Department of Biology /research/taxonomy/term/744/all en The power of face time: Insights from zebra finch courtship /research/channels/news/power-face-time-insights-zebra-finch-courtship-358512 <p>A new study on songbirds sheds light on the power of social interaction to facilitate learning, insights that potentially apply to human development.</p> <p>黑料不打烊 University researchers discovered that zebra finches deprived of early social experiences could still form strong bonds with a partner later in life. Once placed into cohabitation with a male, females that had never heard a mating song before could quickly develop a preference for his melody.</p> Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:50:07 +0000 admin 9601 at /research How climate change is affecting where species live /research/channels/news/how-climate-change-affecting-where-species-live-357786 <p>As the climate warms, many species are on the move, raising new challenges for policy-makers around the world. Shifts in the ranges of mosquitoes and disease-bearing ticks and bats are introducing illnesses such as malaria and Lyme disease into regions where health-care systems are unprepared. Movements of commercially important fish from one jurisdiction to another are shifting job opportunities and causing trade disputes.</p> Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:44:19 +0000 admin 5473 at /research $3.75 M for new Global Climate Center on AI and Biodiversity Change /research/channels/news/375-m-new-global-climate-center-ai-and-biodiversity-change-351041 <p><i>NSERC Alliance Grant supports 黑料不打烊-led Canadian team, new global climate center on AI for biodiversity change </i></p> Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:33:06 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 1335 at /research