A new species of carnivorous slug named the ghost slug because of its all-white appearance is discovered in south Wales.
... populations of small animals and plants, the researchers said. "Carnivores are sensitive indicators of human disturbance," said Sarah ... said. Reed was initially conducting a different study on carnivores when she realized that the differences in their numbers between sites ...
... strategies themselves that have been a driving force in the evolution of many carnivores, influencing such factors as whether species are active ... in trees. One of their most surprising findings, Hunter said, was that the most petite carnivores, skunks, along with some weasels, lack an avoidance ...
... analysis suggests that strategies that help America's carnivores stay away from each other have been a driving force ...
... samples. The palaeontologists have concluded that this is the largest tooth of a carnivorous dinosaur to have been found to date in Spain. The features and size ... . The researchers are in no doubt – it was a large, predatory, carnivorous dinosaur (theropod) belonging to the Allosauroidea clade ...
... economical and practical solutions for conserving endangered carnivores is a continuous challenge for conservationists. In a study published ... several options for areas where conservation of carnivores should be focused. They found that cost-effective conservation ...
... are satisfied with the occasional fly or other insect. The existence of carnivorous plants has fascinated botanists and non-botanists ... to create a leaf. Ellison said, "The most interesting result is that carnivorous traps are 'cheap' to make (at least compared ...
... plants as being on a sliding scale between those that show no carnivorous characteristics and those that are real "meat eaters" such as the Venus ... for the same reason. However, some of the commonly accepted carnivores have not been demonstrated to have the ability to digest the insects they trap ...
... understanding of the evolutionary relationships among early carnivore fossils may be needed. But more significantly, the structure of the evolutionary ... understanding of the ancestral conditions near the base of the carnivore tree. A lot of skeletons have been found over the years, and we think ...
... in the Journal of Experimental Biology, based on the biology of the carnivorous plant Nepenthes khasiana. This plant species ... that function as anti-fungal agents. "The pitcher of the carnivorous plant produces these compounds in a gland," says Prof ...
Unusual components from carnivorous plants' pitchers were found effective as anti-fungal drugs against human fungal infections, which are widespread in hospitals.
The microbial ecosystem inside the carnivorous pitcher plant is vastly more diverse than previously thought, according to new research.
... loss is still the plants' biggest threat. Carnivorous plants have been on the decline in the Southeastern United States ...
In South-East Asia, the leaves of the carnivorous plant Nepenthes rafflesiana mimic flowers biochemically in order to trap insects.
... to 132A grebe from Madagascar has become extinct after carnivorous fish were introduced to the lakes where it lived ...
