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The early bird catches the worm? Extensive field research on blue tits finds that higher age and earlier morning activity of males correlate independently with more mating success outside their existing partnership.

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2023.01.016

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📷 Axel Griesch

When hummingbirds evolved hovering flight, they lost the muscle enzyme fructose-bisphosphatase 2 through an inactivating mutation. This novel metabolic adaptation fuels hummingbirds’ extremely energy-intensive flight style.

Read more in the Science paper from Katya Osipova and Michael Hiller, with contributions from the Baldwin group: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abn7050

Photo: Maude Baldwin
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Happy 2023! We are now officially the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence, no longer in foundation! The two institutes of Neurobiology and Ornithology now officially merged to become our new institute. We wish you all such a wonderful start and happy new year! 🎉✨

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