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For biodiversity, it’s not just about switching off street lighting, it’s about knowing when and where to turn the lights off.
Road counts over 16 years revealed declines in populations of birds of prey in South Africa.
Biological invasions can severely harm the welfare of animals, causing them to suffer. AWICIS is a new framework that can be used to assess the severity of these impacts.
Who makes the best case?
Birds have dialects too.
High humidity affected how birds cope with heat and their ability to regulate body temperature.
And what it reveals about local ecosystems.
Birds didn’t just evolve from dinosaurs. They are dinosaurs.
Dinosaur wings seem to have originally been used not to fly but to attract a mate.
Do the birds singing in your garden or local park remind you of a musician?
Males aren’t the only angry birds defending their territory. A clever test finds which songbirds step up to fight off intruders and the role monogamy plays.
When a bird of prey comes calling, a multi-species wave of alarm goes rippling through the rainforest canopy.
Paris is three decibels quieter than it was 10 years ago, thanks to an effective noise pollution campaign. But traffic noise still forces birds to sing at a higher pitch.
More fossil tracks of vertebrates have come to light on the South African coast, adding to the picture of an ancient plain full of wildlife.
Summer feeding should be paused because this is a time when natural food sources such as caterpillars, bugs and flies, are much more abundant.
Certain birds ingest more plastic waste, which causes them harm while transporting it to different locations.
Farming areas that use lots of fertilizers and pesticides stood out for the swift and accelerating decline of their bird populations.
Researchers observed male zebra finches to see if they would follow the flock when building a nest, or stick to their own preferences. It may help us think about conformity in our own species, too.
The newly described fossil goose Meterchen luti lived alongside crocodilians and turtles on the shores of the ancient Lake Manuherikia.
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Professor of Avian Behavioural Ecology, Macquarie University
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Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University
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Emeritus Professor in Animal Behaviour, University of New England
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National University
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Senior Research Scientist, South Australian Museum; Flinders University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Researcher, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, University of Cape Town
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Adjunct Lecturer/ Ecologist, University of New England
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Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Vertebrate Palaeontology, Flinders University
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Reader in Ecology and Conservation Biology, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor of Evolutionary and Conservation Biology, Australian National University