Gopher tortoises are considered a keystone species because they dig burrows that provide shelter for approximately 350 other species. Josiah Lavender Open Space Institute The Georgia Department of ...

The longleaf pine forest, one of the South’s most endangered ecosystems, is the preferred habitat of the little red-cockaded woodpecker, which is on the federal Endangered Species List. “The ...

Campers will discover animal habitats and adaptations that help them survive; visit the Arctic and learn about how animals use blubber to keep warm; make yummy fruit camels in the desert; create paper ...

Andrew Hess, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in interdepartmental genetics (animal breeding and genetics, with a statistics minor) from Iowa State University in 2016. He is an assistant professor of ...

Amphibians, with their complex life histories and permeable integuments, are exceptionally sensitive to environmental salinity shifts. Adaptation to saline conditions, whether naturally occurring in ...