Mouse to elephant? Just wait 24 million generations
Scientists have for the first time measured how fast large-scale evolution can occur in mammals, showing it takes 24 million generations for a mouse-sized animal to evolve to the size of an elephant.
NEWS
Grant from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will fund study of disease transmission in apes
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded a grant to UGA researchers studying social and ecological factors that affect disease transmission in wild chimpanzees. This is the second grant the scientists have received from the USFWS Division of International Conservation for their work.
EVENTS
Spring 2012 Seminar Schedule →
Ecology Seminar
Tiiu Kull, Estonian University of Life Sciences
Mar. 6, 2012
Ecology / Environmental Ethics Seminar
Wilderness and the Judiciary. Peter A. Appel, Alex W. Smith Professor of Law at UGA; Environmental Ethics Certificate Program faculty member
Mar. 20, 2012
