UK- Plight of Farmland Birds: Poorer, Less 'Brainy' Fare Worse, Study

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UK- Plight of Farmland Birds: Poorer, Less 'Brainy' Fare Worse, Study Shows
ScienceDaily
Nov. 4, 2010

Plight of farmland birds: Poorer, less 'brainy' fare worse, study shows
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The new research, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, found that farmland birds are undergoing dramatic decline across the world, but some bird species are suffering more than others.

Unexpectedly, the study also found that medium-sized birds, for example, starlings and skylarks in Europe, rather than large birds were found to suffer more in farmland, unlike studies of other animals in other habitats where the largest species have been found to fare worst...