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Scientists have identified more than 1,500 genetic differences between migratory and non-migratory hoverflies. A team led by the University of...
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Caribou (known as reindeer in Europe) make one of the longest seasonal migrations of land animals, but an individual's propensity...
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A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science revealed...
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Ruby-throated hummingbirds use the same energy-conserving strategy to survive overnight fasts and build the fat stores they need to fuel...
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Most animals sync their body clocks to the daily rhythm of the sun, but what happens during the polar winter...
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Nature, Published online: 22 September 2021; doi:10.1038/d41586-021-01719-zA genome-wide analysis of modern populations in Polynesia suggests the direction and timing of...
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Recent research in Arabia -- a collaboration between scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History...
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Don't let the great snipe's pudginess fool you. A stocky marsh bird with a 20-inch wingspan, great snipes are also...
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Smaller bodies, longer wings, earlier migrations: Untangling the multiple impacts of climate warming
When a University of Michigan-led research team reported last year that North American migratory birds have been getting smaller over...