We can be easily overwhelmed by the biological complexity of the tropics; visitors understandably flock to the eye-candy, the dancing manakins, colorful tanagers and quetzals in fruiting trees, and the hummingbirds visiting vibrant tropical flowers.
New research shows the glaring light in human-altered landscapes, such as livestock pastures and crop fields, can act as a barrier to big-eyed birds, potentially contributing to their decline.
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is commencing a pilot program to provide graduate students with little or no experience in …
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NICK MASON
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, UC Berkeley
Chair, AOS Early Professionals Committee
“Birds enrich our daily lives, providing us with an opportunity to consider the evolutionary and ecological connections among species and individuals. I’m proud to support AOS and our collective mission to strengthen our understanding and stewardship of avian life on Earth.”
What’s So Special About Neotropical Insectivores? They're easily overlooked, but they've evolved dramatic feeding specializations, says Dr. Tom Sherry in a new blog post on Wing Beat. Image credit: Golden-crowned Spadebill by John P. Whitelaw. https://t.co/dowfDrTP5i
