A team of Belgian researchers has described ten new species of small predatory fish from Lake Edward. Scientists have long suspected that this lake between the DR Congo and Uganda is home to exceptional fish diversity.
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22/04/2022
Ten new species of predatory fish from Lake Edward
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Reinout Verbeke
23/12/2021
Supergene turns spider into a ‘macho male’
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Reinout VerbekeBiologists from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences found in a spider species that 'macho males' have an extra set of genes that is lacking in feminized males.
23/09/2021
Insect defensive chemicals translated into sounds
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Reinout VerbekeResearchers have translated odours emitted by insects to defend themselves against predators into sounds. This allowed them to compare the effect of such odorous cocktails on predators with the effect of sounds on humans.
21/09/2021
Belgian mussels developed stronger shells
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Siska Van ParysBelgian mussels have developed stronger shells over the last hundred years. More calcareous shells protect them better from crabs’ claws and seagulls’ beaks. These predators have increased significantly in number during the last fifty years.
16/07/2021
Taxonomists publish 'Insect Bible'
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Reinout VerbekeExperts have assembled 1.848 pages of knowledge about all insect orders in a new two-volume book: Les Insectes du Monde (in French). The first part is a practical guide to determine the different insect groups, while the second volume features illustrations.
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