Pages tagged with: conservation-biology
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Climate change responsible for severe infectious disease in UK frogs
Climate change has already increased the spread and severity of a fatal disease that infects common frogs (Rana temporaria) in the UK, according to research involving the University of Plymouth.
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Scientists reveal the truth about a 'true frog'
A common species of true frog found across Central America appears to have been keeping its “multiple identities” a secret all along, new research led by the University of Plymouth suggests
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Study offers insight into biological changes among invasive species
Scientists from the University of Plymouth have recently completed extensive research into the Maynard’s Anole population on the Cayman Islands
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BSc (Hons) Environmental Science with Foundation Year
Build your skills and knowledge on this new four-year course (incorporating a foundation year).
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Student’s chance discovery wins national photography prize
University of Plymouth student Alex Edwards has won the student section of the Up Close and Personal category in the British Ecological Society’s annual photography competition, Capturing Ecology
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Dartmoor Zoological Park
University of Plymouth: Visit Dartmoor Zoological Park home to the Dartmoor Institute of Animal Science which University of Plymouth students can use on a range of degrees.
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BSc (Hons) Conservation Biology Stage 1 Induction Information
University of Plymouth induction: BSc (Hons) Conservation Biology
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Deadly fungus found for first time in critically endangered amphibian species
New research led by the University of Plymouth has shown that the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has been recorded for the first time in critically endangered amphibians in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot.
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A poison'd chalice tale of butterfly extinctions
Professor Michael C Singer, from the School of Biological and Marine Sciences at the University of Plymouth, explains how the diet of butterflies became his life's work
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Rocky habitats need to be protected for endangered amphibians to survive, study shows
An international team of scientists led by the University of Plymouth has published research in the PLoS ONE journal showing that rare amphibians living on rocky plateaux in western India are in desperate need of greater protection
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Careers in conservation biology
Information about careers stemming from BSc (Hons) Conservation Biology degree course