| 单词 | finch |
| 例句 | He had already given out his rare Megatherium bones and his finches and mockingbirds from the Galapagos Islands. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z All was still, save for the grasshoppers and the falling finch song of the yellowhammer on the thorn. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You have the keen eyes of your fair kindred, Legolas,’ he said; ‘and they can tell a sparrow from a finch a league off. Tell me, can you see anything away yonder towards Isengard?’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z As Charles looked at the beaks of the finches, he began to see evidence of the fight for survival that precipitated the change. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Over time, the finch’s beak would harden and become pincer shaped. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Charles had figured out, looking at the finches and mocking birds from the Galapagos all those years ago, that certain variations helped the birds survive. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Jamshid who took even a broken finch as his most honored patient. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z For a variant of gross-beaked finch to appear on a Galápagos island by natural selection, two seemingly contradictory facts had to be simultaneously true. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Now, in July 1838, as he headed toward Maer, he knew that the woman he married would have to be one who would not fight his passion for beetles and beaks of finches. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The Darwin finches kept on hopping and eating. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z He watched for a moment until the carefully crafted perch inside stopped swaying and the little finch stilled the nervous flutter of its bright-colored wings. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z One by one they .opened the bird cages, and the sky filled with parakeets, canaries, lovebirds, and finches, which flew around in circles, blinded by their sudden freedom, and finally took off in every direction. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z If you plot the beak sizes of finches, the points fit on a continuous curve. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z He regretted this later when he realized that the mockingbirds and the finches would have been wonderful evidence for his theory. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But this would still be unable to explain why all finches in a single island did not gradually collapse to have identical characteristics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z What impetus drove the descent of, say, thirteen variants of finches down the fierce rivulets of speciation? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Curiosity would not be sated until the mechanical finches that were now so abundant around the globe had evolved to fly to the limits of the atmosphere. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Daniela's eyes are a little sunken, like two finch's eggs in a nest, and her nose hooks left. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The dew and gossamer had dried early from the grass and by midmorning the finches had fallen silent. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z In the Galapagos, the finches from the different islands were less like each other than birds on the mainland. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Geographic isolation might have solved some of the “grey finch” problem—by restricting interbreeding between particular variants. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The thirteen finches were not created by some divine whim, but by “natural descent”—cascading downward and outward from an original ancestral finch. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z There’s a matching red mailbox that says finch. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z If a finch lived for only two years, how could it pass along the idea of something it had never seen to the next generation? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z They were not as innocent as the little finches. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z I cry and watch the house finch come and go, come and go, and then just go. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z There must have been a finch around, because one morning as we were sleeping in the hayloft, the door flew open and voices shouted. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z And now she could not name the color that decorated the wing of the little singing finch. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z And second, once born, that gross-beaked finch must be able to transmit the same trait to its offspring, thereby fixing the variation for generations to come. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z This adapted feature would then be transmitted to the finch’s offspring by instruction, and their beaks would harden as well, having been pre-adapted to the harder seeds by their parents. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Hitting the deer would be about as easy for Dad as standing at our kitchen window with a target pistol and picking off the finches and cardinals at our window bird feeder. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Flocks of finches fed on fruit until their population exploded. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z His dæmon, a finch, fluttered and shrieked and tried to pull away, only to fall half-fainting on the instrument panel. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s a house finch; it’s brown and yellow like they are, and female, I think. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z He pays attention to slaves, rocks, lightning, finches, and the ceremony of pressing noses in New Zealand. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z The finch race, all the other races, would be unprepared. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z There will be no house finches, there will be no goldfinches, no Cape May warblers, not even a pigeon. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “The elder Miss Finch preferred to stay a finch most all of the time. Which was just as well, really. She never was much of a conversationalist.” Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Observing Jenny, reading Malthus, thinking about the finches, he put it all together. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z It reproduced, and a new species of finch began to appear. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z A brightly colored finch landed on the windowsill and sang so sweetly, Luna thought her heart would break. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Take that diversity away—force all finches to have the same beak—and selection comes up empty-handed. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Not three feet from Frightful, seven little black Darwin cactus finches were busily gleaning food. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z What hand, Darwin asked, had guided the creation of such different varieties of finches on those distant volcanic islands or made small armadillos out of giant precursors on the plains of South America? The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Why, Jenkin might ask, weren’t all Darwin’s finches gradually turning gray?* The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z As famine raged through the finch world, this gross-beaked variant survived by feeding on hard seeds. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Darwin had misclassified them: they were all finches—an astonishing thirteen species. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Mist hung about the ground, finches were singing in the oak tree beside the house, and there was my mother, her pregnant belly sticking out in front of her. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z Did the word disappear from the finch language, from finch society? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He meant that he had appointed some of the boys to finch on me if I did something especially stupid and silly. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z Like Darwin’s finches, the mechanical birds had begun to differentiate themselves, branching into distinct species adapted for success in particular environments. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z When the daily tourist boats arrived around ten o’clock, she flew back to her island, leaving the sea lions, Darwin finches, marine iguanas—all the original residents—to entertain the people. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z A finch forced to feed on hard seeds adapted by “strengthening” its beak. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z Gould was especially excited about the finches: There seemed to be more than a dozen species of finches never seen anywhere else before. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Over five weeks, Darwin collected carcasses of finches, mockingbirds, blackbirds, grosbeaks, wrens, albatrosses, iguanas, and an array of sea and land plants. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z The finch’s song, the soft breeze, his voice: “Don’t you just like to watch things grow?” My Father’s Things, and My Own 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z Advertisement At home in Sonoma, Calif., my mother-in-law, Robin, has a little farm, complete with animal menagerie — dogs, cats, finches, ducks, chickens — and in Tokyo she showed us her eagle eye for all things nature-related. Traveling to Tokyo With Three Generations 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z “House finches lining their nests with cigarette butts, nests of Bullock’s orioles fashioned from twine, kites decorating their tree platforms with underwear stolen from washing lines.” Helen Macdonald Offers a Bird’s-Eye View of the Natural World 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z The lizards took up residence in the bathtub, the finches, in their cage, on the crowded bathroom counter. Wedding in Paradise Is Lost, but ‘Angels’ Help After Camp Fire Devastation 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Life span: Depends on the breed, ranging from seven to 10 years for a finch, up to 15 years for a parakeet to as much as 70 years for other parrots. Choosing the best pet for your family After nearly a year of living in the equivalent of solitary confinement, even the sight of a few finches splashing in a rainy puddle brought tears to my eyes. Perspective | When I was 15, a psychiatric hospital nearly ruined my life. This advice saved me. 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z As the flock of finches fly around and land on the instruments, wipe their beaks, or use twigs to pluck at the strings, they create a unique and changing soundscape. Birdie songs 2010-02-27T08:58:00Z Flight of fancy … a population of finches has been illicitly introduced from Earth. Finches of Mars by Brian Aldiss – review 2013-06-05T12:55:01Z At the NMWA, Morgan’s installation contains about 20 taxidermied finches — the second recent appearance of that species at the museum — tied by steel cords to a cage. Two explorations of nature and centuries-old gender stereotypes 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The finches were taken from the passenger, detained under quarantine and turned over to the United States Department of Veterinary Services. Passenger caught smuggling 70 live finches into US at New York airport 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z Then the Rompin’ Retreat Bird Toy from All Living Things is a great gift that’ll keep diamond dover finches, canaries and parakeets entertained. 10 pet gifts that are perfect for the holidays 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z He demonstrated what flexors mean by a “punch line” by having a finch fly out of his mouth. Dance Review: ‘Flex Is Kings Live,’ at the Dumbo Arts Festival 2012-10-02T22:16:57Z Instead, we found a flock of house finches, another of pine siskins and a diminutive downy woodpecker. The Quiet Thrill of Winter Wildlife Viewing 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z As we talked, the misty rain called garúa started, and one of Darwin’s finches scavenged from my unfinished plate. Going to the Galápagos Is Easier and Cheaper Than Ever. That Might Not Be a Good Thing. 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z And now Rachel is trapped in a very fancy prison, complete with stuffed finches. 