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Wieteke Holthuijzen

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Ph.D. Candidate in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee

O fenômeno conhecido como ‘island naïveté’ (ingenuidade insular) faz com que os albatrozes não saibam reagir aos ataques, enquanto pesquisadores lutam para encontrar maneiras de erradicar os camundongos e proteger os pássaros. USFWS - Pacific Region/Flickr

February 21, 2024

Camundongos assassinos atacam albatrozes em atol no Pacífico, e cientistas lutam para dar fim ao problema

Wieteke Holthuijzen, University of Tennessee

Em uma pequena e remota ilha no Oceano Pacífico, predadores improváveis se alimentam da maior colônia de albatrozes do mundo. Pesquisadores estão tentando descobrir como deter eles

Their ‘island naïveté’ means these seabirds are easy pickings when mice attack. USFWS - Pacific Region/Flickr

February 20, 2024

Murderous mice attack and kill nesting albatrosses on Midway Atoll − scientists struggle to stop this gruesome new behavior

Wieteke Holthuijzen, University of Tennessee

On a small, remote island in the Pacific Ocean, an unlikely predator feasts on the world’s largest albatross colony. Researchers are trying to figure out how to stop these murderous mice.

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