Migrating birds use a magnetic map to travel long distances
New research reveals how birds navigate their way over thousands of miles.
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Contested spaces: saving nature when our beaches have gone to the dogs
We aren’t just jostling with each other for beach space. Scuttling, waddling, hopping or flying away from beachgoers all around Australia, wildlife struggles to survive the daily disturbances.
Why southern Africa is a low-risk zone for the fatal bird flu
Southern Africa is further south than the ends of the migration routes of ducks from Europe to East and West Africa.
Sights are set on understanding bird movements across Africa
Birds migrating to Africa are threatened by issues like habitat loss. Studying their movement patterns will show the challenges these species encounter on the continent.
There’s a reason why Africa’s migratory songbirds sing out of season
It is unusual for songbirds migrating from Europe to Africa to sing. A new hypothesis suggests an interesting reason for why such singing sometimes happens.
Doing maths on the fly, birds form V for efficiency
Across the globe, hundreds of species of birds can be seen flying in V-formations. We have long suspected that these formation might help birds fly with less effort. Yet the precise mechanics have remained…
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ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Professor, Cell and Neurobiology, University of Southern California
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Associate Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland
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Research Associate Ecological Modeller, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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Postdoctoral Fellow and Avian Behavioural Ecologist, University of Cape Town
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Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
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BBSRC David Phillips Research Fellow and Hans Gadow Lecturer, University of Cambridge
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Research assistant, The University of Queensland
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Research Professor, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer in Animal Cognition, Bangor University
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