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Egyptian vultures breed more males in the Canary Islands than on the Iberian Peninsula

For this research, more than 1600 Egyptian vulture nestlings from island and mainland populations were monitored over three decades in Spain. Small changes in the sex ratio in threatened species...

Study reveals ecological keys of a peculiar luminous moss

A scientific team led by a researcher from the Estación Biológica de Doñana - CSIC has compiled all data available for Schistostega pennata, so-called goblin’s gold, and created species...

Griffon vultures can move over an area of up to 10,000 km2 in a year

A scientific team led by the Miguel Hernández University of Elche with the collaboration of the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC has analysed the basic patterns of movements of several...

Higher levels of biodiversity require larger territories

A study of the Doñana Biological Station – CSIC and the University of Cadiz shows that the spatial configuration of a territory is essential to explain the number of species that it can...

Bird migration limits the adaptation of European plants to climate change

A study with the participation of the Doñana Biological Station (CSIC) shows that most of the plants in Europe are dispersed by birds that migrate to warmer areas in autumn. Common birds that...
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