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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 22h

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Screenshot of PDF of the research article, Bill morphology and species identity predict heat loss at high air temperatures among tidal marsh sparrows in saline environments, by Mackenzie R. Roeder, Adrienne I. Kovach, Danielle L. Levesque and Brian J. Olsen. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252510. doi:10.1242/jeb.252510. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: The interactions between thermal environments and morphology provide critical insights into how organisms adapt to ecological pressures.

Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 22h

Small birds usually conserve warmth by keeping their beaks small, but now Mackenzie Roeder, Univ of Maine, &co show that seaside sparrows have larger beaks for their size to loss more heat and conserve water in the salty environments where they reside doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

An Acadian Nelson's sparrow (Ammospiza nelsoni subvirgata). Photo credit: Joshua Parrott.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Issue 19 has now closed. The front cover, by the Schuster Lab, Bayreuth University, shows two archerfish hunting for prey above the water's surface. journals.biologists.com/jeb/issue/22...

Cover of issue 19 of volume 229 of Journal of Experimental Biology, published in October 2026. The cover shows two archerfish looking for aerial prey in a natural mangrove environment in Thailand, with other fish (halfbeaks) interspersed. Photo credit: Schuster Lab, Bayreuth University.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

In their recent Review, Edwards & co reveal that the fluctuations in stress hormones are predictable across the ovarian cycle of vertebrates, suggesting these hormones may support reproduction rather than always inhibiting it, as previously thought doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

Screenshot of PDF of the Review article, Increases in glucocorticoids are part of healthy female ovarian cycles: a systematic review across vertebrates, by Phoebe D. Edwards, Gabriela F. Mastromonaco and Kerry V. Fanson. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252436. doi:10.1242/jeb.252436. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: Glucocorticoids (GCs), such as cortisol and corticosterone, are hormones that have been widely linked to stress and thought to inhibit reproductive function.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

In their ECR Spotlight, Samuel Stea tells us about their research, investigating how the brain converts learned information into changes in behaviour, & how you can learn something valuable from every outcome, even when its not the one you want doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

In their recent Commentary, Ken Lohmann & colleagues discuss magnetoreception, suggesting there are multiple mechanisms which animals may use to detect the Earth's magnetic field and use it for navigation doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

Screenshot of PDF of the Commentary, Magnetoreception, flexible use of cues and low-information navigation in animals, by Kenneth J. Lohmann, Jeffrey P. Gill, Brian K. Taylor and Catherine M. F. Lohmann. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252932. doi:10.1242/jeb.252932. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: Magnetoreception – the ability to detect Earth’s magnetic field – is widespread among animals.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

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Screenshot of PDF of Research Article, Older adults do not have a higher metabolic cost than younger adults in outdoor overground walking, by Eline van der Kruk, Koen J. P. Jongbloed, Monica Orlandi, Michael F. Miller and Anne K. Silverman. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252654. doi:10.1242/jeb.252654. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: The metabolic cost of walking is widely used to evaluate human performance and the effectiveness of clinical interventions.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It's long been thought that older people use more energy when walking but when Monica Orlandi and Koen Jongbloed measured the metabolic rate (MR) of older walkers on a pavement it was the same as youngsters' MR and at slow speeds they used even less energy doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

A volunteer walking on a pavement wearing a gas mask to analyse oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production. Photo credit: Monica Orlandi.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Read this month's Editors' Choice paper, Aggressive conflict used as landmark information in homing desert ants, by Antonio Bollig & colleagues doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

A Cataglyphis fortis desert ant clutching a biscuit crumb in its mandibles. Photo credit: Markus Knaden.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

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Screenshot of PDF of Research Article, Repeated competition influences neural response, but not neurogenesis or physiology, in the fighting fish Betta splendens, by Jeremy A. Spool, Alexander J. A. Heywood, Ruth E. W. Berganross, Elaine A. Aquino, Temidayo D. Bambe and Kelly J. Wallace. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252766. doi:10.1242/jeb.252766. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: Territorial competition has costs such as wounds received, energy spent and elevated stress.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Confrontation is stressful, but domesticated Siamese fighting fish were bred to fight, so is sparing stressful for them? Staging standoffs between males and their reflections, Alexander Heywood & co reveal that confrontation doesn't bother these fighters doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

Male Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) photographed from above in an aquarium. Photo credit: Denise Chan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

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Screenshot of PDF of Research Article, Pursuit dynamics among Australian marsupials and dogs: comparative locomotor performance and escape probability, by Joshua L. Gaschk, Kaylah Del Simone, Ami Fadhillah Amir Abdul Nasir, Mikaela J. Bratovic, Robbie S. Wilson and Christofer J. Clemente. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252204. doi:10.1242/jeb.252204. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: Predation can strongly influence population outcomes, and locomotor performance may be especially important during pursuit–evasion interactions.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Introduced dogs can decimate native species, but could agility save Australian bandicoots? Apparently not, bandicoots are way less manoeuvrable. Their high birth rate could protect, but quolls are more nimble, which could offer protection in rocky settings doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