'Orphan Black' co-creator answers all your finale questions, teases season 4 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z With the finches he started thinking about the relationship between sound and space. Birdie songs 2010-02-27T08:58:00Z Some species, such as finches, are social and do better in pairs. Choosing the best pet for your family But this particular band is made up of 40 zebra finches jamming on electric guitars and cymbals at the Barbican, in London. Birdie songs 2010-02-27T08:58:00Z In the course of learning to still her mind long enough to watch swans, finches and herons, she begins to ponder subjects like regret, roaming, waiting, smallness. Photos, Gardens, Birds, Trees: What’s Happening in the Great Outdoors 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z At a time when academia can resemble an archipelago, the disciplines more specialized than finch beaks in the Galápagos, Robinson’s audaciously heterodox thinking can exhilarate. Democracy’s Fierce Defender 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z We look together at the black and brown bird, maybe a finch or a song sparrow, perched in a cage within a cage. A bird trapped in ICE detention: What it’s like inside the largest immigrant prison in the US 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z This is true for zebra finches, waved albatrosses, tropic birds and juncos, too. Birds fall in love, and they have the moves to prove it 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z To start, he’s conceived a quartet of wallpapers featuring such upbeat motifs as his signature flocks of finches and trompe l’oeil salon-style arrangements of framed rabbit portraits. In Fine Feather 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Despite this latter interdiction a population of finches has been smuggled in, hence the novel's title. Finches of Mars by Brian Aldiss – review 2013-06-05T12:55:01Z Unlike sparrows, finches and most other birds, hummingbirds can taste sweetness because they carry the genetic instructions necessary to detect sugar molecules. Can we train our taste buds for health? A neuroscientist explains how genes and diet shape taste 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z One of the most popular and busy of the exhibitions was a year ago when Céleste Boursier-Mougenot turned the space into an aviary with zebra finches flying and landing on strategically placed electric guitars. Barbican bowled over by artist's game installation 2011-02-09T15:43:19Z And like Darwin’s Galapagos finches whose beak shapes adapted to fit their food, human skulls became flatter about 4 million years ago, “an adaptation for eating soft, cooked foods.” Thor Hanson’s ‘The Triumph of Seeds’: new life, tiny package 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Salmonellosis most often affects goldfinches, evening grosbeaks and house finches. Your dirty bird feeder could be spreading disease 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z A volunteer chorus of finches and wrens emerges to perform at sunset with the settled-in ease of a house band. Review | Wolf Trap celebrates 50 years of arts in the wild — so what’s another rainstorm? 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z “No one knows the exact formula to get rosy finches to their feeders,” Ms. Weiss remarked of the prized birds that otherwise spend their time among 14,000-foot peaks, often called “14-ers.” The Quiet Thrill of Winter Wildlife Viewing 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z These are Darwin’s finches for reality contest shows, adapting to various conditions and also demonstrating what can be exploited within each environment. ‘Making the Cut’ Is New, but the Pattern Is Familiar 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z With an ornithology book stuffed into his jacket pocket, he categorises people into species of bird and keeps reality at bay by sketching finches, starlings and ravens. King Crow by Michael Stewart ? review 2011-07-22T21:55:04Z Weiner interweaves natural and human history, and reports on the Grants’ groundbreaking discovery that in just a generation — they had been observing the finches for 20 years — the species’ beak size had evolved. What To Read Before Your Galápagos Vacation 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z Forbes reporter Ryan Mac tweeted: “the revelation that atticus finch was once a racist is the worst news of the day.” The Atticus Finch of your childhood is’t ruined: Read Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” for the early draft that it is 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z In Gerard Manley Hopkins’s daring sonnet, “Pied Beauty,” he defines beauty as “all things counter, original, spare, strange,” which seems perfect, allowing us to praise chestnuts, cattle, trout, finches, and plotted fields. Street of the Iron Po(e)t, Part XI 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Lying 600 miles off the coast of Ecuador, the Galapagos are famously home to a wonderfully diverse range of animals, including tropical penguins, marine iguanas and finches so specialised that one species is even vampiric. TV highlights 16/07/2012 2012-07-15T18:59:01Z The youngest boy in the painting is holding a small bird, likely to have been a finch. Guinea pig portrait is revealed 2013-08-20T12:49:08Z It was reporting on a 2011 study out of Kyoto University, demonstrating that Bengal finches respond differently to different configurations of the same sounds. Writing middle-aged men in crisis: Novelists Lindsay Stern and Andrew Ridker in conversation 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z You’ll want to bring binoculars, which will help you spot ospreys, warblers and tanagers, as well as longer-term residents like robins, finches and chickadees. Keeping a Distance, From Everything but Nature 2020-05-13T04:00:00Z MV Origin’s route will allow guests to view marine iguanas, Darwin finches and giant land tortoises. Expanding Cruise Options Through the Galápagos Islands 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Birds fly behind, finches and macaws and vultures and larks, monarchs and thrushes and curlews and crows. John Luther Adams, Praying for the Earth in Music 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Follow a path out of town, past bushes filled with Darwin’s finches and lava lizards scuttling across rocks and you emerge on to talcum powder sand. The 50 best beaches in the world 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z They don't know it, but Darwin's finches changed the world. Fruit, nectar, bugs and blood: How bat teeth and jaws evolved for a diverse dinnertime 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z In short, a complex and evolving system — whether that’s a flock of gold finches or a nebula or the English language — will produce ever more diverse and intricately detailed states and configurations of itself. The "missing law" of nature was here all along 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z As a result, these areas have less bird biodiversity and larger populations of synanthropic birds — species adapted to dense urban environments such as house finches and sparrows, European starlings, common pigeons and northern mockingbirds. How L.A.’s bird population is shaped by historic redlining and racist loan practices 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z Artificial intelligence is currently being used to understand how many species, including sperm whales, zebra finches and even our own pet dogs communicate. Monk parakeets have “voiceprints” that identify themselves in groups just like humans, study finds 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z Ever since Darwin wrote about the finches of the Galápagos Islands, biologists have studied these small songbirds to understand the mechanisms of evolution. Genome study reveals 30 years of Darwin's finch evolution 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z This pace far exceeds that of Darwin's finches, which took millions of years to evolve 14 species. Explosion in fish biodiversity due to genetic recycling 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z He uses recordings of red crossbills to understand the populations of that species, a type of finch, that occur in Southern California and in the Sierra Nevada. How to connect with nature by recording 'utterly magical' birdsong 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z There’s also a nesting box for kestrels, who help keep the finch numbers down. This Thurston County farm helps restore prairies with native seeds 2023-08-18T04:00:00Z What do a cow, a koala, a camel, a Tasmanian devil and now a finch all have in common? A Cow, a Camel and a Finch Exploded in Space. What Is Going On? 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The strength of Darwin's finches as a study organism lies in what they can show about the early stages of speciation. Genome study reveals 30 years of Darwin's finch evolution 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z As of this writing, it’s logged 194 house finch visits, 83 California towhee drop-bys, 5 squirrel sorties and a lone pine siskin pop in. My high-tech bird feeder made me wonder: Do birds have a right to privacy? 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z “One plant had yellow finches all around it,” said Patrick J. Garay, vice president of strategic projects at Air Products. Corporate Landscaping Lets Its Hair Down 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z Only a handful of other species have been shown to change their calls when addressing young, including zebra finches, rhesus macaques, and squirrel monkeys. Dolphin moms use ‘baby talk’ with their calves 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z And Zebra finches elevate their pitch and slow down their songs to address chicks, perhaps making it easier to learn birdsong. Dolphin moms use baby talk to call to their young, recordings show 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Their work demonstrates that the finches of Daphne Major evolved in response to changes in the environment and interactions among species. Genome study reveals 30 years of Darwin's finch evolution 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z By identifying the house finches, California towhees and other birds flocking to my feeder, it piqued my curiosity about the birds that inhabit the world around me. My high-tech bird feeder made me wonder: Do birds have a right to privacy? 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Illustration shows four different species of finch from the Galápagos Islands. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The Grants found changes from one generation to the next in the beak shapes of the medium ground finches on the Galápagos island of Daphne Major. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Many species there, including giant tortoises, marine iguanas and Darwin's finches, are found nowhere else on earth so their conservation is seen as vital. Ecuador seals record debt-for-nature swap with Galapagos bond 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z An international team has sequenced the genomes of nearly every finch studied on Daphne and revealed the genetic architecture of adaptive change. Genome study reveals 30 years of Darwin's finch evolution 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z These are Guyana’s speed-singing contests — a centuries-old tradition where male finches are placed in cages next to each other as judges count the number of chirps they emit in the span of five minutes. Guyana birdsong competitions flourish amid oil boom 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z For example, when natural selection leads to bill-size change in medium-ground finches in the Galápagos, this does not mean that individual bills on the finches are changing. Fundamentals of Biology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The variations in finch beaks shifted from generation to generation providing adaptation to food availability. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z These are Guyana’s speed-singing contests - a centuries-old tradition where male finches are placed in cages next to each other as judges count the number of chirps they emit in the span of five minutes. Guyana birdsong competitions flourish amid oil boom 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z Using the genomes of all the finches on Daphne, the researchers show that this results from genes transferring from the Small Ground-Finch through hybridisation and periods of drought where individuals with smaller beaks survived better. Genome study reveals 30 years of Darwin's finch evolution 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z A photo caption that accompanied an image with the article misidentified a downy woodpecker as a hairy woodpecker, and a group of bright yellow finches or vireos was referred to only as “birds.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Try harder on images for birds in D.C. area 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z To study the effectiveness of placing material on the inside versus outside of windows, Dr. Swaddle and his team used zebra finches, protecting them from impact with a fine mesh in front of the glass. Those Window Stickers to Prevent Bird Strikes? There’s a Catch. 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Darwin’s finches are another well-studied example of adaptive radiation in an archipelago. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z There’s also big money in selling these finches: Average singers go for around $75, while winners can cost up to $10,000. Guyana birdsong competitions flourish amid oil boom 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z The researchers studied not only the Medium Ground-Finch, but the entire community of four species of finches present on the island. Genome study reveals 30 years of Darwin's finch evolution 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z In Newcastle, a small finch flew through the open window of a Next store on 13 November, and was finally caught two days later. RSPCA: Most 'weird and wonderful' animal rescues of 2022 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Thistle feeders attract finches and chickadees when spring arrives. 12 days of holiday gift-giving ideas for the gardener in your life 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z Figure 11.2 Darwin observed that beak shape varies among finch species. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z Smugglers have tucked finches into hair curlers, toilet paper rolls, pantyhose and other items. Guyana birdsong competitions flourish amid oil boom 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z I like to compare that effort with how Charles Darwin studied Galápagos finches. Why do people have slips of the tongue? 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Salvaged pumpkin seeds are a tasty treat for a wide variety of birds such as cardinals, sparrows, finches and chickadees, including when mixed with other seeds such as sunflowers. Pumpkins can be composted, donated to farms, fed to wildlife 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Brighter bills in blackbirds and zebra finches do the same thing. For some wolves, a black coat isn’t just fashionable—it’s a lifesaver 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z One of the best demonstrations has been in the very birds that helped to inspire the theory, the Galápagos finches. