Fence Lizard Adapting to Fire-Ant Attacks

Assistant Professor of Biology Tracy Langkilde has shown that native fence lizards in the southeastern United States are adapting to potentially fatal invasive fire-ant attacks by developing behaviors that enable them to escape from the ants, as well as by developing longer hind legs, which can increase the effectiveness of this behavior.

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"Not only does this finding provide biologists with an example of evolution in action, but it also provides wildlife managers with knowledge that they can use to develop plans for managing invasive species," said Langkilde. The results will be described in a paper to be published later this month in the journal Ecology. - Science Daily

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Community Rallies Around Lost Dog

It is an age-old question.“Romeo, O Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?” And for 26 straight nights, starting early last month, Carolyn Lucci went to bed asking it.

Romeo is her dog, a pug, and her favorite. (Shhhh! Don’t tell the others.)

There’s Elvis and Priscilla and, of course, Juliet. But Romeo is her favorite. And he was gone.

It was Dec. 7 at about 7 p.m. and Carolyn and her daughter had stopped over at a friend’s house around the corner from their own on Roberts Road in Upper Providence. They were all going to drive around to have a gander at the recently put- up Christmas lights.

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