
Chapter 1 - Introduction -- Section 1 - Background and Technical Notes -- Chapter 2 - Conservation status of Neotropical mammals: A review -- Chapter 3 - The use of molecular markers in Neotropical ...
The alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) represents a unique component of North American freshwater ecosystems. Renowned for its distinctive morphology and ambush predation strategy, the ...
In a "groundbreaking achievement," a clone of an endangered species of ferret has given birth to babies for the very first time. The mother, named Antonia, is a clone of another black-footed ferret, ...
Researchers are helping uncover new information about the Y chromosome in horses, which will help owners identify optimal lineages for breeding and help conservationists preserve breed diversity.