A northern brown bandicoot. Photo credit: Joseph C Boone, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Inset: northern quoll photographed between Mareeba and Cairns, Queensland, Australia. Wildlife Explorer, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

In his Conversation, Stefan Schuster tells us about archer fish, which hunt prey above the surface by squirting jets of water to knock them down and predict precisely where the morsel will land to intercept it before other fish arrive doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

An archerfish (Toxotes chatareus) squirting a jet of water. Photo credit: Schuster Lab, Bayreuth University.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Issue 18 has closed & issue 19 is open. The front cover, by Alexandra Reinhardt, shows a nudibranch (Hermissenda crassicornisas) as it crawls across a chiton & conspecific eggs towards an orange cup coral it hopes to prey upon journals.biologists.com/jeb/issue/22...

Cover of issue 17 of volume 229 of Journal of Experimental Biology, published in October 2026. The cover shows a nudibranch crawling around some eggs and over a chiton to get to an orange cup coral.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In her ECRSpotlight, Hannah Clayton discusses how her love of the sea and time spent as an Army medic shaped her research on grey whales, what she would do with unlimited funding & gives her top tip for other early-career researchers doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

A photo of Hannah Clayton holding a biologging tag

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

. @biologists.bsky.social is offering 20 funded places for ECRs from the Global South to attend the Integrative Ecological Neurobiology in Changing Environments Workshop in Argentina, 1-5 August 2027 Application deadline: 6 Nov 2026 Don't miss out! 🔁 www.biologists.com/workshops/au...

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Integrative Ecological Neurobiology in Changing Environments
Organisers: Martin Berón de Astrada, Sebastián Eduardo Sabatini, Martín Tresguerres, Maria Soledad Yusseppone
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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

JEB is proud of its strong tradition disseminating science & now we offer researchers the opportunity to publish their abstract in their own language, or that of the region where the research was performed, to make their discovery even more accessible 🔁 journals.biologists.com/jeb/pages/jo...

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If you're an ECR or postdoc in need of funding to travel for an experiment or to learn a new technique, make sure you apply for a JEB Travelling Fellowship www.biologists.com/grants/trave... #PostdocAppreciationWeek #NPAW #PostdocAppreciation Find out more at doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

When Conversation launched, we interviewed Caroline Williams, who outlined her successful strategy for a job application. Her advice is still relevant for postdocs today and you can find it here at doi.org/10.1242/jeb.... #PostdocAppreciationWeek #NPAW #PostdocAppreciation

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

JEB is proud to promote postdocs through our Spotlight interviews, where ECRs talk about their research, the challenges they faced, what a typical day may look like & what they enjoy most about science #PostdocAppreciationWeek #NPAW #PostdocAppreciation journals.biologists.com/jeb/pages/EC...

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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Screenshot of PDF of Research Article, Surface texture guides egg-laying decisions in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, by Aleksandra Anoshina, Nicholas K. Tochor, Lauren Semkow, Annie Zeng and Benjamin J. Matthews. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252599. doi:10.1242/jeb.252599. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: Mosquitoes undergo development as aquatic larvae and pupae before emerging as terrestrial adults.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

For mosquitoes, finding a place to lay eggs is tricky. It needs to be both over water and keep their eggs in place. Anoshina &co show that, as long as the water quality is good enough, the rougher the surface the better for mosquito mums to lay their eggs doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

A female yellow fever mosquito feeding. Photo credit: Benjamin Matthews.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Calling all postdocs! JEB encourages the involvement of postdocs in peer review, so let your PI know that you are keen to get involved the next time JEB invites them to review a manuscript Find out more @ journals.biologists.com/jeb/pages/re... #PostdocAppreciationWeek #NPAW #PostdocAppreciation

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

. @biologists.bsky.social is proud to have sponsored the 2nd & 3rd Scholander Award winners at the @apsphysiology.bsky.social Comparative Physiology meeting. JEB Editor-in-Chief Craig Franklin presents the award to 2nd place winner Natalia Schneider. Talia Head won 3rd place.

Craig Franklin (right) presents the second place Scholander award to Natalia Schneider (left) at the APS Comparative Physiology meeting

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

21-25 September is National Postdoc Appreciation Week #PostdocAppreciationWeek & JEB wants to thank all of the awesome postdocs that publish in the journal for their dedication and determination #NPAW #PostdocAppreciation www.nationalpostdoc.org/page/2026NPAW

Three early-career researchers holding drinks chatting at a conference

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

. @biologists.bsky.social is proud to be sponsoring the Scholander Award at the @apsphysiology.bsky.social Comparative Physiology meeting for the most outstanding poster. JEB Editor-in-Chief, Craig Franklin, presents the award to winner Thomas Fyda 🧵1/2

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As part of @biologists.bsky.social commitment to sustainability and in recognition of the extraordinary contribution made by peer reviwers to the Company's journals, @biologists.bsky.social has supported the preservation of 14640 trees in Great Knott Wood #PeerReviewWeek #PRW2026

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Hoverflies pay attention to looming objects, flowers that they might land on or potential attackers, & now it turns out that looming neurons in the brain respond to images looming in the lower retina & could participate in landing or bracing for impact doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

A female hoverfly (upper centre) hovering above flowers with an intruding bee approaching from below. Photo credit: Yuri Ogawa.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Issue 17 has closed and issue 18 is open The front cover, by Markus Knaden, shows a desert ant being attacked by ants from another colony. Knaden &co show that the ants remember aggressive contacts with foreign ants and use the memory as a landmark journals.biologists.com/jeb/issue/22...

