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Biodiversity Research Centre Members in the News |
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Nov. 28, 2011
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Marine Biodiversity Loss Due to Global Warming and Predation, Study Predicts
Science Daily
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Chris Harley
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Oct. 20, 2011
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The big chill of ocean warming
The Georgia Straight
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Chris Harley
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Sept. 20, 2011
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UBC biologist wins MacArthur “genius” grant
UBC Media Release
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Sally Otto
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July 20, 2011
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NASA probes B.C. lake.
Canadian, U.S. scientists search waters of Cariboo lake, which holds potential cluesto life on Mars
The Vancouver Sun
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Curtis Suttle
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Feb. 10, 2011
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Single-Cell Marine Predator's Unique Survival Mechanisms Revealed
Science News
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Patrick Keeling
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Jan. 24, 2011
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Soaring deer numbers hurting other species, UBC study finds
Vancouver Sun
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Peter Arcese
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Nov. 18, 2010
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We're losing the battle for diversity of life
The Vancouver Sun
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Sarah Otto
Kai Chan
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Oct. 28, 2010
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Biodiversity: A new giant virus is confounding old certainties
The Economist
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Matthias Fischer
(Ph.D.)
Curtis Suttle
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Sept. 15, 2010
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Road will ruin Serengeti
Nature
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Tony Sinclair
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Aug. 18, 2010
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Self-cloning aspens may seem to have the secret to immortal life, but research shows cloning has its limits
Discovery News
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Dilara Ally
(Ph.D.)
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Aug. 8, 2010
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Fish rapidly evolved to tolerate colder temperatures
Science News
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Rowan Barrett
(Ph.D.)
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Feb. 5, 2010
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UBC researcher discovers that birds use feathers "to touch"
BBC Earth News
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Sampath Seneviratne
(Post-doc)
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Jan. 12, 2010
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UBC receives $10.5M to map genome of sunflower family
UBC Public Affairs
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Loren Rieseberg
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Dec. 09, 2009
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Tropical birds waited for land crossing between North and South America
UBC Public Affairs
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Dolph Schluter
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Nov. 17, 2009
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Alternative animal feed part of global fisheries crisis fix: UBC study
UBC Public Affairs
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Daniel Pauly
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Oct. 13, 2009
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UBC Scientists to Help Evaluate Canada's Biodiversity Research Capacity
UBC Science News
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Sally Otto
Wayne Maddison
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Oct. 08, 2009
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Tropics face fish famine due to climate change
The Guardian
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Daniel Pauly
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Sep. 10, 2009
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Tiny fish scores big victory for endangered species
CBC News
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Eric Taylor
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Aug. 4, 2009
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UBC researchers find first-ever "wanderlust gene" in tiny bony fish
UBC Public Affairs
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Rowan Barrett
(PhD Student)
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July 31, 2009
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Northern grasses "punching above their weight"
Your Yukon
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Jennie McLaren
(PhD Student)
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July 27, 2009
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UBC researchers help push for standard DNA barcodes for plants
UBC Science News
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Sean Graham
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July 22, 2009
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Modest fisheries reduction could protect vast coastal ecosystems
UBC Public Affairs
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Amanda Vincent
Natalie Ban
(former PhD student)
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July 03, 2009
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Serengeti birds maintain forests by inhibiting seed predators
Science podcast
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Gregory Sharam
(former PhD student)
Tony Sinclair
Roy Turkington
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June 24, 2009
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Hot summers, calm seas are tipping point for Tatoosh Island's red alga
UBC Science News
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Chris Harley
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June 19, 2009
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Desperate times. When should we move species to save them from climate change?
UBC Science News
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Mark Vellend
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June 09, 2009
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Rapid climate change forces scientists to evaluate extreme conservation strategies
U.S. News & World Report
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Mark Vellend
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May 29, 2009
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Elevated Water Temperature and Acidity Boost Growth of Key Sea Star Species
UBC Science News
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Rebecca Gooding
(PhD student)
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Apr. 1, 2009
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UBC study first to show evolution’s impact on ecosystems
UBC Public Affairs
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Dolph Schluter
Luke Harmon
(former Post-doc)
Blake Matthews
(Post-doc)
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Mar. 25, 2009
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Up to 50 new species of jumping spider found in Papua New Guinea
Times Online
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Wayne Maddison
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Mar. 25, 2009
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New species of spiders discovered by UBC scientist in Papua New Guinea
UBC Public Affairs
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Wayne Maddison
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Mar. 7, 2009
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The end of the debate
The Ottawa Citizen (archived version)
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Sally Otto
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Feb. 5, 2009
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Factoring biodiversity into farming
UBC Public Affairs
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Kai Chan
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Feb. 5, 2009
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Salmon forum finds management of BC waters must be shifted to an ecosystem basis to support both wild and farmed salmon
BC Pacific Salmon Forum Media Release
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Eric Taylor
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Jan. 27, 2009
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Billion-year revision of plant evolution timeline may stem from discovery of lignin in seaweed
UBC Public Affairs
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Patrick Martone
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Dec. 4, 2008
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Project cultivates ancient chocolate delights
UBC Public Affairs
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Hannes Dempewolf
(PhD Student)
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Aug. 28, 2008
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"Armoured" fish study helps strengthen Darwin's Natural Selection Theory
UBC Public Affairs
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Dolph Schluter
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Aug. 5, 2008
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Spiders who eat together, stay together: UBC research
UBC Public Affairs
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Leticia Avilés
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Nov. 1, 2007
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UBC leads effort to promote sustainable use of marine life in Traditional Chinese Medicine
UBC Public Affairs
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Amanda Vincent
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Oct., 2007
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Quelling evolutionary controversy: sunflowers shed light on origins of species
Synergy - Journal of UBC Science
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Loren Rieseberg
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Oct., 2007
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Biodiversity and ecosystem function: an interdependent dance among species
Synergy - Journal of UBC Science
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Diane Srivastava
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Aug. 23, 2007
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Groups sue minister for failing to protect endangered fish
Ecojustice Media Release
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Eric Taylor
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Mar. 15, 2007
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Cold is Hot in Evolution: UBC researchers debunk belief species evolve faster in tropics
UBC Public Affairs
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Dolph Schluter
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Mar. 14, 2007
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UBC researchers reveal dwarf aquatic plants’ hidden ancestry
UBC Public Affairs
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Sean Graham
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Birds of a feather, discovered together
UBC Public Affairs
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Darren Irwin
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Oct. 30, 2006
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New cost-benefit model will aid efforts to conserve wilderness: UBC researcher
UBC Public Affairs
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Kai Chan
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Sep. 5, 2006
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Sex is good for evolution: UBC researcher
UBC Public Affairs
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Sally Otto
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Jul. 6, 2006
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Scientist puts sunflower on evolutionary map
UBC Reports
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Loren Riesberg
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Dec. 9, 2005
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Faculty win science awards for early career achievement
UBC News Digest
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Michael Doebeli
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Apr. 2005
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Six new Canada Research Chairs announced
UBC Annual Reports
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Loren Riesberg
Mark Vellend
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Nov. 15, 2004
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Ocean’s mud-dwellers provide clues to the impact extinction can have on ecosystems
UBC Public Affairs
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Diane Srivastava
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