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z For years, Henry Ochore, 35, has tried to persuade his friends to release their finches to no avail until he convinced one last week. Guyana birdsong competitions flourish amid oil boom 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z Studying speech errors and finches in detail reveals how tiny variations distinguish them. Why do people have slips of the tongue? 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z In her early years at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she spent the bulk of her career, Dr. Evans installed a floor-to-ceiling bird cage stocked with finches to entertain her patients. Audrey Evans, pioneering researcher of childhood cancer, dies at 97 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z The same is true of scientists working with mice, monkeys, fish or finches. Octopuses Don’t Have Backbones — or Rights 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z For example, finches with large bills were benefited in one climate, while small bills were a disadvantage; in a different climate, the relationship reversed. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z How did observations of finches by Charles Darwin visiting the Galapagos Islands in the 1800s provide the foundation for our modern understanding of evolution? Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z I'd grown up with many pets of all different kinds — finches and parakeets, tortoises and turtles, dogs and hamsters — but none quite like a pigeon. Keeping pet pigeons is a lesson in learning to let go 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z “Tubes with black, greasy, oily food will attract goldfinches and house finches,” he says. Experts share their favorite backyard bird feeders 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z As the researchers sequentially removed species from most to least threatened, toucans, hornbills, hummingbirds, and other distinctive species dropped out; similar birds—think finches and starlings—remained. The most distinctive birds are the ones most at risk of extinction 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The marsupials of Australia, the finches on the Galápagos, and many species on the Hawaiian Islands are all found nowhere else but on their island, yet display distant relationships to ancestral species on mainlands. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z He observed that these finches closely resembled another finch species on the mainland of South America. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The Grants have been studying the finches on the island Daphne Major in the Galápagos. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Darwin observed that beak shape varies among finch species. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z More than 30 species of warblers have been spotted in Monticello Park, along with orioles, finches, wrens, flycatchers, owls and raptors. Perspective | Alexandria’s tiny Monticello Park gains a big honor 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z For example, when natural selection leads to bill-size change in medium ground finches in the Galápagos, this does not mean that individual bills on the finches are changing. Concepts of Biology 2013-04-25T00:00:00Z One of the best examples has been demonstrated in the very birds that helped to inspire Darwin’s theory: the Galápagos finches. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z For over 40 years the Grants have been capturing, identifying, and measuring every finch on the island. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z He postulated that the beak of an ancestral species had adapted over time to equip the finches to acquire different food sources. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z “Mourning doves are strictly ground feeders who sit beneath the sunflower seed and finch food feeders for any seeds that fall to the ground,” Michael wrote. Perspective | Winged victory: Readers stick up for the lowly mourning dove 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z We tested the finches’ ability to discriminate between different renditions of motif syllables and found that the birds can hear the differences easily. What Birds Really Listen for in Birdsong (It’s Not What You Think) 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z The Grants found changes from one generation to the next in the distribution of beak shapes with the medium ground finch on the Galápagos island of Daphne Major. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The Grants found a lot of heritable variation in beak size and shape in finch populations. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z This illustration shows the beak shapes for four species of ground finch: 1. Environmental Biology 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z But bird feeders can still spread other pathogens and parasites, such as the bacteria that cause house finch eye disease, so it is still important to keep them clean. Dozens of Bald Eagles Have Died From Bird Flu 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Customs officials in the country have confiscated many thousands of nonnative species in recent years, including falcons, finches, orangutans, monkeys and macaws. Why are kangaroos turning up in India? 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z Use adaptive radiation to explain the diversification of the finches Darwin observed in the Galapagos. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The drought caused the average beak size in this finch population to change greatly in a few years. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Unlike the orchestrators of an Easter egg hunt, though, the cuckoo finches are not altering their eggs for art or frolicking, but so they can trick other birds into raising their young. Why are some bird eggs so colorful? Blame an evolutionary arms race 2022-04-17T04:00:00Z “The zoology of Patagonia is as limited as its flora,” complained the naturalist who would redefine our understanding of the natural world through variations in the beaks of Galapagos finches. Going all in on adventure in Patagonia 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z A nearby volcano on the same island, Isabela, is named after Charles Darwin, who came up with his theory of evolution after studying finches on the archipelago in the 1830s. This Galápagos Volcano Produced a ‘Mesmerizing’ River of Fire 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z The finches likely shared a common ancestor when they came to the island, but exhibited different traits. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Speciation in Galápagos finches occurred by founding a new population, geographic isolation, changes in the new population’s gene pool, behavioral isolation, and ecological competition. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Q: In the past week, my wife and I have found five dead golden finches in our yard. How to remove dandelions without harming bees, prune properly and more garden questions 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z For example, the house finch almost always dominates the purple finch, and the purple finch almost always dominates the dark-eyed junco, but when house finch and junco face off directly, the junco often dominates. Which birds are the biggest jerks at the feeder? A massive data analysis reveals the answer 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Turkeys, chickens, pigeons and certain kinds of finches have laid eggs without the help of a male, though in most cases, their offspring died before they could fully develop. California condors almost went extinct. Now, scientists say, they are capable of reproducing without males. 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z It is likely that a series of cataclysmic events caused an original finch species to diverge into the many finch species that inhabited the islands when Darwin observed them. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z A founding population of finches migrated to one of the Galápagos Islands from the South American mainland. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Residents said habitats for local finches, robins and blackbirds and other wildlife had been lost. Linthorpe Lidl tree felling prompts petition against supermarket 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z These tangled interactions are more common among invasive species such as the house finch, which is not native to the eastern U.S., Which birds are the biggest jerks at the feeder? A massive data analysis reveals the answer 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Before the findings made public on Thursday, the other known instances of parthenogenesis among birds were limited to turkeys, finches and domestic pigeons, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance. Endangered California Condors Can Reproduce Asexually, Study Finds 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z The beak size of Darwin’s finches changing as the availability of different- sized seeds changes. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Over time, each population of finch would evolve to adapt to the environment of each island. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z The new study expands Ausprey's Peru observations to a wider variety of birds elsewhere, including parrots, woodpeckers and finches. Birds’ Eye Size Predicts Vulnerability to Habitat Loss 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z “The tortoises will rise up and extend all their limbs and tail, and finches will come and groom them of ticks,” Gibbs said. ‘Totally surprising and rather horrifying’: Giant tortoises eat baby birds 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Gold is of course the color of the finch in the lovely panel of “The Virgin and Child.” Review: The Getty's must-see 14th century Venetian art and the mystery that lies within it 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z The process in which better-adapted organisms are able to survive and reproduce; The beak size of Darwin’s finches changing as the availability of different-sized seeds changes. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z The small brown birds were species of finches that lived nowhere else, but resembled South American species. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z In the mid-1990s, bird watchers in the eastern United States noticed that house finches, a common introduced songbird, were dying in relatively large numbers from an illness characterized by swollen and encrusted eyes. Songbirds are mysteriously dying across the eastern U.S. Scientists are scrambling to find out why 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Darwin's finches are perhaps the best-known examples of adaptive radiation—the evolutionary phenomenon in which one ancestral species rapidly diversifies into several new ones, each with unique adaptations for surviving in its own environment. Evolution’s Favorite Fish Diversify through ‘Noncoding’ Genes 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z The return of early burns, for instance, is stimulating more production of seeds that nourish the threatened Gouldian finch, according to 2018 findings. How Starting Brush Fires Could Save Africa’s Disappearing Lions 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z The Galápagos finches are an example of a modest adaptive radiation with 15 species. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Darwin had observed that different Galápagos finch species have beaks of different sizes and shapes. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z She and her colleagues selected zebra finches because they are one of the most studied birds and because the species’s song is about the same length and frequency as primate vocalizations. Baby Talk and Lemur Chatter—but Not Birdsong—Help an Infant’s Brain Develop 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z In the same two or three million years it took for 14 finch species to evolve, more than 1,000 cichlid species diverged from common ancestors in Lake Malawi alone. Evolution’s Favorite Fish Diversify through ‘Noncoding’ Genes 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z Both genes are less active in manakins than in zebra finches, Wirthlin reported—a change that might help male manakins cope with the visual demands of their frenetic dances. The genes behind the sexiest birds on the planet 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z Upon further study, he realized that the varied beaks of each finch helped the birds acquire a specific type of food. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Many birds starved and the finch population decreased. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Replicating the same categorization task used in past studies, the researchers showed 23 three- to four-month-olds eight images representing one of two categories—dinosaurs or fish—while simultaneously playing a zebra finch song. Baby Talk and Lemur Chatter—but Not Birdsong—Help an Infant’s Brain Develop 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z “The birds think it’s spring. They’re making a lot of noise. Cardinals are singing like crazy. And house finches.” Perspective | For the birds, spring is here. But bluebirds may not pay your yard a visit. 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Scientists set zebra finches a "battery of foraging tasks" in the presence or absence of the noise. Traffic noise impairs songbirds' abilities 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Figure 18.2 Darwin observed that beak shape varies among finch species. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z If the finch population did not have enough variation for natural selection to operate, they would not have been able to adapt and change. