Seabird colony creates 'halo' of depleted fish stocks
A vast seabird colony on Ascension Island creates a "halo" in which fewer fish live, new research shows.
Ecology
Jul 5, 2021
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News tagged with breeding season
Study shows birds in Finland breeding earlier and having shorter breeding seasons due to global warming
A team of researchers from Finland and the U.S. has found that boreal birds in Finland have been starting their breeding seasons earlier and have also been shortening their breeding seasons as temperatures in Finland increase ...
Put eggs all in one basket, or spread them around? Birds know best
In the tropical jungle of Central America where predators abound, a species of cuckoo has found safety in numbers by building communal nests guarded by two or three breeding pairs.
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2019
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Being friendly, but not too friendly, helps sparrows breed successfully
A new study shows that sparrows with more opposite-sex friends contribute more to the gene pool, but 'average' friendliness wins out in the long term.
Evolution
Mar 9, 2023
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Study analyzes avian cross-country biodiversity changes over a year
There is much more to avian biodiversity in the United States than the number of different species living in a given region or community, but the diversity of birds' ecosystem contributions—assessed through measures of ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2023
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Reproductive strategy of deep-sea worms provides clues to evolutionary mystery
Deep on the ocean floor, strange worm-like creatures can be found, the evolution of which has long perplexed scientists. Now, in a recently published study, researchers from Japan have observed an interesting mode of reproduction, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2023
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Relentless sex drive may threaten survival of quolls
For male northern quolls, sex is a death sentence.
Plants & Animals
Feb 1, 2023
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Climate change presents a mismatch for songbirds' breeding season
Spring is the sweet spot for breeding songbirds in California's Central Valley—not too hot, not too wet. But climate change models indicate the region will experience more rainfall during the breeding season, and days of ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2023
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Biodiversity safeguards bird communities under changing climate, shows study
Climate change has undisputable global effects on ecosystems and ecological community compositions, but why certain communities are better able to resist the effects of climate change than others remains unclear. In a recent ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2023
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Climate 'presses' and 'pulses' impact Magellanic penguins—a marine predator—with guidance for conservationists
Climate change will reshape ecosystems worldwide through two types of climate events: short-term, extreme events—like a heat wave—and long-term changes, like a shift in ocean currents. Ecologists call the short-term events ...
Ecology
Jan 9, 2023
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