Editor’s Selections: Squirrel frogs, rescue ants, and the coffee bean borer
August 14th, 2009 Editor's Selections No Comments
I’m Vincent Racaniello, a biology editor at researchblogging.org. Each week I highlight several notable posts from molecular and cellular biology and virology. My musings on viruses, viral disease, and viral vaccines can be found at virology blog.
- In choosing a pond, squirrel frogs weigh the risk of death against the opportunity for growth, with the goal of trying to achieve the lowest possible mortality/growth value.
- Many animals help each other but actual rescue attempts are rarely documented. In a French laboratory, a team of ants is attempting a daring rescue.
- Temperatures in coffee-growing countries are moving toward the optimum for the coffee bean borer. This pest could be problematic in Colombia, with its nearly year-round availability of coffee cherries.
I’ll be back next Friday with more selections.
