Written by a team of seven scientists and edited by Tony Williams, a biology professor at Simon Fraser University, What Is a Bird? An Exploration of Anatomy, Physiology, Behavior, and Ecology ...

In this case, the fascination derives from the importance of the beak to avian anatomy. “The beak is a crucial part of the avian feeding apparatus, and is the component of the avian skeleton that has ...

What the bones of a baby dinosaur bird can help us grasp about avian evolution by Ron Meador 03/14/2018. ... The detailed findings will be of interest mostly to specialists in avian anatomy, ...

Birds tote around two vocal organs inside their bodies, but only one works. New interdisciplinary research suggests that this distinctly avian anatomy arose because birds, somewhere in their ...

Steve Zack is coordinator of Bird Conservation for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Thanksgiving is upon us, as families and friends gather for food, drink and conversation.