Bird Archives - Newsemia

Photoperiodic induction without light-mediated circadian entrainment in a High Arctic resident bird [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaAugust 29, 2020

by NewsemiaAugust 29, 2020012

Daniel Appenroth, Vebjorn J. Melum, Alexander C. West, Hugues Dardente, David G. Hazlerigg, and Gabriela C. Wagner Organisms use changes in photoperiod to anticipate and...

Biology

To Hop or Not to Hop? The Answer Is in the Bird Trees

NewsemiaAugust 21, 2020

by NewsemiaAugust 21, 202006

Abstract Birds can use different types of gaits to move on the ground: they either walk, hop, or run. Although velocity can easily explain a...

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Bird Watching, Walking, Relaxing Outdoors: How to Help Ourselves When Stressed

NewsemiaJuly 24, 2020

by NewsemiaJuly 24, 202004

A new study hopes to better understand how our well-being can be impacted by nature and the outside world, as well as how critical it...

Biology

Photoperiodic induction without light-mediated circadian entrainment in a high arctic resident bird [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaJune 25, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 25, 202003

Daniel Appenroth, Vebjorn J. Melum, Alexander C. West, Hugues Dardente, David G. Hazlerigg, and Gabriela C. Wagner Organisms use changes in photoperiod to anticipate and...

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Scientists Discover Three New Bird Species In Peru

NewsemiaJune 5, 2020

by NewsemiaJune 5, 202009

Recently, a team of ornithologists from different countries managed to identify three new species of the bird genus Scytalopus from the Peruvian Andes. Source link...

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Why People Are Turning To A Legendary Japanese Bird In Hopes Of Ending The Pandemic

NewsemiaMay 26, 2020

by NewsemiaMay 26, 202005

Recent news reveals that a two-headed bird depicted in an ancient Japanese diary has caught the attention of people that want the COVID-19 pandemic to...

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Early Bird uses 10 times less energy to train deep neural networks

NewsemiaMay 19, 2020

by NewsemiaMay 19, 202007

Engineers have found a way to train deep neural networks for a fraction of the energy required today. Their Early Bird method finds key network...

Biology

Temperature affects susceptibility of intertidal limpets to bird predation [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaApril 10, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 10, 2020022

Rachel J. Pound, Luke P. Miller, Felicia A. King, and Jennifer L. Burnaford High temperatures resulting in physiological stress and the reduced ability to resist...

Biology

Phenotypic flexibility of metabolic rate and evaporative water loss does not vary across a climatic gradient in an Afrotropical passerine bird [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaApril 10, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 10, 2020039

Matthew J. Noakes and Andrew E. McKechnie Small birds inhabiting northern temperate and boreal latitudes typically increase metabolic rates during cold winters or acclimation to...

Biology

Amphibious hearing in a diving bird, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaApril 3, 2020

by NewsemiaApril 3, 2020032

Ole Naesbye Larsen, Magnus Wahlberg, and Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard Diving birds can spend several minutes underwater during pursuit-dive foraging. To find and capture prey, such as...

Biology

Human recreation decreases antibody titres in bird nestlings: an overlooked transgenerational effect of disturbance [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaMarch 23, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 23, 2020014

Yves Bötsch, Zulima Tablado, Bettina Almasi, and Lukas Jenni Outdoor recreational activities are booming and most animals perceive humans as predators, which trigger behavioural and/or...

Biology

Experimental facilitation of heat loss affects work rate and innate immune function in a breeding passerine bird [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaMarch 17, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 17, 2020017

Fredrik Andreasson, Arne Hegemann, Andreas Nord, and Jan-Ake Nilsson The capacity to get rid of excess heat produced during hard work is a possible constraint...

Biology

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Solicits Public Input on Proposed Rule and Environmental Impact Statement for Migratory Bird Treaty Act

NewsemiaMarch 16, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 16, 2020063

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Solicits Public Input on Proposed Rule and Environmental Impact Statement for Migratory Bird Treaty Act: witch-of-snow-and-stars: shittydinosaurdrawings: slashrawr: slashrawr: draconym:...

Biology

Phenotypic flexibility of metabolic rate and evaporative water loss does not vary across a climatic gradient in an Afrotropical passerine bird [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaMarch 12, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 12, 2020012

Matthew J. Noakes and Andrew E. McKechnie Small birds inhabiting northern temperate and boreal latitudes typically increase metabolic rates during cold winters or acclimation to...

Biology

Parts of dinosaurs and a dinosaur-era bird found in amber. A…

NewsemiaMarch 12, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 12, 2020041

LIDA XING R.C. MCKELLAR, ROYAL SASKATCHEWAN MUSEUM Lida Xing, Jingmai K. O’Connor, Ryan C. McKellar, Luis M. Chiappe, Kuowei Tseng, Gang Li, Ming Bai Parts...

Biology

One species to four: New analysis documents new bird diversity in the Pacific

NewsemiaMarch 7, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 7, 202007

Modern techniques allow international team to parse Pacific Robin populations across South Pacific islands into several distinct species, with major conservation implications Credit: Anna Kearns...

Biology

Temperature affects susceptibility of intertidal limpets to bird predation [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaMarch 4, 2020

by NewsemiaMarch 4, 2020033

Rachel J. Pound, Luke P. Miller, Felicia A. King, and Jennifer L. Burnaford High temperatures resulting in physiological stress and the reduced ability to resist...

Biology

Amphibious hearing in a diving bird, the great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis) [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

NewsemiaFebruary 27, 2020

by NewsemiaFebruary 27, 2020016

Ole Naesbye Larsen, Magnus Wahlberg, and Jakob Christensen-Dalsgaard Diving birds spend up to several minutes underwater during pursuit-dive foraging. To find and capture prey, like...