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Locating Lice as They Hitch-Hike With Birds for Life
May 14, 2012 — Although chewing lice spend their entire lives as parasites on birds, it is difficult to predict patterns of lice distribution, new research ... > full story -
Bird Color Variations Speed Up Evolution
May 9, 2012 — Researchers have found that bird species with multiple plumage color forms within in the same population, evolve into new species faster than those with only one color form, confirming a 60-year-old ... > full story -
Less Is More, for Female Cowbirds: Findings Contradict Sexual Selection Theory
May 4, 2012 — More modest male displays attract the females when it comes to brown-headed cowbirds, contrary to sexual selection theory, according to new research. While sexual selection theory predicts that ... > full story -
Mobs Rule for Great Tit Neighbors
May 1, 2012 — Great tits are more likely to join defensive mobs with birds in nearby nests that are 'familiar neighbours' rather than new arrivals, new research has ... > full story -
Antarctic Albatross Displays Shift in Breeding Habits
April 30, 2012 — A new study of the wandering albatross -- one of the largest birds on Earth -- has shown that some of the birds are breeding earlier in the season compared with 30 years ... > full story -
Almost Seven Million Birds Perish at Communication Towers in North America Each Year
April 25, 2012 — Every year nearly 7 million birds die as they migrate from the United States and Canada to Central and South America, according to a new study. The birds are killed by the 84,000 communication towers ... > full story -
Wild Birds Respond Differently to the First Long Days of a Year
April 24, 2012 — The lengthening of days in late winter is an important signal that stimulates the reproductive activity of many animals. Animals living in the milder climatic conditions of southern Europe usually ... > full story -
Chernobyl Radiation Fells Female Birds, Making Chirping More Frequent from Lonely Males
April 19, 2012 — Birdsong is one of the joys of nature, but higher percentages of birds chirping near Chernobyl are a perverse indication of radiation contamination, according to a new ... > full story -
Evolution: Vangas Beat Darwin’s Finches in Diversity
April 19, 2012 — The diversity of the Madagascan vangas is unique. The bird family only consists of 22 species, but these cover the whole range of body size of the passerines, the bird group vangas belong to (6,000 ... > full story -
Twice as Many Emperor Penguins as Thought in Antarctica, First-Ever Penguin Count from Space Shows
April 13, 2012 — A new study using satellite mapping technology reveals there are twice as many emperor penguins in Antarctica than previously thought. The results provide an important benchmark for monitoring the ... > full story
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