The sardines from Lake Tanganyika (Africa) form one homogeneous group, according to a genetic study. This implies that the four countries around the lake will have to team up to maintain the overfished sardines. The fish offers food security to millions of people in Central Africa.
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15/01/2019
Sardines of Lake Tanganyika Prove One And Indivisible
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Reinout Verbeke
21/12/2018
Tested and Approved: Affordable Application of New DNA Sequencing Technologies
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Siska Van ParysScientists of our institute and the RMCA (Royal Museum for Central Africa) have successfully applied a technique enabling the collection of DNA of many specimens at a relatively cheap cost.
04/12/2018
Rapid Evolution Through Defrosted Ice Age Genes
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Reinout VerbekeResearchers of our Institute discovered that organisms can evolve surprisingly quickly by re-using ancient gene variants that were once useful. Understanding how species manage to adapt quickly is important in times of sudden changes in climate and environment.
23/05/2018
Urbanization Affects Animal Body Size
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Reinout VerbekeAnimals in cities are considerably smaller or larger than species on the countryside, a large study concludes. Co-author Frederik Hendrickx (RBINS): ‘Urbanization puts a great selection pressure on species and could disrupt ecosystems.’
04/12/2017
Scientists Finish ‘Atlas of life’
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Jonas Van BoxelAn international team of researchers has made a catalogue of all reptiles on Earth. It is the last chapter in the ‘Atlas of life’, the first global review of all vertebrates on our planet. The atlas can be an important tool for the conservation of wildlife.
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