Sentences with phrase «in younger birds»

Scissor beak can be treated in younger birds simply by applying pressure to the beak a few times a day to shift the beak.

Of note, the singing - to - FoxP2 correlation observed here in hearing juveniles was previously observed as a trend in adults for both mRNA [21] and protein [22], but has now emerged as a significant relationship in younger birds.

During more than two decades at Rockefeller, Peter Marler, a leader in the field, examined the interplay between the inborn program for song in young birds and the influence of social factors, uncovering parallels to speech acquisition in human babies.

«We refer to these as «suites of genes,» and one of these suites of genes is highly correlated to learning in young birds.»

«We found sets of genes in young birds whose levels change when they sing, and are linked to learning,» said White, who is also a member of UCLA's Brain Research Institute.

This occurs more frequently in young birds approaching their peak laying, but it is unusual to find them in standard eggs graded for sale because double - yolkers are usually removed and sold for special culinary purposes.

If it looks more purplish, it may mean it is male, while a light pink cere in a young bird most likely indicates it is female.

Not exact matches

It's not just the dialogue that feels authentic in Lady Bird — the solo directorial debut from Gerwig, one of the most talented young directors in Hollywood.

And this bird in Psalm 84:3 has found a place to lay her young.

The dog, the cat or the bird train their young in countless ways to hunt, to fly or to build a nest.

In addition, fantastic new specimens of birds have been found in Spain and China, which are some 30 or 40 million years younger than Archaeopteryx, and they are more bird - like, exactly as an evolutionist predictIn addition, fantastic new specimens of birds have been found in Spain and China, which are some 30 or 40 million years younger than Archaeopteryx, and they are more bird - like, exactly as an evolutionist predictin Spain and China, which are some 30 or 40 million years younger than Archaeopteryx, and they are more bird - like, exactly as an evolutionist predicts.

There's a lot to be said about Lady Bird, a wonderful film about a young girl's final year of high school in Sacramento.

They will be transported and slaughtered in similar facilities at a young age, when they are in fact still just juvenile birds.

In recent years the flock has returned with an average of four young birds.

Young Americans, in their wholesale rejection of traditional values, dismissed pro sports as a metaphor for aggression (and as a tool with which the military - industrial complex could whip up a blind frenzy of patriotism), but they still had Reggie, who wore an Afro and flipped his owner, Charley Finley, the bird as he crossed the plate.

Maybe a bird took a dump in Manchester United's Ashley Young's mouth?

One of the features of this tour has been the emergence of a few notable young talents - and they got another chance in the Bird's Nest.

Several of the winners of the Young Birder award this year are in elementary school, continuing the strong tradition of young birder participation in the Mass Audubon Bird - a-thon — they are to be congratulated on their efforts and interest in the natural wYoung Birder award this year are in elementary school, continuing the strong tradition of young birder participation in the Mass Audubon Bird - a-thon — they are to be congratulated on their efforts and interest in the natural wyoung birder participation in the Mass Audubon Bird - a-thon — they are to be congratulated on their efforts and interest in the natural world.

Running around the plant beds, the little birds are often the first thing that our young visitors spot in Butterfly Haven.

In total, 21 pheasants were shot, with the remaining birds taken home by the young Guns and those syndicate members who supervised the day.

Sophie Hutchinson said: «We are delighted that the Environment Secretary accepted a brace of birds that was sourced from a Young Shots day in East Sussex at the weekend before being dressed for the table.

Young naturalists meet sixteen birds in this elegant introduction to the many uses of feathers.

Each of the bird species lives in an area where nest sites and territories are very scarce, very hard for young birds to get.

Spectacular feathered dinosaurs discovered in the last decade or so show clearly how a small group of theropod dinosaurs gave rise to the first birds, but these specimens are nearly all Cretaceous in origin, at least 20 million years younger than Archaeopteryx.

«The abundance of fossils, the presence of young birds among the fossils, and the evolution of a shorter wingspan in the Eastern Bluebird all suggest that these birds did not migrate to the island but were a resident population.

He knew exactly what it was to be a young bird - obsessive, and he welcomed me completely — gave me keys to the joint, the Museum of Comparative Zoology, which I still have in my desk drawer.

