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Re: New developments in the field of science
« Reply #1785 on: July 08, 2018, 02:02:56 PM »
Behavioral evidence and neural correlates of perceptual grouping by motion in the barn owl (skip the abstract & read the statement instead)

http://www.jneurosci.org/content/early/2018/07/02/JNEUROSCI.0174-18.2018
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« Reply #1786 on: July 10, 2018, 05:59:13 PM »
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« Reply #1787 on: July 10, 2018, 11:03:59 PM »
Ospreys Benefit as Contaminants Decrease in Delaware Estuary

https://www.usgs.gov/news/ospreys-benefit-contaminants-decrease-delaware-estuary


Recently hatched osprey nestling and an unhatched egg in the Delaware Estuary. Credit: Rebecca S. Lazarus, USGS
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« Reply #1788 on: July 11, 2018, 04:06:38 PM »
Study raises concern about flame-retardant metabolites in bald eagles

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/iu-src071018.php

Abstract: Flame Retardant Metabolites in Addled Bald Eagle Eggs from the Great Lakes Region

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00163




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Patterns and Trends in Brominated Flame Retardants in Bald Eagle Nestlings from the Upper Midwestern United States

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es501859a




Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Concentrations of Perfluorinated Compounds in Bald Eagle Nestlings in the Upper Midwestern United States

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es501055d




Brominated Flame Retardants and Halogenated Phenolic Compounds in North American West Coast Bald Eaglet (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) Plasma

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es061061l

Distribution and Elimination of Polychlorinated Dibenzo-p-dioxins, Dibenzofurans, Biphenyls, and p,p'-DDE in Tissues of Bald Eagles from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/es0114660
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« Reply #1789 on: July 12, 2018, 12:04:46 PM »
If you build it, the birds will come -- if it meets their criteria

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180711093142.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29


California Gnatcatcher's habitat needs go beyond simply having the right plants in place.
Credit: A. Fisher
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« Reply #1790 on: July 12, 2018, 12:06:57 PM »
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« Reply #1791 on: July 12, 2018, 12:08:00 PM »
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« Reply #1792 on: July 12, 2018, 08:06:37 PM »
Shifting antibiotic resistance patterns noted in wintering Egyptian vultures in Rajasthan

https://india.mongabay.com/2018/05/24/shifting-antibiotic-resistance-patterns-noted-in-wintering-egyptian-vultures-in-rajasthan/

Paper: Temporal variations in patterns of Escherichia coli strain diversity and antimicrobial resistance in the migrant Egyptian vulture

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20008686.2018.1450590

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« Reply #1793 on: July 12, 2018, 08:07:24 PM »
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« Reply #1794 on: July 12, 2018, 08:14:47 PM »
African vultures under the gun as lead ammunition takes a toll

https://news.mongabay.com/2018/05/african-vultures-under-the-gun-as-lead-ammunition-takes-a-toll/

Abstract: Association between hunting and elevated blood lead levels in the critically endangered African white-backed vulture Gyps africanus

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969718306193



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« Reply #1795 on: July 14, 2018, 02:37:58 PM »
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« Reply #1796 on: July 14, 2018, 03:11:07 PM »
Vultures reveal critical Old World flyways

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-04/uou-vrc042718.php


These are movements of tracked Egyptian vultures over the course of a year.
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« Reply #1797 on: July 15, 2018, 03:46:58 PM »
Rainy weather predicts bird distribution -- but climate change could disrupt it

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/07/180711093145.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fplants_animals%2Fbirds+%28Birds+News+--+ScienceDaily%29


Precipitation is the best predictor of Eastern Kingbirds' winter distribution.
Credit: M. MacPherson
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« Reply #1798 on: July 15, 2018, 03:47:34 PM »
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« Reply #1799 on: July 17, 2018, 04:35:46 PM »
New research on avian response to wildfires

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-06/pbcs-nro062218.php
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