Studying the Arabian babblers in the Arava desert (IMAGE)
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Habitat change, fragmentation, and reduction caused by human activity are significant threats to the natural environment, leading to a decline in biodiversity and increased species extinction. Among the most vulnerable are social animals, whose intricate social structures and cooperative breeding behaviors are closely linked to their habitats.
A new study led by Prof. Lee Koren, from the Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences at Bar-Ilan University, explores the profound effects of habitat disturbance on the Arabian babbler, a social bird species known for its cooperative breeding.
Bar-Ilan University doctoral student Alex Alamán and Prof. Koren with the Arabian babblers.
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Dr. Oded Keynan
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