Today's date: 21 November 2009
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Posts Tagged ‘bird’
Why Files wonders about citizen-scientists - Monday, March 30th, 2009
Citizen scientists play a big role in the study of birds. We ask why?
Bird-work wanted! - Thursday, March 26th, 2009
In response to a mammoth report on the health of America’s birds, The Why Files is working on a new feature about the status of our birds, for our April 2 edition. The report, from the U.S. Department of the Interior , working with conservation groups, highlights the desperate condition of birds in Hawaii. Grassland [...]
How do birds migrate? - Thursday, November 20th, 2008
The essential skills of bird migration are orientation — knowing north from south, and east from west — and navigation, having some sort of “map” to establish the location you’re aiming for, says Stanley Temple, emeritus professor of conservation.
Birds usually orient themselves by observing the sun and the stars – although some can also sense [...]
Biodiversity: Species Form Faster Near Poles - Thursday, March 15th, 2007
Conventional wisdom says species form faster in the biodiverse tropics. But a new study shows fast speciation and extinction at the poles. Why didn’t we think up this study?
Cranes when Walking: Why the Weird Head Action? - Thursday, April 14th, 2005
The gawky walk of a bird: The head is still, then it lunges forward. A new study tells why. (Hint: It’s not just to look funny.)
Birdsong and Motivation - Thursday, September 26th, 2002
Sexual motivation for birdsong involves hormones, the medial preoptic brain area and environment in European starlings.
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