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University of Rhode Island Researcher: Antioxidant-Rich Diet Reduces Stress Response During Bird Migration
June 19, 2020
KINGSTON, Rhode Island, June 19 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news:

A research team led by a University of Rhode Island ornithologist had birds fly in a wind tunnel to simulate migration and found that birds that consume dietary antioxidants before and during fall migration can reduce the endocrine stress response triggered by long-duration flights.

The results, published this week in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B, emphasize the importa . . .

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