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How do birds regulate seasonal expression of the migratory state? The gut hormone ghrelin could play a key role, suggests an experimental study in common quails

The seasonal expression and the migratory phenotype is signalled by rapid and marked changes in food intake, fuelling, and amount of nocturnality. We used common quails (Coturnix coturnix) to assess if the hormone corticosterone and the gut-derived hormone ghrelin play…

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How do tropical birds cope with global warming?

A common potoo (Nyctibius griseus) remains lethargic throughout the hottest hours of the day

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Modelling bird formations using fuzzy logic

Fuzzy logic helps to model upwashes and detect in-wake flying

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New grant to implement novel feeding strategies on fish farms

Stefan Fischer and other group members received a new grant to improve animal welfare on fish farms funded by the Vienna Science and Technology Fund.

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Hybrid manakins do hybrid courtship

Beyond plumage: courtship may have a role in speciation

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Sneaky copulations by ‘apprentices’ bowerbirds

Unknown aspects of bowerbird courtship revealed

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The importance of synchronization in courtship

Male ring dove perching on a window box

The timing of vocal and visual components may influence attractiveness of multimodal signals

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Sweet sap, savory ants

Woodpeckers taste sweet, but wrynecks lost the ability to taste sugars. Photo: © Charles Thomas (Macaulay Library ML180000101)

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Flight efficiency in Northern Bald Ibises

Intermittent flight reduces the high costs of flying

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Androgen response to simulated intruder in a territorial poison frog

Hormonal response to territorial intrusions. Photo by Andrius Pašukonis

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