There Are Other Egg Dumpers! Apart from the New World cowbirds, avian brood parasites include Old World cuckoos, some African finches, African and Asian honeyguides, and the South American black-headed duck. Opportunistic egg-dumping occurs among swallows, waterfowl, and others, but these guys (...
When I got to the point where the game lets you walk around the cannery rather than just staring at your work space it reminded me of cathedrals and churches. There were high ceilings and tiered architecture which leads the visitor upwards towards the most important section. Light illuminates k...
Sometimes, however, it is a side-effect of other evolutionary scenarios. You are familiar with the adaptive radiation of Darwin's finches that resulted in species with different beak shapes. But did you know that this affected their songs as well? Larger-beaked species have simpler songs as ...
A rainbow is created by something called light refraction. The color of light is actually made up of all the colors of the rainbow. As light rays travel through the air, they appear to us as white light. When sunlight hits an object, such as mist or raindrops, the rays are refracted (...
of volcanic islands. They are in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 1,000 meters from the mainland of Ecuador.There are 19 islands in all. The Galapagos Islands are famous for their many special animals, such as giant tortoises and finches About 9,000 different kinds of animals live there.[...
of volcanic islands. They are in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 1,000 meters from the mainland of Ecuador.There are 19 islands in all. The Galapagos Islands are famous for their many special animals, such as giant tortoises and finches About 9,000 different kinds of animals live there.[...
Ambient levels of nonionizing electromagnetic fields (EMF) have risen sharply in the last five decades to become a ubiquitous, continuous, biologically active environmental pollutant, even in rural and remote areas. Many species of flora and fauna, becau
But there are many really trendy blowsy plants that appeal to both, including things such as lavenders and poppies.LAVENDER is always full of bees and butterflies and at night it attracts moths - I often see fox cubs jumping into it to grab moths but they don't seem to damage the ...
an important food source for many bird and mammal species, and are therefore a pathway by which triclosan can move through the food chain. Triclosan does not appear to be lethal to mammals, but has been linked to altered sperm production in rats and depression of the nervous system in mice...
There are many different learning styles the student playing the violin might have. Some people are auditory learners; others are visual learners. Depending on the style of learning, different kinds of teaching may be more or less effective. The researchers found that the same is true in the ...