Category Archives: Evolutionary Ecology
Evolution to join the National Curriculum
The Government has announced that the teaching of evolution will be a legal requirement in science teaching at primary schools from September 2011, although it will be left to schools to decide how it is done. The new curriculum is … Continue reading
Red Leaves or Yellow Leaves in Autumn?
The BBC today highlights an interesting new theory to explain why trees in Europe tend to produce yellow leaves in autumn, whilst those in America and eastern Asia produce red leaves. Various theories for why leaves change colour have been … Continue reading
Darwin Exhibition Launches in London
The biggest ever exhibition on the life and work of Charles Darwin has today opened at the Natural History Museum in London. Highlights of the exhibition, which is on until 19 April 2009, include rare specimens of Galapagos mockingbirds, never … Continue reading
Fiddler Crabs Use Dishonesty to Deter Rivals
Dishonesty in ecology, as a policy for deterring potential rivals, has not been thought of as a common strategy across the animal kingdom until recently. Dishonesty has been a long-standing conundrum in evolutionary ecology. Previously, well-respected researchers such as Harper … Continue reading