It is not clear why infection in some birds can affect others, but scientists suggest it may affect adults» ability to nurture their young, or that infected chicks may need more care.

The CEAP assessment, led by Jeffery Larkin, professor of biology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and forest bird habitat coordinator with the American Bird Conservancy, evaluates the effectiveness of young forest management in creating quality habitat for the golden - winged warbler and other wildlife specbird habitat coordinator with the American Bird Conservancy, evaluates the effectiveness of young forest management in creating quality habitat for the golden - winged warbler and other wildlife specBird Conservancy, evaluates the effectiveness of young forest management in creating quality habitat for the golden - winged warbler and other wildlife species.

This newfound noise from young Amphion floridensis may startle birds or other would - be predators not expecting something as generally quiet as most caterpillars to erupt in sound.

But in species where males have a greater role in rearing young than females — such as seahorses and certain frogs and birds — it's the females that are more likely to compete violently with each other.

While the species - specific song must be learned as a young bird, most calls are, as in the case of all other birds, innate.

This «imprinting» means the team can later teach the young birds to fly south for the winter by leading them in ultralight aircraft.

Previous studies of birds show that here, too, non-breeding adults often help breeders to raise their young in species living in dry unpredictable environments.

This tricks the birds into thinking the people are their parents, allowing the team to later guide young birds to migrate south to Florida for the winter by leading them in ultralight aircraft.

About one - fifth of the time, the birds altered their ascent to go after young fish hiding among the jellyfish, the seabird specialist and his colleagues report online in Biology Letters.

The second test, however, in which the researchers implanted a hormone pellet into one of the parent birds, showed that this limit depends on the stress level of the parent bird and not on the begging behaviour of the young little auks.

Also, the younger birds in particular just don't care and they'll just come up to you and try to take things out of your bag.

In around 80 % of all bird species, males play a key role in raising their younIn around 80 % of all bird species, males play a key role in raising their younin raising their young.

Hamlyn describes its Young Ornithological Guides as a totally new concept in bird books aimed at 8 to 14 - year - olds.

In 2014, UCSF's Nathan Young and Ralph Marcucio, working with Schneider, carried out extensive skull measurements on a variety of embryonic vertebrates and determined the point during development at which the bird face begins to diverge from those of other vertebrates.

Dubbed «tree rat» by its detractors, the invader has made a pest of itself in its new land, where it is in the habit of eating flower bulbs and birds» eggs and stripping the bark from young birch trees.

The 113 - gram peep's extraordinary journey begins in late October each year, after the birds have raised their young in nests scattered across Canada's arctic tundra.

Later, when their young are born, we take blood samples to see if the birds that we scared with the stuffed animal earlier in the year have mated with several males.»

A new study from The Condor: Ornithological Applications provides the first direct estimates of the population size and annual survival of young birds in Oahu's Laysan Albatross population, giving important new insights into the demographics of these «prebreeders.»

The ancestors of all modern birds, from the hummingbird to the majestic bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus, seen here as a young adult), lived on a supercontinent in the Southern Hemisphere about 95 million years ago, a new study suggests.

Survival rates were high in both locations, and more young hawks began breeding on the resort property, probably because more territories were available due to the birds» low numbers.

Many migration studies are done in short - lived species like songbirds, or by comparing a young bird to an older bird, said UMD biologist Thomas Mueller, an expert on animal migration and the study's lead scientist.

Hosts infected by viruses found new uses for the genetic material the agents of disease left behind; metabolic enzymes somehow came to refract light rays through the eye's lens; mammals took advantage of the sutures between the skull bones to help their young pass through the birth canal; and, in the signature example, feathers appeared in fossils before the ancestors of modern birds took to the skies.

Building a nest, laying and incubating eggs and taking care of a hungry brood are very demanding on birds» energy budgets, so it is obviously in their interests to ensure that the young they are caring for are their own.

Unable to fly, nestling birds depend on their parents for both food and protection: vocal communication between parents and offspring helps young birds to determine when they should beg for food and when they should crouch in the nest to avoid a predator seeking an easy meal.