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Vertebrates Defined
Animals having a spinal column
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The First Complete Developmental Blueprint Of A Vertebrate Provided By Digital Zebrafish Embryo
Published October 12, 2008, 12:06 pm, Medical News Today
Researchers at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) have generated a digital zebrafish embryo - the first complete developmental blueprint of a vertebrate. With a newly developed microscope scientists could for the first time track all cells for the first 24 hours in the life of a zebrafish. The data was reconstructed into a three-dimensional, digital representation of the embryo.
Science Club: Carole Baldwin
Published October 11, 2008, 8:10 am, DCist
In which DCist interviews area scientists, researchers, and academics on topics pertaining to natural and scientific interests. As Thomas Dolby would say: science! Carole Baldwin, a Smithsonian Institute research zoologist, is the curator of fishes at the National Museum of National History's newly opened Sant Ocean Hall. Baldwin spent 14 weeks in 1998–99 filming a 3-D IMAX documentary on ...
One-fourth of wild mammals may face extinction
Published October 9, 2008, 7:19 pm, Contra Costa Times
BARCELONA, Spain — At least one-quarter of the world's mammals in the wild are threatened with extinction, according to an international survey released Monday that blames the loss of wildlife habitat, hunting and poaching for the steep declines.
Digital Zebrafish Embryo Provides First Complete Developmental Blueprint Of A Vertebrate
Published October 9, 2008, 1:08 pm, Science Daily
Researchers in Europe have generated a digital zebrafish embryo -- the first complete developmental blueprint of a vertebrate. With a new microscope scientists could for the first time track all cells for the first 24 hours in the life of a zebrafish. The data was reconstructed into a three-dimensional, digital representation of the embryo.
Many wild animals face extinction, survey finds
Published October 7, 2008, 1:00 pm, Chicago Tribune
By Kenneth R. Weiss
1 in 4 mammals threatened
Published October 7, 2008, 6:03 am, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
BARCELONA, Spain -- At least one-quarter of the world's mammals in the wild are threatened with extinction, according to an international survey released yesterday that blames the loss of wildlife habitat, hunting and poaching for the steep declines.
One-fourth of wild mammal species may face extinction
Published October 7, 2008, 12:11 am, Los Angeles Times
A survey, released in Barcelona at the World Conservation Congress, evaluates the status of the world's 5,487 mammal species. The prognosis is not good. At least one-quarter of the world's mammal species in the wild are threatened with extinction, according to an international survey released Monday that blames the loss of wildlife habitat as well as hunting and poaching for the steep ...
Quarter of all wild mammals face extinction
Published October 6, 2008, 9:36 pm, Chicago Tribune
Scientists have determined that about one-quarter of the world's 5,487 species of mammals are threatened with extinction. An estimated one-third of marine mammals face a serious threat of being wiped out, according to an international survey.
IUCN Red List Reveals World"™s Mammals In Crisis
Published October 6, 2008, 3:01 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Barcelona, Spain, 6 October, 2008 (IUCN)– The most comprehensive assessment of the world’s mammals has confirmed an extinction crisis, with almost one in four at risk of disappearing forever, according to The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, revealed at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Barcelona.
Field Museum provides gold standard for mammal survey
Published October 6, 2008, 9:01 am, EurekAlert!
( Field Museum ) Several mamalogists at Chicago's Field Museum participated in the IUCN survey of the world's mammals, using the Museum's extensive mammal collections for reference.
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Thu Oct 9
- BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | 'Deepest ever' living fish filmed: "Monty Priede from the University of Aberdeen said the 30cm-long (12in), deep-sea fish were surprisingly 'cute 9;."
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- Clown Anemonefish, Clown Anemonefish Profile, Facts, Information, Photos, Pictures, Sounds, Habitats, Reports, News - National Geographic
- American Crocodile, American Crocodile Profile, Facts, Information, Photos, Pictures, Sounds, Habitats, Reports, News - National Geographic
- Bluebird, Bluebird Profile, Facts, Information, Photos, Pictures, Sounds, Habitats, Reports, News - National Geographic
- Poison Dart Frog Pictures, Poison Dart Frog Photos, Photo Gallery, Desktop Wallpaper - National Geographic
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- When Goblin Sharks Attack: Note the jaws, which are oddly attached.
- Good Luck, Not Superiority, Gave Dinosaurs Their Edge, Study Of Crocodile Cousins Reveals: "If we were standing in the Late Triassic, 210 million years ago or so, and had to bet on which group would eventually dominate ecosystems, all reasonable gamblers would go with the crurotarsans. There was no sign that dinosaurs were eventually going to succeed so why did they? The answer is two mass extinction events: the dinosaurs not only got lucky, but they got lucky twice."
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