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Black and Gray Wolf Pairings Stem Disease, Stabilize Population: Study

The black fur allele has fitness costs but also confers higher immunity against canine distemper virus, making mix-and-match mating key to population survival.

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The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill’s Hidden Impacts on Mahi-Mahi

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Repeated El Niño Events Could Spark Big Ecological Shifts

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Q&A: Thousands of RNA Viruses Newly Discovered in Ocean Water

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Chromosomal Rearrangement Linked to Less Mobile Quail

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Whole-Genome Data Point to Four Species of Giraffe

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Pandemic Shutdown Altered Bay Area Birdsongs

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Monkey Hybrids Challenge Assumptions of What a Species Is

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Pinpointing the Origin of Marbled Crayfish Clones

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Hawaiian Spiders on Different Islands Evolved Same Disguise in Parallel

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Amazonian Fish Genome Challenges Long-Held Assumptions About Asexual Reproduction

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