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z This indicated that the zebra finch song did not facilitate object categorization. Baby Talk and Lemur Chatter—but Not Birdsong—Help an Infant’s Brain Develop 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Or maybe they were purple finches; I find birds so much more difficult to identify than a stationary perennial. How to create a garden for the birds (pro tip: keep kitties inside) 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z A similar bird-popularity contest in Australia was rocked last year when its sponsor, The Guardian newspaper, detected automated voting for the rainbow lorikeet, the cockatoo and the black-throated finch, the eventual winner. Who Would Rig This Vote? The Fraud Was Real (and Feathers Were Ruffled) 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z The marsupials of Australia, the finches on the Galápagos, and many species on the Hawaiian Islands are all unique to their one point of origin, yet they display distant relationships to ancestral species on mainlands. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Dinosaurs, mammals, and Darwin’s finches have all undergone adaptive radiation before. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z My encounter with the finch crystalized my problem with death. ESSAY: Contemplating death in a year when it feels closer 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z My encounter with the finch crystalized my problem with death. ESSAY: Contemplating death in a year when it feels closer 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z “Birds are coming around now for the food and the bird bath. Sparrows and finches mostly.” Jane Fonda says she’s 'on pins and needles' ahead of election day: ‘Take deep breaths’ 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z There are many examples of this in nature, including Darwin’s finches, northern and Mexican spotted owls, and Hawaiian honeycreeper. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Darwin observed many species of small finches in the Galápagos that had beaks of different shapes and sizes. Miller & Levine Biology 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z Tubular feeders, fitted with perches too small for large birds, are meant to attract finches and other small birds. Get the Birds To Come To You 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z In a 1998 column, de Souza mocked an apparent mob warning to a county prosecutor to keep his mouth shut, delivered in the form of a dead finch. Book celebrates defunct newspaper on anniversary of demise 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z Tatiana Mitra, an artist based in New York, and her husband, Partha Mitra — a physicist and neuroscientist — studied gray matter from humans, octopi, zebra finches, mice and turtles to create gigapixel photographs and ink drawings. Perfect the Art of Pickling and Ponder a Night of Poetry 2020-08-08T04:00:00Z Darwin’s finches are another example of adaptive radiation in an archipelago. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Out on foot near the Chapel of Transfiguration, Smith suddenly found himself engulfed by black rosy finches. New Grand Teton science chief followed unconventional path 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Others, including finches, flap them intermittently, rising and falling like a roller coaster. Get the Birds To Come To You 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z In the evenings, she worked in her studio, carving barred owls, chickadees, finches and eagles from chunks of wood. Opinion | Photographing the Beauty of My Mother’s Decline 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Before this, the strongest evidence for how evolution can be shaped by the gauntlet of extreme climate events came from watching Darwin’s finches bounce back after droughts. Hurricanes Are Reshaping Evolution Across the Caribbean 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z Each species of finch settled the island where its particular traits would be the most adaptive. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z For Cardoso, the answer lies in the story of the finches, penguins and tortoises who share the islands with them. Pandemic upends life on isolated, idyllic Galapagos Islands 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z A small, brightly coloured finch with black and buff plumage, a red face and gold flashes on the wings. Name that song - it's the perfect time to learn to identify birds 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z They suggested that zebra finches might be better candidates. Why Birds Are the World’s Best Engineers 2020-03-17T04:00:00Z China has approved 54 wild species for commercial breeding and sale, including American red foxes, Australian zebra finches and African ostriches. To Prevent Next Coronavirus, Stop the Wildlife Trade, Conservationists Say 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z The finches likely originated as one parent species, but over time mutations caused them to develop reproductive barriers and separate into different species. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z Other wildlife to feature in the series in their natural habitat include the vampire finches of the Galapagos and China's golden snub-nosed monkeys. Attenborough to show threat to 'perfect planet' 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z This computer-based procedure, analogous to measuring finches’ beaks over time, enabled the researchers to determine the “evolutionary trajectories,” or rate of change, of the four cultural populations. Pop Culture’s Rate of Change May Mirror Organic Evolution 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Less than 800 individuals currently exist of the southern black-throated finch subspecies, making it the most endangered bird in the final 10. Black-throated finch wins 2019 bird of the year with tawny frogmouth second 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Other genes on the zebra finch GRC are comparable to genes that are known from mouse studies to be involved in early embryonic development. Solving the Mystery of Songbird Diversity 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z But how about vampire finches, one of the many finches in the Galápagos? Meet the Bloodsuckers 2019-10-28T04:00:00Z Biologists are now using it to investigate everything from the structure of plant cells to how finches crush seeds. It Had the Biggest Antlers Ever Found. Were They Weapons? 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z “An El Niño comes along, vegetation changes, seeds change, and the beak of the finch evolves accordingly in response to that environmental change.” Pop Culture’s Rate of Change May Mirror Organic Evolution 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Thousands of votes were added in minutes for the cockatoo – all automated and from the same origin – with other votes added to the finch and the rainbow lorikeet in an attempt to disguise the ruse. Black-throated finch wins 2019 bird of the year with tawny frogmouth second 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z Reck says a veterinarian specializing in birds is examining the macaw, cockatiels and finches. Arizona officials grab 18 dogs and 67 birds in hoarding case 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z And Sarah talks with Todd Roberts of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, about incepting memories into zebra finches to study how they learn their songs. An app for eye disease, and planting memories in songbirds 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z The sparrows and finches that visit backyard feeders number fewer each year. North America has lost 3 billion birds in 50 years 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z They included sparrows, swallows, blackbirds, thrushes, finches, warblers and meadowlarks. Bird numbers plunge in U.S. and Canada with people to blame 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Twelve groups, including sparrows, warblers, finches, and blackbirds, were particularly hard hit. Three billion North American birds have vanished since 1970, surveys show 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z "We wanted to explore anole lizards to study the evolution of gene regulation, since they've experienced a series of speciation events on Caribbean islands, much like Darwin's finches of the Galapagos." The first gene-edited lizard walks among us 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z The moment of liberation contrasts with the dreadful conditions in which the finch was found. Songbirds silenced as Colombia fights wildlife trafficking 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z The moment of liberation contrasts with the dreadful conditions in which the finch was found. Songbirds silenced as Colombia fights wildlife trafficking 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Authorities detained a man attempting to smuggle 34 finches crammed into hair rollers. The Daily 202: Steve Bullock won’t be on the debate stage. But he’ll keep talking about his signature issue. 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Officials say the finches from Guyana are prized. Man caught at JFK smuggling 34 finches in hair curlers 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z US Customs and Border Protection officials discovered 34 live finches Gurahoo allegedly planned to sell to be used in lucrative bird-singing competitions in New York City. Man arrested at New York airport for allegedly smuggling 34 live song birds hidden inside plastic hair curlers 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z The Queensland government has put construction work on hold indefinitely, thanks to concerns about the impact on the black-throated finch, an endangered bird found in the area. The big climate call coming to Australia 2019-05-05T04:00:00Z Afghans seem to stage fights with nearly every kind of animal: dogs, roosters, camels, canaries, finches, quails, pigeons. In Afghan Blood Sports, the Animals Aren’t the Only Ones Fighting 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z The man, who brought the birds to New York City from Guyana, planned to sell the finches for about $3,000 each. The Daily 202: Steve Bullock won’t be on the debate stage. But he’ll keep talking about his signature issue. 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z An island’s confines can rapidly spark evolutionary change; Charles Darwin saw this in finches’ beaks. Bones discovered in an island cave may be an early human species 2019-04-10T04:00:00Z Guyanese finches are considered to have better singing voices. Man arrested at New York airport for allegedly smuggling 34 live song birds hidden inside plastic hair curlers 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z Many bird species, including swallows, finches, and sparrows, use nocturnal flight calls to help the flock navigate while migrating. Tweeting while flying kills migratory birds 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z When slowed down, these finches were revealed to be “tap-dancing,” alternating from foot to foot. A Bird's-Eye View of Communication 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z On the island of Floreana, the Galápagos penguin, dark-rumped petrel and medium tree finch are threatened with extinction by six invasive species. Cull invasive mammals to save island species, experts urge 2019-03-27T04:00:00Z For the 2017 discovery, he had submitted a feather, found in a zebra finch nest in Kalamurina Wildlife Sanctuary in South Australia, as proof of the parrot's presence in the remote region. Proof discredited in Australia bird find 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Guyanese finches are used for bird singing competitions in Brooklyn and Queens, according to the CBP. Man arrested at New York airport for allegedly smuggling 34 live song birds hidden inside plastic hair curlers 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z I thought of getting one of those plastic owls and sticking it outside, but I realized it might scare away the birds we do like to attract: the cardinals, titmice, finches and wrens. Perspective | When it comes to highfalutin euphemisms, it’s the war of the words 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z In the case of both the manakin and the finch, although their displays initially appear simple and uninteresting to humans, females of the species pay close attention to male displays. A Bird's-Eye View of Communication 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z In a paper published in 2003 in PNAS, Dr. Arnold showed that in gynandromorphic zebra finches, brain cells on the female side were more masculine than comparable cells in a typical female. Split-Sex Animals Are Unusual, Yes, but Not as Rare as You’d Think 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z I can almost hear the finches giggle as they retreat to a far bush. Our humble backyard creek is close to gushing, and so are these thank-you notes 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z “In such contests, often conducted in public areas like parks, two finches sing and a judge selects the bird determined to have the best voice,” court documents said, according to PIX 11. Man arrested at New York airport for allegedly smuggling 34 live song birds hidden inside plastic hair curlers 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z But a new study shows that male zebra finches—colorful songbirds with complex songs—learn their father’s tune better when mom “fluffs up” to signal her approval. Teen zebra finches seek moms’ approval for their new tunes 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z What would happen if we applied this idea of “bird time” to song learning in the zebra finch, the most common model species for human speech development? A Bird's-Eye View of Communication 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z And, finally, we explored the Galápagos with Charles Darwin, and discovered that it's not just finches evolving on those islands! 