Preliminary island study finds plant-rich diet in wild two-spotted crickets
A preliminary study of six wild two-spotted crickets on Ishigaki Island found 15 plant taxa in their guts, infrequent animal ...
Tag: stable isotopes
Field study finds a vast mixed-species spider colony sustained by a sulfidic cave food web
A field study estimated that a colonial web in Sulfur Cave contained about 69,000 Tegenaria domestica and 42,000 Prinerigone vagans, ...
Stable isotope study maps trophic overlap between native and non-native fishes in China’s Jiulong River Basin
A July 2024 stable isotope survey of 47 fish species in China’s Jiulong River Basin found substantial niche overlap between ...
Open isotope atlas consolidates post-Soviet archaeological data
A preprint introduces two open datasets consolidating stable-isotope measurements from 114 papers at 435 locations across the former Soviet space.
Cavefish isotope fingerprints reveal how cave geometry shapes food webs in the dark
Stable isotope fingerprints from seven Mexican cavefish populations show that cave depth and geometry shape the food webs that sustain ...
Stable isotopes reveal how blind cave shrimps anchor Yucatan anchialine food webs
Stable isotope analysis of Typhlatya shrimps across Yucatan cenotes shows three species occupying distinct trophic niches, with T. pearsei relying ...
Mercury’s Toxic Journey: New Research Maps the Pollutant’s Global Pathways
A new editorial in Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry synthesizes six studies tracing how mercury moves and transforms through permafrost, grasslands, ...
Biodegradable Plastic Mulch Residues Reshape Soil Life Differently in Loamy and Sandy Soils
A year-long incubation study shows that biodegradable plastic mulch residues stimulate microbial biomass and reshape soil aggregates differently in loamy ...
Ancient Bones Reveal How Rice Farming Replaced the Sea on China’s Coast
The Jingtoushan site, located on the coast of Zhejiang Province in the Lower Yangtze River Delta, occupies a pivotal position ...
Dark Life Beneath Austin: Deep Microbes Help Feed Cave Creatures in Texas Aquifer
A new study of the Edwards Aquifer in Texas reveals that chemosynthetic microbes deep underground produce up to nearly half ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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