Hummingbird tongues pick up a liquid, calorie-dense food that cannot be grasped, a
physical challenge that has long inspired the study of nectar-transport mechanics. Existing …

In the vicinity of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea, abundance of food available to surface-foraging
seabirds was greater during the chick-rearing period in 1988 than in 1987, …

We compared the feeding choices of an invasive frugivore, the European Starling ( Sturnus
vulgaris ), with those of a native, the American Robin ( Turdus migratorius ). Using captive …

As functional morphologists, we aim to connect structures, mechanisms, and emergent
higher-scale phenomena (eg, behavior), with the ulterior motive of addressing evolutionary …

As the science community has recognized the vital role of communicating to the public,
science communication training has proliferated. The development of rigorous, comparable …

The upper jaws of birds, unlike those in many tetrapods, move relative to the skull and are
often flexible along their length, whereas the lower jaw (mandible) is usually a rigid structure …

We report the discovery of a previously undescribed feeding mechanism in an avian
planktivore, the Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus), We employed highspeed video to …

The art and science of habitat management revolves around the control and enhancement of
habitat quality (cf. Reed 1995). A management plan for shorebirds advocates manipulating …

Pumping is a vital natural process, imitated by humans for thousands of years. We
demonstrate that a hitherto undocumented mechanism of fluid transport pumps nectar onto the …

We report a complete reproductive failure in a population of seabirds as an indirect result of
the Bahia Paraiso'oil spill near Palmer Station in Antarctica. Mortality among nestling South …