Lead researcher Shayne Halter said new research is an early step in better understanding how hummingbirds use their energy ...
New research is providing insight into when torpor happens in some varieties of hummingbirds common to B.C. and how much the birds bulk up for migration.
Rufous hummingbirds in particular are well-known for their peregrinations across the continent, and over several decades have ...
She said the majority of those hummingbirds are of the Anna variety, which do not migrate and enter torpor while living in the cold, but also include a smaller number of rufous hummingbirds.
She said the majority of those hummingbirds are of the Anna variety, which do not migrate and enter torpor while living in the cold, but also include a smaller number of rufous hummingbirds. For the ...