Bird
Bird: also known as Aves or avian dinosaurs, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5 cm (2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.75 m (9 ft) ostrich. They rank as the world's most numerically-successful class of tetrapods, with approximately ten thousand living species, more than half of these being passerines, sometimes known as perching birds. Birds have wings which are more or less developed depending on the species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds.
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OCT 08, 2019Plants & Animals
OCT 08, 2019It’s no secret that some birds like to collect shiny things. In the case of the humble bowerbird, males often build impressive twig structures and th...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardOCT 06, 2019Plants & Animals
OCT 06, 2019Meet the Picathartes, a bird species that resides in the Congo and has done such for more than 44 million years. These birds mate for life, and in order fo...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardOCT 01, 2019Plants & Animals
OCT 01, 2019People tend to dislike insects, especially ant, beetle, cockroach, and mosquito varieties, but before suggesting that a world without insects would be a wo...WRITTEN BY: Anthony BouchardSEP 25, 2019Microbiology
SEP 25, 2019Massachusetts health officials confirmed yesterday that a third person has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis this year....WRITTEN BY: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2019Plants & Animals
SEP 22, 2019Birds are often at the forefront of interest when it comes to wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. Sadly, new scientific research suggests that bird pop...WRITTEN BY: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 08, 2019
Plants & Animals
OCT 08, 2019
It’s no secret that some birds like to collect shiny things. In the case of the humble bowerbird, males often build impressive twig structures and th...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 06, 2019
Plants & Animals
OCT 06, 2019
Meet the Picathartes, a bird species that resides in the Congo and has done such for more than 44 million years. These birds mate for life, and in order fo...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
OCT 01, 2019
Plants & Animals
OCT 01, 2019
People tend to dislike insects, especially ant, beetle, cockroach, and mosquito varieties, but before suggesting that a world without insects would be a wo...
WRITTEN BY:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 25, 2019
Microbiology
SEP 25, 2019
Massachusetts health officials confirmed yesterday that a third person has died from Eastern Equine Encephalitis this year....
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Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2019
Plants & Animals
SEP 22, 2019
Birds are often at the forefront of interest when it comes to wildlife enthusiasts and photographers. Sadly, new scientific research suggests that bird pop...
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Anthony Bouchard
SEP 15, 2019
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SEP 15, 2019
Lots of people are quick to dismiss animal intelligence as inferior to human intelligence, but let the record show that plenty of animals have earned a rep...
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Anthony Bouchard
SEP 15, 2019
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SEP 15, 2019
A plethora of bird species prefer to migrate at night as opposed to during the day, and scientists have long wondered why this is the case. Fortunately, ne...
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Anthony Bouchard
SEP 08, 2019
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SEP 08, 2019
When you go for a walk at the local city park, you’re likely to see a high number of gray squirrels crawling in and out of trees. In some high-traffi...
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Anthony Bouchard
SEP 01, 2019
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SEP 01, 2019
These young albatrosses must learn the official rules of ‘survival of the fittest.’ Once big enough, they will need to become as adept at flyin...
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FEB 09, 2017 12:00 PM PSTC.E. CREDITS
FEB 09, 2017 12:00 PM PSTDATE: February 9, 2017TIME: 12:00pm PT, 3:00pm ETThe presentation will develop the FELASA (Federation of the European Laboratory Animal Science Association) views on education and train...Speaker: Marcel Gyger, PhDPresented At:Laboratory Animal Sciences 2017MAR 15, 2016 10:00 AM PDTC.E. CREDITS
MAR 15, 2016 10:00 AM PDT10:00AM PT, 12:00PM CT, 1:00PM ET RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) has revolutionized the study of gene expression in animals, plants and microorganisms. However, because of its high cost, this te...FEB 05, 2015 09:00 AM PSTC.E. CREDITS
FEB 05, 2015 09:00 AM PSTRecent advances in anesthesia, monitoring, pain assessment and analgesia provide many opportunities for improving the quality of our in vivo scientific data, and promoting high standards of a...Speaker: Paul Flecknell, MA, VetMB, PhD, DLAS, DECVAA, DECLAM, (Hon)DACLAM, (Hon) FRCVS, Dr.hcPresented At:Laboratory Animal SciencesMAY 28, 2014 01:30 PM PDT
MAY 28, 2014 01:30 PM PDTThe regulation of molecular testing continues to grow in complexity, in terms of the oversight by FDA, coverage determinations by Medicare contractors, and the payment amounts established by...Speaker: Peter M Kazon, JDPresented At:Clinical Diagnostics and ResearchMAR 20, 2014 09:00 AM PDT
MAR 20, 2014 09:00 AM PDTThe Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative is part of a new Presidential focus aimed at revolutionizing our understanding of the human brain. By acce...Speaker: Story Landis, PhD, Thomas R. Insel, MD, Justin Sanchez, PhD, John C. WingfieldPresented At:Neuroscience
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FEB 09, 2017
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DATE: February 9, 2017TIME: 12:00pm PT, 3:00pm ETThe presentation will develop the FELASA (Federation of the European Laboratory Animal Science Association) views on education and train...
