<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001</id><updated>2025-08-10T09:38:24.527-07:00</updated><category term="behaviour"/><category term="reproduction"/><category term="songbirds"/><category term="migration"/><category term="evolution"/><category term="foraging"/><category term="feathers"/><category term="predation"/><category term="seabirds"/><category term="sex"/><category term="conservation"/><category term="morphology"/><category term="ringing"/><category term="climate change"/><category term="eggs"/><category term="flight"/><category term="habitat selection"/><category term="parasites"/><category term="raptors"/><category term="song"/><category term="tropics"/><category term="coloniality"/><category term="colour"/><category term="self-organization"/><category term="simbiosis"/><category term="NAO"/><category term="frogs"/><category term="invasion ecology"/><category term="molt"/><category term="moult"/><category term="owls"/><category term="scaling"/><category term="storks"/><category term="waders"/><title type='text'>Birds and Science</title><subtitle type='html'>latest news in bird biology</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>51</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-9197973089577056969</id><published>2013-09-12T04:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2013-09-12T04:13:08.746-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The mysterious case of the honey buzzard ritual</title><summary type="text">
I like
reading scientific papers answering interesting questions. But what I really
love are unanswered questions. This is why I have found so exciting the paper I want to highlight you today. 



This is
about a mysterious behaviour of a honey buzzard (Pernis apivorus) reported from central Spain by Carlos Camacho,
Marta Guntiñas and Jaime Potti, and just published in Raptor Research journal.
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/9197973089577056969/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-mysterious-case-of-honey-buzzard.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/9197973089577056969'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/9197973089577056969'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-mysterious-case-of-honey-buzzard.html' title='The mysterious case of the honey buzzard ritual'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CPdFMAHXfPo/UjGf00hE1GI/AAAAAAAADUk/E4QOlkIwUEg/s72-c/pernis1.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-4345825875042309956</id><published>2012-01-17T01:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-17T01:22:21.236-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="climate change"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="conservation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="migration"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="parasites"/><title type='text'>Migratory flyway influences avian influenza virus gene flow among North American birds</title><summary type="text">by Diego Santiago Alarcón
Long distance migrants are capable of moving pathogens across large geographical regions; this can aid parasites and the diseases they produce to expand their geographical range. This study investigates the &quot;movement&quot; patterns of Avian Influenza Virus (AIV) across USA and Canada and how long distance migratory birds affect such &quot;movement&quot;. 
In this paper Tsan-Yuk Lam et </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/4345825875042309956/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2012/01/migratory-flyway-influences-avian.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/4345825875042309956'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/4345825875042309956'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2012/01/migratory-flyway-influences-avian.html' title='Migratory flyway influences avian influenza virus gene flow among North American birds'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-watrPFKeNwE/TxQhumZpEgI/AAAAAAAADEE/p-GiLV-mseI/s72-c/Captura.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-400252329302719264</id><published>2011-06-07T07:59:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-14T09:34:00.539-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="climate change"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="evolution"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="feathers"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="flight"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="habitat selection"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="morphology"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="songbirds"/><title type='text'>Morphological response of songbirds to 100 years of landscape change in North America</title><summary type="text">by J.C. Senar
It is generally recognized that pointed wings allow a faster flight than rounded wings and hence, this shape has been favoured in migrating species or subpopulations. On the other side, rounded wings allow more manoeuvrability, being favoured in closed habitats.

