Many diverse groups of organisms — from butterflies to beetles to beneficial bacteria — spend their lives intimately associated with host organisms, and evolutionary biologists have long…
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One of the best-known beneficial symbioses in the ocean is the mutualism between corals and photosynthetic algae. Coral polyps provide shelter and nutrients for algae…
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CSUN Associate Professor of Biology Kerry Nickols joined a large team of marine biologists at institutions across the U.S. and Australia in developing a sweeping…
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Humans have, deliberately and accidentally, moved many species into habitats far from their original homes — and some of these introduced species become invasive, out-competing local…
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If you’ve ever smelled the minty scent of a breeze passing over a flowerbed full of salvia, or caught a whiff of creosote in the…
View More CSUN plant biologists track tomato plants’ heat stress at the molecular level
White clover may seem to be an inconspicuous weed in the lawns of homes and public spaces across Los Angeles, but according to new research…
View More CSUN biologists — and campus lawns — contribute to “largest ever” study of evolution in cities worldwide
The 26th volume of the New Journal of Student Research, edited by CSUN Biology Professor Emeritus Steve Oppenheimer, has been published online through the CSUN ScholarWorks…
View More 2021 volume of the New Journal of Student Research Abstracts showcases science for allThe first issue of the journal Frontiers in Education Technology features not one but two contributions by CSUN Professor Emeritus of Biology Steven Oppenheimer, highlighting…
View More Oppenheimer’s work to broaden student participation in research featured in two new papers
LGBTQ scientists publish more papers if they’re “out” at work, according to survey results analyzed by CSUN Assistant Professor of Biology Jeremy Yoder and colleagues…
View More Open expression of LGBTQ identity may promote productivity
The loss of species changes living communities, but some species losses have bigger impacts than others — such as “foundation species”, which contribute resources or…
View More CSUN marine biologists measure the ecological cost of losing “foundation species”