Intertidal areas like the Wadden Sea play a significant role in the life cycle of sharks and rays, researchers from the University of Groningen and the Netherlands Institute for Sea Research concluded in a study published in the scientific journal Fish and Fisheries this week. Previous studies of these areas focused mostly on birds, but the Groningen researchers found that …
Researchers have discovered a new species of estuarine crab at the mangroves of Parangipettai near the Vellar River estuary in Cuddalore district. The species discovered is distributed around the Indian subcontinent and the eastern Indian Ocean,” says S. Ravichandran, Associate Professor, CAS. “Specimens of Pseudohelice annamalai were collected from the high intertidal areas of the Vellar River estuary, Parangipettai, with …
Most of us have a favourite chip shop – and it seems seagulls are no exception. Researchers at the British Trust for Ornithology used GPS technology to tag gulls, which can live for around 12 years, from Lady Isle and Pladda in the Clyde and Oronsay and Islay in the Inner Hebrides Researchers at the British Trust for Ornithology used …
