October 2007
Depressing story about mining in Madagascar, and its detrimental effects on the local lemur population. To learn more about lemurs, go to this “Quick Guide” in Current Biology.
Category Archives: Quick Guides
CICHLID SPECIATION
October 2007
My favourite display at Blue Planet Aquarium is of the Cichlids (pronounced SICK-lids) from East Africa. They were looking a bit sad this year. There’s an excellent “Primer” article from Current Biology (open access) about them and the way they are speciating.
Filed under Evolution, Fish, Quick Guides
QUICK GUIDE: SYMPATRIC SPECIATION
September 2007
Easy to read summary of current thinking about this mode of speciation (does it exist, and if so why?) by my pal Jerry Coyne. Highly recommended.
Filed under Evolution, Quick Guides
ARE CUCKOOS CUCKOO?
May 2007
Excellent “Primer” article from Current Biology about cuckoo behaviour. Are all cuckoos obligatory brood parasites? Why isn’t everyone a brood parasite? Find out more in simple bite-size chunks…
Filed under Birds, Quick Guides
MATE CHOICE PRIMER
May 2007
Just the thing for final year students wanting to do some general revision - a Current Biology “primer” article on mate choice. The rest of you should read it, too!
Filed under Quick Guides, Sex
LOVE THOSE BONOBOS
Filed under Primates, Quick Guides
ANIMAL PHYLOGENY
December 2006
Forgotten why animals are grouped as they are? This open access article from Current Biology will help you out.
Filed under Classification, Evolution, Quick Guides
QUICK GUIDE TO SPOTTED HYENAS
Current Biology has an excellent set of “Quick Guides” to various species and phenomena. This one is about spotted hyenas.
Filed under Mammals, Quick Guides
