Av anders [dot] ortegren [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Johan Joelsson) - publicerad 28 november 2022 De lila partierna visar spår av fossilerad neural vävnad hos Cardiodictyon catenulum. Bild: Nicholas Strausfeld. Genom att analysera nervvävnad från ett fossilerat, maskliknande urdjur från Kina har forskare hittat likheter med moderna leddjurs hjärnors uppbyggnad. Studien kastar nytt ljus på det så

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/vavnad-fran-518-miljoner-ar-gammal-kinesisk-havsmask-kan-losa-forskarstrid - 2025-03-09

Av anders [dot] ortegren [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Örtegren) - publicerad 2 december 2022 Den vinnande bilden föreställer en sällsynt lövgroda vars ögon lyser i mörkret som två nästan hypnotiska juveler. Foto: Roberto García-Roa. Roberto García-Roa, postdoktor vid biologiska institutionen, har vunnit ännu ett prestigefullt fotopris. Den här gången är han totalvinnaren av “Capturing Ecolo

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/biolog-vann-stor-internationell-fototavling - 2025-03-09

Av anders [dot] ortegren [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Örtegren) - publicerad 11 januari 2023 Forskaren Christoffer Johansson har utvecklat en befjädrad robotvinge för att bättre förstå hur fåglar flyger. Foto: Anders Örtegren Fåglar flyger mer effektivt genom att fälla in vingarna under uppslaget, visar en färsk studie från Lunds universitet och schweiziska EPFL. Resultaten kan innebära att

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/befjadrad-robotvinge-banar-vag-framtidens-flaxande-dronare - 2025-03-09

Av anders [dot] ortegren [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Örtegren) - publicerad 24 januari 2023 Rudan reagerar med att växa på höjden när den simmar i vatten där det finns rovfisk. Foto: Jörgen Wiklund Honor och hanar av fiskarten ruda reagerar olika på rovdjursframkallad stress, enligt en ny studie från Lunds universitet. Hanarna förändrar sitt utseende genom att växa på höjden för att undkom

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/honors-och-hanars-formaga-att-hantera-stress-kan-vara-skillnad-mellan-liv-och-dod - 2025-03-09

Av anders [dot] ortegren [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Örtegren) - publicerad 26 januari 2023 Fångstpersonal på väg att fånga nattskärror för loggning. Foto: Aron Hejdström Olika fågelarter som migrerar har olika genetiskt programmerade rutiner som ger dem signaler när det är dags att ge sig av och återkomma. Det kan handla om faktorer som dagsljus, temperatur, väder och jordens magnetism. D

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/ai-fordjupar-forstaelse-flyttfaglars-inre-klocka-karta-och-kompass - 2025-03-09

Publicerad 27 januari 2023 Professor emeritus Thomas Alerstam får Wahlbergska minnesmedaljen i guld 2023. Foto: Inger Ekström Thomas Alerstam, professor emeritus i biologi, har tilldelats Wahlbergska minnesmedaljen i guld 2023 ”för hans innovation att med hjälp av radar spåra flyttfåglar i realtid och för att därmed ha tagit vår kunskap om flyttfåglarnas rutter och flyttmönster långt bortom den kl

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/guldmedalj-studier-av-flyttfaglar - 2025-03-09

Av anders [dot] ortegren [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Örtegren) - publicerad 30 januari 2023 Lövsångarnas flyttningsriktning styrs av två platser i arvsmassan. Foto: Harald Ris Fåglars flyttningsresor mellan kontinenter har fascinerat människan sedan antiken. Nu visar en ny studie från Lund att det är två platser i arvsmassan som bestämmer om en lövsångare flyttar över Iberiska halvön till

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/gener-styr-lovsangarens-flyttrutter - 2025-03-09

Av anders [dot] ortegren [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Anders Örtegren) - publicerad 1 februari 2023 Många fågelarter i tropikerna fångar och äter flick- och trollsländor. Här är en Rufous-tailed Jacamar som har fångat en stor trollslända i Atlantskogen i Brasilien. Foto: Erik Svensson Kroppsstorleken hos trollsländor varierar över jordklotet. Insekterna är större i de tempererade områdena än i tro

https://www.biologi.lu.se/artikel/rovdjur-och-temperatur-bestammer-kroppsstorleken-hos-insekter - 2025-03-09

