UCSC researchers collected scent compounds from woodland star flowers at field sites across the western United States. (Photo by Magne Friberg) Greya politella Two closely related moth species ( above ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA--Of the two bat species known to visit the flowers of the cardon cactus in Baja California, one depends entirely on nectar and is highly specialized to feed from the flowers, which are ...

Viruses spread from honey bees to wild bees through shared flowers, threatening pollination and plant communities.

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The Ethiopian wolf is a reddish-brown solitary hunter only found in the highlands of Ethiopia. "For now, the population is more or less stable," says Sandra Lai, senior scientist at the Ethiopian Wolf ...

Students observe animal pollinators on flowers and work to answer instructor-directed questions on topics such as which flowers are more attractive, probability of visitation, and types of visitors ...

The complicated relationship between a common wildflower and a little gray moth is yielding new insights into how species coevolve, with implications for the conservation of biodiversity. Researchers ...

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In nature, the quest to survive and spread is essential — and that’s certainly true for flowers. We might see them as vibrant harbingers of spring or precursors to juicy tomatoes, but from the ...

A pink and yellow common snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus) flowering. When these crucial pollinating species visit flowers and other plants, they produce a number of characteristic sounds, such as wing ...