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Author: Brett Favaro

Why understanding animal behaviour is key for biodiversity conservation

November 22, 2022 Brett Favaro Biology and Life Sciences
“By understanding why animals do what they do, we can better protect them while making people care” The Canadian Geographic article by Catherine Čapkun-Hout and Mathilde Tissier, a 2021 Liber Ero Fellow, discusses fostering the fascination of animal behaviour as a pathway to conservation.

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Microplastics may pose a greater threat to the base of marine food webs

November 22, 2022 Brett Favaro Biology and Life Sciences
“concentrations of microplastics were higher for certain smaller species when compared to their body weight.” Read what Garth Covernton, Hailey Davies and Liber Ero Fellow, Kieran Cox, have to say about pollutants and how microplastics are affecting aquatic food webs in their article in The Conversation.

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Grunts, boops, chatters and squeals — fish are noisy creatures

November 22, 2022 Brett Favaro Biology and Life Sciences
“There is also a growing body of evidence that human activities through noise pollution, habitat degradation and climate change are hurting the abilities of fish to produce and hear critical sounds for their reproduction and survival.” In their article in The Conversation, Amalis Riera, Sarah Vela, Audrey Looby and Kieran Cox, a 2021 Liber Ero...

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