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A pioneering cellular-level analysis of the brown #trout immune system demonstrates that artificial hatchery rearing conditions induce significant, measurable changes in the gene activity of #fish immune cells.
#Ichthyology #Immunology #MolecularBiology #EvolutionaryBiology #VeterinaryMedicine #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/ich03192601.html

Rearing conditions influence the immune system of brown trout

Every year, millions of fish are bred in captivity and then stocked into our waters to support natural populations.

Scientific Frontline 1d ago

Entomologists have identified a new species of solitary mining bee, Andrena cenizophila, which exhibits an exceptionally exclusive biological relationship with the native Texas purple sage shrub, also known as cenizo.
#Entomology #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/ent03182601.html

Scientists discover bee species that depends on Texas shrub

New mining bee species, Andrena cenizophila, identified by researchers from WSU

Scientific Frontline 1d ago

Female #Galápagos yellow #warblers engage in frequent vocal singing, but unlike their male counterparts, their songs do not function as signals for territorial defense or same-sex competition. Instead, their vocalizations appear to facilitate communication within a mated pair.
#BehavioralScience #EvolutionaryBiology #Ornithology #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/bs03182601.html

Female song in Galápagos warblers challenges assumptions about birdsong

This research directly challenges decades of scientific bias that treated birdsong as an exclusively male trait driven by sexual selection

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Annals of Botany 2d ago

Urbanization shapes evolution through both chance (drift, colonization history) and selection, and new species interactions can rapidly rewrite that evolutionary story. (9/9)

👉 https://doi.org/qtm4

#Plantscience #AoBpapers #UrbanEvolution #PlantEcology #EvolutionaryBiology #FlowerColour #UrbanEcology

Annals of Botany 2d ago

🌸🌼Join us to learn about the newly published “Random and non-random variation in flower colour along an urban-rural gradient in the introduced mustard Hesperis matronalis” in @AnnBot by Katherine Maunder and co-authors. 🧵 (1/9)

👉 https://doi.org/qtm4

#Plantscience #AoBpapers #UrbanEvolution #PlantEcology #EvolutionaryBiology #FlowerColour #UrbanEcology

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Zoomers of the Sunshine Coast 🇨🇦3d ago

@helioxpodcast @prx @alisonarmstrong @psychologytoday @cbclife @tvo @ubcpsychology

#SciencePodcast #EvolutionaryBiology #ModernDating #CriticalThinking #EvidenceBased #OpenScience #Heliox

Science Newsroom - FSE - UG 3d ago

🐦What can we learn about our own health from the #SeychellesWarbler?

Dr Chuen Zhang Lee & his team at the UG/UEA have uncovered a hidden link between gut health and the immune system, all thanks to this small songbird.🎵

🧪 #SciComm #ScienceNewsroom #Seychelles #ecology #evolutionarybiology #genetics #biology #microbiology #conservation #research #science #scientistsOnMastodon @universityofgroningen

Scientific Frontline 5d ago

Evolutionary rescue is the phenomenon where rapid genetic adaptation allows a biological population to avoid extinction and recover from severe, potentially lethal environmental stress.
#EvolutionaryBiology #Botany #Genetics #Climatology #AtmosphericScience #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/ebio03142601.html

Wild plants can rapidly evolve to rescue themselves from climate change

Integrating rapid evolutionary change metrics into current climate projection models to prevent the overestimation of population declines.

purescience_news 5d ago

Our Prehistoric Ancestors May Have Snacked on Mushrooms Just Like Some Primates Do Today #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #PrehistoricDiet #Mushrooms #Evolution
https://purescience.news/article?id=958806

Our Prehistoric Ancestors May Have Snacked on Mushrooms Just Like Some Primates Do Today

Learn why some primates consume mushrooms, a dietary decision that our ancient hominin ancestors may have also chosen.

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purescience_news 5d ago

Our Prehistoric Ancestors May Have Snacked on Mushrooms Just Like Some Primates Do Today

Learn why some primates consume mushrooms, a dietary decision that our ancient hominin ancestors may have also chosen.

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