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Crusty crustacean
CRUSTY CRUSTACEAN Crustaceans are a large and Varied crew, with some 39,000 species living today and many more known from their fossil remains. The...
Natural History, 03/01/02 by Kirsten L. Weir · More from publication -
Crows show the right stuff
CROWS SHOW THE RIGHT STUFF The recent discovery of a right-side visual preference in a species of crow has challenged the belief that we're the...
Natural History, 03/01/02 by Kirsten L. Weir · More from publication -
Animal magnetism
ANIMAL MAGNETISM As soon as they dig themselves out of their sandy nests on the shores of eastern Florida, hatchling loggerhead sea turtles...
Natural History, 03/01/02 by Kirsten L Weir · More from publication -
Beetle juice
Scarcely any rain fails in the Namib Desert, on the east coast of southern Africa, but the dense fog that blows across it from the Atlantic Ocean...
Natural History, 02/01/02 by Kirsten L. Weir · More from publication -
Little lizard
A new species of lizard so small it can turn on a dime or stretch on a quarter--that's Sphaerodactylus ariasae, discovered on Beata Island (off the...
Natural History, 02/01/02 by Kirsten L. Weir · More from publication -
The great lemur mystery
One of the biggest puzzles in primate evolution is how and when lemurs first arrived on the island of Madagascar, the only place they're found...
Natural History, 02/01/02 by Kirsten L. Weir · More from publication -
Mite life
Around the world, birds harbor symbiotic mites of the suborder Astigmata. For the most part, the so-called feather mites live a quiet life, hanging...
Natural History, 02/01/02 by Kirsten L. Weir · More from publication -
Twig mimics
TWIG MIMICS Reptiles have evolved an assortment of strategies for discouraging, avoiding, or escaping from predators. Certain snakes have bright...
Natural History, 12/01/01 by Kirsten L. Weir · More from publication -
Nature's candy
Flowering plants have evolved many clever ways to get themselves pollinated; one of the best is to compensate pollinators with tasty treats. Among...
Natural History, 11/01/01 by Kirsten L. Weir · More from publication -
Don't tread on it
The Arctic's delicate tundra plants support Large populations of animals such as caribou and provide nesting habitat for huge numbers of birds. The...
Natural History, 11/01/01 by Kirsten L. Weir · More from publication
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