Cover of issue 17 of volume 229 of Journal of Experimental Biology, published in September 2026. The front cover shows a desert ant Cataglyphis fortis (marked with colour dot) in a Tunisian saltpan being attacked by three ants from another colony

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Over the past 12 months, more than 80 ECRs have co-reviewed for the journal and we look forward to seeing more co-reviews over the coming year Find out more at journals.biologists.com/jeb/pages/re... #PeerReviewWeek #PRW2026

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Peer review is a key skill that all ECRs need to develop, so JEB encourages the participation of postdocs & early-career scientists by offering the opportunity to co-review with a senior colleague journals.biologists.com/jeb/pages/re... #PRW2026 #PeerReviewWeek

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

JEB Editor-in-Chief, Craig Franklin, Editor Graham Scott and Features & Reviews Editor Jarren Kay will be in Orlando, Florida for the APS Comparative Physiology Conference 17-20 September. They look forward to meeting you there 🔁

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Since the last #PeerReviewWeek in 2025, 1128 extraordinary researchers have peer reviewed almost 750 manuscripts for JEB! Thank you for your time, dedication and expertise! JEB wouldn't be the journal that it is without you 🔁 #PRW2026

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

When gills evolved the ability to absorb oxygen has been hotly debated, but now, thanks to acorn worms, Michael Sackville @uottawascience.bsky.social reveals that it happened after the ancestors that founded the vertebrate branch of the tree of life appeared on Earth doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

The proboscis and collar, including the mouth, and several gill pores of the acorn worm, Protoglossus graveolens. Photo credit: Christopher Cameron.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Read this month's Editors' Choice paper, Wind history shapes olfactory search response in free-flying Drosophila melanogaster, by Jaleesa Houle & colleagues doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

A montage of flying fruit flies. Photo credit: Floris van Breugel.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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PDF of the Research Article, Aggressive conflict used as landmark information in homing desert ants, by Antonio Bollig, Marília Freire, Konrad Bücking, Jana Kühnapfel and Markus Knaden. The publishing information states, © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252859. doi:10.1242/jeb.252859. The first sentence of the Abstract reads, 'Across many species of the animal kingdom, the ability to navigate long distances is important for securing food and other resources'.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Desert ants navigate using landmarks around them to find home and now it turns out that they also use the location of fights with intruder ants as mental GPS markers to help them navigate when off course to find home @mpi-ce.bsky.social doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

If you are a postdoc hoping to present at the SICB 2027 annual meeting in Pittsburgh, USA, & you are in need of financial support to travel, make sure you apply for a @biologists.bsky.social /@sicb.bsky.social Postdoc Travel Award 🔁 Deadline: 10 September '27 tinyurl.com/bdfmbph7

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Early-career researchers can apply for a FUNDED PLACE at the @biologists.bsky.social Workshop, Integrating Physiology and Behaviour in Assessment of Ectotherm Heat Tolerance, 7-10 March 2027 Organisers: Michael Ørsted and Johannes Overgaard Application deadline: FRIDAY 11 Sept tinyurl.com/23rm6z69

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Looking for a trusted home for your research? At JEB we believe that it is important to make your research available to as wide an audience as possible through press releases to the media and our active presence on social media spreading the news 🔁 tinyurl.com/yc8ah7zh

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

If you are a postdoc hoping to present at the SICB 2027 annual meeting in Pittsburgh, USA, & you are in need of financial support to travel, make sure you apply for a @biologists.bsky.social/@sicb.bsky.social Postdoc Travel Award 🔁 Deadline: 10 September '27 tinyurl.com/bdfmbph7

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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PDF of the Research Article, Investigating energy and stability trade-offs in human walking using vestibular sensory disruption', by Sadiya Abdulrabba, Anthony Chen, Chantal Nagel, Gerome A. Manson and Jessica C. Selinger. Publishing information: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb251861. doi:10.1242/jeb.251861. First sentence of the Abstract: 'Walking involves multiple, sometimes competing, objectives, including minimizing energy expenditure and maintaining stability'.

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Walking on uneven terrain takes more energy and walking with feet set wide apart is also more costly, but combining the two, widening your feet on uneven ground, saves energy and improves stability, so that's a win-win doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

As great snipe migrate between Europe & sub-Saharan Africa, the intrepid birds can reach great heights, ascending and descending several thousand meters, but it turns out that these extraordinary altitude changes don't cost the birds any additional effort doi.org/10.1242/jeb....

A great snipe (Gallinago media) flying over central Sweden. Photo credit: Åke Lindström.

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