News tagged with bird diversity
Birds' diverse traits survive Amazon fires
Research in the Amazon has shown that wildfires are less of a threat to the functional diversity of rainforest birds than you might expect.
Mar 12, 2012 |
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History's normal rate of species disappearance is accelerating, scientists say
Biologist E.O. Wilson once pondered whether many of our fellow living things were doomed once evolution gave rise to an intelligent, technological creature that also happened to be a rapacious carnivore, fiercely territorial ...
Jul 31, 2011 |
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Birds' eye view is far more colorful than our own
The brilliant colors of birds have inspired poets and nature lovers, but researchers at Yale University and the University of Cambridge say these existing hues represent only a fraction of what birds are capable ...
Jun 23, 2011 |
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Scientist cites enlarged skeletal muscles as reason birds exist
A developmental biologist at New York Medical College is proposing a new theory of the origin of birds, which traditionally has been thought to be driven by the evolution of flight. Instead, Stuart A. Newman, Ph.D., credits ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Some birds listen, instead of look, for mates
Looks can be deceiving, but certain bird species have figured out that a voice can tell them most of what they need to know to find the right mate.
Dec 02, 2009 |
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UC research tests new tool to guide reintroduction of the American chestnut
The death of the American Chestnut due to an Asian bark fungus accidentally introduced to the United States had profound environmental and economic consequences since the tree was highly valued for its strong, ...
Mar 19, 2012 |
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Australian birds status declining faster than elsewhere in world
A newly published study shows Australians must work with international partners if they are to save all of Australia's birds.
Mar 01, 2012 |
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Research offers way to save endangered Florida bird, and a lesson for conservationists
A team of researchers has found a key to the habitat puzzle for improving long-term survival of the endangered Florida Scrub-Jay.
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Hunting could hurt genetic diversity of sandhill cranes, research suggests
(PhysOrg.com) -- As Wisconsin lawmakers debate whether to establish a hunting season for sandhill cranes, they may want to consider more than just the sheer number of birds, suggests a University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
Feb 09, 2012 |
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The same type of forest is good for both birds and people
Birds and people both enjoy urban woodlands that have been cleared to just the right degree. This is the conclusion of scientists at the University of Gothenburg who have carried out large-scale field experiments ...
Jun 08, 2011 |
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New study aims to help preserve plants, animals caught between forest 'fragments'
Maintaining the world's threatened animal and plant species may rest with something as simple as knowing how far a bird can fly before it must answer nature's call.
May 18, 2011 |
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List of 'unsung' wildlife affected by climate change released
The Wildlife Conservation Society today released a list of animals facing new impacts by climate change, some in strange and unexpected ways.
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Boluochia closely related to longipteryx, study shows
Very little was known about Mesozoic birds until nearly complete skeletons began to be discovered in the now famous Jehol Group deposits of northeastern China.
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Apr 06, 2011 |
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Pesticides most important barrier for the recovery of biodiversity on farmland
(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the early nineties the EU has implemented policies to reduce the dramatic negative effects of the use of pesticides on farmland. Nevertheless, a Europe wide study showed that insecticides and fungicides ...
Jan 28, 2010 |
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