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Evolving Colors
Research on feather coloration tries to understand: Which came first, the colored vision or colored feathers?
Evolving Colors
Research on feather coloration tries to understand: Which came first, the colored vision or colored feathers?
Biomimicry
Engineers use biomimicry to improve their designs, borrowing what they learn from birds to solve human problems.
Biomimicry
Engineers use biomimicry to improve their designs, borrowing what they learn from birds to solve human problems.
Nestling Communication
Nestling birds communicate their needs and parents respond in their unique, coevolved language.
Nestling Communication
Nestling birds communicate their needs and parents respond in their unique, coevolved language.
Parenting Tradeoffs
Every choice a breeding bird has a price; focus on themselves or on the next generation?
Parenting Tradeoffs
Every choice a breeding bird has a price; focus on themselves or on the next generation?
Bird Brooding
Bird dads make many contributions to the survival of their offspring, including brooding: keeping hatchlings warm until their own insulating feathers grow in.
Bird Brooding
Bird dads make many contributions to the survival of their offspring, including brooding: keeping hatchlings warm until their own insulating feathers grow in.
Keeping Chicks Fed
What's a mother Barn Owl to do if her mate doesn't bring home enough food for hungry chicks? She adapts her behavior in real-time.
Keeping Chicks Fed
What's a mother Barn Owl to do if her mate doesn't bring home enough food for hungry chicks? She adapts her behavior in real-time.