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Early in the morning and late in the evening is when shorebirds escape disturbance on the beaches on which their survival depends. Arnuchulo

March 15, 2017

Contested spaces: saving nature when our beaches have gone to the dogs

Madeleine Stigner, The University of Queensland; Kiran Dhanjal-Adams, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, and Richard Fuller, The University of Queensland

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.

Red-billed Teal and Egyptian Geese were identified as the highest risk species for avian influenza transmission in southern Africa. Shutterstock

March 5, 2017

Why southern Africa is a low-risk zone for the fatal bird flu

Graeme S. Cumming, James Cook University

Southern Africa is further south than the ends of the migration routes of ducks from Europe to East and West Africa.

Movements of insectivorous species that migrate, like the cuckoo, may be influenced by the migration of prey insect groups. Shutterstock

May 11, 2016

Sights are set on understanding bird movements across Africa

Samuel Temidayo Osinubi, University of Cape Town

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.

The singing behaviour of migratory birds functions as a rehearsal period before the big show in Europe the following spring. Shutterstock

May 9, 2016

There’s a reason why Africa’s migratory songbirds sing out of season

Marjorie Sorensen, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main and Claire Spottiswoode, University of Cambridge

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.

Following the leader has its benefits. Markus Unsöld

January 15, 2014

Doing maths on the fly, birds form V for efficiency

Michael Habib, University of Southern California

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…

Top contributors

Hawthorne Beyer
ARC DECRA Research Fellow, Centre for Biodiversity & Conservation Science, The University of Queensland
Michael Habib
Assistant Professor, Cell and Neurobiology, University of Southern California
Richard Fuller
Associate Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland
Kiran Dhanjal-Adams
Research Associate Ecological Modeller, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Samuel Temidayo Osinubi
Postdoctoral Fellow and Avian Behavioural Ecologist, University of Cape Town
Marjorie Sorensen
Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellow, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
Claire Spottiswoode
BBSRC David Phillips Research Fellow and Hans Gadow Lecturer, University of Cambridge
Madeleine Stigner
Research assistant, The University of Queensland
Graeme S. Cumming
Research Professor, James Cook University