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| The global decline of biodiversity and ecosystem services has driven international commitment to better management, in particular the Convention on Biological Diversity and its 2020 Aichi Biodiversity Targets. Signatories are required to monitor and report on changes in the state of biodiversity and ecosystem services. However, without a harmonised and efficient system, signatories have struggl... more |
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| Tibetans are considered well adapted to high altitude, but whether there is a limit of elevation they can adapt to the low oxygen environment has not been tested. Recently, scientists found a turning point at the elevation of 4,500m for polycythemia incidence in Tibetans. This is the first evidence showing a sharp change of physiological conditions of Tibetans who were thought to have successfu... more |
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Mammalogists from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS have discovered a new shrew species, and revalidated the species status of another one in Yunnan, China. The study is now published in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society entitled Integrative systematic analyses of the genus Chodsigoa (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae), with descriptions of new species”.
Shrews in the genus Cho... more |
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Foraging in termites, and in most ants, is a collective task during which the risk of predation is high. While basic chemical and primary behavioral analyses have shown that ants may detect termite trail and colony odors as well as termite alarm pheromones, the detection of termites by ants through eavesdropping remains less well understood.
Researchers from Kunming Institute of Zoology and... more |
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| Bingpian is a time-honored herb in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and has been used for millennia in clinical applications in China. Natural bingpian is a resin obtained from Cinnamomum trees and is almost a pure chemical. Its chemical composition is (+)-borneol, which is a bicyclic monoterpene. In TCM, topical application of bingpian is used to treat pain and swelling. However, few clinica... more |
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