In the last 100 years, eastern North America has experienced extensive clear-cutting in boreal areas, while afforestation</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/400252329302719264/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2011/06/morphological-response-of-songbirds-to.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/400252329302719264'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/400252329302719264'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2011/06/morphological-response-of-songbirds-to.html' title='Morphological response of songbirds to 100 years of landscape change in North America'/><author><name>Juan Carlos</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00062080845380643702</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGH6hVOkOjFDTUm7NL40stRePCSs-jIOFrYRGZMhwkCLNuR52YLxL1UsnKyzLfNdonTYCBZaJiNSIjDlSSU3ZruNJ1C19F50AJBr_0bv50wyr90G8dVXQ_M4chIDvMBCi247qV4vnpG4c/s72-c/wing+tip.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-6200819164701368837</id><published>2011-06-02T12:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-06-02T12:23:12.544-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Birds and Science becomes a collaborative project</title><summary type="text">Birds and Science starts a new exciting period, becoming a collaborative project. From now on, a reduced group of people will keep Birds and Science updated with the latest news on bird biology. You can see current team members on the right-hand corner of Birds and Science. Anyone interested to become member of the team, please send an e-mail to roger.jovani_gmail.com.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/6200819164701368837/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2011/06/birds-and-science-becomes-collaborative.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/6200819164701368837'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/6200819164701368837'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2011/06/birds-and-science-becomes-collaborative.html' title='Birds and Science becomes a collaborative project'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-8915774348584227936</id><published>2011-05-18T04:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-18T04:58:45.949-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HELP NEEDED to keep &quot;Birds and Science&quot; alive</title><summary type="text">After two and a half years, Birds and Science may be coming to its end because of time constraints. If somebody want to help me on selecting relevant ornithological news (and even post new comments on recent papers), contact me at roger.jovani -- googlemail.com and we can explore how to do it. Otherwise, Birds and Science will be over. 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This is the story. In 2001, I published a paper with David Serrano about feather mites and bird molt. The sequence of wing molt in songbirds is very predictable; if you have a molting bird on hands you know exactly which feather will be the next to be molted. Counting mites on wing feathers</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/5771739034051045867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/08/feather-mites-and-god.html#comment-form' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/5771739034051045867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/5771739034051045867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/08/feather-mites-and-god.html' title='Feather mites and God?'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO0QriZ95Wdos7pHdHhDWw6gmEZwSy3V1yKXbx31fc5sDqbUPKTWqOzhySVMV9EwLr6ygxYw3RYvbKjocFaDHF6gK1FcOO9XiVjYtG429K_CviQhk_R3wdtwTnug4wNPeGdO4AZl_d6zk/s72-c/FEATHERMITES2.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-1877658230152444365</id><published>2009-07-18T08:53:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-23T09:58:05.344-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="evolution"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="flight"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="molt"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="moult"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="scaling"/><title type='text'>Bird moult allometry</title><summary type="text">Take a cable from your computer and measure the perimeter of your fist. This is, more or less, the length of your foot (check it now!). This is useful to buy socks without compromising the hygiene of the country, but it also enhances our understanding of bird moult. The ratio fist perimeter/foot length is constant among people; that is, it follows an isometric law: if you plot for different </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/1877658230152444365/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/07/bird-moult-allometry.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/1877658230152444365'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/1877658230152444365'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/07/bird-moult-allometry.html' title='Bird moult allometry'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjtKLhIGa-P8YieAsKul7BTwVJkelT4uTLHK6FCiOuSGjAnAebfhCPBRjf16UanvRqupl3Q_T6QhQIEB5bjM2fw0_7-VCdMqheti4m5eqFJAS6iUDerNS096bUxEiKBpAPAiBwn2baabo/s72-c/oreneta+mudant+quadrat+Julian+Robinson.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-4084908281207896862</id><published>2009-06-21T14:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-10-02T05:00:19.902-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="behaviour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="predation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="raptors"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="self-organization"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="songbirds"/><title type='text'>The magic of a dancing flock of starlings</title><summary type="text">
A dancing flock of starlings hypnotize us like the fire. The flock fly as a single bird; contracting and expanding, going up and then down into the trees of the avenue. The flock is clearly more than the messy sum of some hundreds of birds: it is a self-organized dynamic system showing emergent properties that escape to our comprehension.