Speaker:
Marcel Gyger, PhD
Presented At:Laboratory Animal Sciences 2017
MAR 15, 2016
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C.E. CREDITS
MAR 15, 2016
10:00 AM PDT
10:00AM PT, 12:00PM CT, 1:00PM ET
RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) has revolutionized the study of gene expression in animals, plants and microorganisms. However, because of its high cost, this te...
FEB 05, 2015
09:00 AM PST
C.E. CREDITS
FEB 05, 2015
09:00 AM PST
Recent advances in anesthesia, monitoring, pain assessment and analgesia provide many opportunities for improving the quality of our in vivo scientific data, and promoting high standards of a...
Speaker:
Paul Flecknell, MA, VetMB, PhD, DLAS, DECVAA, DECLAM, (Hon)DACLAM, (Hon) FRCVS, Dr.hc
Presented At:Laboratory Animal Sciences
MAY 28, 2014
01:30 PM PDT
MAY 28, 2014
01:30 PM PDT
The regulation of molecular testing continues to grow in complexity, in terms of the oversight by FDA, coverage determinations by Medicare contractors, and the payment amounts established by...
Speaker:
Peter M Kazon, JD
Presented At:Clinical Diagnostics and Research
MAR 20, 2014
09:00 AM PDT
MAR 20, 2014
09:00 AM PDT
The Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative is part of a new Presidential focus aimed at revolutionizing our understanding of the human brain. By acce...
Speaker:
Story Landis, PhD, Thomas R. Insel, MD, Justin Sanchez, PhD, John C. Wingfield
Presented At:Neuroscience
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FEB 08, 2017 06:00 AM PSTC.E. CREDITS
FEB 08, 2017 06:00 AM PSTThe 6th annual, two-day international, Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) virtual conference is now available On Demand!This is a premier online-only conference focused on laboratory ani...FEB 04, 2015 06:00 AM PSTC.E. CREDITS
FEB 04, 2015 06:00 AM PSTLabRoots, Inc. is pleased to announce the annual, two-day international, virtual Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) BioConference Live that will take place on February 4th and 5th, 2015. This is...MAY 28, 2014 06:00 AM PDT
MAY 28, 2014 06:00 AM PDTThis year will be our 5th annual Clinical Diagnostics & Research online conference. Attendees can earn free CME and CE Credits. The theme of this conference is a range of medical and clin...MAR 19, 2014 06:00 AM PDT
MAR 19, 2014 06:00 AM PDTBioConference Live makes it easier and more cost-effective for the neuroscience research community to come together online through live video webcasts and real-time networking. BioConference...
FEB 08, 2017
06:00 AM PST
C.E. CREDITS
FEB 08, 2017
06:00 AM PST
The 6th annual, two-day international, Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) virtual conference is now available On Demand!This is a premier online-only conference focused on laboratory ani...
FEB 04, 2015
06:00 AM PST
C.E. CREDITS
FEB 04, 2015
06:00 AM PST
LabRoots, Inc. is pleased to announce the annual, two-day international, virtual Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) BioConference Live that will take place on February 4th and 5th, 2015. This is...
MAY 28, 2014
06:00 AM PDT
MAY 28, 2014
06:00 AM PDT
This year will be our 5th annual Clinical Diagnostics & Research online conference. Attendees can earn free CME and CE Credits. The theme of this conference is a range of medical and clin...
MAR 19, 2014
06:00 AM PDT
MAR 19, 2014
06:00 AM PDT
BioConference Live makes it easier and more cost-effective for the neuroscience research community to come together online through live video webcasts and real-time networking. BioConference...