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An Ending and New Beginnings….?
Parrot Blogger: Ellen Walford | Sep 16, 2008
I sit here on a relatively nice day as far as the British weather standards go (ie its not drizzling) in my three layers of jumpers, sipping my cup of tea and trying hard to remember what I felt like three months ago when I was slogging up some hill or the other on Praslin, sweating buckets and...
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Parrot response to environmental factors - Fire
Parrot Blogger: Brent Barrett | Sep 15, 2008
Let us explore further the response of parrot populations to environmental factors such as climate (incl. change), predation, vegetation (food) and habitat loss. Already we know that Kakapo require a very specific event to initiate breeding, but there are populations of parrots with much more...
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Parrot Blogger: Sarah Faegre | Sep 11, 2008
Steve and I take shifts so that the nest is under observation for most of the day--the female is incubating and the male makes frequent visits to feed her, so all seems well. On our way through the jungle, walking to and from the nest, we have been lucky enough to observe all sorts of amazing...
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Further mysteries of science - Kakapo
Parrot Blogger: Brent Barrett | Sep 09, 2008
Last week we explored some aspects of endangered species behavior that often leave researchers at loose ends. These referred to parrots which migrate or those that are nomadic (with large home-ranges). The difference between these examples are a matter of known and unknown location and how that...
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