This is why science exists, to explain the magic trick</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/4084908281207896862/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/06/magic-of-dancing-flock-of-starlings.html#comment-form' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/4084908281207896862'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/4084908281207896862'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/06/magic-of-dancing-flock-of-starlings.html' title='The magic of a dancing flock of starlings'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8sc1r9mR_uTOmbDxw7FBvxvNzflDUm-KIcBNYgmgwRkM7KmWnwOIxBfrR8mA9o14V3xm3YeUDsQheLEqSGmea9GxgKj5sAriT5dCQXeTApjU2sA3dD1lB-TVwXm-qhrCtW8FQdzcRqY/s72-c/starlings2.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-8432999050263277144</id><published>2009-06-03T07:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-19T05:17:22.572-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="behaviour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="conservation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="migration"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ringing"/><title type='text'>Out of the harvester, into the shotgun</title><summary type="text">Common quails (Coturnix coturnix) breed in Spanish wheat and barley fields; when harvesters arrive, destroy their habitat as if you cut the forest of a woodpecker. Harvesting is not simultaneous through Spain and the authors of this paper already suspected from long ago that quails respond to this ecological threat migrating from early towards later fields. But…. How to test this hypothesis? </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/8432999050263277144/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/06/out-of-harvester-into-shotgun.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/8432999050263277144'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/8432999050263277144'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/06/out-of-harvester-into-shotgun.html' title='Out of the harvester, into the shotgun'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqH_U-Lp_wSHuCW_M6W94eu9rKBZag28b51pFFGwuqQmwyC-Fqe6UQwywKUaO1CQiptgQD3sUbxjCDYKJ_XIYLVZkwzv5kVuztFoXtLyjxktVE14kPTSH9QRaoXeN9fhbm2c7ZdL85xQg/s72-c/quail-small.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-3820571950641331889</id><published>2009-04-03T01:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-05T10:42:42.483-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="behaviour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sex"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="song"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="songbirds"/><title type='text'>Fight and coordination in bird duets</title><summary type="text">The pairs of some bird species, as the Hypocnemis peruviana, sing together performing duets (listen here). Sometimes, the male and the female are well coordinated (sonogram A and B) but other times the duet is much more complex and overlapped (C and D). Nathalie Seddon Joseph Tobias did a study in Peru in order to understand how duets are created by means of experiments with 17 pairs. Different </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/3820571950641331889/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/04/fight-and-coordination-in-bird-duets.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/3820571950641331889'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/3820571950641331889'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/04/fight-and-coordination-in-bird-duets.html' title='Fight and coordination in bird duets'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTw2MoTmp9OybATToMrLAvu_nHx1XID2PwvDMTKUrniJCJXfHfNVh7S_OW-gy08vglmsxv-SKrpojir3KPvh7qWtu7GR2aK_OiBAIeAYhEfQcdjG1IDK4mluR7iNN94gUuLYvlr3eK30/s72-c/Hypocnemis+peruviana+Foto+de+Tobias.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-2841096220109919927</id><published>2009-03-04T03:33:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T06:00:09.856-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="behaviour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="coloniality"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reproduction"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seabirds"/><title type='text'>How do huge bird colonies synchronize?</title><summary type="text"> Bird colonies are a natural spectacle: hundreds or thousands of birds breeding in synchrony. That is, in a given moment, the bulk of the birds are at the same breeding stage, e.g. rearing small chicks. This synchrony seems to be a manifestation of the “harmony of the colonies”, but a computer simulation model suggests that it may be the outcome of birds being adaptively scared of their </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/2841096220109919927/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-do-huge-bird-colonies-synchronize.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/2841096220109919927'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/2841096220109919927'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-do-huge-bird-colonies-synchronize.html' title='How do huge bird colonies synchronize?'