The chytrid, a pathogenic fungus
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June 17, 2020
As I write these lines, our world is on pause. For several months now, we have attentively followed the wildfire propagation of a viral disease known...Read more
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Turtle steps towards the protection of a species!
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September 18, 2019
The wood turtle ( Glyptemys insculpta ) is a species that is designated vulnerable in Quebec. Primary threats towards its survival include habitat...Read more
The origin of flatfishes
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July 10, 2019
A nod to Picasso Born flat? Not at all! That strange appearance of flatfishes on the seabed isn’t there at birth. For example, the halibut larva...Read more
Penguins, those birds that think they’re dolphins
English
June 26, 2019
On numerous occasions in the history of life on Earth, land animals have developed, after lengthy evolution, adaptations that allow them to live in...Read more
The western chorus frog: a species to protect
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April 25, 2019
What is that frog that regularly makes headlines in the Montréal area – the western chorus frog? It’s a tiny frog less than four centimeters long...Read more
Why does Rudolph the reindeer have a red nose?
English
December 18, 2018
Rudolph is the red-nosed reindeer. But why do we say he has a red nose? Is it a bioluminescence phenomenon, the way it is with fireflies? A well-...Read more
Architects by nature
English
August 14, 2018
In stories we often come across animals that act like us and that live in houses. However charming that would be, the reality of the ways they...Read more
The common murre and its island (part two)
English
June 26, 2018
In my earlier article I presented the murre and its favorite Québec habitat: Bonaventure Island. The murres’ almost simultaneous departure in great...Read more
The common murre and its island (part one)
English
June 26, 2018
Are you familiar with the common murre? Not very well known to the general public, it’s nonetheless a highly important species of seabird in the Gulf...Read more
The chipmunk, an original rodent
English
June 12, 2018
Were you aware that the name of the chipmunk genus is Tamias, from the Greek for treasurer or steward? In Québec the eastern chipmunk is known as a “...Read more
