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Visibility or security? A trade-off faced by tree-cavity nesting Collared Flycatchers

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For birds that live in the forest, keeping a nest safe is one of the biggest challenges. Luckily, forests have trees and trees come with an abundance of tree cavities that offer some of the safest nesting sites. However, according … Continue reading

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Examining chemical communication in harvesting ant traffic patterns during foraging

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Though they may be little, ants use a ton of cool different ways to effectively and efficiently gather food. Column foraging, the name of one of these strategies, is worth noting as one of the most impressive. According to an … Continue reading

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Sibling signaling in barn owl nestlings

Could we be using bird models to guide some of our own dinner table disputes over who will get the last slice of bread? In a study published this month by the Journal of Evolutionary Biology, researchers from the University … Continue reading

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