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJVaQ3D37RF1F0YwL_gha9HNLHneRlMCF_gBWSCRBfJOczCsshn8sJr4eAlIIznaGsjzbIOcjDkzDv7h6kY0t_QlccK9FXrc8OXterIAXjptBoLI7iqB9J6MLnmF-LaZtX3ksvGBuReM/s72-c/morus+petit.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-7784920368869354522</id><published>2009-02-20T06:34:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T04:25:38.866-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="behaviour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="invasion ecology"/><title type='text'>Caged budgerigars and invasive parakeets</title><summary type="text">Soon or later caged birds escape, and can eventually create stable invasive populations. In Spain, there are around 300 native breeding bird species and more than 200 exotic species in captivity. Currently, around 50 of these pet species have been reported breeding on the wild (are successful invaders), but nobody knows why some species are invasive and others not. A potential explanation is that</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/7784920368869354522/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/02/caged-budgerigars-and-invasive.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/7784920368869354522'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/7784920368869354522'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/02/caged-budgerigars-and-invasive.html' title='Caged budgerigars and invasive parakeets'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg2vNa34mTq7TDvB0fUeP1wr2m8RLc06QBlw-9ooLtxfBdbzKAX0XJrCYeoMqcUIb7iIlzIsRMS3WRAKnTqEqmRPteqDxb-hiP44Ifsc3VmHBheiXOw74CQXL4Xi7PMgXyr0Agycfv7Co/s72-c/periquito+y+cotorra.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-402011432013752609</id><published>2009-02-12T09:27:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T05:58:19.678-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="behaviour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="parasites"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="raptors"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reproduction"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="songbirds"/><title type='text'>Carrera armamentística entre cucuts i boscarles</title><summary type="text">El cucut (Cuculus canorus) neix en un niu d’una altra espècie, i esdevé fill únic eliminant els ous “germans”; rebent així totes les atencions dels pares adoptius. Fins aquí res de nou, però Justin A. Welbergen i Nicholas B. Davis de la Universitat de Cambridge encara tenen molt a dir sobre aquesta relació paràsit-hostatger tant estudiada.Durant vuit anys d&#39;estudi van trobar 9.8% d’un total de </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/402011432013752609/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/02/carrera-armamentistica-entre-cucuts-i.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/402011432013752609'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/402011432013752609'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/02/carrera-armamentistica-entre-cucuts-i.html' title='Carrera armamentística entre cucuts i boscarles'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh02glqwuJUo7mZiKj4zLBsQYTuRID9x2rRk4mRoldbMxlQmlpLsEIyhQynoiCzSimpZyIf-Xh2IeBjcpOalXbmhWaIQPbTKpLePPPAnw3MliBVYSgvK4PDYVtbmLS8QPCZsYfRmpTL4dY/s72-c/cucut+boscarla.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-3612311500680868964</id><published>2009-01-23T01:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T04:26:40.407-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="behaviour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reproduction"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seabirds"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sex"/><title type='text'>Cria cooperativa i la longitud dels dits</title><summary type="text">Mira’t la mà dreta... quin dit tens més curt, l’índex o l‘anular? si ets home, possiblement tinguis el dit índex més curt que l’anular; si ets dona, possiblement siguin igual de llargs. Com ho sé? Sembla ser que els mateixos gens que governen el desenvolupament dels òrgans sexuals també afecten a la formació dels dits. Aquest gens s’expressen de manera diferent segons la concentració de certes </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/3612311500680868964/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/01/cria-cooperativa-i-la-longitud-dels.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/3612311500680868964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/3612311500680868964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2009/01/cria-cooperativa-i-la-longitud-dels.html' title='Cria cooperativa i la longitud dels dits'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghq4H5OU6PhEIvDz8NWWYIDtRP5C7wxcF1iNyFOjnFrdyHrL4GyJ3ccDihjrHlE58oUOrBa0BsTpv16VCMjFXKr-ZVNAoSKeCgHNqQupojdK3pRC-EJNAZtsC9GaPLhsuartgnR48QiQ/s72-c/pardela.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-6650397696959702669</id><published>2008-12-12T11:35:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T04:26:58.591-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="behaviour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reproduction"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="songbirds"/><title type='text'>Competidors útils</title><summary type="text">Botxins (Lanius excubitor) i escorxadors (Lanius senator) són rapinyaires en miniatura. A Polònia, els botxins són residents i els escorxadors arriben cada primavera des d’Àfrica i han de decidir en poc temps on criar. No tots els llocs són iguals, i criar en un mal lloc pot ser nefast.Els botxins són més grans però mengen coses semblants als escorxadors; és a dir: són competidors. Per tant, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/6650397696959702669/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/competidors-tils.