by Anthony | Jan 8, 2017 | Biobullets
A textbook assumption in Biology is that the amount of water available to plants is the main determinant of the height of the vegetation. For this reason, the tall savannas of oaks under summer-dry climates in California have been assumed to reflect year-round...
by Anthony | Jan 8, 2017 | Biobullets
Bos taurus photo © Muhammad Mahdi Kari The dubious value of milk in otherwise sufficient diets Capra hircus photo © Fir0002 Although accepted as a normal part of the human diet in affluent countries, milk is ambivalent in its nutritional value. This is because it...
by Anthony | Jan 8, 2017 | Biobullets
Leopard (Panthera pardus) © Bernard Dupont The rosettes on the bodies of leopard and jaguar are so similar that they could belong to the same species. However, only the jaguar has noticeably bold black spots on the mid-dorsal line and chest. The relatively muted...
by Anthony | Aug 23, 2016 | Biobullets
Distribution of Canis lupus photo © Dreg743 Dingo: jackal as much as wolf Distribution of Canis aureus photo © Goran tek-en Canis aureus photo © Prabukumar84 The wolf reaches India but not Indochina, where its closest counterpart is...
by Anthony | Aug 23, 2016 | Biobullets
Borax crystals photo © Arum Dulyan Boron as fast food for bones A deficiency of boron may seem an unlikely cause of arthritis and osteoporosis in the human species for three reasons. Firstly, this nutrient is more abundant than any...
by Anthony | Aug 23, 2016 | Biobullets
Loxodonta africana photo © Rob Hooft The relative elephantine Although the African bush elephant is often photographed, its true size can seldom be gauged because few photographers have a search-image for scale via familiar objects....
