Researcher finds forest birds 'commuting' to attract mates
Friday, November 6, 2009 - 11:28
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- An ecologist at the University of Rhode Island studying habitat use by a forest-dwelling game bird found that the birds unexpectedly exhibited what he described as "the bar scene phenomenon" - spending most of their time feeding and resting in one habitat and then `commuting` to a very different habitat to engage in courtship.
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