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/6650397696959702669'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/6650397696959702669'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/competidors-tils.html' title='Competidors útils'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKEecKoBHgS5AoBN31Nhd_ZvEDXJBsW57S7FWhyLrYqqk-s1o4KKbBI5yedL9x_Z_YCXDeoajU8OhrAE68ipwfyeEIcaausVtXvLa_wN1B-fMBrFEsHyMKX8pivHZa1qs6O6IlkOJ2ek/s72-c/botxi.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-5878646739178086409</id><published>2008-12-09T07:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T04:27:17.929-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="behaviour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="migration"/><title type='text'>Micro-migdiades</title><summary type="text">Els ocells que migren durant la nit perden moltes hores de son. En els mamífers, la pèrdua de son se sap que té conseqüències negatives, però els ocells semblen portar molt bé el fer llargues jornades de vol nocturn. Com s’ho fan?S’ha vist que durant el dia els ocells poden tancar un ull o l’altre (o els dos). En aquest estudi, Fuch i col·laboradors van estudiar l’activitat cerebral durant </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/5878646739178086409/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/micro-migdiades_09.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/5878646739178086409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/5878646739178086409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/micro-migdiades_09.html' title='Micro-migdiades'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic7Rj-zzR6w5ISFTGYd2ikn_NPTPuZSYPRFKWDKaM5rUyvgEVUy-u2N_qMXusE1HWkYCkpHrb8MxEL_GUmfqVvl723r49wRve-ySvhPsRHKlYCU5yAZ86m-jGMh9i34vJU6NAg0qvBfUk/s72-c/sleeo.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-3359035593397488097</id><published>2008-12-07T06:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T04:28:00.259-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="parasites"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="ringing"/><title type='text'>Virus del Nil Occidental: un estudi en anelladors</title><summary type="text">El virus del Nil Occidental (o West Nile Virus, WNV) es troba sobretot en aus i pot infectar humans a través de les picades de mosquit. En principi, el risc de mort és baix en adults sans i nens, i acostuma a passar com una malaltia lleu amb símptomes similars als d’una grip. A Catalunya i Espanya s’han trobat anticossos d’aquest virus en humans, però no s’ha aïllat el virus. Els anelladors, és </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/3359035593397488097/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/virus-del-nil-occidental-un-estudi-en.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/3359035593397488097'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/3359035593397488097'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/virus-del-nil-occidental-un-estudi-en.html' title='Virus del Nil Occidental: un estudi en anelladors'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivs4Hh0rVO159O9xbjpRY2asLqr58shKzbcH5zPDr7slkz6gziVdM13xQfm4E9PTNTVmhXTqtnbk77CRDEVCnL3SOxYN9DGbijvCnmipxdC5m4wpETPZXR2AV4aBDaJAAhG5_tSRqg3AM/s72-c/West+Nile+Virus.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-8296032029434378475</id><published>2008-12-07T06:34:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T04:30:18.123-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reproduction"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="simbiosis"/><title type='text'>Simbiosis entre bacteris i Puputs</title><summary type="text">Juan José Soler i el seu equip estan fent passos molt importants per entendre una relació evolutiva ben curiosa, la d’uns certs bacteris amb les Puputs (Upupa epops). Els Enterococcus en qüestió viuen dins la glàndula uropigial flotant en l’oli que els ocells escampen no només per les plomes sinó també per la superfície dels ous. En aquest estudi es mostra com substàncies produïdes per aquests </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/8296032029434378475/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/simbiosis-entre-bacteris-i-puputs.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/8296032029434378475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/8296032029434378475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/simbiosis-entre-bacteris-i-puputs.html' title='Simbiosis entre bacteris i Puputs'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixnNj-AVGc8Hlo9dsnpPvHpWk8NKt-agvx2S9Kljm5OXKYn1gn7HMcPy0kAcs6PQvrDSK6ejy30KCXytCU6lqe7LUdB4idtVVHludNh0qSVIrQ1RJ77foy7GvzdfsCK_Mkamrd8g7yq5Q/s72-c/upupa.