Editor’s Selections: Fairy-Tale Conservation, Bloody Birds, Tipping Points, and Mega-Mammals
January 27th, 2011 Editor's Selections 4 CommentsJarrett Byrnes focuses on posts in ecology, environmental sciences, and evolution. He blogs at I’m a chordata, urochordata!
- We can learn a lot about how to target conservation efforts from Goldilocks.
- Neil Losin takes us on an exciting road through a scientific inquiry asking whether Oxpecker’s are an Antelope’s best friend or vampires.
- How far can you push a complex ecological system before you reach a tipping point?
- Brian Switek presents a nuanced view on why mega-mammals did not reach the size of the largest dinosaurs.