seabirds

High hormone levels in seabird chicks prepare them to kill their siblings

harminka — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:43:15 -0500

The Nazca booby, a Galápagos Island seabird, emerges from its shell ready to kill its brother or sister. Wake Forest University biologists and their colleagues have linked the murderous behavior to high levels of testosterone and other male hormones found in the hatchlings.

Seabird research tracks ocean health

seher — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:10:05 -0600

Oxford University scientists hope to uncover the secret life of an important British seabird using technology developed with Microsoft Research Cambridge.

Island conservation shows promise for bycatch

harminka — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:13:46 -0500

A major challenge for fisheries worldwide is to reduce their impact on non-target or bycatch species.

Reducing impact of fisheries on bycatch

harminka — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:10:53 -0500

According to one of the authors of a paper on the findings in the August edition of Frontiers in Ecology and Environment, CSIRO scientist Dr Chris Wilcox, a major challenge for fisheries worldwide is to reduce their impact on ‘bycatch’ species such as seabirds.

Preening over new technology for monitoring PCBs in seabirds

harminka — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 12:58:57 -0500

A new noninvasive test could substantially increase scientists’ ability to monitor seabirds for contamination with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other persistent organic pollutants (POPs), scientists in Japan are reporting in an article scheduled for the July 15 issue of ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology, a semi-monthly journal.

Study investigates 'divorce' among Galapagos seabirds

harminka — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 11:59:28 -0500

Being a devoted husband and father is not enough to keep an avian marriage together for the Nazca booby, a long-lived seabird found in the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador.