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Genome Shows Mutant Gene Gives Pigeons Fancy Hairdos
January 31, 2013 — Researchers have decoded the genetic blueprint of the rock pigeon, unlocking secrets about pigeons' Middle East origins, feral pigeons' kinship with escaped racing birds, and how mutations give ... > full story -
West Nile Virus Spreading Due to Mosquitoes in Orchards and Vineyards, Experts Warn
January 30, 2013 — Researchers have linked orchards and vineyards with a greater prevalence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes and the insects' ability to spread the virus to birds, horses and people. The finding is the ... > full story -
Vultures Foraging Far and Wide Face a Poisonous Future
January 30, 2013 — African vultures face an increasing risk of fatal poisoning, according to new ... > full story -
Disappearing Homing Pigeon Mystery Solved
January 30, 2013 — Homing pigeons are remarkable navigators. Although they are able to find their loft from almost any location, they do get lost occasionally. The reason why had been a mystery until a scientist ... > full story -
Cultural Evolution Changes Bird Song
January 29, 2013 — Thanks to cultural evolution, male Savannah sparrows are changing their tune, partly to attract "the ladies." According to a study of more than 30 years of Savannah sparrows recordings, the birds are ... > full story -
Real Angry Birds 'Flip the Bird' Before a Fight: Biologists Use Robots to Study Attacks of Male Swamp Sparrows
January 29, 2013 — Male sparrows are capable of fighting to the death. But a new study shows that they often wave their wings wildly first in an attempt to avoid a dangerous ... > full story -
Why Are There Redheads? Birds Might Hold the Clues
January 28, 2013 — Biologists examined the survival rates and chestnut feather coloration of barn swallows and other species of birds, to unearth factors favoring the evolution of pheomelanin in spite of its costs. ... > full story -
New Dinosaur Fossil Challenges Bird Flight Origins Theories
January 24, 2013 — The discovery of a new bird-like dinosaur from the Jurassic period challenges widely accepted theories on the origin of flight. A new paper describes a new feathered dinosaur about 30 centimeters in ... > full story -
Sex of Early Birds Suggests Dinosaur Reproductive Style: New Way to Identify Gender of Ancient Avian Species
January 22, 2013 — Paleontologists have discovered a way to determine the sex of a prehistoric bird species. Confuciusornis sanctus, a 125-million-year-old Mesozoic bird, had remarkable differences in plumage -- some ... > full story -
Quail Really Know Their Camouflage
January 17, 2013 — When it comes to camouflage, ground-nesting Japanese quail are experts. That's based on new evidence that mother quail "know" the patterning of their own eggs and choose laying spots to hide them ... > full story
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