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  • Plants Play Greater Role Than Megaherbivore Extinctions in Changes to Ecosystem Structure

    Plants may have exerted greater influence on our terrestrial ecosystems than the megaherbivores that used to roam our landscapes, according to new research.

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  • Crowded Urban Areas Have Fewer Songbirds Per Person

    People in crowded urban areas – especially poor areas – see fewer songbirds such as tits and finches, and more potential “nuisance” birds, such as pigeons, magpies and gulls, new research shows.

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  • The fishy problem of underwater noise pollution

    We now know that the underwater world is anything but silent. In fact, today’s researchers are concerned that underwater noise produced by humans is distracting, confusing — and even killing — aquatic animals.

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  • Small Mussels with Big Effects: Invasive Quagga Mussels Eat Away at Great Lakes Food Web

    Since hitching unsolicited rides in boat ballast water in the late 1980s, invasive quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis), which are native to Ukraine, have caused massive changes to the ecology of the Great Lakes.  These invasive mussels have also taken a toll on the Great Lakes recreational and commercial fisheries, which are valued at $4-7 billion annually according to Michigan Sea Grant.

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  • To Impress Females, Costa’s Hummingbirds “Sing” With Their Tail Feathers

    In the world of Costa’s hummingbirds, it’s not size that matters—it’s sound. During breeding season, male Costa’s perform a high-speed dive during which they “sing” to potential mates using their tail feathers.

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  • How Cheetahs Outsmart Lions and Hyenas

    Cheetahs in the Serengeti National Park adopt different Two male cheetahs eat a killstrategies while eating to deal with threats from to​​​​​​​p predators such as lions or hyenas. A new study in Springer’s journal Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology shows that male cheetahs and single females eat their prey as quickly as possible. Mothers with cubs, on the other hand, watch out for possible threats while their young are eating in order to give them enough time to eat their fill. The research was led by Anne Hilborn of Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment in the US.

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  • Species Hitch a Ride on Birds and the Wind to Join Green Roof Communities

    New research suggests that species that live on green roofs arrived by hitching lifts on birds or by riding air currents.

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  • Student develops smart system for detecting owl calls

    A graduate student at the University of Alberta has developed an automated system for detecting owl calls, eliminating the need for researchers to spend nights in the field.

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  • A Ban on Captive Animals Could Speed Up Extinction

    The recent death of the last male Northern white rhinoceros — and the imminent extinction of the vaquita porpoise — is a stark reminder we are not going to win every battle to save endangered species in the wild. We can rescue some from total extinction — and have already — but only with the help of zoos and aquariums.

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  • Global Warming Can Turn Monarch Butterflies' Favorite Food Into Poison

    LSU researchers have discovered a new relationship between climate change, monarch butterflies and milkweed plants. It turns out that warming temperatures don’t just affect the monarch, Danaus plexippus, directly, but also affect this butterfly by potentially turning its favorite plant food into a poison.

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