2018 Rosetta Stones Roundup: A Very Hot Year for Geology 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z In the recent storms, a flugel of finches took the opportunity to gobble the lawn seed I’d put down in the front like little crusts of bread. Our humble backyard creek is close to gushing, and so are these thank-you notes 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z US Customs and Border Protection said it seized approximately 200 finches in airports across the U.S. in 2018. Man arrested at New York airport for allegedly smuggling 34 live song birds hidden inside plastic hair curlers 2019-06-18T04:00:00Z The finding suggests other songbirds might also learn their tunes this way, and that zebra finches are better models for studying language development than thought. Teen zebra finches seek moms’ approval for their new tunes 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z Based on these studies, zebra finches were thought to learn solely via imitation, with no social information required. A Bird's-Eye View of Communication 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Let’s return, then, to that dead finch on my porch. Biological annihilation: A planet in loss mode 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z While we do not condone any illegal behavior, in the grand scheme of sounds to be heard on a plane, a finch sounds downright pleasant. The Week in Business: Apple Expands in Austin, and the Fed Gears Up on Interest Rates 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z “They bet on how many times the finches will chirp in a minute, which finch chirps the most,” said Anthony Bucci, a CBP spokesman in New York. Smuggled finches hidden in socks and hair rollers keep flying into JFK 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z It takes a typical zebra finch 55 days to learn dad’s rhythmic, beeping tune. Teen zebra finches seek moms’ approval for their new tunes 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The smuggled birds may have been destined for sale to Guyanese immigrants for a game that involves betting on how often the finches chirp per minute, said Customs spokesman Anthony Bucci. Bad bet: 70 finches seized at U.S. airport may have been bound for... 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z In March 2006, a couple of days after moving into a rented house in northern New Mexico, I found a dead male house finch, a small songbird, on the porch. Biological annihilation: A planet in loss mode 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Customs officials say people bet on how many times the finches chirp, and a winning male finch can sell for up to $10,000. Customs finds 70 finches in hair rollers 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z “The most common animal we see trying to be smuggled through the passenger environment are these birds, the finches.” Smuggled finches hidden in socks and hair rollers keep flying into JFK 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Such active learning closely resembles how human infants learn speech, the scientists note, making these finches even better models for studying language acquisition across species. Teen zebra finches seek moms’ approval for their new tunes 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z The finches were quarantined and turned over to the United States Department of Agriculture Veterinary Services. Bad bet: 70 finches seized at U.S. airport may have been bound for... 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z The Galapagos finches that first inspired Darwin’s theory are a classic example of more rapid evolution. Florida pythons never stop eating. It could help them spread 2018-11-10T05:00:00Z Martin Lister’s drawing of a strawberry finch reveals a skilled illustrator who “performed a type of embodied empiricism”. How seventeenth-century sisters broke the mould on scientific illustration 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z But his finches were admitted to the United States. Smuggled finches hidden in socks and hair rollers keep flying into JFK 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z Although the exciting offerings — boobies, frigatebirds, finches — didn’t qualify for their big year, the family trip was big in its own ways. ‘Warblers & Woodpeckers’: Father and son take off for a big, rewarding year of birding 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z The first species to be mapped include the Canada lynx and zebra finch. Scientists look to map the genes of thousands of animals 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z "Zebra finches are well known as using the carotenoid-based colours as a signal. Females prefer beaks that are redder. Males use the red-orange colouration as a way of establishing dominance," said co-author Patrick Green. Songbirds perceive colour like humans 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z Female zebra finches were presented with a device in which food was hidden beneath coloured discs. Birds perceive colours in categories 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z One smuggler, a Guyanese citizen intercepted in July with eight live finches hidden in his computer bag, was admitted to the United States and fined $300. Smuggled finches hidden in socks and hair rollers keep flying into JFK 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z “When I think about orientation and navigation, I think about how we humans fly,” said Atticus Pinzón-Rodríguez, a sensory biologist who studies zebra finches at Lund University in Sweden. Where do doves released at weddings go? They can live happily ever after. 2018-07-16T04:00:00Z And when ornithologists in Mexico discovered an abundance of cigarette butts in the nests of house sparrows and finches, they were unsure why. Darwin comes to town: how cities are creating new species 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Along the way, she throws in a few non-domesticated creatures, such as finches, for their genetic interest and sheer beauty. What’s bred in the bone: the dazzling traits of domesticated animals 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z These colours are worthy of attention because the zebra finch beak is red or orange. Birds perceive colours in categories 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z Finches and their rapid singsong chirps are prized in parts of South America and the Caribbean, including Guyana, Trinidad, Suriname and Brazil, where finch handlers compete for prizes and prestige at tournaments and informal competitions. Smuggled finches hidden in socks and hair rollers keep flying into JFK 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z “Cath, I think it’s a finch, it’s only . . . oh—a finch a finch a finch! Are they trying to tell you they aren’t in there? What are they trying to say?” Birdwatching with my mother: Caregiving, dementia and us 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z You compare the urban blackbird to Darwin’s finches, in terms of its importance to the study of city ecology. In Cities, Wildlife Evolves Astonishingly Fast 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z There, he witnessed the divergence of finch species separated by short stretches of water. What’s bred in the bone: the dazzling traits of domesticated animals 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z Zebra finches passed this key test, demonstrating their capacity for categorical colour perception. Birds perceive colours in categories 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z An international five-year study released this month found one in eight bird species, from varieties of vultures to finches, owls and doves, is threatened with global extinction. Unlocking secrets from extinct species stored at Ohio State 2018-04-28T04:00:00Z In a second study, the researchers found the same was true for zebra finches. Hot temperatures made these birds shrink 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z So the blackbird is a good example of a real urban species that is in the process of evolving, similar to the Darwin finches evolving in the Galapagos Islands. In Cities, Wildlife Evolves Astonishingly Fast 2018-05-05T04:00:00Z He welcomed his feathered friends — cardinals, finches, chickadees. Perspective | Meet the D.C. man who wrote the book on defeating birdseed-stealing squirrels 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z Caves and colleagues’ work on zebra finches might be the start of a wider survey of categorical perception of colour in other animals. Birds perceive colours in categories 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z They share descent with the largest animals ever to walk on land: the house finch outside your window is a tiny and beautifully adapted living dinosaur. The radical otherness of birds: Jonathan Franzen on why they matter 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Scientists call this “reticulate evolution,” says Kearns, and it’s been seen in only a handful of other species, including finches and two kinds of fish. Ravens Are Evolving, and Not in the Way You'd Expect 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z The female of another couple - two nearly white pied finches - had laid one egg in their nest, just like a cuckoo. Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z They trained 16 captive zebra finches to fly through a flight corridor roughly the length of a bus. “Acoustic lighthouses” could prevent birds from hitting buildings 2018-02-17T05:00:00Z To Ebert, the discovery was a profound reminder of the truth of Darwin’s scribbled observation about the Galapagos finches. Rare deep-sea creatures may use underwater chimneys to keep their eggs warm 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Once the birds learned the difference, the researchers plugged new sounds into the same patterns and the parakeets still pecked for the correct XXY arrangement, while the zebra finches did not. Birds Can Tell Us a Lot About Human Language 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Investigators say the saffron finches were discovered Tuesday during a routine inspection and were being illegally transported in 16 small cages in order to be sold in Bolivia. Rescuers try to save 100 saffron finches found in Peru bus 2018-02-01T05:00:00Z A more accurate title would be "Female finches mate with males like their fathers." Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z It all goes back to Charles Darwin’s finches. How warp-speed evolution is transforming ecology 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z No pigeons or finches bound for pet shops fluttered in the 5,000-square foot aviary. A $65 Million ‘Animal Terminal’ at Kennedy Airport Sits Empty 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z These differences in how zebra finches and parakeets listen to patterns of sounds might be explained by intriguing differences in songbird and parrot brains. Birds Can Tell Us a Lot About Human Language 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Just this fall, scientists announced the discovery of a hybrid finch in the Galápagos that is in the process of becoming a new species. The Strange Origin of a Manakin’s Golden Crown 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z A female finch also learns the songs of her father from a young age, but she doesn’t perform. Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z When the naturalist visited Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands in 1835, he documented some variation in the beaks of finches living on different islands and eating different foods. How warp-speed evolution is transforming ecology 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z As of today, there have been six generations, and the island is home to around 30 Big Bird finches. When two different types of birds mated, a new species, Big Bird, was born 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z The song training that Bengalese finches received appeared to overcome tempo tendencies baked into their genes. Finches Can Learn To Sing Differently Than Their Genetics Dictate 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z A population of finches on the Galapagos has been discovered in the process of becoming a new species. Bird caught in act of becoming new species 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z As my profile name declares, I'm a lover of and parent to generations of zebra finches. Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Yes, the fearless finches are charming and beautiful, but the Floreana mockingbird disappeared from the island around 1880, one of 13 species that have gone locally extinct. Could Genetic Engineering Save the Galápagos? 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z These differences prevented gene flow between the hybrids and the native medium ground finches from which they had descended, leading to a distinct hybrid population. When two different types of birds mated, a new species, Big Bird, was born 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z What’s more, the areas where differences popped up were associated with beak shape in Darwin’s famed finches. Birds might be evolving to eat from bird feeders, study says 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z This new finch population is sufficiently different in form and habits to the native birds, as to be marked out as a new species, and individuals from the different populations don't interbreed. Bird caught in act of becoming new species 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Zebra finches -as social animals- do rely on the social assistance of a single individual over time. Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z It turns out many of them are involved in human skull development and bill length in Darwin’s finches—Galápagos Islands birds that served as the famed biologist’s most famous subjects. Humans May Be Influencing Bird Evolution in Their Backyards 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Big Bird finches couldn’t pass muster: They had relatively large beaks for their body size, and they boasted a unique song. When two different types of birds mated, a new species, Big Bird, was born 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Although the whole idea of natural selection started with variations in the beaks of Charles Darwin’s finches, Spurgin says the team “really didn’t expect it would be at all about beaks.” Birds might be evolving to eat from bird feeders, study says 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z The researchers think that the original male must have flown 65 miles from the large cactus finches' home island of Española. Bird caught in act of becoming new species 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z It might well mean that the song of male birds says more than "I'm strong and healthy" - it could well say "I'm a strong and healthy pied zebra finch with this and that mutation"... Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z There are documented instances—such as studies on Darwin’s finches—that show evolution of beak length results from differences in food availability. Humans May Be Influencing Bird Evolution in Their Backyards 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z Only male finches chirp a courtship song, and the neural circuits that control this behaviour are much bigger in males than in females. Genetics: Sex and the single cell : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z After examining a number of finch nests, Mr Young found what he described as an "unmistakeable" green feather. Elusive parrot found in South Australia 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z There is no evidence that they will breed again with the native medium ground finch, but even if they did, they now have a larger size and can exploit new opportunities. Bird caught in act of becoming new species 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z Now I will have to fight my human emotions when I hear a finch, wondering if it one of the mateless ones. Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z They found that finch beak size evolved based on competition for dwindling food sources in extreme climatic conditions such as drought. Humans May Be Influencing Bird Evolution in Their Backyards 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z The right side of Art Arnold's unusual zebra finch was genetically male but the left was genetically female. Genetics: Sex and the single cell : Nature : Nature Research 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z As expected, zebra finches flying in the corridor flew into the netting. Professor works to save birds from building strikes 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z The group of finch species to which the Big Bird population belongs are collectively known as Darwin's finches and helped Charles Darwin to uncover the process of evolution by natural selection. Bird caught in act of becoming new species 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z “The biggest difference between male and female brains of the same species is found in songbirds,” said Sarah Woolley, a neuroscientist who studies finches at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute. Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z A purple finch flew from a holly tree and landed atop the bird feeder, which dangled from a wire attached to a pole. Perspective | On a wing and a prayer: What do backyard birds talk about? 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z Charles Darwin realised, when looking at the finches of the Galapagos, that as island populations go their separate ways, new species spring up. The coming sixth extinction 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Swaddle tested the concept using the aviary’s zebra finches. Professor works to save birds from building strikes 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z Researchers followed the entire population of finches on a tiny Galapagos island called Daphne Major, for many years, and so they were able to watch the speciation in progress. Bird caught in act of becoming new species 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z I've had several generations of zebra finch, whom I love for their mischievous ways and fun personalities. Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z These finches were all unique to the individual island from which they came, but all were still closely related to a single, mainland species. What Charles Darwin Saw at the Zoo 2017-06-26T04:00:00Z Workers discovered the cages were filled with ducklings, quail, parakeets, bunnies, love birds, chickens, roosters and finches. Smell of 'something dead' leads authorities to truck filled with hundreds of animals 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z First, he trained the finches to fly the length of a corridor unimpeded. Professor works to save birds from building strikes 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z What he says is more interesting is understanding the role that hybridisation can have in the process of creating new species, which is why this observation of Galapagos finches is so important. Bird caught in act of becoming new species 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z I lived in Hawaii for several years, and Zebra finches are everywhere! Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z Some female finches use white feathers to line their nest, perhaps to camouflage white eggs. Challenging Mainstream Thought About Beauty’s Big Hand in Evolution 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Darwin’s finches, those little birds in the Galápagos with beaks of different sizes and shapes, were instrumental in the development of the theory of evolution. How Demands of Female Birds Changed the DNA of a Species 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z In the end, finches led him to the theory of evolution, not tortoises. Meet Diego, the Centenarian Whose Sex Drive Saved His Species 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z That's a very long way for a small finch to fly, and so it would be very unlikely for the bird to make a successful return flight. Bird caught in act of becoming new species 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z He didn't sing like his adoptive father, but rather like his biological father, whose song is different from the white finch. Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z For example, when all three species are in the same place, the house finch dominates the purple finch, the purple finch dominates the dark-eyed junco, and the dark-eyed junco dominates the house finch. Who’s the toughest bird? Continentwide ranking reveals a surprise 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z When the ancestors of Darwin’s finches arrived on the Galápagos two million years ago, they gained access to a world of new morsels, untapped by other animals. Finding the Speed of Evolution in a Study of Bird Beaks 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z While visiting the Galapagos Islands, Darwin discovered several species of finches that varied from island to island, which helped him to develop his theory of natural selection. How birds of a feather evolved together - BBC News 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z But in this instance, the new finches on Daphne Major are larger than other species on the island, and have taken hold of new and unexploited food. Bird caught in act of becoming new species 2017-11-23T05:00:00Z While you sort through the messages of admirers, deciding who to make your Valentine, consider finches. Some Songbirds Have Brains Specially Designed to Find Mates for Life 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z House finches, typically found west of the Rockies, are becoming common. Birds previously rare to Missouri becoming more common 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z In a relatively short period, 14 species of finches evolved, specializing in different diets through different beak shapes: short for crushing seeds, sharp for catching insects, long for probing cactus flowers and so on. Finding the Speed of Evolution in a Study of Bird Beaks 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z Male Bengalese finches are able to sing, while females are not. University of Wyoming lab explores songbird speech 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z This leads to a more general discussion of how biodiversity is generated, for example drawing lessons from Darwin's finches and pollinating bees about when natural selection favours specialization or being a jack-of-all-trades. Ecology: Winged insights : Nature : Nature Research 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Gould pops up again later with a selection of Galapagos finches, which helped Darwin to develop the case for evolution by natural selection. Zoology: Animal crackers : Nature : Nature Research 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z She returned my stare with one glistening eye, as if to say: “Consider me your Darwin’s finch. And this city is my Galápagos.” Evolution Is Happening Faster Than We Thought 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z Regardless, his study shows that these endearing birds rival the more famous Galápagos finches as icons of diversification. How New Zealand's Glaciers Shaped The Origin of the Kiwi Bird 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z Generally, Bengalese finch females prefer singing that shows both rapid frequency as well as large tonal sweeps - think of a person clapping both loudly and quickly, he said. University of Wyoming lab explores songbird speech 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z The classic example is a group of 14 species of Darwin’s finches in the Galapagos islands; though they share a single species as their common ancestor, they evolved separately on different islands. I trapped lizards in Los Angeles because their DNA holds secrets 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z Zebra finch babies, however, may be a different story, according to new research published Thursday in Science. Bird Song Found to Somehow Protect Babies From High Temperatures 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Zebra finches program their offspring to prepare for global warming by singing to eggs before they hatch. Zebra finches sing to eggs to prepare babies for global warming 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z To save Darwin's finches from devastation, scientists breed hordes of blood-sucking maggots Watch a sunflower dance in the sun: Now scientists know how it’s done 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z While the male Bengalese finches are busy singing, the females are listening, choosing mates based on the quality of their song. University of Wyoming lab explores songbird speech 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z She soon noticed more finches, and at least two appeared scorched by the lightning. 70 finches saved after lightning strikes tree 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z I’ll evolve like I’m a Galapagos finch being observed by Charles Darwin. What Hillary really meant to say on her historic night 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z For a study published today in Science, they put a bunch of zebra finch eggs in an incubator that created a temperature around 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Zebra finches sing to eggs to prepare babies for global warming 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Many species of sparrows, finches and wrens will also be accepted for testing. Illinois officials seeking dead birds for West Nile tracking 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z One of his experiments involved optogenetics, which is the use of light-sensitive proteins found in algae to activate neurons in the finch brain. University of Wyoming lab explores songbird speech 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Small birds, like sparrows and finches, did not make the noise. Think dinosaurs roared like in ‘Jurassic Park’? The truth, new research says, is a bit wimpier. 2016-07-12T04:00:00Z A tame finch landed on his podium, and Bernie became “Birdie” to his supporters in a fairytale that beguiled a supposedly jaded generation. Bernie Sanders: the upstart who pointed the way toward a political revolution 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z This suggests the calls are a way to tell the soon-to-be-born finches about the world outside, and not just the parents complaining about the heat. Zebra finches sing to eggs to prepare babies for global warming 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z The story of the peppered moth is a classic example of evolution in action, right up there with Darwin’s finches. ‘Landmark study’ solves mystery behind classic evolution story 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z In fact, the songs and vocalizations of Bengalese finches are the subject of Prather’s research because the birds acquire their distinctive songs in a manner similar to human speech development. University of Wyoming lab explores songbird speech 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Slowly his story weaves past the usual landmarks: Mendel’s peas, Darwin’s finches, Watson and Crick’s rough cardboard models of component nucleosides. Review: Twin Books on the Genome, Far From Identical 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z The zebra finch nailed it while the Ph.D. student couldn’t even come close! Here's Why 'Birdbrain' Should Be a Compliment After the eggs hatched, the baby finches were raised in an environment where the temperature varied naturally. Zebra finches sing to eggs to prepare babies for global warming 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z Researchers in one project Mr. Flake highlighted fed alcohol-laced grape juice to finches to see if the birds slurred their songs when inebriated. Feds pay researcher to have bee sting his penis 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Because of the resulting food shortage, the smaller-beaked medium ground finches — who didn't try to compete with the bigger birds for large seeds — were outliving their larger-beaked brethren. 