Chinese penduline tit buries eggs to prevent them from blowin' in the wind

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Many animal species bury their eggs, for a number of different reasons. While it is firmly established that Eurasian penduline tits bury them because of sexual conflict, their Chinese counterparts seem to have an entirely different reason. Experimental manipulations show that for these birds burial prevents the eggs from falling out of the nest in strong winds. The results of this study by Dutch and Chinese biologists were published in the journal Animal Behaviour on 14 May.

Period14-May-2022 → 17-May-2022

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  • TitleChinese penduline tit buries eggs to prevent them from blowin’ in the wind — ScienceDaily
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletVerve Times
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryIndia
    Date17/05/2022
    DescriptionMany animal species bury their eggs, for a number of different reasons. While it is firmly established that Eurasian penduline tits bury them because of sexual conflict, their Chinese counterparts seem to have an entirely different reason. Experimental manipulations show that for these birds burial prevents the eggs from falling out of the nest in strong winds. The results of this study by Dutch and Chinese biologists were published in the journal Animal Behaviour on 14 May.
    Producer/AuthorAddrew Shawn
    URLhttps://vervetimes.com/chinese-penduline-tit-buries-eggs-to-prevent-them-from-blowin-in-the-wind-sciencedaily/
    PersonsJia Zheng, Jan Komdeur, Emiel Zuidema
  • TitleChinese penduline tit buries eggs to prevent them from blowin’ in the wind — ScienceDaily
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletSwiftTelecast
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryIndia
    Date17/05/2022
    DescriptionMany animal species bury their eggs, for a number of different reasons. While it is firmly established that Eurasian penduline tits bury them because of sexual conflict, their Chinese counterparts seem to have an entirely different reason. Experimental manipulations show that for these birds burial prevents the eggs from falling out of the nest in strong winds. The results of this study by Dutch and Chinese biologists were published in the journal Animal Behaviour on 14 May.
    Producer/AuthorCraig Fedirighi
    URLhttps://swifttelecast.com/chinese-penduline-tit-buries-eggs-to-prevent-them-from-blowin-in-the-wind-sciencedaily/
    PersonsJia Zheng, Jan Komdeur, Emiel Zuidema
  • TitleChinese penduline tit buries eggs to prevent them from blowin' in the wind
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletScienceDaily
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    Date16/05/2022
    DescriptionMany animal species bury their eggs, for a number of different reasons. While it is firmly established that Eurasian penduline tits bury them because of sexual conflict, their Chinese counterparts seem to have an entirely different reason. Experimental manipulations show that for these birds burial prevents the eggs from falling out of the nest in strong winds. The results of this study by Dutch and Chinese biologists were published in the journal Animal Behaviour on 14 May.
    Producer/AuthorUG press release
    URLhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220516123818.htm
    PersonsJan Komdeur, Jia Zheng, Emiel Zuidema
  • TitleChinese penduline tit buries eggs to prevent them from blowin’ in the wind
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletScience LinX
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    Date14/05/2022
    DescriptionMany animal species bury their eggs, for a number of different reasons. While it is firmly established that Eurasian penduline tits bury them because of sexual conflict, their Chinese counterparts seem to have an entirely different reason. Experimental manipulations show that for these birds burial prevents the eggs from falling out of the nest in strong winds. The results of this study by Dutch and Chinese biologists were published in the journal Animal Behaviour on 14 May.
    Producer/AuthorUG
    URLhttps://www.rug.nl/sciencelinx/nieuws/2022/05/chinese-penduline-tit-buries-eggs-to-prevent-them-from-blowin-in-the-wind
    PersonsJia Zheng, Jan Komdeur, Emiel Zuidema