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The study resolves more than a century of uncertainty. Manuel Tiburtini, who holds a PhD from the University of Pisa and is the study’s first author, has been awarded a prize by the Italian Botanical Society
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An international study coordinated by the University of Florence has been published, with a contribution from Alessandro Cini of the Department of Biology at the University of Pisa
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The first index to measure the strength of the scientific evidence underpinning species classification could also become a valuable tool for biodiversity conservation
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The study, conducted by the University of Pisa, shows that changes in the urban environment, including improved waste management, may have contributed to the sharp decline in the city’s pigeon population, offering a model that could be replicated in other cities
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A study by the University of Pisa, published in Biology Letters, shows that social tolerance, more than evolutionary history, determines the presence of play among adults
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A study reveals that the molecular system triggering cellular defence under hypoxic conditions has been conserved throughout animal evolution
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A University of Pisa study, conducted within the national ReSurvey Dunes project and published in the journal Regional Studies in Marine Science
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A study by the Universities of Pisa and Florence has, for the first time, validated a method for counting pollinating bees for the first time. The method involves visual sampling along predetermined routes, during which both the number of insects observed and their distance are estimated
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The study, conducted by the Universities of Pisa, Florence and Siena, was published in Environmental and Sustainability Indicators
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The research was carried out by an international team that includes Antonio Profico, a paleoanthropologist at the University of Pisa