Şekercioğlu Lab, University of Utah

Our pets are predators Those of us living with cats share our homes with an ancestral predator, one adapted for hunting and the frequent, exclusive consumption of meat. These instincts become fully activated outside the …

Our pets are predators conservationbytes.com/2026/01/21/o...

A biogeographic comparison of two convergent bird families Convergence between species and entire clades can occur due to shared environmental conditions and shared resource use. Comparisons of biogeography between convergent clades and taxa may reveal some o...

Why do hummingbirds soar higher than sunbirds?
Here, we show that hummingbirds’ unique nectar-feeding adaptations let them thrive at higher altitudes and colder climates — outpacing their sunbird cousins.
Tiny wings, massive evolutionary win! #Science #Evolution #Nature

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Aynı alanda yaşayan köpekgil (Canidae) ve kedigil (Felidae) hareketlerini karşılaştıran sadece 6 ülkedeki projelerden birinin Kars Sarıkamış'taki @kuzeydoga yırtıcı projemiz olması bizi çok mutlu etti. Makalede örnek verilen vaşağımızın ismi de Kars!
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'Astounding:' Alaska researchers make alarming discovery in Arctic rivers "No place is spared."

'Astounding:' Alaska researchers make alarming discovery in Arctic rivers www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

Yok Olmadan Keşfet'in 61. bölümünde, Hatay'da ateş semenderini arayacağız ve son 10 yılda Türkiye için en çok yeni kuş türünün keşfedildiği ama hızla yok edilen Hatay Mileyha Kuş Cenneti'ni ziyaret edeceğiz. Bugün 20:00’de TRT Belgesel’de: www.trtbelgesel.com.tr/canli-yayin

Insights from a decade of using the Motus network to track boreal bird species from Observatoire d'oiseaux de Tadoussac, Québec to temperate and tropical wintering grounds | journal.afonet.org/v... | Journal of Field Ornithology | #ornithology 🪶

Combining N-mixture and occupancy analysis offers a more complete picture of carnivore habitat use in Northeastern Türkiye Occupancy and N-mixture analyses have been successfully used to understand habitat use in various species. However, since these methods fundamentally answer different questions about wildlife distribu...

Kars Sarıkamış ormanlarında 2010'dan beri fotokapanlarla yaban hayatını araştırıyoruz. 151 ayrı noktada 25,471 fotokapan gününde çekilen 500,000'den fazla fotoğrafın analizini sonunda bitirdik ve makalesini yayınladık. dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Opinion | Universities Gave Us the iPhone, the Jet Engine and Gatorade. We’re Tossing That Away. The postwar compact on research that powered America’s economic and military dominance is under threat.

Columbia’s Capitulation Will Hurt Us All www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/o...

Opinion | Trump Can’t Kill Green Energy The 20-year move toward lower emissions won’t stop just because of the president.

"The 20-year move toward lower emissions will not stop just because of Mr. Trump's bully pulpit," Michael E. Webber, a professor of public affairs and engineering, writes.