200 years after Darwin, this is how the iconic Galapagos finches are still evolving 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z “So he raised a pair of zebra finches, and he lets them build the nests,” she said. At the Katonah Museum, the Art of the Nest 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z A genome-wide analysis in finches identifies loci associated with parallel size variation in the Galápagos. A beak size locus in Darwin’s finches facilitated character displacement during a drought | Science 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z The story begins about two million years ago, when the common ancestor of all Darwin’s finches arrived on the Galapagos Islands. Evolution of Darwin’s finches tracked at genetic level 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Some birds evolve signature egg colours and patterns to confuse nest parasites such as the cuckoo finch. Ornithology: Oology unshelled : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z The exact mechanism by which HMGA2 influences a finch's beak or a human's height remains unknown. 200 years after Darwin, this is how the iconic Galapagos finches are still evolving 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z The nests were constructed by zebra finches using items provided by the artist. At the Katonah Museum, the Art of the Nest 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z A genome-wide analysis in finches identifies loci associated with parallel size variation in the Galápagos. A beak size locus in Darwin’s finches facilitated character displacement during a drought | Science 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z But in those six finch species one region of the genome correlated more with bird size than with relatedness. Evolution of Darwin’s finches tracked at genetic level 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z For all their visual splash and cartoon familiarity, parrots have long been given scientific short shrift in favor of more amenable subjects like, say, zebra finches or blue tits. Parrots Are a Lot More Than ‘Pretty Bird’ 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z In a study published last year, the team sequenced the DNA of 120 birds — including members of all known species of Darwin's finches and two closely related species — to study the variation among them. 200 years after Darwin, this is how the iconic Galapagos finches are still evolving 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z The birds included Amazon parrots, blue-headed parrots and cockatiels as well as finches, canaries, mourning doves and lovebirds. Over 200 birds, many exotic, rescued from back room of store 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z Male zebra finches learn their courtship songs from their fathers. Bird Brains: Smarter Than We Thought 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z The beak sizes of one population of finches shrank, so as to avoid competing for food sources with a different kind of finch – and their genetics changed accordingly. Evolution of Darwin’s finches tracked at genetic level 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z The finches are threatened by a nest fly which lays parasitic larvae in their nests which attack the young, usually at night. Growing parasite threat to finches made famous by Darwin - BBC News 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Combine that with the latest study of HMGA2, and biologists have a pretty thorough blueprint of how these famous finches evolve. 200 years after Darwin, this is how the iconic Galapagos finches are still evolving 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z Researchers at Hokkaido University in Japan were curious about the source of the rhythmic sounds they heard while the finches were courting so they filmed the birds with high-speed video cameras. Week in Geek: Boogying birds edition 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z Scientists already knew males of these blue-and-tan African finches bob and sing as part of their courtship display. Tap-Dancing Birds Revealed For First Time in New Video 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Further analysis showed that in Darwin’s finches, the HGMA2 region is especially important in controlling the size of the beak. Evolution of Darwin’s finches tracked at genetic level 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z There are between 14 and 18 species on the Galapagos - but this study looked at one of the most common, the medium ground finch. Growing parasite threat to finches made famous by Darwin - BBC News 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Within a year, average beak size among medium ground finches had shrunk noticeably. 200 years after Darwin, this is how the iconic Galapagos finches are still evolving 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z But the blue-capped cordon bleu, a small finch found in Africa, really knows how to win over a mate. The birdie dance: fancy footwork of courting birds revealed 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z New world sparrows and their close relatives, and vireos generally died off only the first year after contracting the virus, whereas finches typically experienced persistent declines. West Nile virus still wiping out birds across North America 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Dr. Hemmings and her colleagues studied eggs from zebra finches and chickens. Bird Eggs Are Fertilized by More Than One Sperm 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z In two of the three scenarios that they modelled, the finch populations were declining and at risk of extinction. Growing parasite threat to finches made famous by Darwin - BBC News 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z In a study published Thursday in the journal Science, they report that they've pinpointed the bit of finch DNA behind the swift transition: a gene called HMGA2. 200 years after Darwin, this is how the iconic Galapagos finches are still evolving 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z The finches’ singing, bobbing and tap dancing routine is the first avian example of what Soma calls a “multimodal dance display” performed by males and females. The birdie dance: fancy footwork of courting birds revealed 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z But North American avian species had never contracted WNV, and the novel pathogen spread across the continent in just 5 years, leaving millions of birds, from jays to sparrows to finches, dead in its wake. West Nile virus still wiping out birds across North America 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z Of course, even vampire finches probably suffer a little bloodsucking of their own. The Vampires That Feed on Vampires 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z The scientists say that the stress from the flies might also provoke an evolutionary response in the finches. Growing parasite threat to finches made famous by Darwin - BBC News 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Minister Hunt is sacrificing threatened species such as the black-throated finch and precious groundwater resources for the sake of a mine that simply does not stack up economically,” she said. Adani Carmichael mine in Queensland gets another green light from Coalition 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Soma said her finch research might shed light on why humans pull their own moves on the dancefloor. The birdie dance: fancy footwork of courting birds revealed 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z For the study, published this month in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, researchers captured and put leg bands with electronic chips on 180 wild house finches around the Virginia Tech campus. Bird feeders may spread an illness that blinds finches 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z WATCH: In the Galápagos, when there's no food to be found, the sharp-beaked ground finch adapts with a bloodthirsty appetite. The Vampires That Feed on Vampires 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z Prices ranged from 43 cents for a scaly-breasted munia, also known as a spice finch, to more than $4,200 for a scarlet macaw, the researchers found. Indonesia’s Booming Bird Markets Put Songbirds at Risk 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z The group is asking for an injunction to prevent finch trapping in Malta until court proceedings are resolved. EU takes Malta to court over bird trapping - BBC News 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z When the finches sang, they did fewer tap steps, either to avoid the two sounds interfering with one another, or because doing both at once was too physically demanding. The birdie dance: fancy footwork of courting birds revealed 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z The European Commission is taking Malta to court over its tradition of trapping finches to trade between collectors or keep in cages as songbirds. EU takes Malta to court over finch trapping 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z An animal you probably don’t associate with Halloween is the finch—but maybe you should. The Vampires That Feed on Vampires 2015-10-29T04:00:00Z One such species is the zebra finch, a common bird often used in research. What Birds Can Teach Us About Waiting for 'the One' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Malta is being taken to the European Union's top court over its controversial tradition of trapping wild finches. EU takes Malta to court over bird trapping - BBC News 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z During the voyage’s five weeks at the islands, he observed giant tortoises and marine iguanas, mockingbirds and finches. See Breathtaking Photos of the Galapagos Islands on the Anniversary of Darwin's Voyage 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Bird protection group BirdLife Malta said it welcomed the Commission's move and hoped there would be an injunction to halt finch trapping while the court case was under way. EU takes Malta to court over finch trapping 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Dr Ihle and her colleagues say the evidence supports the idea that zebra finches select their mates based on how well they get along, putting behaviour ahead of seeking genetic compatibility. Speed-dating birds 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Like people, zebra finches pair up for the long term, and each bird has its own preference. What Birds Can Teach Us About Waiting for 'the One' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z In New York City’s Central Park, for example, you can take in the warbler migration in late summer to early fall, followed by various sparrows and finches winging their way south in autumn. Birding in the Digital Age: A Primer 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z But my simple sense of the justice of saving them taught me simple, concrete things about finches I’d never otherwise have learned: how they slept, how they communicated, their idiosyncrasies. Rescuing Wildlife Is Futile, and Necessary 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Wrens, finches and mockingbirds seem to appreciate the landscapes created by humans, and are never too far from backyards, birdfeeders and lawn chairs. Common Yellowthroat Warbler: A Bandit in the Bramble 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z Over the next five months—enough time for the finches to raise three separate broods—the researchers continued to observe them, both directly and with video. Speed-dating birds 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z But can zebra finches tell us anything about the evolution of mate choice in our own species? What Birds Can Teach Us About Waiting for 'the One' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Suresh, who said he kept a finch above the bed, said his wife thought he was a “fanatic,” which he denied. Tiny Birds, Big Drama: Inside the World of the Birdmen of Queens 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Rearing a single nest of finches in the 1980s didn’t halt the decline of bird populations. Rescuing Wildlife Is Futile, and Necessary 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z “There was a redheaded cardinal, a dove, a sparrow and a finch, all in the room on the floor,” he said. Boyd K. Packer, Advocate of Conservative Mormonism, Dies at 90 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z Once hitched, zebra finches tend to be monogamous and the fathers share in the child care. Speed-dating birds 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z Well, despite the similarities, we are not zebra finches. What Birds Can Teach Us About Waiting for 'the One' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Inside each one was a delicate songbird: a chestnut-bellied seed finch native to the northern parts of South America and the Caribbean. Tiny Birds, Big Drama: Inside the World of the Birdmen of Queens 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z “We fed the finches and listened to a guy playing piano.” A Cleaner Fleet Week: What Do You Do With a Cultured Sailor? 