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Tortoise poo highlights the need to conserve parasite communities as well as their hosts
For most people diseases and parasites are only seen as something to be eradicated because of their negative impacts on the health and wellbeing of humans, or agricultural and wild species.
Outstanding examples of Leeds research impact named
Dr Simon Goodman wins the inaugural Vice-Chancellor’s Impact Award for the Medicine and Biological Science Category - Biosecurity and sustainable tourism in the Galapagos Islands.
Bats wake up and smell the coffee
Intensive agriculture is taking a toll on bats in the Western Ghats of India, but shade-grown coffee, remnant rainforest patches and riverine vegetation strips may help struggling species hang on.
Food production shocks "will happen more often because of extreme weather"
Professor Tim Benton (biology), from University of Leeds has conducted research that suggests climate change and a rising demand in food from a high population could cause a frightening situation.
Age doesn't dull damselflies' love lives
Aging damselflies never lose their libidos and are just as likely as younger competitors to mate.