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Secret weapon to stop invasive species: satellites

August 31, 2020

The University of Cincinnati found that satellite imagery can identify nonnative and invasive Amur honeysuckle, an ornamental shrub introduced from Asia that has spread in forests across much of the United States.

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Would you vote for this penguin?

May 21, 2021

University of Cincinnati biology students study whether little blue penguins are more likely to lead or follow other members of their colony.

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Biologists discover bizarre 'lasso' snake locomotion

January 11, 2021

University of Cincinnati biologist Bruce Jayne and collaborators from Colorado State University discovered a new mode of snake locomotion that allows nimble brown tree snakes to climb fat cylinders to reach prey. The research could help design snake-proof barriers to protect utility equipment and vulnerable birds.

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When push comes to shove, what is a fight?

January 25, 2021

University of Cincinnati biologists come up with novel way for deciding how to categorize similar animal behaviors. The results could help streamline animal behavior research.

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UC sequences genome of common farm pest

March 10, 2021

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati hope to use the stable fly's genetic code against it to prevent billions of dollars in annual losses in the United States.

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UC contributes to global plant database

November 17, 2020

UC's herbarium joins two dozen other institutions in contributing to an enormous catalog of lichens and bryophytes, the group of small green plants that include mosses.

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Trout don’t follow the weather forecast

September 11, 2020

University of Cincinnati visiting assistant professor of biology Michael Booth studied the migration patterns of steelhead, a subpopulation of rainbow trout that migrates to the Pacific Ocean, where the growing fish hunt and feed until they return to their natal freshwater streams to spawn.