Northern Michigan University: Biology Students Do Field Research on Bird Species
June 09, 2021
June 09, 2021
MARQUETTE, Michigan, June 9 (TNSRes) -- Northern Michigan University issued the following news:
Northern Michigan University biology students are doing field research in Chocolay Township to determine how blood-borne pathogens affect the nesting patterns of white-throated sparrows. The work involves catching the birds in a mist net, banding them and collecting blood samples to test for two widespread pathogens impacting birds: avian malaria and West Nile Virus.
The bloo . . .
Northern Michigan University biology students are doing field research in Chocolay Township to determine how blood-borne pathogens affect the nesting patterns of white-throated sparrows. The work involves catching the birds in a mist net, banding them and collecting blood samples to test for two widespread pathogens impacting birds: avian malaria and West Nile Virus.
The bloo . . .