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Articles posted in May 2007

Sing or Swim?

Start discussionKoen on May 28th, 2007

For Princes of Whales, the choice of life is: to sing and attract more mates, or to be quiet and get fat :).
Reseachers at the University of Sydney have tracked a population of humpback whales during the annual migration from low-latitude breeding areas to Antarctic feeding grounds. Using hydrophones to capture their song along with […]

Egg Spots And Stress Levels

Start discussionKoen on May 22nd, 2007

New Scientist published a research at the University of Alcalá in Spain. To measure the health of a bird population without having to catch birds and run tests on them, the researchers said, just count the spots on their eggs. The spottier the egg, the more stressed the parent, the team has found.
The team photographed […]

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