By Jan [dot] Olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 16 September 2020 The researchers tracked 102 common swifts on their journey to Africa . Photo: Aron Hejdström. Compared with other migratory birds, the common swift follows a very unusual pattern when it migrates from the breeding areas in Europe to its wintering locations south of the Sahara. This is what researchers have o

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/rare-pattern-observed-migrating-common-swifts - 2025-03-09

By Jan [dot] Olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 3 November 2020 Anders Hedenström. Photo: Astrid Hedenström Professor Anders Hedenström receives SEK 22,9 million from Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. Together with his colleagues Susanne Åkesson and Christoffer Johansson he will take a holistic approach to the factors that affect migratory birds and their flight from o

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/sek-229-million-holistic-approach-migratory-birds - 2025-03-09

By Jan [dot] Olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 10 November 2020 A banded demoiselle, one of the two species studied (Photo: Erik Svensson) Insects have difficulties handling the higher temperatures brought on by climate change, and might risk overheating. The ability to reproduce is also strongly affected by rising temperatures, even in northern areas of the world, accord

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/high-temperatures-threaten-survival-insects - 2025-03-09

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 24 November 2020 Johannes Rousk during field work in northern Sweden. Photo: Kathrin Rousk Together with almost 6400 other researchers around the globe Johannes Rousk has been selected as Highly cited researcher 2020 by The Web of Science Group. Only about one per cent of the researchers within a scientific field are appointe

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/johannes-one-most-cited-researchers-world - 2025-03-09

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 15 December 2020 A great tit at a bird feeder. Photo: Johan Nilsson A lot of people feed birds in the winter, but what is good for them and what is not? Andreas Nord, bird researcher at the Department of Biology in Lund knows the answer. “Fat is a lot better than crumbs from bread, pastry and buns. Fat is energy, bread is emp

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/christmas-goodies-birds - 2025-03-09

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 21 January 2021 Silver-washed fritillary butterfly (Photo: Per Henningson) The fluttery flight of butterflies has so far been somewhat of a mystery to researchers, given their unusually large and broad wings relative to their body size. Now researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied the aerodynamics of butterflies

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/butterfly-wing-clap-explains-mystery-flight - 2025-03-09

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 2 February 2021 Researchers have discovered individual traits in fungi in their hunt for food. Maze-like structure made of silicone (Photo: Kristin Aleklett Kadish) Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered the individual traits of fungi, and how their hyphae – that is, the fungal threads that grow in soil - be

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/soldiers-snakes-and-marathon-runners-hidden-world-fungi - 2025-03-09

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 4 February 2021 Photo: Charlie Cornwallis The world's largest bird, the ostrich, has problems reproducing when the temperature deviates by 5 degrees or more from the ideal temperature of 20 °C. The research, from Lund University in Sweden, is published in Nature Communications. The results show that the females lay up to 40 p

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/ostriches-challenged-temperature-fluctuations - 2025-03-09

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 12 February 2021 The Newfoundland coast (Photo: Creative Commons) Overfishing, hunting and intensive agriculture and forestry can sometimes contribute to plants and animals becoming endangered. New research from Lund University in Sweden and University of Toronto can now show why this leads to entire populations becoming smal

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/why-overfishing-leads-smaller-cod - 2025-03-09

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 16 February 2021 A spruce bark beetle (Photo: Erling Jirle) For the first time, a research team led by Lund University in Sweden has mapped out exactly what happens when spruce bark beetles use their sense of smell to find trees and partners to reproduce with. The hope is that the results will lead to better pest control and

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/breakthrough-fight-against-spruce-bark-beetles - 2025-03-09

By jan [dot] olsson [at] biol [dot] lu [dot] se (Jan Olsson) - published 9 March 2021 A long-tailed tit. Photo: Wikimedia Long life is common among bird parents that get help with childcare. This finding comes from researchers at the universities of Lund and Oxford who reviewed data from more than 9,000 studies. Being a parent can be tough. In general, animals that care for many offspring die youn

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/bird-parents-receive-help-live-longer - 2025-03-09

Published 23 March 2021 Photo: Kennet Ruona Many species of bee are threatened by global warming, but not all. The buff-tailed bumblebee is the world’s most common bee and will likely remain that way, as researchers from Lund University have discovered that this species benefits from a warmer climate. Through research into buff-tailed bumblebees collected by amateurs and researchers over a period

https://www.biology.lu.se/article/warmer-climate-making-worlds-most-common-bumblebee-even-more-common - 2025-03-09