The diet of wolf–dog hybrids in Poland does not differ from that of wolves
08
05
2026
Wolf–dog hybrids in Poland eat almost the same food as wolves. Recent research shows that their diet is based mainly on wild ungulates: roe deer, fallow deer and wild boar. ...
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Damselfly larvae change their hunting tactics when they detect chemical cues from larger dragonfly larvae
07
05
2026
Researchers from the Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, investigated how damselfly larvae change their hunting behavior when chemical cues from a larger predator appear in the water. The study ...
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Do unevenly distributed resources increase “inequality” among fish?
23
04
2026
In nature, food is rarely distributed evenly and most often occurs in patches. It turns out that such environmental heterogeneity can have surprising consequences not only for how much organisms ...
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Do tits change their plumage colouration in response to urbanization?
22
04
2026
Urbanization transforms not only the landscape, but also the living conditions of animals that have learned to function in cities. Although many bird species occur at high densities in urban ...
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UW researchers identify a phage-derived enzyme that may help combat drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae
17
04
2026
Researchers from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Warsaw, in collaboration with scientists from the University of Wrocław, have described a phage-derived enzyme that effectively weakens the dangerous ...
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European mycology at the intersection of academic and citizen science
16
04
2026
Dr hab. Julia Pawłowska (corresponding author) and Dr Igor Siedlecki from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology are co-authors of the scientific article entitled “Mapping the landscape of mycological organizations in ...
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New fossils from the Holy Cross Mountains revise the view on the evolution and ecology of Triassic horseshoe crabs
15
04
2026
Mgr Jonatan Audycki (lead author) and dr habili. Kenneth De Baets, from the Institute of Evolutionary Biology are co-authors of a publication describing a new horseshoe crab genus with an ...
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Activin A as a regulator of urogenital system development in mammals
13
04
2026
mgr Eliza Winek, dr hab. Katarzyna Szczepańska, dr Lidia Wolińska-Nizioł, and dr hab. Aneta Suwińska from the Department of Embryology at the Institute of Developmental Biology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty ...
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Rapid adaptation and extinction of Arabidopsis in a changing climate
07
04
2026
Biologists from the Department of Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Dr Agnieszka Rudak, and Dr hab. Maciej Wódkiewicz, are co-authors of an article on the rapid adaptation of plants to changing ...
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