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US-Mexico border wall could threaten wildlife species
A 700-mile security wall under construction along the United States' border with Mexico could significantly alter the movement and "connectivity" of wildlife, biologists say, and the animals' potential isolation is a threat ...
Jul 07, 2009 |
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For good or ill Ireland gains another mammal species
A recent study, soon to be published in Mammal Review, details the discovery of a mammal which has never been seen before in Ireland. The shrew, which has been spotted in Tipperary and Limerick, is only t ...
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Apr 28, 2008 |
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Eavesdropping nuthatches distinguish danger threats in chickadee alarm calls
If Dr. John Watson had been chronicling the work of Christopher Templeton rather than the exploits of Sherlock Holmes, he might have entitled the latest research by Templeton "The Adventure of the Avian Eavesdroppers." ...
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Mar 19, 2007 |
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Chickadees' alarm-call carry information about size, threat of predator
There's more than meets the human ear when the black-capped chickadee lets its flock mates know a predator is lurking about by giving out its familiar "chick-a-dee-dee-dee" call. The small songbirds, which are ...
Jun 23, 2005 |
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