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Hungry Chicks Have Unique Calls to Their Parents
January 26, 2011 — It can be hard to get noticed when you're a little chick in a big colony, but new research reveals that baby birds in need of a feed have individual ways of letting their parents ... > full story -
Islands in the Sky: How Isolated Are Mountain Top Plant Populations?
January 21, 2011 — Do mountain tops act as sky islands for species that live at high elevations? Are plant populations on these mountain tops isolated from one another because the valleys between them act as barriers, ... > full story -
Biological Clock Ticks Slower for Female Birds Who Choose Good Mates
January 18, 2011 — In birds as in people, female fertility declines with age. But some female birds can slow the ticking of their biological clocks by choosing the right mates, says a new ... > full story -
Telomere Length as an Indicator of Life Expectancy for the Southern Giant Petrel
January 18, 2011 — The length of telomeres, the DNA fragments that protect the ends of chromosomes from deterioration, could be an indicator of life expectancy in the southern giant petrel (Macronectes giganteus), an ... > full story -
Australian Birds Attract Mates With 'Scary Movie Effect'
January 17, 2011 — Using a horror film to bring your date closer is a classic move in the teenage playbook. Now, a study of Australian birds finds that other animals use the same "scary movie effect" to attract female ... > full story -
Putting the Dead to Work: Conservation Paleobiologists Dig Deep to Solve Today's Ecological, Evolutionary Questions
January 14, 2011 — Conservation paleobiologists -- scientists who use the fossil record to understand the evolutionary and ecological responses of present-day species to changes in their environment -- are putting the ... > full story -
100-Year-Old Specimens at California Museum Help Determine When Avian Pox Hit Galapagos
January 13, 2011 — A research team from across the United States and Ecuador has pinpointed 1898 as the year the avipoxvirus, or avian pox, hit the Galapagos Islands and started infecting its birds. This estimation is ... > full story -
Genetically Modified Chickens That Don't Transmit Bird Flu Developed; Breakthrough Could Prevent Future Bird Flu Epidemics
January 13, 2011 — Chickens genetically modified to prevent them spreading bird flu have been produced by researchers in the ... > full story -
Environmental Changes May Affect Vital Cooperate Bird Behaviors
January 11, 2011 — While scientists believe that climate change and related extreme weather events will likely affect the earth's flora and fauna, just how much is not known. A new study however shows an important link ... > full story -
How Seabirds Share Their Habitat
January 11, 2011 — When different species of seabirds share a habitat with limited sources of food, they must differ in their feeding habits. This specialization is known by biologists as an “ecological ... > full story
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