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Mother knows best -- even before birth
Mother birds communicate with their developing chicks before they even hatch by leaving them messages in the egg, new research by a team from the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, has found.
Mar 11, 2010 |
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Soap opera in the marsh: Coots foil nest invaders, reject impostors
(PhysOrg.com) -- The American coot is a drab, seemingly unremarkable marsh bird common throughout North America. But its reproductive life is full of deception and violence.
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Researchers Identify the Most Promiscuous Birds in the World
(PhysOrg.com) -- UConn ornithologist Chris Elphick and his colleagues carried out DNA tests to discover the paternity of Saltmarsh Sparrow nestlings.
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Study fuels debate about why female birds seek extra mates
When female birds mate with males other than their social partners and have broods of mixed paternity, the offspring sired by these "extra-pair" fathers may often get a head start in life, according to a new report published ...
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Webcam fans mourn Calif. bald eagle chick deaths
(AP) -- The only bald eagle nest on Santa Cruz Island is now a lonely place, one that webcam viewers were delighted to monitor just a few weeks ago.
Apr 25, 2009 |
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Bermuda says rare national bird born on reserve
(AP) -- A fuzzy fledgling of Bermuda's national bird, spotted on a secluded offshore sanctuary this week, may help bring the rare creature back from the brink of extinction.
Apr 17, 2009 |
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