Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) Discoveries

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		'Gone Bats' Over Aeroecology New scientific discipline studies bats, birds and other animals in atmosphere closest to Earth's surface Released  October 28, 2008
		Size Trade-off: Horns vs. Copulatory Organs Indiana University biologist Armin Moczek explains his findings about the inverse relationship between horn and copulatory organ size in male beetles and how it affects species divergence Released  September 30, 2008
		Beauty Is in the Genes of the Beholder New research on American pronghorns explains why not everything is about looks Released  July 3, 2008
		2007: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported advances and activities reported last year Released  January 30, 2008
		2006: Year in Review A look back at some of the NSF-supported activities highlighted last year Released  January 9, 2007
		Fat Regulating Hormone Found in Amphibian In tadpoles, leptin may signal when it is time to sprout limbs Released  August 8, 2006
		Snake Attack on Frog Eggs Provokes Premature Hatching Developing tadpoles dive to stay alive Released  June 3, 2005
		Frozen Frogs Don't Croak "Freeze-tolerant" amphibians hold promise for organ transplant technology Released  April 26, 2005
		News of This Speedy Mole Travels Fast Researchers need high-speed camera to catch the star-nosed mole devouring its food. Released  March 8, 2005
		Geomagnetic Landmarks Give Turtles Sense of Where They Are, Where to Go How sea turtles navigate across vast expanses of featureless ocean to reach feeding and breeding sites has long been a mystery. Now, clues are surfacing to indicate turtles rely partly upon invisible landmarks created by the Earth’s magnetic field. Released  July 30, 2004
		Young Birds' Flapping May Explain How Dinosaurs Learned to Fly Two-legged dinosaurs may have used their forelimbs as wing-like structures to propel themselves up steep inclines long before they could fly. This theory may link two current and opposing explanations for how reptiles evolved into flying birds. Released  July 30, 2004
		Pterosaur Heads Were Uniquely Adapted for Flight Taking a high-tech look at fossil skulls, scientists examined the brains of ancient pterosaurs. They found key structures to be specialized and enlarged, a discovery that could revise views of how vision, flight and the brain itself evolved. Released  July 30, 2004
		A Small Plant's Genome Has Huge Impact Completing the first-ever plant genome means knowing plants well, really well. Released  July 23, 2004
		Baboon Fathers Really Do Care About Their Kids In a finding that surprised researchers, a recent three-year study of five baboon groups at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya reveals that baboon fathers overwhelmingly side with their offspring when intervening in disputes. Released  July 20, 2004