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« Reply #555 on: August 02, 2016, 12:08:51 AM »
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« Reply #559 on: August 03, 2016, 08:30:33 PM »
'Red gene' in birds and turtles suggests dinosaurs had bird-like color vision (Wonder what "yellow pigments" are in an eagle's diet?!

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-red-gene-birds-turtles-dinosaurs.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

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« Reply #560 on: August 03, 2016, 08:32:02 PM »
Shorter telomeres reveal stress in migratory birds (Telomere research is a very hot research topic in humans, too.)

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-shorter-telomeres-reveal-stress-migratory.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

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« Reply #564 on: August 05, 2016, 12:22:02 AM »
New old world vulture found from the Late Miocene of China

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-world-vulture-late-miocene-china.html

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« Reply #565 on: August 05, 2016, 02:01:48 PM »
Plastic hurting Canada's loons, ducks and geese

http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/2016/aug/plastic-hurting-canada2019s-loons-ducks-and-geese



Research papers

Plastics and other anthropogenic debris in freshwater birds from Canada: http://sci-hub.cc/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.158

Threat of plastic pollution to seabirds is global, pervasive, and increasing: http://www.pnas.org/content/112/38/11899.full

Plastic and metal ingestion in three species of coastal waterfowl wintering in Atlantic Canada: http://sci-hub.cc/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.05.063



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« Reply #566 on: August 08, 2016, 11:37:02 PM »
Warming climate expected to squeeze out Arctic bird habitat

http://www.adn.com/arctic/2016/08/07/warming-climate-expected-to-squeeze-out-arctic-bird-habitat/

Abstract: Rapid climate-driven loss of breeding habitat for Arctic migratory birds

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/gcb.13404/abstract;jsessionid=472436200E2D11CCB76B455DEFC6C674.f04t01

Abstract: Mercury exposure and risk in breeding and staging Alaskan shorebirds

http://www.aoucospubs.org/doi/abs/10.1650/CONDOR-16-36.1

Mercury in the Arctic: http://www.arctic-council.org/index.php/en/our-work2/8-news-and-events/321-mercury-in-the-arctic

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« Reply #567 on: August 09, 2016, 12:06:58 AM »
Wind 'Does Not Belong' On Great Lakes Shores: American Bird Conservancy

http://nawindpower.com/wind-does-not-belong-on-great-lakes-shores-american-bird-conservancy

USFWS Great Lakes Avian Radar Technical Report - Spring 2013 Season

https://www.fws.gov/radar/documents/Avian%20Radar%20Sp2013%20Ontario%20Full.pdf

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« Reply #568 on: August 09, 2016, 12:22:48 AM »
A Troubling Snag in the Comeback of the California Condor

http://www.wired.com/2016/08/troubling-snag-comeback-california-condor/

Contamination from marine mammals may hamper recovery of California condors

http://phys.org/news/2016-08-contamination-marine-mammals-hamper-recovery.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter

Research paper: Terrestrial Scavenging of Marine Mammals: Cross-Ecosystem Contaminant Transfer and Potential Risks to Endangered California Condors (Gymnogyps californianus)

http://sci-hub.cc/10.1021/acs.est.6b01990

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« Reply #569 on: August 10, 2016, 09:52:23 PM »
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