zoology
- Tel Aviv University
A study by Tel Aviv University found that the environment in which young bats grow up affects their boldness, flight distances, and foraging patterns in adulthood.
- Avi Blizovsky
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A study in Nature Communications found adaptations for low-light vision and hints at maintenance mechanisms that prevent retinal degeneration in extreme old age. However, despite the evolutionary and environmental distance, it may be possible to learn something about the preservation of vision in humans.
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
Prof. Yossi Yuval explains how the fruit bat common in Israel combines night vision, sonar, and spatial memory – and also contributes to seed dispersal and tree pollination.
- Dr. Yahyam whistles
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From the prehistoric cat to the domestic cat – this is how the nocturnal creature became a constant companion of man, a sacred animal in Egypt, identified with demons and symbols in the Passover Haggadah, and mysterious even in the eyes of the Talmudic sages.
- Davidson Institute
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Cuckoos develop eggs and chicks that resemble those of their hosts, to avoid detection. When they have more than one host, this can lead to the creation of new species of cuckoos – especially if they are “violent”.
- Angle - a news agency for science and the environment
Studies from Israel and abroad have found that birds do not chirp only for courtship purposes, and that they have a complex language that affects their choice of who to communicate with and how - even during migration
- Tel Aviv University
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- Tel Aviv University
Fish that change their distribution towards the poles due to climate change are declining in abundance
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
Researchers have discovered that the skeletal muscle composition of the blind rat is preserved throughout its life, delaying its aging
- Tel Aviv University
Bats, urban heat islands, Tel Aviv University, zoology, geography, interdisciplinary research, biologically assisted sampling, smart cities, the Internet of Things, air pollution,
- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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- Dr.Roey Tsezana
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- Galileo - The Science Magazine
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- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
- One response
- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
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- Rami Yushobiev
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- Scientific American Israel
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- Dr.Roey Tsezana
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