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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Island Birds Can Adapt to Predators, Study Suggests


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A male New Zealand bellbird is seen among coastal vegetation in an undated photo.

A new study has found that bellbirds are able to alter their nesting behavior in response to exotic predators—a finding that offers hope for many island species commonly believed to adapt too slowly to survive invasive species.

Photograph by Tui De Roy/Minden Pictures/NGS