2015-05-25T04:00:00Z This "most singular group of finches" appeared in Charles Darwin's famous journal from the voyage of the Beagle. Darwin finches' messy family tree 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z When the HMS Beagle dropped anchor off the Galápagos archipelago in 1835, Charles Darwin was struck by the fact that each small island seemed to be home to a unique finch. Genomes of Darwin’s finches may explain the shape of human faces 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z And, just like the zebra finches, different people are attracted to, and compatible with, different partners. What Birds Can Teach Us About Waiting for 'the One' 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z Two cages each containing a male finch, whose fierce calls are triggered by an instinctive desire to woo females and defend turf, are hung on a pole about an inch apart. Tiny Birds, Big Drama: Inside the World of the Birdmen of Queens 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z The pine grosbeak, a robin-sized finch, summers in the boreal forest of northern Canada, except for a small band extending south along the Rocky Mountains where the birds remain year-round. TRAVEL: Birders in hot pursuit in cold weather 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z In particular, they saw that the rise and fall of pointed beaks in one species - once again, the medium ground finch - was driven by hybridisation with a different, pointed-beak species. Darwin finches' messy family tree 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Olson says finches learn song patterns similar to the way humans learn to speak. Tipsy birds help scientists study alcohol, speech 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z That’s the finding of a new study by Oregon Health and Science University researchers, who fed juice spiked with alcohol to zebra finches in order to understand how booze affects their birdsongs. Researchers Discover that Drunk Birds 'Slur' Just Like People 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z When he could afford his own finches, he began organizing competitions, eventually succeeding the older generation. Tiny Birds, Big Drama: Inside the World of the Birdmen of Queens 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Birds like owls and overwintering finches and small mammals would lurk through the trees’ deep shadows, or hide under their dark crowns. Holly Trees Are Resilient, and a Bit Mystical 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Dr Julia Day, from University College London, was impressed by the level of mixing reported between the finch species - which she said are "a textbook example of radiation". Darwin finches' messy family tree 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The new work on vocal learning relied on laser dissection of brain regions of zebra finches known to be involved in vocalizations and then analysis of gene activity there. Massive Genetic Effort Confirms Bird Songs Related to Human Speech 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z Only the genomes of zebra finch, turkey and chicken were fully sequenced. Birds Are Dinosaurs, But How Did They Get Here? One of his three finches tried to escape when the agent opened it; another was dead. Tiny Birds, Big Drama: Inside the World of the Birdmen of Queens 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z The species included penguins, falcons, eagles, woodpeckers, owls, vultures, pelicans, cranes, crows, hornbills, cormorants, hummingbirds, pigeons, ducks, chickens, turkeys, ostriches, finches, loons, flamingos, swifts, and even the White-throated Tinamou. Feathered friends: researchers unveil bird 'family tree' 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Meanwhile Prof Andersson and his colleagues, despite having shown convincingly that the finches' family history is decidedly blurry, actually argue for the addition of three new species to the existing tally of 15. Darwin finches' messy family tree 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z Its work has saved birds such as the mangrove finch from likely extinction and has helped preserve everything from giant tortoises to plant varieties. The Galapagos might lose some of their best researchers, and they’re blaming the gift shop While observing animals, he found a group of similar finches that varied from island to island; each species was uniquely adapted to its environment. The Charles Darwin Foundation saved the giant Galápagos tortoises. Now it must save itself. 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Advertisement Advertisement In Guyana, the finches are trapped with sticks coated with a glue-like gum, nets or cages, and are sold at markets or pet stores for as little as $5. Tiny Birds, Big Drama: Inside the World of the Birdmen of Queens 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z The foundation has a captive breeding program for mangrove finches that has recently produced offspring. Galápagos research center may shut down 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z The most extensive genetic study ever conducted of Darwin's finches, from the Galapagos Islands, has revealed a messy family tree with a surprising level of interbreeding between species. Darwin finches' messy family tree 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The property is also home to the federally endangered golden-cheeked warblers, a species of finches that nests in the area. In Texas, Preserving a Neighborhood for Bats 2014-11-07T05:00:00Z Cacti, in turn, are a “keystone species” that provide food for songbirds, like finches and mockingbirds, and reptiles, like lava lizards, Gibbs adds. Galapagos Giant Tortoise Brought Back From Brink of Extinction But their value skyrockets in the United States, where a male finch might sell for from $500 to $10,000, depending on its pedigree and track record, according to the report. Tiny Birds, Big Drama: Inside the World of the Birdmen of Queens 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z The Charles Darwin Foundation, based in Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands, has helped control goats, blackberries, and other invasive species while working to restore populations of endangered species, notably giant tortoises and mangrove finches. Galápagos research center may shut down 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z As part of the same pattern, the study projects that the iconic brown pelican could leave Louisiana, the mountain bluebird might migrate out of Idaho, and the purple finch might move from New Hampshire. Bye bye, birdie: Study says warming may force orioles, eagles from D.C. region “And then here’s a mercury-dosed finch,” she said, playing another recording. Winged Warning: Heavy Metal Song Distortion 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z In particular, the sequences from the chickadee, finch, bat, and both whales fit one of the more complex models much better. Chirps, whistles, clicks: Do any animals have a true ‘language’? The agents reported that smugglers sometimes sedated the finches with rum or kept them awake with spotlights before they were lowered, wings pressed in a straitjacket position, into enclosure devices. Tiny Birds, Big Drama: Inside the World of the Birdmen of Queens 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z But as the Grants watched the finches’ beaks change over a few generations, they realized that the process of hybridization could speed up evolution. Should You Fear the Pizzly Bear? 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z After several years of meticulous measurements, the Grants and their students realized that the finches’ dimensions were changing before their eyes. In Darwin’s Footsteps 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z Zebra finches, red-cheeked little songbirds from Australia, are used in labs as a model for vocal learning. Winged Warning: Heavy Metal Song Distortion 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z For finches already pecking holes in the fruit plant by plant to see which berries are sweetest, sometimes it’s best to let loose an Aplomado. Orchardists using falcons to keep birds from crops 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z It first became known for its endemic finches, which were studied by the British scientist Charles Darwin in the 1830s. Galapagos emergency over oil tanker 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z The population of a finch called Geospizamagnirostris crashed, and a single remaining pair of descendants from a hybrid that came from nearby Santa Cruz Island years earlier were at last able to multiply. Should You Fear the Pizzly Bear? 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Its own origins date to 1981, when a strange finch landed on the island. In Darwin’s Footsteps 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z Claire Ramos, then a postdoctoral researcher at the College of William and Mary, raised some of the finches on food containing mercury and others on uncontaminated food. Winged Warning: Heavy Metal Song Distortion 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z And there were the finches and prolific lovebirds. City Room: The Case of the Missing Birds at the National Arts Club 2014-05-08T18:42:39Z Between January and April, during the finch breeding season, the team distributed 30 cotton dispensers throughout a study site measuring roughly 600 by 80 meters. Darwin's Finches Stamp Out Deadly Parasite with Help from Cotton Balls 2014-05-06T15:30:00Z Or as happened among the Galápagos finches, hybrids can facilitate genetic exchange and help parental species adapt to challenges. Should You Fear the Pizzly Bear? 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z He was a hybrid of the medium-beaked ground finch and the cactus finch. In Darwin’s Footsteps 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z They found that all four species of finches that nest there readily used the material in nests and were just as apt to use treated cotton as untreated cotton. Scientists help Galapagos finches combat killer maggots 2014-05-05T17:56:01Z Not long ago, the National Arts Club was home to dozens of birds, including lovebirds, finches, a Quaker parrot and a raven. City Room: The Case of the Missing Birds at the National Arts Club 2014-05-08T18:42:39Z Another group at the station has started offering untreated cotton to different finch species on the neighbouring island of Isabela to gauge the birds' interest. Darwin's Finches Stamp Out Deadly Parasite with Help from Cotton Balls 2014-05-06T15:30:00Z Indeed, the Grants speculate that families of closely related species like the Galápagos finches, which can adapt rapidly by interbreeding, may endure better than lone species. Should You Fear the Pizzly Bear? 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Hybrids are not unknown among Darwin’s 13 species of finches, but they are rare. In Darwin’s Footsteps 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z In experiments on the Galapagos' Santa Cruz Island, the researchers placed wire-mesh dispensers for cotton near where finches were building nests. Scientists help Galapagos finches combat killer maggots 2014-05-05T17:56:01Z Songbirds, like sparrows, thrushes and finches, fly at night, Mr. Maas explained. City Room: New York Today: Feathered Tourists Come to Town 2014-05-05T09:55:25Z A simple intervention can help Galapagos finches to stave off an insidious parasite. Darwin's Finches Stamp Out Deadly Parasite with Help from Cotton Balls 2014-05-06T15:30:00Z The finches recognized their own kind through song, but some individuals learned the incorrect song, either because they lived close to another species or because they ended up in the wrong nest when young. Should You Fear the Pizzly Bear? 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z Big Bird had a strange song that none of the finch watchers had ever heard. In Darwin’s Footsteps 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z Darwin, who visited the islands in the 1830s, was struck by the diversity of the finches including such traits as beaks that varied depending on their local food source. Scientists help Galapagos finches combat killer maggots 2014-05-05T17:56:01Z The variety of finches and tortoises there would eventually help inspire his theory of evolution, but upon arriving home to Shrewsbury in western England, Darwin’s first scientific thought turned to dogs. How Smart Is That Doggy in the Window? 2014-04-13T09:45:34Z Its larvae feed on blood from newly-hatched finches and have been known to kill all a year's nestlings at a given field site. Darwin's Finches Stamp Out Deadly Parasite with Help from Cotton Balls 2014-05-06T15:30:00Z Weird and wonderful local variations have, like Darwin’s finches, evolved in this isolated market instead. Chinese internet firms: Migrating finches 2014-03-20T16:01:13Z He could dine on the nectar, pollen and seeds of the cactus, which belongs to the cactus finch. In Darwin’s Footsteps 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z It's home to 13 different species of finches, six of which are in decline. Endangered birds fed scrambled egg 2014-03-07T12:38:10Z “Dogs will always be dogs, finches will always be finches,” he says. Creationism vs Evolution 2014-02-05T09:05:29Z Now, with funding scarce and the finch population declining, it turns out that the answer might be as simple as giving the birds the means to conduct their own pest extermination. Darwin's Finches Stamp Out Deadly Parasite with Help from Cotton Balls 2014-05-06T15:30:00Z If one day it agrees to this, instead of Galapagos finches its local firms may come to resemble Europe’s red squirrels, devastated by the arrival of their pushy grey cousins from North America. Chinese internet firms: Migrating finches 2014-03-20T16:01:13Z He lived 13 years, a long time for one of Darwin’s finches. In Darwin’s Footsteps 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z He designed a system of levers for captive zebra finches which, when pecked, would trigger playback of a sample of music. Can animals make real music? 2013-11-13T01:45:38Z Finches come from a common finch, Ham argues, not another common animal. Creationism vs Evolution 2014-02-05T09:05:29Z “I noticed finches taking laundry line back to their nests,” says Knutie, a conservation ecologist at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Darwin's Finches Stamp Out Deadly Parasite with Help from Cotton Balls 2014-05-06T15:30:00Z His postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, focused on the auditory cortex of zebra finches. Twitter pays engineer $10 million as Silicon Valley tussles for talent 2013-10-13T13:06:36Z They sounded the same as ever, still fascinated by the finches and still finishing each other’s sentences. In Darwin’s Footsteps 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z "It would be great to know whether other parasites have a similar strategy to the cuckoo finch, and whether there is any way hosts can fight back." Cuckoo fools host with multiple eggs 2013-09-25T15:08:23Z Ham gives a shout out to his museum’s display of Darwin’s finches. Creationism vs Evolution 2014-02-05T09:05:29Z |
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