Sexual dichromatism is often assumed to increase dependent offspring's depredation risk when conspicuous adults attend the den or the nest, yet empiri…
By Véronëque Ignace, Sofia Mariyamis & 6 more. FloodNet NYC, a collaborative project, develops real-time urban flood monitoring tools and uses community engagement to make flood data accessible and ac...
New paper: Does migration alter cellular ageing? Migratory blackbirds had longer telomeres (but similar mitochondrial density) than resident conspecifics at a North Sea stopover site, suggesting potential physiological adaptations linked to migration
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Dr Mark E Hauber
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The numbers of the songbird appear to be dropping not only in the Chicago region but throughout much of the country. Experts say it's another sign many birds in North America are in trouble.
Urbanization drives rapid phenotypic change, yet broad patterns of behavioural responses remain unclear. Using a global phylogenetic meta-analysis, we show urban populations exhibit increased boldnes....
