New in Field Notes: Savanna tree growth and extinction by hybridization

April 14, 2016

Explore the relationship between savanna tree growth and rainfall with the help of some elephants, and learn whether a tiny plant could be hybridizing its way to extinction in Mexico in two new Field Notes.

Alternate Realities & Elephant Parties with Yale PhD student Madelon Case. (Published April 7, 2016)

Searching for Densifolia with Yale postdoctoral student Adam Roddy. (Published April 14, 2016)

 

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Snail darter

Fish at center of key conservation fight not a distinct species after all

January 3, 2025
In the late-1970s, a small freshwater fish known as the snail darter made history when its newly acquired status as an endangered species helped to temporarily block...
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YIBS Faculty Affiliate Brandon Ogbunu receives National Academies Award

January 2, 2025
Yale computational biologist and YIBS faculty affiliate Brandon Ogbunu, whose research investigates complex problems in epidemiology, genetics, and evolution, has been...
An X-ray image of a helmeted guineafowl used to precisely measure the knee-joint poses of the bird.

Thanksgiving special: dinosaur drumsticks and the story of the turkey trot

November 20, 2024
Wings may be the obvious choice when studying the connection between dinosaurs and birds, but a pair of Yale paleontologists prefers drumsticks. That part of the leg, they...