10,000 Birds
JULY 22, 2014
Read what you want about the origin of domestic cats; the genetic evidence is not properly sampled. This is approximated by the size of the animal, but really, this has to be adjusted for depending on modality of killing. We estimate that free-ranging domestic cats kill 1.4–3.7 billion mammals annually. ” Many.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 19, 2013
As you know, a lot of birds are killed in the U.S. If so, the frequency of road kill should decline over time. Over the course of 30 years, the researchers collected all the road-killed swallows they encountered while doing their other research. because of collisions with vehicles.
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 15, 2013
From the abstract of that paper: The behavioral strategies developed by predators to capture and kill their prey are fascinating, notably for predators that forage for prey at, or beyond, the boundaries of their ecosystem. As noted, the fish-like mammals do this as well. The range of size of sampled catfish ranges from 0.9
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
The result might be that the cell recognizes itself as messed up and kills itself, or some other cell does it in, or in many cases, the cell will inappropriately produce a chemical that will have a negative effect elsewhere. And, of course, of all the tissues that make up a bird or a mammal, neural tissue is the most demanding of oxygen.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
So I put together a “carnival” (of sorts) of Feral Cat Ordinances and Issues that samples current events across the US. Free-roaming cats will hunt and kill birds, small mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish, resulting in wildlife mortality. And it goes on and on, this is just a sampling.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 20, 2014
The extinction event that wiped out the pterosaurs, the non-avian dinosaurs, and so much other life created enormous opportunity for new organisms to diversify and thrive (lucky for us placental mammals!), So do parrots, some songbirds, humans, and a few other mammals. Where do these abilities come from? Jarvis et al. Core Landbirds.
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
After a night in Wellington, where along with Tuatara we’ll be sampling the Tui and Moa beer (Weka cider or Fantail wine for those that don’t like beer), we’ll board the morning ferry to Picton and South Island. There aren’t many mammal ticks on this trip, but the ones you get are pretty remarkable.
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