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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #528 on: July 18, 2016, 09:30:26 PM »

'Bearcam' study focuses on human emotional connection with wildlife, parks

Bob Anderson was waaay ahead of his time! I think the raptor nation could write this study up right now! But you can be a test subject, it you'd like, just by watching a few animal cams and filling out an online form.

http://phys.org/news/2016-07-bearcam-focuses-human-emotional-wildlife.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #529 on: July 19, 2016, 01:26:07 PM »

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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #530 on: July 19, 2016, 01:35:35 PM »

Pigeons May Predict Lead Contamination, Study Finds

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/19/nyregion/pigeons-may-predict-lead-contamination-study-finds.html?_r=1

Research paper: Seasons and neighborhoods of high lead toxicity in New York City: The feral pigeon as a bioindicator

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0045653516308864

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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #531 on: July 21, 2016, 10:16:29 AM »

Habitat needs of nestling, fledgling songbirds

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720094237.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

Research paper: Contrasting patterns of nest survival and postfledging survival in Ovenbirds and Acadian Flycatchers in Missouri forest fragments

http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1650/CONDOR-16-30.1

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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #534 on: July 21, 2016, 10:19:07 AM »

New data on bird population trends and the climate conditions they occupy

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160720125519.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29

Abstract: Realized climate niche breadth varies with population trend and distribution in North American birds

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/geb.12490/abstract

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« Reply #536 on: July 22, 2016, 12:52:17 AM »

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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #539 on: July 22, 2016, 08:38:28 PM »

Uncovering the secrets of Arctic seabird colonies

http://phys.org/news/2016-05-uncovering-secrets-arctic-seabird-colonies.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter


I guess I didn't know that they could fly!  :o

I thought they waddled like penguins!  :D