Ecology Letters – Kettinki

2025-04-21 @ 14.00.16 ∈ In English

More ticks carry Lyme disease bacteria in pheasant-release areas, research shows

Researchers studied ticks in 25 woodland areas in South West England where pheasants are released—and 25 nearby control sites where no pheasants are released. They found that Borrelia spp.—the bacteria that can cause Lyme disease—was almost 2.5 times more common in ticks in the pheasant-release areas.

2025-04-08 @ 17.06.14 ∈ In English

Bird species that do well in urban areas are more colorful and less brown, study finds

These color differences are probably due to differences in habitat structure and predation pressure—cities are less forested, have different background colors and a lower number of avian predator species.

2024-01-23 @ 15.58.33 ∈ In English

Blue tit population booms with moths on the menu: Study

The importance of moth caterpillars for common garden birds has been revealed in a new study. Researchers have found that years when moth numbers were up resulted in increased population growth for the blue tit.

2021-11-22 @ 18.33.51 ∈ Suomeksi

Linnut ovat pienentyneet

Louisianan osavaltionyliopiston tutkijat kävivät läpi yhteensä 15 000 linnun mittauksia Amazonin sademetsän alueelta […] 1980-luvulta lähtien. […] Lajista riippuen linnut painoivat jopa kymmenisen prosenttia vähemmän kuin taannoin.