Under cold conditions, not only the mother plant but also the father plant can pass on its chloroplasts to the offspring
lived sexually abstemious, but now we can’t be so sure
During the evolution of plants of the mustard family a leucine producing enzyme mutated into an enzyme that protects plants against herbivores
To make sure that enzyme mediated catalysis does not
Modelling enables predictions for the development of biodiversity in tropical forests.
However, scientists are not sure whether we will be
The terror bird known as Gastornis was probably a herbivore according to a geochemical isotopic analysis. Analysing the calcium isotope in the bird’s fossil bones, a team with participation of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry determined the position of the bird in the food chain and discovered that the animal may have been mistaken for a bird of prey and carnivore due to its mighty beak.
To be completely sure, the researchers will be checking
New paternity study of wild orangutans upends the assumption that competition among males decides who sires offspring
But for wild orangutans, nobody knew for sure which
Ancient nuclear DNA from 15,000-year-old modern humans from Morocco, the oldest ever recovered from Africa, shows dual genetic ancestry to ancient Near Eastern and to sub-Saharan African populations.
Consequently, the researchers cannot be sure exactly
Deep-seabed mining lastingly disrupts the seafloor food web. Especially the microbial part of the carbon cycle is affected
have shown that many sessile inhabitants of the surface
Max Planck researchers are the first to investigate the phenomenon of sexual parasitism in deep-sea anglerfish. They show that this very rare mode of reproduction is associated with the loss of adaptive immunity. In the course of evolution, however, the animals have reorganized their immune systems and survive only with the help of their innate immunity.
To make sure that all pathogens are efficiently recognized
Max Planck researchers discover the statistical laws governing rhythmic fluctuations in human musical performances.
„We wanted to make sure, that our results didn’t depend
Alex Jordan is a behavioral ecologist at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior in Konstanz, Germany. His main interest: he wants to know why animals do what they do. He is especially devoted to fish, having been a hobbyist since a young age, and seeing the value of being able to study animals equally well in the wild as in captivity.
We performed various tests to make sure that the fish
