(Phys.org) —Fish waste left on beaches by recreational fishers could harm shore-nesting birds by attracting native crows that eat the birds' eggs, a UNSW-led study shows.
Ecology
May 30, 2014
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Climate change could be responsible for a substantial decline in populations of shorebirds, say researchers from the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath, following a study published in Science analysing ...
Ecology
Nov 8, 2018
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Baby birds and eggs are on the menu for at least 94 species of animals in Australia's forests and woodlands, according to new research from The University of Queensland.
Plants & Animals
Jan 24, 2019
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Scientists at The University of Queensland are fitting goannas with GPS tracking devices as they search for ways to stop them devouring loggerhead turtle eggs.
Ecology
May 1, 2015
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Have you seen small birds nervously jumping up and down the branches and calling at a cat in a park? For a long time, scientists have been interested in what type of information about predators is coded in alarm calls; is ...
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2020
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Ground-nesting birds called lapwings use the shape of their nests and surroundings to hide from predators, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2023
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Pennsylvania, a.k.a. Penn's Woods, is roughly 60 percent forest, with the largest unbroken block of trees spanning the state's north central region.
Ecology
Jul 23, 2013
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Researchers used artificial nests to test two methods for reducing the nest predation of vulnerable and endangered ground-nesting birds. The study showed that red foxes can be more easily deceived into not eating bird eggs ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 20, 2022
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While birds living in urban areas face more predators than do those in rural areas, that doesn't mean urban birds face more danger from nest robbers.
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2010
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Sea-level rise may be a big problem for saltmarsh birds, but so is predation, and birds sometimes find themselves caught between a rock and a hard place: They can place their nests lower in the vegetation to avoid predators, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 12, 2017
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