article thumbnail

The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent focuses on this last question, but you might find yourself fascinated by the first two, which come early in the book but linger on in the imagination as author Danielle J. Do birds use odors and a sense of smell to communicate with each other? But Danielle Whittaker has.

Science 235
article thumbnail

Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

10,000 Birds

Flight Paths traces the history of migratory research in nine chapters, starting with the earliest attempts to track birds, bird banding/ringing (which she traces back to Audubon), and ending with ‘community science’ projects such as Breeding Bird Surveys and eBird. THIS IMAGE NOT IN THE BOOK. Schulman, 2023.

Science 200
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Black Swans in Melbourne

10,000 Birds

It did not take too long to discover that the project has been running since 2006 and has enabled the research team to find out a lot about the Black Swans in the Melbourne area. Black Swan L07 was originally banded 21st June 2006 at Albert Park and is over 9 years old. She was also given her neck band in 2006, but on 12th October.

2006 164
article thumbnail

Birding Shanghai in April 2024 (The Colors of Spring)

10,000 Birds

In 2006, some Russian authors described a new subspecies (nechaevi) with some vital differences from the ones previously described: “The second primary feather of L. nechaevi is not shorter than the 6th primary feather. Unfortunately, at least the abstract of the paper does not give a hypothesis as to why this is the case.

Birds 193
article thumbnail

DeMuth Agrees to Plea Bargain

Critter News

From the Science Insider. The Quad-City Times reports that DeMuth admitted to releasing ferrets and causing damage to computers and records in a 2006 break-in.) DeMuth was originally charged in connection with a 2004 lab break-in at the University of Iowa that caused more than $400,000 in damage.

Iowa 100
article thumbnail

Appeal Denied for Six Activists Convicted Under AEPA

Critter News

Six members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty were convicted at a 2006 trial in New Jersey of conspiracy to violate the 1992 Animal Enterprise Protection Act. The group was formed to protest the activities of Huntingdon Life Sciences in Franklin Township, N.J.

article thumbnail

Animal Testing Debate Continues in New South Wales

Critter News

Welfare groups are calling for an urgent public debate on animal testing amid claims millions of creatures are being killed or maimed every year in Australia in the name of science.