How Migrating Birds ‘Run a Marathon,’ Burning Muscles and Organs in Long Flights

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 - 11:32 in Biology & Nature

Migrating birds complete long non-stop flights of many hours for songbirds and days for some shorebirds to reach breeding or wintering grounds. During such flights a bird’s metabolic rate is very high, fueled by stored ... Read more

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