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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)
Read MoreRead our article about bird migration in Der Standard
A look into the physiology of spring migration
Read MoreShow me how you sleep and I will tell you how much heat you lose
Heat loss during sleep in migratory warblers
Read MoreOut of Africa: who’s running ahead?
Changes in migration timing of birds depend on where they spend the winter
Read MoreStopover strategies of 12 passerines on Ponza
Resting and sleeping could be the main reason for stopovers
Read MoreUsing an immune response to measure stress in migrating birds
Leukocyte Coping Capacity (LCC) as a complementary tool to measure stress
Read MoreLean migratory songbirds move more when food is scarce
Studies with captive birds show effects of food availability on locomotor activity
Read MoreEnergy reserves but not oxidative balance influence sleep
Sleep pattern associated with energy reserves but not oxidative status
Read MoreMSc projects in migratory bird physiology available for spring 2020
We are currently recruiting two MSc students for exploring physiological and behavioural aspects of bird migration in spring 2020. The project will start in February 2020 and the students’ availability for continuous fieldwork on the island of Ponza in Italy from…
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