York University research shows insecticide-laden seeds can disorient migrating songbirds

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Nov 13, 2017, 8:32 am47 pts
Songbirds exposed to widely used insecticides during migration pit stops on farmland could lose significant body weight and become disoriented, research by York University and the University of Saskatchewan (U. of S.) has found.The researchers exposed white-crowned sparrows on spring migration to realistic…

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