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Behaviour and communication

Documentary photograph: The Migratory Journey of Birds: Routes in a Changing WorldDocumentary photograph Photo by Shiv's fotografia Source: wikimedia_commons CC BY-SA 4.0 resized and converted to WebP

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Finding Direction Against Drift: A Question Studied in Young Ospreys

Migration can take birds across geographic barriers and into changing weather conditions. A study of young ospreys raises the question of navigation during a transoceanic journey, but the information available here does not allow specific cues to be attributed to them or its results to be summarized.

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Foraging and pollination: what we know about bees

Food serves different functions for bees: nectar provides energy, while pollen provides protein and other nutrients. As bees transfer pollen between plants, they also contribute to pollination. The available evidence helps explain this connection, but does not allow us to reconstruct detailed foraging routines or extend them to all pollinating insects.

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Otter scent marking: what the sources allow us to say about Spain

The material reviewed confirms that a national assessment of the otter was published in 1990, but provides no information about where it marks, what it deposits, or what functions those signals serve. For now, those questions remain open.