Monotremata News and Megapiranha and More for Monday, June 29, 2009

'Bycatch' Whaling A Growing Threat To Coastal Whales

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090623120846.htm

Lion prides form to win turf wars

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8120000/8120712.stm

Panthera leo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panthera_leo

Panthera leo (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/328672

Litter of lynx kittens raises biologists' hopes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31586820/ns/us_news-environment/

Felis lynx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx

Felis lynx (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/18767

Wood harvest puts pandas at risk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8119000/8119402.stm

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailuropoda_melanoleuca

Ailuropoda melanoleuca (IUCN Red List Link- Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/712/0

Ailuropoda melanoleuca (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/328070

Dolphins Get A Lift From Delta Wing Technology

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090626091127.htm

Dolphin 'super pod' seen in firth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8120523.stm

Delphinus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short-Beaked_Common_Dolphin

Moray Firth

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moray_firth

Platypus Helps Illuminate Ovarian Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090626191301.htm

Ornithorhynchus anatinus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus

Study On Papua New Guinea's Long-beaked Echidna Reveals Elusive Habits

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609220725.htm

Tachyglossidae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna

Monotremata

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monotreme

Pain Of Dysplasia In Dogs Relieved With Gold Treatment, Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090626084633.htm

Canis lupus familiaris

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canis_lupus_familiaris

Video: Rare albino duck set to make debut at Denver zoo

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/ynews;_ylt=AkDl_VIp4inSz3hKfdvznbWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNlM3ZhdGU4BGFzc2V0Ay9hYmMvMjAwOTA2MjkvYXZfYWJjX29kZC9feW5ld3Nfb2RkMDkwNjI5X3dubl9hbGJpbm9fZHVja19fMTQyMTg4NTUEcG9zAzcEc2VjA3luX2hlYWRsaW5lX2xpc3QEc2xrA3ZpZGVv?ch=4226726&cl=

Legless frogs mystery solved


http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8116000/8116692.stm

Obesity Clues From Research On How Burrowing Frogs Survive Years Without Food

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629081133.htm

Anura

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anuran

Toothy 3-foot Piranha Fossil Found

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090625/sc_livescience/toothy3footpiranhafossilfound;_ylt=ApjIp3iqNqp8dpAt_6iMa6sPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTNjcHFpcWxsBGFzc2V0A2xpdmVzY2llbmNlLzIwMDkwNjI1L3Rvb3RoeTNmb290cGlyYW5oYWZvc3NpbGZvdW5kBHBvcwMxMQRzZWMDeW5fYXJ0aWNsZV9zdW1

Megapiranha paranensis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megapiranha

Hordes of hungry grasshoppers invade Utah

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090629/ap_on_re_us/us_grasshopper_invasion;_ylt=AkrmalIVMfumnnQ8PPLsT2IDW7oF

Caelifera

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasshopper

Crop plants get genomics centre

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8119704.stm

Genetically Modified Rice Fights Allergies

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090627/sc_livescience/geneticallymodifiedricefightsallergies;_ylt=Ane6Clofz7M90RbXOqaFSUoPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTNrZGtocTlvBGFzc2V0A2xpdmVzY2llbmNlLzIwMDkwNjI3L2dlbmV0aWNhbGx5bW9kaWZpZWRyaWNlZmlnaHRzYWxsZXJnaWVzBHBvcwM5BHNlYw

Oryza sativa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice

Yeast: Highest Resolution Three-dimensional Structure Yet Of A Membrane Protein

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090615203100.htm

Ascomycota

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeast

Why Low-Calorie Diet Extends Lifespans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090624152811.htm

How High-Carb Foods Can Raise Heart Risks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090625133215.htm

Scientists attack energy industry

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8122864.stm