Filter for Search for news Programme area Programme areaBiodiversity in a Changing WorldEcosystem Services for a Sustainable FutureDimensions of Complexity of Aquatic SystemsPredictive Ecology in the Anthropocene Topic TopicAdaptation and evolutionFreshwater ecosystemsBiodiversityEnvironmental changeMultiple stressors and pollutantsWater and matter cyclesUse and managementAquaculture and aquaponicsAnglingBehavioural ecology and swarm intelligence Format Formatpress releaseinsightshort newsfocus Apply 211 - 220 of 224 itemsFormat:press release 13 March 2017 press release Endangered giants: large freshwater species among those most threatened with extinction on the planet Freshwater megafauna such as river dolphins, crocodilians and sturgeons play vital roles in their respective ecosystems. IGB researchers have teamed up with international colleagues to illustrate the factors that currently threaten these large vertebrates. 10 February 2017 press release Together we are unpredictable: why sailfish hunt more successfully as a group New study: Sailfish always hunt in groups containing roughly the same number of individuals that attack from the right as those that attack from the left. In this way, their prey is unable to predict from which side the attack will occur. 26 January 2017 press release Synthetic chemicals: ignored agents of global change Despite a steady rise in the manufacture and release of synthetic chemicals, research on the ecological effects of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and industrial chemicals is severely lacking. 19 December 2016 press release Seeking freshwater pandas In order to raise awareness for endangered freshwater species researchers have identified more than 60 potential ‘freshwater pandas’. 16 December 2016 press release Protect the Night The "Loss of the Night" network publishes recommendations for exterior lighting that are intended to contribute to the sustainable use of light in our cities. 23 November 2016 press release Hopping to the Frontier: Following a frog’s evolutionary movements According to new genetic data collected by an international group of scientists a common species of Asian tree frog may actually be two separate species 14 October 2016 press release Chance find following heavy rainfall: blind species of fish discovered in Kurdistan No scales or eyes: researchers from IGB and ZFMK have described a strange new species of fish, Eidinemacheilus proudlovei. 8 September 2016 press release Why moths are attracted to light Light at night changes animals’ behaviour. A new study shows that moths are attracted to street lamps within a radius of approximately 23 metres. 4 April 2016 press release Unnoticed Sex Reversal in Amphibians due to Artificial Estrogen from Pills Hormonally active substances may contribute to global amphibian decline. 17 March 2016 press release Biological Field Stations: Keeping a Pulse on our Planet Forscher des IGB und der renommierte Ökologe Gene E. Likens haben eine weltweite Bestandsaufnahme durchgeführt. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ … Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Current page 22 Page 23 Next page ›› Last page Last »
13 March 2017 press release Endangered giants: large freshwater species among those most threatened with extinction on the planet Freshwater megafauna such as river dolphins, crocodilians and sturgeons play vital roles in their respective ecosystems. IGB researchers have teamed up with international colleagues to illustrate the factors that currently threaten these large vertebrates.
10 February 2017 press release Together we are unpredictable: why sailfish hunt more successfully as a group New study: Sailfish always hunt in groups containing roughly the same number of individuals that attack from the right as those that attack from the left. In this way, their prey is unable to predict from which side the attack will occur.
26 January 2017 press release Synthetic chemicals: ignored agents of global change Despite a steady rise in the manufacture and release of synthetic chemicals, research on the ecological effects of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and industrial chemicals is severely lacking.
19 December 2016 press release Seeking freshwater pandas In order to raise awareness for endangered freshwater species researchers have identified more than 60 potential ‘freshwater pandas’.
16 December 2016 press release Protect the Night The "Loss of the Night" network publishes recommendations for exterior lighting that are intended to contribute to the sustainable use of light in our cities.
23 November 2016 press release Hopping to the Frontier: Following a frog’s evolutionary movements According to new genetic data collected by an international group of scientists a common species of Asian tree frog may actually be two separate species
14 October 2016 press release Chance find following heavy rainfall: blind species of fish discovered in Kurdistan No scales or eyes: researchers from IGB and ZFMK have described a strange new species of fish, Eidinemacheilus proudlovei.
8 September 2016 press release Why moths are attracted to light Light at night changes animals’ behaviour. A new study shows that moths are attracted to street lamps within a radius of approximately 23 metres.
4 April 2016 press release Unnoticed Sex Reversal in Amphibians due to Artificial Estrogen from Pills Hormonally active substances may contribute to global amphibian decline.
17 March 2016 press release Biological Field Stations: Keeping a Pulse on our Planet Forscher des IGB und der renommierte Ökologe Gene E. Likens haben eine weltweite Bestandsaufnahme durchgeführt.
