Sentences with phrase «studied animal migration»

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But our study shows that we also have to include the active biological processes, such as animal migrations, to predict and calculate the ocean's ability to absorb anthropogenic emissions of CO2,» says Professor Katherine Richardson of the University of Copenhagen, who is also one of the authors behind the study.

Studies on animals with mating or migration patterns that revolve around lunar cycles could also illuminate the underlying biological drivers as well as the evolutionary benefit of having a moon - synced clock.

Until now, most studies of animal migration have focused on large, easy - to - study birds and mammals.

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.

Other studies have gauged how climate changes will affect migration, flowering, and other factors that could put plants and animals out of step with the world around them.

While biologists have tracked how global warming has altered the developmental, migration, timing and other behavior in plants and animals, what makes this study unusual is the physical changes in the bees, said study co-author Candace Galen at the University of Missouri.

VEMCO fish tracking and monitoring equipment enables researchers to study the behaviour and migration patterns of thousands of marine and freshwater animals over months and years and across vast distances.

The animals were fitted with scientific satellite tracking devices so their migration, behavior and progress can be tracked to current locations and studied.

While biologists have tracked how global warming has altered the developmental, migration, timing and other behavior in plants and animals, what makes this study unusual is the physical changes in the bees, said study co-author Candace Galen at the University of Missouri.