Science news articles about 'environmental determinants'

... and storing food than their less diverse counterparts. It was long assumed that castes are environmentally determined, but recent studies on Pogonomyrmex harvester ants have found colonies in which ...

... on collective determinants such as the physical environment. By focusing on environmental determinants in a longitudinal study in children, the study by Bell et al makes an important contribution to ...

... recommendations, according to the SPEEDY study (Sport, Physical activity and Eating behaviour: Environmental Determinants in Young people). The original results for the study are published in the ...

... much as we believe today. But he never freed himself from the incorrect belief that environmentally determined changes could also be inherited, another victim of his focus on quantitative characters, ...

... , "These findings suggest that personality is an important characteristic to include in studies that assess genetic and environmental determinants of longevity. Such studies are currently underway."