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Published Unknown animals were leaving bird-like footprints in Late Triassic Southern Africa
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Ancient animals were walking around on bird-like feet over 210 million years ago, according to a new ...
Published Archaeopteryx fossil provides insights into the origins of flight - Archaeopteryx Fossil Provides Insights into the Origins of Flight
(via sciencedaily.com) Molting is thought to be unorganized in the first feathered dinosaurs because they had yet to evolve...
Published Brains and brawn helped crows and ravens take over the world - Brains and Brawn Helped Crows and Ravens Take Over the World
(via sciencedaily.com) Crows and ravens have great flying ability, which allows them to gain access to new places more easi...
Published Scientists pinpoint growth of brain's cerebellum as key to evolution of bird flight
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Evolutionary biologists report they have combined PET scans of modern pigeons along with studies of...
Published The hidden rule for flight feathers -- and how it could reveal which dinosaurs could fly
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists examined hundreds of birds in museum collections and discovered a suite of feather charac ...
Published We've had bird evolution all wrong
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Genomic anamolies dating back to the time of the dinosaurs misled scientists about the evolutionary...
Published New fossil birds discovered near China’s Great Wall – one had a movable, sensitive 'chin' - New Fossil Birds Discovered Near China’s Great Wall – One Had a Movable, Sensitive 'Chin'
(via sciencedaily.com) Two new species of fossil birds that lived alongside the dinosaurs have ben discovered near the Grea ...
Published The secret lives of Darwin's finches reveal daily commutes the equivalent of 30 soccer fields - The Secret Lives of Darwin's Finches: Daily Commutes Equivalent to 30 Soccer Fields
(via sciencedaily.com) Using radio transmitters, scientists have gained new insights into the behavior of medium ground fin...
Published Dynamic rivers contributed to Amazon's rich bird diversity - Dynamic Rivers Contributed to Amazon's Rich Bird Diversity
(via sciencedaily.com) One of the most contentious questions in evolutionary biology is, how did the Amazon become so rich...
Published How new bird species arise - How New Bird Species Arise: Understanding the Process of Speciation
(via sciencedaily.com) Much of a centuries-old debate over where and how new bird species form has now been resolved. Resea ...
Published Fossil shows how penguins' wings evolved
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A tiny fossil penguin plays a huge role in the evolutionary history of the bird, an international st ...
Published Bringing back an ancient bird
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Using ancient DNA extracted from the toe bone of a museum specimen, biologists have sequenced the ge...
Published More than one way to build a black bird - More Than One Way to Build a Black Bird: A Look at the Evolution of Melanism
(via sciencedaily.com) For a species of flycatcher in the remote Solomon Islands, scientists have so far found at least two...
Published Birds set foot near South Pole in Early Cretaceous, Australian tracks show
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The discovery of 27 avian footprints on the southern Australia coast -- dating back to the Early Cre...
Published Warm-bodied ties between mammals and birds more ancient than previously recognized - Warm-bodied Ties Between Mammals and Birds More Ancient Than Previously Recognized
(via sciencedaily.com) The evolutionary origin of endothermy (the ability to maintain a warm body and higher energy levels...
Published Like the phoenix, Australia's giant birds of prey rise again from limestone caves
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Australia's only vulture, and a fearsome extinct eagle, are among the earliest recorded birds of pre ...
Published Feathers, cognition and global consumerism in colonial Amazonia
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Amazonia is the home of the largest variety of birds in the world. In such a unique environment, cra ...
Published Rethinking the dodo
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers are setting out to challenge our misconceptions about the Dodo, one of the most well-kno...
Published Extinct Caribbean bird's closest relatives hail from Africa, South Pacific - Extinct Caribbean Bird's Closest Relatives Hail from Africa, South Pacific
(via sciencedaily.com) In a genetic surprise, ancient DNA shows the closest family members of an extinct bird known as the ...
Published These female hummingbirds evolved to look like males -- apparently to evade aggression - These Female Hummingbirds Evolved to Look Like Males -- Apparently to Evade Aggression
(via sciencedaily.com) 1 in 5 adult female white-necked jacobin hummingbirds look like males. New research shows that this...