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El español Miguel Ángel Amorín Fernández con su ilustración “Skorpiovenator bustingorryi” se ha alzado con el primer premio del V Concurso de Ilustraciones Científicas de Dinosaurios, concurso organizado por la Fundación Dinosaurios y que cuenta con la colaboración del Museo de Dinosaurios de Salas de los Infantes (Burgos). 

El segundo premio ha recaído en el ucraniano Sergey Krasovskiy con la obra “Morning in the Chinese foresty” y el tercero ha sido para la argentina Martina Chanelli con la ilustración realizada en acrílico y lápiz “Cuidados parentales”. Leer más.

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the causative agent of chytridiomycosis, is decimating amphibians worldwide. Unsurprisingly, the majority of studies have therefore concentrated on documenting morbidity and mortality of susceptible species and projecting population consequences as a consequence of this emerging infectious disease. Currently, there is a paucity of studies investigating the sub-lethal costs of Bd in apparently asymptomatic species, particularly in controlled experimental conditions. Here we report the consequences of a single dose of B. dendrobatidis zoospores on captive adult palmate newts (Lissotriton helveticus) for morphological and behavioural traits that associate with reproductive success. Leer más.

If you could hit the reset button on evolution and start over, would essentially the same species appear? Yes, according to a study of Caribbean lizards by researchers at the University of California, Davis, Harvard University and the University of Massachusetts. The work is published July 19 in the journal Science. Leer más.