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Undergraduate researcher studies how diet of purple martin nestlings affects growth

Mapping tool helps farmers track carriers of bird flu

Kyle Horton’s profile on The Conversation

<p>In the largest study of its kind, scientists used weather radar data to map bird stopover density in the United States and found that artificial light is a top indicator of where birds will land. City lights lure birds into what can be an ecological trap &ndash; with buildings&nbsp;that lead to collisions, less habitat, scarcer food, and more people and cats.&nbsp;The study, led by Colorado State University, provides the first continent-wide maps of migration stopover hotspots in the contiguous United States, and knowing these broadscale layover patterns can help in the de...

A startup to help college students navigate academic success and another designed to detect diseased ducks from killing poultry won the competition.