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Birds Move North with Climate Change
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Feb 25, 2009 |
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Researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) have documented that a variety of North American bird species are extending their breeding ranges to the north, adding to concerns about climate ...
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More than 217 U.S. birds species imperiled
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Nov 28, 2007 |
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The Audubon Society and the American Bird Conservancy have identified 217 U.S. bird species as being the nation's most imperiled.
Researcher has found a link between bird songs and habitat change
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Elizabeth Derryberry, post-doctoral researcher at the LSU Museum of Natural Science, has found a link between alterations in bird songs and the rapid change in the surrounding habitat. Her research will be featured in the ...
Mockingbird population declining in Texas
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Jun 18, 2007 |
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The population of the official Texas state bird -- the mockingbird -- is in sharp decline, experts say.
Bird diversity lessens human exposure to West Nile Virus
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Oct 06, 2008 |
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A study by biologists at Washington University in St. Louis shows that the more diverse a bird population is in an area, the less chance humans have of exposure to West Nile Virus (WNV).
Warming brings more birds north in winter
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Long-term global warming is prompting North American birds to winter farther north -- a trend more noticeable in Alaska than anywhere else in the nation, according to a new study by the National Audubon Society.
Ornithologists announce discovery of new bird species
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Mar 14, 2008 |
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The announcement of the discovery of a new bird comes with a twist: It’s a white-eye, but its eye isn’t white. Still, what this new bird lacks in literal qualities it makes up for as one of the surprises that ...
West Nile's North American spread described
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Nov 03, 2008 |
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The rapid spread of West Nile virus in North America over the past decade is likely to have long-lasting ecological consequences throughout the continent, according to an article in the November issue of BioScience. The m ...
'Weedy' bird species may win as temperatures rise
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Climate change is altering North American winter bird communities in ways that models currently favored by ecologists fail to predict.
First discovery of 'animals-only' pigment bilirubin in plants
Mar 11, 2009 |
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In a first-of-its-kind discovery that overturns conventional wisdom, scientists in Florida are reporting that certain plants — including the exotic “White Bird of Paradise Tree” -- make bilirubin. Until now, scientists thought ...
Bird flu leaves the nest -- adapting to a new host
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Current research suggests that viral polymerase may provide a new therapeutic target for host-adapted avian influenza. The related report by Gabriel et al, "Spread of Infection and Lymphocyte Depletion in Mice Depends on ...
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