News tagged with owl
Small evolutionary shifts make big impacts, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the developing fetus, cell growth follows a very specific schedule. In the eye's retina, for example, cones -- which help distinguish color during the day -- develop before the more light-sensitive ...
May 20, 2009 |
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Morning people and night owls show different brain function (w/Video)
Are you a "morning person" or a "night owl?"
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Jun 23, 2009 |
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Predators key to sustainable farming
Barn owls have emerged as the unlikely heroes in the fight against climate change, saving Malaysian farmers more than money, UQ PhD Student Chong Leong Puan has found.
Aug 21, 2009 |
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New insight into primate eye evolution
Researchers comparing the fetal development of the eye of the owl monkey with that of the capuchin monkey have found that only a minor difference in the timing of cell proliferation can explain the multiple anatomical differences ...
May 18, 2009 |
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Is anxiety contagious? Surprising research finds common stress levels in social groups
(PhysOrg.com) -- Anxiety, or the reaction to a perceived danger, is a response that differs from one animal or human to another -- or so scientists thought. Now researchers at Tel Aviv University are challenging ...
Oct 14, 2010 |
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An extinct species of scops owl has been discovered in Madeira
An international team of scientists, including some from Majorca and the Canary Islands, have described a new type of fossil scops owl, the first extinct bird on the archipelago of Madeira (Portugal). Otus ma ...
Mar 23, 2012 |
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US-Mexico border wall could threaten wildlife species
A 700-mile security wall under construction along the United States' border with Mexico could significantly alter the movement and "connectivity" of wildlife, biologists say, and the animals' potential isolation is a threat ...
Jul 07, 2009 |
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Moonstruck primates: Owl monkeys need moonlight as much as a biological clock for nocturnal activity
An international collaboration led by a University of Pennsylvania anthropologist has shown that environmental factors, like temperature and light, play as much of a role in the activity of traditionally nocturnal ...
Sep 03, 2010 |
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Eagle Owls Send Sweeter Valentines When Moon Is Full
(PhysOrg.com) -- Placing a tracking device on breeding owls with a wing span large enough to cover eight humans lined up side-by-side, is not a walk in the park. But, funded by a grant from the Spanish Ministry ...
Jan 21, 2010 |
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Toxic toll of rat poison on birds revealed
Rats might not be everyone's cup of tea, but you might want to think twice about reaching for the rat poison next time you come across one. While rat poison is brilliant at killing rats, it also spells danger ...
May 04, 2011 |
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