Biology article list
"Phantom fish" Ito, inhabits 7 rivers in Hokkaido?Survey by Hokkaido University
Although it is distributed only in Hokkaido, it is possible that Ito, which has decreased in number and is called a "phantom fish", inhabits seven rivers in Hokkaido University […]
Discovered that male beetles who drank caffeine actively courted Okayama University
Caffeine has the effect of activating dopamine, and it is known that we humans feel uplifted when we drink coffee.Even insects […]
Sleep exists in animal hydra without brain, Kyushu University etc. elucidate
The research group of Assistant Professor Taichi Ito of Kyushu University Institute of Core Education and Hiroyuki Kanaya, a fourth-year student (at the time of research), is a member of the Ulsan Science and Technology of the Republic of Korea […]
Proboscis monkeys have smaller canines as their body and nose are larger, discovered by Chubu University, etc.
The research team of Associate Professor Ikki Matsuda of Chubu University Institute of Innovation is collaborating with Kyoto University, and the male proboscis monkey has a physique and the larger the nose, the smaller the dog teeth. […]
Where is the frog that lost the paddy field now? Disclosure of habitat data around the nuclear power plant evacuation order area
Research teams from the National Institute for Environmental Studies and Toho University have frogs in and around the evacuation order area in Fukushima Prefecture due to the accident at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station […]
Insect that escapes from the hole in the buttocks even if eaten by frogs, discovered by Kobe University
Shinji Sugiura, an associate professor at the Graduate School of Agriculture, Kobe University, said that the beetle (a type of beetle) that lives in paddy fields has a digestive tract even if it is preyed on by frogs. […]
World's first new technology for real-time real-time analysis of living cells and high-speed selection
A research group led by Professor Keisuke Goda of the University of Tokyo said, "Raman image-activated […]
Increased sex change due to high water temperature, proved by sardines in Tokyo Bay Tokyokaiyo University
In fish, due to the influence of the water temperature experienced before and after hatching when the sex differentiates, it may change to a sex different from the genetic sex determined at the time of fertilization […].
Surprising relationship between light pollution and alien species Exotic frogs increase predation by artificial light
Does artificial light, which is indispensable to our lives, provide food resources to predatory alien species and contribute to their prosperity in order to attract insects? […]
Progress in understanding winter depression What is the mechanism that causes depression-like behavior in winter medaka?
In areas where daylight hours are short in winter, about 1% of people develop "winter depression".On the other hand, not only humans but also animals suffer from depression in winter […]