What is a recent advance/discovery in your area of the field?

Ask a Biologist Monday 1/10/22

Answers from Biologists:

• Discovery of a new snail species in a hot spring.

• Possible recent discovery of facultative viviparity in South African tortoises.

• Nearly 1/4 of the US population of Golden eagles breeds in AK in the summer.

• Materials used in roads/tires are killing PNW salmon.

• Soybean gall midge will infect other legumes too.

• Cattails have naturalized in some places in the Midwest.

• We’ve just named a new family of stoneflies.

• Our museum discovered a new parasite in Osprey.

• Kuchling and Hoffmeyr 2022 discovered facultative viviparity in tortoise.

• A potential cure for hydronephrosis.

• Spotted skunks are being split up into a couple new species in North America.

• A new species of neotropical tanager from the Andes-the Inti Tanager.