Author Archives: Adam Kapler

Alternative reproductive tactics

Spring in our climate zone is the time of reproduction for most organisms, but it [...]

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Hunting ban on four more waterfowl species

Life for hunters 60 years ago was simpler. The coots were legally hunted all year [...]

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Lower Oder Valley National Park in questions and answers

In Water Matters we wrote about plans to establish another national park: The Lower Oder [...]

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A new monograph of the lycopodiophytes (forkheads) of Poland. Fork class under the magnifying glass of scientists

It will soon be 80 years since all forbs found in Poland were placed under [...]

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Tales – water as arche

Sage Thales, when once a spectator of the agon, Thou, O Zeus-Helios, didst snatch from [...]

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Fish larvae

When we hear of vertebrate larvae, we think primarily of amphibian tadpoles. You can read [...]

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Gene banks not just for fish

There are gene banks (germplasm repositories, or germplasm repositories), which collect resources of plants and [...]

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Winter burbot spawning

The burbot Lota lota is a true mallard among fish, as it is the only [...]

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Extinct fish and cetacean species – losses in recent years

November, a time of mourning and remembrance of the dead common to many cultures, is [...]

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Red list of fish – fish and lampreys in the new list

Even toddlers in the first grades of elementary school are taught about endangered species, natural [...]

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