News articles tagged with 'bird' (Page 2)
Migrating moths and songbirds travel at similar rates
— 9 Mar 2011 19:53 | BiologyA study published today (09 March) in Proceedings of the Royal Society B by researchers at Rothamsted Research (an institute of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council),…
The foundations of empathy are found in the chicken
— 9 Mar 2011 18:26 | BiologyA study has gained new insight into the minds of domestic hens, discovering, for the first time, that domestic hens show a clear physiological and behavioural response when their chicks…
DNA better than eyes when counting endangered species
— 8 Mar 2011 14:47 | BiologyUsing genetic methods to count endangered eagles, a group of scientists showed that traditional counting methods can lead to significantly incorrect totals that they believe could adversely…
Fossil bird study describes ripple effect of extinction in animal kingdom
— 8 Mar 2011 14:08 | Geology and palaeontologyA University of Florida study demonstrates extinction's ripple effect through the animal kingdom, including how the demise of large mammals 20,000 years ago led to the disappearance…
For birds, the suburbs may not be an ideal place to raise a family
— 4 Mar 2011 14:26 | BiologyThere comes a time in life for every bird to spread its wings and leave the nest, but for grey catbirds, that might be the beginning of the end. Smithsonian scientists report fledgling…
Tweeting teenage songbirds reveal impact of social cues on learning
— 26 Feb 2011 16:42 | BiologyIn a finding that once again displays the power of the female, UCSF neuroscientists have discovered that teenage male songbirds, still working to perfect their song, improve their performance…
New bird emphasises the critical need to conserve the remaining dry forests of Madagascar
— 24 Feb 2011 20:53 | BiologyIn a recent issue of the scientific journal Zootaxa, researchers from Madagascar and the United States described a new species of forest-dwelling rail. The new bird was named Mentocrex…
Invasive plants can create positive ecological change
— 11 Feb 2011 17:09 | EnvironmentA team of scientists has discovered that human-introduced, invasive species of plants can have positive ecological effects. Tomas Carlo, an assistant professor of biology at Penn State…
The success of male bustards is measured by their 'beards'
— 9 Feb 2011 17:11 | BiologyUp until now it was unknown whether males of the great bustard (Otis tarda), an emblematic bird in Spain and endangered at a global level, transmit information on their weight, size,…
Songbird's strategy for changing its tune could inform rehab efforts
— 1 Feb 2011 20:21 | BiologyIt takes songbirds and baseball pitchers thousands of repetitions - a choreography of many muscle movements - to develop an irresistible trill or a killer slider. Now, scientists have…