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Goosefish Capture Small Puffins Over Deep Water of Northwest Atlantic
April 10, 2013 — A recent study has shown that bottom-dwelling goosefish, also known as monkfish, prey on dovekies, a small Arctic seabird and the smallest member of the puffin family. To understand how this ... > full story -
Protected Wildlife Areas Are 'Welcome Mats' for UK's Bird Newcomers
April 10, 2013 — A new study shows that bird species which have colonized the UK in recent decades breed initially almost exclusively in nature reserves and other areas specially protected for ... > full story -
Moa's Ark: Why the Female Giant Moa Was About Twice the Size of the Male
April 9, 2013 — The evolutionary reason for the massive difference in size between male and female giant moa -- the extinct giant birds of New Zealand -- has been revealed for the first ... > full story -
Avian Virus May Be Harmful to Cancer Cells
April 8, 2013 — Researchers have discovered that a genetically engineered Newcastle disease virus, which harms chickens but not humans, kills prostate cancer cells of all kinds, including hormone-resistant cancer ... > full story -
Birds Find Ways to Avoid Raising Cuckoos' Young
April 8, 2013 — A new study suggests swallows and martins breed indoors and close to humans to avoid having to rear cuckoos. Some species of birds reproduce not by rearing their own young, but by handing that task ... > full story -
Bird Flu Mutation Study Offers Vaccine Clue
April 8, 2013 — Scientists have described small genetic changes that enable the H5N1 bird flu virus to replicate more easily in the noses of ... > full story -
Breeding Birds Vulnerable to Climate Change in Arctic Alaska: A Story of Winners and Losers
April 3, 2013 — A new report looked at the vulnerability of 54 breeding bird species to climate change impacts occurring by the year 2050 in Arctic Alaska. The assessment found that two species, the gyrfalcon and ... > full story -
Evolutionary Consequences of Infidelity in Birds: Can Extra-Pair Relationships Give Rise to Sexual Dimorphism?
April 2, 2013 — Male and female blue tits are hard to distinguish for the human observer. However, in the UV-range, visible to birds, the male is much more colourful. A closer look at the monogamous mating system of ... > full story -
Lunar Cycle Determines Hunting Behavior of Nocturnal Gulls
March 27, 2013 — Zooplankton, small fish and squid spend hardly any time at the surface when there's a full moon. To protect themselves from their natural enemies, they hide deeper down in the water on bright nights, ... > full story -
Fewer Children Mean Longer Life?
March 27, 2013 — New research into aging processes, based on modern genetic techniques, confirms theoretical expectations about the correlation between reproduction and lifespan. Studies of birds reveal that those ... > full story
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