For many of us, birds are an interesting distraction or a sign of spring. For Fran Bonier and her former master's student Amelia Cox, bird populations provide vital data about the health of the world. Their new research adds ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 19, 2019
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A study by University of Adelaide researchers and Queensland Government scientists has revealed what south-east Queensland's rainfall was like over the last 7000 years – including several severe droughts worse and longer ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 15, 2019
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Each year, migratory birds journey from their breeding grounds to their wintering grounds, making pit stops along the way.
Ecology
Jan 22, 2019
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The evolution of barn swallows, a bird ubiquitous to bridges and sheds around the world, might be even more closely tied to humans than previously thought, according to new study from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Evolution
Nov 1, 2018
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Aerial insectivores—birds that hunt for insect prey on the wing—are declining across North America. Conserving vulnerable species such as these requires a good understanding of the factors impacting them at every stage ...
Ecology
Oct 17, 2018
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Aerial insectivores—birds that hunt for insect prey on the wing—are declining across North America as agricultural intensification leads to diminishing insect abundance and diversity in many areas. A new study from The ...
Ecology
Aug 29, 2018
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With the arrival of spring, we look forward to the return of hundreds of species of migratory songbirds from their wintering grounds.
Ecology
May 9, 2018
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What can the mating behavior of birds tell us about evolution, climate change and species survival? For Peter Dunn, UWM distinguished professor of biological sciences, bird-watching offers clues to overarching ecological ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 9, 2017
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Most of our understanding about evolutionary changes and the formation of new animal species is based on the historical record. But a relatively new population of barn swallows in Argentina may help scientists see those changes ...
Evolution
Mar 17, 2017
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In a new study that upends the way ornithologists think about a young bird's diet – but won't shock parents used to scanning the nutritional profile of their children's food – Cornell researchers have found that when ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 20, 2016
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