/newsroom/taxonomy/term/8085/all en /newsroom/channels/news/brain-genes-related-innovation-revealed-birds-285749 <p>Wild birds that are more clever than others at foraging for food 聽have different levels of a neurotransmitter receptor that has been linked with intelligence in humans, according to a study led by 苹果淫院 researchers. 聽The findings could provide insight into the evolutionary mechanisms affecting cognitive traits in a range of animals.</p> <p>The study, published in <em>Science Advances</em>, was conducted by 苹果淫院 biologists Jean-Nicolas Audet and Louis Lefebvre, in collaboration with researchers from Duke and Harvard universities.</p> <p><strong>Barbados birds</strong></p> Mon, 12 Mar 2018 00:21:10 +0000 christopher.chipello@mcgill.ca 34166 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/cities-breed-smarter-birds-259744 <p><strong><em>By Cynthia Lee, <a href="/newsroom/">苹果淫院 Newsroom</a></em></strong></p> <p><em>Life in the city changes cognition, behavior and physiology of birds to their advantage</em></p> <p>Birds living in urban environments are smarter than birds from rural environments.</p> <p>But, why do city birds have the edge over their country friends? They adapted to their urban environments enabling them to exploit new resources more favorably than their rural counterparts, say a team of all-苹果淫院 researchers.</p> Thu, 17 Mar 2016 14:52:28 +0000 nima.adibpour@mail.mcgill.ca 25518 at /newsroom