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-7487579882337222138</id><published>2008-12-07T06:29:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T04:30:47.415-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="colour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="evolution"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="feathers"/><title type='text'>El color dels ocells fòssils</title><summary type="text">Saber la coloració dels ocells fòssils seria un avenç per l&#39;estudi de la seva ecologia i comportament, així com per l&#39;estudi de l&#39;evolució de la coloració. El problema és que les plomes dels ocells fòssils perden el color. S&#39;havia observat que les plomes fossilitzades presentaven unes estructures allargades d&#39;uns 2 micròmetres. Fins ara es pensava que es tractava dels bacteris que degraden la </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/7487579882337222138/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/el-color-dels-ocells-fssils.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/7487579882337222138'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/7487579882337222138'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/el-color-dels-ocells-fssils.html' title='El color dels ocells fòssils'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEdwyG4h6I40viZvKwGsTKHooGWidM8TFNC9VMqLnGRqKq-eMgZ9sz0F7CXk_-bLktGsV3D4JvaOsFllGcNyxvbY5pGtW98oMG_QmRP-Ctf76xxBNy0q-Bs9OCFRuqA0KcC7tmid8c6yA/s72-c/fossil.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-1534549356476892226</id><published>2008-12-07T06:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T04:31:22.588-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="behaviour"/><title type='text'>Què estressa els ocells?</title><summary type="text">Sovint pensem que podem deduir l’estrès que experimenta un ocell observant el seu comportament. Per exemple, una oreneta (Hirundo rustica) sembla molt tranquil•la quan l’estem anellant i un gaig (Garrulus glandarius) sembla histèric. Possiblement, si féssim un estudi com el que van fer Wascher i col•laboradors ens sorprendríem dels resultats.Aquests investigadors van estudiar el grup d’oques (</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/1534549356476892226/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/qu-estresa-els-ocells.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/1534549356476892226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/1534549356476892226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/qu-estresa-els-ocells.html' title='Què estressa els ocells?'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZkEnFNP0_6TgRbnqvzMAGYC0FJo4xGrLA0MYKkY_cFFUQZNApw2KscoepCifUp-wQvWpeUKCOW1SMAOayFoiKL6gjmJggz3_oh8nhLumCIxKIeFoGBT9gpljoIS82EQKrw4AX1cwXs7g/s72-c/Konrad+lorenz.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-3347371172408207853</id><published>2008-12-07T05:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T04:36:11.502-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="behaviour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reproduction"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="seabirds"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sex"/><title type='text'>Monogàmia homosexual</title><summary type="text">Els albatros son l’exemple clàssic d’au monògama que s’aparella de per vida. Això encara fa més interessant el cas que documenten Lindsay C. Young i col•laboradors. Estudiant una població d’albatros (Phoebastria immutabilis) a unes illes de Hawaii han trobat que 39 parelles d’un total de 125 estaven compostes per dues femelles. Aquesta és la proporció (31%) més alta d’aparellaments homosexuals </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/3347371172408207853/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/monogmia-homosexual.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/3347371172408207853'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/3347371172408207853'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/monogmia-homosexual.html' title='Monogàmia homosexual'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_h0pDRWHrmgj7k7ovoPWWrEvtL8Pys2mEBTLUPOiQUd26mXCr-I7LZk3kwZvZhYIy7bg64J5aStwXEclP4YURVU6FCQwKVrSteIlK5e38uoIMzfcFO0o_VARsQCBOo6sIaytJrsLAArI/s72-c/Phoebastria+immutabilis.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-3333632238991494801</id><published>2008-12-07T05:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T04:31:56.981-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="feathers"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="flight"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="migration"/><title type='text'>La fórmula alar</title><summary type="text">Les ales punxegudes són per volar més amb menysEls anelladors sabem que un “collybita” te l’ala més arrodonida que un “trochilus”… i en general, que les espècies més migradores tenen ales més punxegudes. Entre d’altres coses, Melissa S. Bowlin i Martin Wikelski responen en aquest article (per primera vegada amb ocells en llibertat) al per què d’aquestes diferències morfològiques, i ho fan amb un </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/3333632238991494801/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/la-frmula-alar.