Study reveals genetics and environment guide migratory songbirds to shared winter destinations
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Andrew Merrington
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Scientists have solved the mystery of how migratory songbirds from the same population navigate solo to join each other at shared winter destinations. A study published in Science reveals that a combination of genetics and environmental factors guides pied flycatchers on their migration routes. Researchers used tiny data loggers attached as backpacks to track the birds' journeys over thousands of miles across land and sea.
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By attaching tiny data loggers attached as backpacks to pied flycatchers, the team was able to record the birds' routes over thousands of miles across land and sea.
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