Genetic analysis reveals bluebottles are actually four distinct species, overturning two centuries of scientific belief.

For this to occur, there must be forces that systematically diminish this variation (that is, that cause 'negative linkage disequilibrium'), such as genetic drift or negative epistasis.

Evolutionary biology is the study of this process, which can occur through mechanisms including natural selection, sexual selection and genetic drift. Updated phylogenetic analyses yield a more ...

One lovely thing about turtles is that they never look busy. They calmly browse the forest or sun themselves on a log, appearing to live a life of leisure. Behind their chill demeanor, however ...

Swartz Creek resident Kim Powell estimates she's saved "at least" 500 turtles since her father taught her how to help them safely cross roads when she was a kid. "Since I was a kid, I do it every ...

When Lori Lilley set out to rescue turtles from the Crystal Lake reconstruction site in March, she didn’t expect to find many. “I had made the comment, ‘If I just save one, I’ll be happy ...

JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga. — Turtle season is underway on Georgia’s coast, and even if you're hours away in metro Atlanta, there's a new way to follow along. Jekyll Island is home to two important ...

Cystic fibrosis mutation frequencies vary significantly between different ethnic populations, reflecting ancestral origins and genetic drift over thousands of years. European ancestry populations ...

With Trampled by Turtles is more folk than his last neon-pop album, 2024’s White Roses, My God, but die-hard Low fans should lap it up. Sparhawk playing alongside Americana band Trampled by Turtles ...

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For two decades, Trampled by Turtles have mostly been a very good string band best suited for summer festivals and wide-eyed singalongs; this performance gets to the knotty viscera of their old ...

The three-toed box turtles is the state reptile of Missouri. As temperatures rise, thousands of them will begin their yearly search for places to forage, mate and lay eggs. Every year, Jeff Briggler ...