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/3333632238991494801'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/3333632238991494801'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/la-frmula-alar.html' title='La fórmula alar'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiztd6zA8i6w3Qyal4TBIJURz7dDB5oWKVCPJMuJeQw67fj5ixLmz_x7Xfqz2w4UJcluHb_NcgT0KUUhOfr7YKrlDPbY4YZiJmp_UfL4E5pk1hmF6y1SPqU8MCqk-W-sKxw4E023ySAQ1w/s72-c/Catharus+ustulatus.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-8976175728746092384</id><published>2008-12-07T05:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T04:36:40.261-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="behaviour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="predation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reproduction"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="songbirds"/><title type='text'>Ensumant el depredador</title><summary type="text">Si féssim una enquesta a ornitòlegs, molts dirien que els ocells no tenen olfacte, o com a mínim, que no és un sentit rellevant. I no és d’estranyar - els estudis sobre aquest tema són ben escassos. Una situació on l’olfacte podria ser molt beneficiós seria en ocells que nidifiquen en cavitats, ja que podrien detectar a temps un depredador que s’hi hagués amagat.Luisa Amo y col•laboradors (</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/8976175728746092384/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/ensumant-el-depredador.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/8976175728746092384'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/8976175728746092384'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/ensumant-el-depredador.html' title='Ensumant el depredador'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2RelnkvjAawZp9QNdCizHQj90H-rF7Jz75DyqEZ83dlA5jEiF-YlSjQH68mM8ZZt2sjkenAiy1MByfbc4ZSScL0RO-sv5tTWzkwPMGmTpKzzENhJWM4sRin8G5xFzyk3v0Pk5KmYzYk/s72-c/1.+Author+G.+Tomas.+FE-2007-00318.R1.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-97718393324441513</id><published>2008-12-07T04:52:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T04:32:32.894-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="behaviour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="reproduction"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="tropics"/><title type='text'>“Me estás estresaaaaaaaaaando”</title><summary type="text">Ja fa temps que se sap que en els tròpics la incubació és més perllongada (al voltant d’un 10%) que en les zones temperades. És un patró sorprenent ja que la pressió de depredació és més elevada, i per tant, s’esperaria que els ocells haguessin evolucionat cap a temps d’incubació més curts per evadir la depredació. L’explicació actual, doncs, és que la incubació als tròpics és més intermitent per</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/97718393324441513/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/me-ests-estresaaaaaaaaaando.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/97718393324441513'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/97718393324441513'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/me-ests-estresaaaaaaaaaando.html' title='“Me estás estresaaaaaaaaaando”'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTH1R9IFkda5B5cJoTt9eyJ80L0e2f7ZQtxayFOX_dFysn6IrAddKWmwxnPBH25-PAVMfWxQsuYmm5SjKtUeffE2FtAVS8S0m_0B5lD2Z6r3cujz-8j7UmimtwLS846VNQSU6034pbT8A/s72-c/Troglodytes+aedon.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5732357290026132001.post-555740612448356217</id><published>2008-12-07T04:48:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T04:37:27.112-07:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="behaviour"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="foraging"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="frogs"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="predation"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="storks"/><title type='text'>Sobre granotes i cigonyes</title><summary type="text">El cant nupcial de les granotes és un clar exemple de caràcter evolucionat per selecció sexual. Això no vol dir, però, que no pugui ser modulat per altres fonts de selecció. En aquest estudi s’explora el possible ús del cant de la Granota camperola (Rana arvalis) per part de la cigonya blanca (Ciconia ciconia) per depredar sobre ella.A Latvia i Estonia, Kristine Iguane i col•laboradors van situar</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/feeds/555740612448356217/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/sobre-granotes-i-cigonyes.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/555740612448356217'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5732357290026132001/posts/default/555740612448356217'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://birdsandscience.blogspot.com/2008/12/sobre-granotes-i-cigonyes.html' title='Sobre granotes i cigonyes'/><author><name>Roger Jovani</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02487605434889685781</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2FTZUV8tsGWOwb915SVJ1_zO_UoJPMA1xqsqwYAvsX20nxBYDstyPOODJU40xqloHer9BHlf-MAVbaHD7yvyY5JAfRT1yxbsvbsEgK3btJ6OuFQeqcmPCCSzfD_f33A/s220/Roger+Jovani.png'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQwvjNtRXArY9CUjETZDb8kliXU7Lmw6tICvK6FHuRZZ4zxVKK2NzihrKgcnju09k7LLOzOhSjma5QkemWJP11oDNP4Sf_pyF57YjReGDQzYhQ3DyCw-DBv9CrrC9HRS-kwjT5RXgEccQ/s72-c/DSCN2301.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>