News tagged with ducks
Findings show ancient birds died in flash flood
(PhysOrg.com) -- During a presentation at the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology's 71st annual Meeting in Las Vegas, researchers Gareth Dyke and Darren Naish from the University of Southampton presented their findings of ...
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Nov 14, 2011 |
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Deepwater Horizon crude less toxic to bird eggs after weathering at sea
After collecting weathered crude oil from the Gulf of Mexico following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, researchers at The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH) at Texas Tech University have reported that only ...
Jul 22, 2011 |
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New duck-billed dinosaur gives scientists clues to evolution of head ornamentation and provinciality
A new genus and species of hadrosaur (duck-billed) dinosaur – the oldest duck-billed dinosaur known from North America – has been named by scientists who expect the discovery to shed new light on dinosaur evolution.
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Jul 20, 2011 |
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Using duck eggs to track climate change
Julie DeJong can’t set foot on the ground of an Oregon marsh to gather duck eggs on a spring day in 1875.
Apr 19, 2011 |
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Bright bills in mallards helps duck semen fight bacteria
(PhysOrg.com) -- The male Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) is known for its colorful neck and a bill that ranges in color from dull green to bright yellow, depending on the amount of carotenoid pigment it con ...
Apr 15, 2011 |
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Make way for ducklings (w/ Video)
Parent birds know best when it comes to taking care of their babies. But, when food gets scarce and they are forced to fly longer distances to grab a bite, "egg sitting" time drops off. What impact does this have on their ...
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Wildlife still exposed to Exxon Valdez oil 20 years after disaster
Scientists in Alaska have discovered that lingering oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill is still being ingested by some wildlife more than 20 years after the disaster. The research, published in Environmental Toxicology an ...
Apr 14, 2010 |
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Findings could shield humans from influenza virus
A University of Alberta-led research team has discovered an influenza detector gene that could potentially prevent the transmission of the virus to humans.
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Mar 30, 2010 |
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What should goldenrod do to avoid an insect attack? Duck
A field of golden-flowered stems swaying in an autumn breeze may evoke a peaceful scene. But this tranquility belies serious battles between natural enemies that took place in the spring. In particular, young ...
Mar 08, 2010 |
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Researchers reveal secrets of duck sex: It's all screwed up
Female ducks have evolved an intriguing way to avoid becoming impregnated by undesirable but aggressive males endowed with large corkscrew-shaped penises: vaginas with clockwise spirals that thwart oppositely ...
Dec 23, 2009 |
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Dinosaurs hop, skip and jump into 21st century
(PhysOrg.com) -- Dinosaurs have literally been put through their paces by a new supercomputer, allowing scientists to get closer to understanding how they once moved.
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Dec 09, 2009 |
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Duck
Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group (the group of all descendants of a single common ancestral species) but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered ducks. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than the swans and geese, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water.
Ducks are sometimes confused with several types of unrelated water birds with similar forms, such as loons or divers, grebes, gallinules, and coots.
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