News tagged with songbirds
Mockingbirds, no bird brains, can recognize a face in a crowd
(PhysOrg.com) -- The birds are watching. They know who you are. And they will attack. Nope, not Hitchcock. It's science.
May 18, 2009 |
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Owls' dawn and dusk concerts promote visual communication
Reporting in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE April 8, Vincenzo Penteriani and Maria Delgado of the Estacion Biologica de Doņana, Spain, describe the evolution of white throat badges in association with d ...
Apr 08, 2009 |
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New study shows that in horse play, adult-to-young ratio is key
Adults of many animal species play a crucial role in the social development of youngsters. A new study published March 18 in the online, peer-reviewed, open-access journal PLoS ONE, reveals that the ratio of adults to you ...
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Execretion analysis aids primate social studies
The arrival of molecular genetic analysis of both genes and hormones is providing scientists unexpected and unprecedented information about animals -- provided the researchers can find ways to get acceptable samples, said ...
Feb 15, 2009 |
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Songbirds fly 3 times faster than expected (Video)
A York University researcher has tracked the migration of songbirds by outfitting them with tiny geolocator backpacks - a world first - revealing that scientists have underestimated their flight performance ...
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Feb 12, 2009 |
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