Woody plants adapted to past climate change more slowly than herbs. National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, September 23, 2009. Can we predict which species will be most vulnerable to climate change by studying how they responded in the past? If past is prelude, trees and shrubs may have a harder time keeping pace with global warming. Picked up by USA Today.
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Freshwater fish at the top of the food chain evolve more slowly
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Freshwater fish at the top of the food chain evolve more slowly. National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, August 28, 2009. Once fish evolve the size and speed needed to become top predators, natural selection keeps them in an evolutionary holding pattern, a new study finds.
New fossil tells how piranhas got their teeth
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New fossil tells how piranhas got their teeth. National Evolutionary Synthesis Center, June 25, 2009. How did piranhas — the legendary freshwater fish with the razor bite — get their telltale teeth? An international team of researchers uncover a jawbone that sheds some light on the bite. Picked up by Science Magazine, National Geographic News, Fox News, US News and World Report, MSNBC, and the Philadelphia Inquirer.