Every spring, migratory birds arrive in the continental United States from south and central America to breed. But precisely when they arrive each spring varies from year to year. In a NASA-led study published in the Bulletin ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2022
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Many animals use the Earth's magnetic field for orientation. But exactly how they do this remains for the most part a mystery. At the University of Oldenburg, researchers from across disciplines are working together to solve ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 14, 2022
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Australia's largest wild bird sample collection has been established by experts around the nation, including a Deakin University researcher. Here's what it's showing about zoonotic disease.
Plants & Animals
Jul 8, 2022
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Migratory birds have been called the super-athletes of the animal kingdom because of the remarkable endurance they display during hours-long, non-stop flights that can span thousands of kilometers. Their endurance is made ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2022
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Migratory birds are declining globally because of the way that humans have modified the landscape over recent decades—according to new research from the University of East Anglia.
Plants & Animals
Jun 24, 2022
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Grassland songbirds have been steadily decreasing for decades in Canada. In addition to having to endure strenuous migration every year, they are confronted with the symphonies of oil extraction and drilling once they finally ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 15, 2022
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More than forty scientists from the National Audubon Society and other leading bird and wildlife research and conservation groups published a new study modeling a novel approach to mapping seasonal migration pathways for ...
Ecology
Jun 7, 2022
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The first cold winds announce the arrival of winter in Uruguay's jet setters' playground, Punta del Este.
Ecology
May 31, 2022
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Birds of a feather not only flock together but also appear to settle down together.
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2022
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In all vertebrates, mothers transfer variable amounts of hormones into eggs and embryos, which influence development and traits of offspring in later lives. In a recent study the researchers looked at the transferred hormones ...
Evolution
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