New study argues that the greatest defining feature of our species is not 'symbolism' or dramatic cognitive change but rather its unique ecological position as a global 'general specialist' It has ...

A SUPERB example illustrating the ecological niche is afforded by the distribution of the plankton copepod Limnocalanus macrurus, a freshwater relict derived from the marine arctic species L.

A land animals' ecological niche is a strong predictor of pupil shape, a new analysis has found. Species with pupils that are vertical slits are more likely to be ambush predators that are active both ...

Buckeye (Aesculus californica), gray pine (Pinus sabiniana) and blue oak (Quercus douglasii) are tree species that thrive in rugged local foothill woodland and chaparral habitat. In the last two ...