Meyerson defines invasive species as "non-native species introduced either intentionally or accidentally by humans outside of ...

Many moths show melanism and one species became famous. The Peppered moth, often found in gardens, is usually all white, peppered with black dots on both the wings and body. But an all-dark form ...

A lepidopterist, Sargent has been critical for decades of the camouflage-predation explanation for industrial melanism in peppered moths. In 1998 he and two colleagues wrote in Evolutionary ...

The rapid evolution of peppered moths is widely talked about in the science world. Before the 1800s, melanistic peppered moths were easily noticed and picked off by birds. However, in 1848, black ...

One example is the peppered moth: In the early 20th century ... As pollution levels declined due to regulation, the melanism in these creatures reversed. —Floyd Shockley, entomologist, National ...

Two anglers managed to catch a rare melanistic alligator gar in a southeast Texas marsh on May 15. Terrell Maguire is the angler who hooked the fish, and fishing guide Justin Jourdan was able to snag ...

"In some areas, the black panther population of their melanistic form has become dominant because it served them so well, you can imagine, hunting at night," said Keating. And the peppered moth of ...

Principal Investigator Professor Ilik Saccheri explains: "Although many people have heard about industrial melanism in the British peppered moth, it is not widely appreciated that dark forms ...

Principal Investigator Professor Ilik Saccheri explains: “Although many people have heard about industrial melanism in the British peppered moth, it is not widely appreciated that dark forms increased ...