Birds Nest

Findings from University of Alberta advance knowledge in wildlife research.
Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 11/20/2009; 848 words; ...energetic challenges in the nest: thermoregulation and...infections." "Many bird species line their nests with feathers, which insulate the nest and reduce heat loss from...feathers and the effects of nest parasites on the growth...comparing young in control nests with those in ...

New wildlife research study findings have been reported by A. Simeone and colleagues.
Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 11/20/2009; 565 words; ...intermediate color pattern, one of which tended a chick at a nest. Additionally, on the basis of analysis of 30 blood samples...hybrid. Judged from the pattern of restriction fragments, this bird had a Magellanic dam and a Humboldt sire. We sequenced mitochondrial...

New science data have been reported by researchers at University of Missouri.
Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 11/20/2009; 616 words; ...in the Brazilian Pantanal. Coati nests were all ''bird-like'', that is, open nests having a semispherical shape. Nests were constructed of twigs, branches...sometimes interlaced with leaves. Nest volume was 30-50 cm(3) and average...

Findings from M.T. Wiltermuth and co-researchers advance knowledge in wildlife research.
Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 11/20/2009; 563 words; ...the United States, "Birds that nest along reservoir or river...levels that threaten nest survival. On Lake Sakakawea...Charadrius melodus) nests found in 2007 and 2008...to have moved active nests threatened by rising...Additionally, we describe one nest that was moved after...

Data from Michigan State University provide new insights into wildlife research.
Ecology, Environment & Conservation; 11/20/2009; 756 words; ...and spatial variability in nest predation and food availability in influencing birds' decisions about clutch size...studied. I examine patterns in nest-predation risk and food availability...severity led to lower risk of nest predation in patches of intermediate...