News tagged with wading birds
Great snipe is the fastest migratory bird ever discovered
Apart from its long, elegant beak, the great snipe looks just like any other wading bird. But researchers have found that this ordinary-looking creature could well be the fastest bird on Earth – over ...
May 25, 2011 |
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New water-depth evaluation system will aid Everglades research, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- When scientists discuss Everglades restoration, one phrase pops up again and again -- "getting the water right."
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Boom in wood stork numbers sparks debate over endangered status
The wood stork, an ungainly duckling among the Everglades' elegant wading birds, has been breeding in numbers unseen in decades.
Jul 01, 2009 |
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Richer parasite diversity leads to healthier frogs: study
Increases in the diversity of parasites that attack amphibians cause a decrease in the infection success rate of virulent parasites, including one that causes malformed limbs and premature death, says a new University of ...
May 21, 2012 |
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Not all altruism is alike, says new study
(Phys.org) -- Not all acts of altruism are alike, says a new study. From bees and wasps that die defending their nests, to elephants that cooperate to care for young, a new mathematical model pinpoints the environmental conditions ...
Apr 30, 2012 |
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Scientists discover new threat to birds posed by invasive pythons
Smithsonian scientists and their colleagues have uncovered a new threat posed by invasive Burmese pythons in Florida and the Everglades: The snakes are not only eating the area's birds, but also the birds' ...
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Hydrocarbon pollution along the coast of Galicia shot up five years after the Prestige oil spill
The results of a recent study by the University of Santiago de Compostela on Kentish Plover eggs has shown that there was a unexpected increase in hydrocarbon levels along the coast of Galicia five years after ...
Nov 22, 2011 |
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In Holland, land of windmills, flap over wind farm
On an outcrop near this town's lighthouse, a woman in stone perpetually scans the horizon for the fishing fleet returning home. To the dismay of townspeople, her view may soon be obscured by some of the world's ...
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Feb 14, 2011 |
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New research offers clearer picture of cold snap's effect on Everglades
Just over a year ago, a killer freeze dropped iguanas from trees, turned pythons into snake-sicles and left Mayan cichlids and other tropical fish bobbing like bloated corks in lakes and canals.
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Review: Samsung tablet good, but not good enough
(AP) -- When Apple released the iPad in April, it set a high bar for tablet computers. The first real competitor has arrived in Samsung's Galaxy Tab.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 17, 2010 |
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UF team's work pays off with unmanned-flight system that captures valuable data
On an airboat on Lake Okeechobee, four University of Florida researchers prepare to launch an airplane -- by hand.
Oct 20, 2010 |
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Ancient 'terror bird' used powerful beak to jab like an agile boxer (w/ Video)
The ancient "terror bird" Andalgalornis couldn't fly, but it used its unusually large, rigid skull -- coupled with a hawk-like hooked beak -- for a fighting strategy reminiscent of boxer Muhammad Ali. The ag ...
Aug 18, 2010 |
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Land Deal Likely to Improve Everglades, Ecologists Say
Tom Brokaw, Miss Florida, and the all stars of Florida Everglades advocacy came to Washington on May 19 to discuss the progress of restoration efforts. Packed into a small room down the street from the Capitol ...
May 20, 2010 |
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