It's not always cosy and warm in the Amazon rainforest: cold waves can cause temperatures to drop drastically. Würzburg researchers have investigated how animals react to this.

the rainforest was unusually quiet." Holzmann and Alonso-Alonso from the University of Würzburg's Biocentre are working on their doctorates in the ANDIV project (Patterns and drivers of insect ...

During the cold wave, the rainforest was unusually quiet.' Insect Biodiversity in the Peruvian Andes Kim Lea Holzmann and Pedro Alonso-Alonso from the University of Würzburg's Biocentre are ...

The strange globes crowning Bocydium’s body resemble globs of Cordyceps, an insect-killing fungus common in rainforests. Though the pronota are large, they’re also hollow and lightweight ...

In the South American rainforest you’ll find insects, sloths, and howler monkeys here. Coming next is the main canopy at 20-30m. It’s home to birds and acts a bit like an umbrella, shading the ...

Cold Caused Unusual Calm in the Rainforest Mammals also did not appear in front of the camera traps as often in the cold. Unlike insects, they can keep their body temperature constant.

And it's eating a banana. One of over three thousand types of fruit that grow in the rainforest. There's an insect too! A butterfly. They can taste fruit through their feet. Imagine that!

The Amazon rainforest is always thought of as a pleasantly ... The researchers concluded that most of the insects and mammals included in the study coped well with the cold. However, a quarter ...

In a joint project between RIT and the Seneca Park Zoo, several remote sensing modalities were exploited to assess the biodiversity of the Madagascar rainforest. With the ultimate goal of creating an ...