Largest Acoustics Meeting In History Expected
...ects of the owl's feathers and the reasons why the owl remains silent to its prey even though they haveexcellent hearing in the high-frequency range. (1pNSd1) --- Silicon Microphones. In the same way that transistors replaced bulky vacuum tubes in computers, researchers are aiming to supplant conventi...Taking the long view: examining factors which influence Northern Spotted Owls
...r forests within the region. A total of ninety owl sites were examined. Climate data were also coll...individual by decreasing the time it takes for an owl to starve to death. The owls, the research team hypothesizes, may employ a "bet hedging" strate...USGS finds mixing between California spotted owls and northern spotted owls
...ifornia spotted owls are found in northern spotted owl habitat. The California owls have been found at le...xing between either California or northern spotted owl subspecies and the Mexican spotted owl subspecies. These data, along with other information, such as...Bhutan signs conservation agreement at Field Museum Jan. 22
...ndas. Bird species range from the cutia and boreal owl to the tiny black-throated parrotbill. We hope our careful documentation of the distribution and habitat needs of birds and mammals will help determine conservation priorities so that a stable balance can be achieved between humans and wild species, ...Stanford researchers teach old owls new tricks
... and Linkenhoker took advantage of a quirk in barn owl brains. These owls develop a mental map of their w...cent of the shift seen in young owls. If the adult owl sees an object shifted 17 degrees to the right and hears a sound from that same physical location, t...Hikers may disturb breeding spotted owls
...nservation Biology. The threatened Mexican spotted owl lives in coniferous forests in the Southwest and M...n such areas, the researchers recommend protecting owl habitat during the late Marchearly June nesting season by limiting hiking or establishing buffers ar...Barn owls steer Stanford researcher to clues about visual and auditory mapping
...ormal map while they were wearing lenses. "For an owl to be able to localize the sound correctly after wearing the prisms it has to be able to forget the older map, which is not behaviorally appropriate, and follow the new map," said Weimin Zheng, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in Knudsen's lab at the time....New owl species discovered in Brazil
...ree scientists responsible for the study named the owl after the Moores for their contributions to biodiv...global strategy for biodiversity conservation. The owl was first recorded in 1980 by Galileu Coelho, a professor at the Federal University of Pernambuco, w...Baboon fathers really do care about their kids
...aintain long-term pair bonds, like the siamang and owl monkeys." That the more promiscuous, less committed baboons also vie for such honors suggests that "a capacity for paternal care is not tightly linked to social organization," said Silk. Rather, she said, it may be a "fundamental element" of male re...Pack rat middens give unique view on evolution and climate change in past million years
... colloquially known as pack rats, scavenged nearby owl pellets and scat from coyotes and other mammalian carnivores to decorate their elaborate nests. Estimates are that the small bones and teeth from the pellets and scat are a good representation of the small animal populations from about a 10-mile rad...Gene may be key to evolution of larger human brain
...himpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, gibbon, macaque and owl monkey. "We chose these species because they were progressively more closely related to humans," said Lahn. "For example, the closest relatives to humans are chimpanzees, the next closest are gorillas, and the rest go down the ladder to the most prim......logy. Shortly thereafter it was also identified in owl monkeys, macaques and several other primate specie...r to that of several monkey species, including the owl monkey. As a bush baby was presented with a pattern that filled its entire visual field, neurons thr...New research explores 'early bird' and 'night owl' sleep patterns
...tand the complex basis of the early bird and night owl pattern of sleep that is observed in our society. This research would be important in establishing the genomic basis of normal and abnormal variation in sleep patterns. Further research into the genetic basis of these differences may very well help ...