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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2553 on: September 21, 2019, 04:53:46 PM »

Abstracts:

A test of a corollary of Allen's rule suggests a role for population density

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02116?af=R

Disentangling the effects of environmental conditions on wintering and breeding grounds on age‐specific survival rates in a trans‐Saharan migratory raptor

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02233?af=R

Importance of infection of haemosporidia blood parasites during different life history stages for long‐term reproductive fitness of collared flycatchers

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02118?af=R

Revisiting the influence of aggressive interactions on the survival of the first‐laid egg in crested penguins (genus Eudyptes)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02133?af=R

Predicted effects of climate factors on mountain species are not uniform over different spatial scales

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02162?af=R

Experimental old nest material predicts hoopoe Upupa epops eggshell and uropygial gland microbiota

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/jav.02083?af=R
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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2557 on: September 30, 2019, 01:33:52 PM »

Largest Study of Egyptian Vultures Reveals Great Variation in Migration Routes and Overwintering Locations

https://nationalzoo.si.edu/migratory-birds/news/largest-study-egyptian-vultures-reveals-great-variation-migration-routes-and


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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2561 on: October 02, 2019, 04:10:18 PM »

A single gene controls whether sorghum seeds will taste appealing to birds

https://www.earth.com/news/sorghum-seeds-taste-birds/

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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2562 on: October 02, 2019, 04:57:58 PM »

Climate Change Is Decimating Mojave Desert Birds

https://laist.com/2019/09/30/climate-change-mojave-desert-birds-death-heat-water.php

Paper: Cooling requirements fueled the collapse of a desert bird community from climate change

https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/09/30/1908791116


The sharp-shinned Hawk in the Mojave Desert needs a lot of water to stay alive. (Courtesy of Sean Peterson)
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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #2563 on: October 02, 2019, 05:16:30 PM »

Why do birds migrate at night?

https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/why-do-birds-migrate-night

Paper: Chemical and structural analysis of a photoactive vertebrate cryptochrome from pigeon

https://www.pnas.org/content/116/39/19449

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