From the striking rainbow colors of parrots in the rainforest to the brilliant flashes of yellows, oranges and blues in coral reefs, vibrantly colorful wildlife abounds in tropical ecosystems. But ...

Over time, rainforest communities in Africa have developed a close relationship with their neighbours, the so-called 'umbrella species' such as great apes and elephants. Umbrella species are often ...

New research analyzing more than 3,000 tropical forest sites reveals that areas with fewer seed-dispersing animals store up to four times less carbon than forests with healthy wildlife populations.

Emmanuel O. Akindele works for Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria, and received funding from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation for a research fellowship at the Leibniz Institute of ...

They are so colourful due to a combination of adaptations, including food rich in pigments, a stable climate and complex ecosystems.