The European House Sparrow has a story to tell about survival in the modern world. In parts of its native range in Europe, House Sparrow numbers are down by nearly 60%. Their fate in the U.S. and Canada is less well known. ...
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Feb 11, 2021
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A new study from scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology examines public attitudes toward non-native bird species and whether people are willing to manage them to protect native cavity-nesting birds, such as Eastern ...
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Dec 21, 2020
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In 1890, a New York bird enthusiast released several dozen starlings in Central Park. No one knows for sure why Eugene Schieffelin set the birds aloft, but he may have been motivated by a sentimental desire to make the American ...
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Jan 23, 2020
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They may peck greedily at feeding tables—and have it easier than country birds do in the warmer urban winters—but city birds, it turns out, are in turmoil on the inside.
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Jan 29, 2019
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House sparrows are closely associated with humans and are found in most parts of the world. By investigating the DNA of several species of sparrows, researchers have shown that the house sparrow diverged from a sparrow in ...
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Oct 2, 2018
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Why does the egg size of house sparrows vary so much? Isn't it always an advantage to be big?
Ecology
Aug 9, 2018
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Researchers have for the first time determined that hybridization between two bird species can give rise to several novel and fully functional hybrid genomic combinations. This could potentially be because hybrid species ...
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Jan 18, 2018
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Different methods of collecting bird sperm produce different sperm lengths, potentially affecting the conclusions of fertility studies.
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Aug 17, 2017
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Since it was introduced to North America in the late 19th century, the house sparrow has received little love. "Nothing can be urged in its favor," declared an 1891 editorial in the New York Times. A few years later, the ...
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Nov 29, 2016
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A new strain of avian pox is taking its toll on garden birds in Britain, reports new research published this week in PLOS ONE.
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