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    • Geophony, Biophony, and Anthrophony Featured Article Geophony, Biophony, and Anthrophony Geophony, Biophony, and Anthrophony

      What do these words mean? Biophony is the melodic sound created by such organisms as frogs and birds; geophony, the composition of non-biological sounds like wind, rain and... More »

    • Yellow Fever Featured Article Yellow Fever Yellow Fever

      Introduction Centers for Disease Control and Prevention     Yellow fever is a viral disease that is transmitted to humans... More »

    • Chimpanzees in Research Featured Article Chimpanzees in Research Chimpanzees in Research

      Chimpanzees in Biomedical and Behavioral Research: Assessing the Necessity For many years, experiments using chimpanzees have been instrumental in advancing scientific... More »

    • Bats' worth to agriculture Featured Article Bats' worth to agriculture Bats' worth to agriculture

      Bats Worth Billions to Agriculture: Pest-control Services at Risk Pest-control services provided by insect-eating bats in the United States likely save the U.S.... More »

    • Fritillary Featured Article Fritillary Fritillary

      This article was written by Beatriz Moisset.   People who are not very familiar with butterflies frequently mistake fritillaries for their more famous distant cousins the... More »

    • Wind turbine bird mortality Featured Article Wind turbine bird mortality Wind turbine bird mortality

      Wind turbine bird mortality is a by-product of large scale wind farms, which are increasingly promoted as an alternative to fossil fuel derived energy production. To adequately... More »

    • Animal testing alternatives Featured Article Animal testing alternatives Animal testing alternatives

      Among different ways that we have learned whether and how a chemical substance (or such physical properties as radiation or gravity) may cause short- or long-term harm... More »

    • Malaria Featured Article Malaria Malaria

      Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a More »

    • Parasite Featured Article Parasite Parasite

      The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service defines a Parasite as an organism that derives nourishment and protection from other living organisms... More »

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Wind turbine bird mortality Last Updated on 2013-04-29 at 19:53 Wind turbine bird mortality is a by-product of large scale wind farms, which are increasingly promoted as an alternative to fossil fuel derived energy production. To adequately... More »
Poaching Last Updated on 2013-02-25 at 14:45 Poaching is the illegal hunting, killing or capturing of animals, a practice that occurs in a variety of ways. Poaching can refer to the failure to comply with regulations for... More »
Animal Agriculture and the Environment Last Updated on 2013-01-06 at 17:27 Environmental Interactions with Agricultural Production: Animal Agriculture and the Environment Animal production industries have seen substantial changes over the... More »
Pest management Last Updated on 2012-09-03 at 08:55   Pest Management Early detection and treatment of pests means a healthier growing environment. In Your Backyard Pest management can be one of the... More »
Urban yards as birds' refuges Last Updated on 2012-08-23 at 16:19 Urban yards with plants that mimic native vegetation offer birds "mini-refuges" and help to offset losses of biodiversity in cities,. Such purposeful landscaping with... More »
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