New study finds parasites affect flight ability of wild seabirds
https://phys.org/news/2018-05-parasites-affect-flight-ability-wild.html
They used an endoscope to count individual worms in the birds' stomachs and miniaturised electronic tags recorded the movement and energy of the birds.
They then calculated the total energy used on each day, and the energy used for flying, diving and resting.
New study finds parasites affect flight ability of wild seabirds
May 30, 2018, 4:16am UTC
https://phys.org/news/2018-05-parasites-affect-flight-ability-wild.html
> They used an endoscope to count individual worms in the birds' stomachs and miniaturised electronic tags recorded the movement and energy of the birds.
> They then calculated the total energy used on each day, and the energy used for flying, diving and resting.