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With climate change, birds are taking off for migration sooner; not reaching destinations earlier
Migrating birds can and do keep their travel dates flexible, a new study published online on January 28th in Current Biology reveals. But in the case of pied flycatchers, at least, an earlier takeoff hasn't necessarily transl ...
Jan 28, 2010 |
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Is iron from soil a factor in algal blooms?
Australia's own distinctive red soils could play a part in the formation of the stinking swathes of blue green algae often shovelled off east coast beaches in summer.
Jan 28, 2010 |
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Migratory birds bear brunt of climate-charged weather
(PhysOrg.com) -- As global climate change fuels more frequent and intense hurricanes and droughts, migratory birds, especially those whose populations are already in decline, will bear the brunt of such climate-fueled weather, ...
Jan 12, 2010 |
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In Taiwan, bird catchers turn bird watchers
When Yeh You-chin was a boy half a century ago, he ate migratory birds with relish, but now he is at the forefront of efforts to preserve the feathered visitors to his south Taiwan home.
Dec 04, 2009 |
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We're off then: The evolution of bat migration
(PhysOrg.com) -- Not just birds, but also a few species of bats face a long journey every year. Researchers at Princeton University in the U.S. and at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Radolfzell, ...
Nov 20, 2009 |
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First evidence for a second breeding season among migratory songbirds
Biologists for the first time have documented a second breeding season during the annual cycle of five songbird species that spend summers in temperate North America and winters in tropical Central and South ...
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Migratory route of Eleonora's falcon revealed for first time
Satellite tracking has allowed a research team to uncover the mysteries of the migration of Eleanora's falcon for the first time. In total, the bird flies more than 9,500 kilometres across the African continent ...
Oct 16, 2009 |
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Study finds migratory birds not picky about their rest stops
(PhysOrg.com) -- If a lush, protected forest with a winding stream is considered luxury accommodation for a migratory bird, a Purdue University study shows that those birds would be just as happy with the equivalent of a ...
Aug 12, 2009 |
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Airliners could save fuel by taking a hint from birds flying in formation
(PhysOrg.com) -- From Leonardo da Vinci to the Greek tragedy of Icarus, birds have emboldened scientific minds to master flight. Now, Stanford researchers can be added to the list of ornithologically inspired ...
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Society warns cuckoo bird in danger of extinction
(AP) -- Britain's cuckoo bird, known for its distinctive call, is in danger of extinction along with 51 other species, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said in a new report Thursday.
May 28, 2009 |
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