Comments on: Why do birds living near Chernobyl have smaller brains? https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/11/17/why-do-birds-living-near-chern/ Wed, 06 Dec 2017 04:22:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 By: Art https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/11/17/why-do-birds-living-near-chern/#comment-509603 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:31:56 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/11/17/why-do-birds-living-near-chern/#comment-509603 Yes. I found it interesting.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/11/17/why-do-birds-living-near-chern/#comment-509602 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:23:35 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/11/17/why-do-birds-living-near-chern/#comment-509602 Art, interesting idea. Have you read the post?

]]> By: Art https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/11/17/why-do-birds-living-near-chern/#comment-509601 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 19:33:27 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/11/17/why-do-birds-living-near-chern/#comment-509601 What are the characteristics of the Chernobyl area that have changed? Yes, there is radiation.

But the radiation has meant one main thing; humans have left the area. The roads are, for the most part, free of motor vehicles traveling at 100kph. Several million people have fled and the human presence is limited to few score police, soldiers, and researchers.

The removal of the human population may represent a gross simplification of the environment that makes the extra brain power superfluous. Yes, a bird has more of a chance of getting lunched by a wolf but it is far less likely to get run over by a car or shot for fun or food by a hunter.

]]> By: Drivebyposter https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/11/17/why-do-birds-living-near-chern/#comment-509600 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:34:55 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2011/11/17/why-do-birds-living-near-chern/#comment-509600 Maybe it’s only the stupid ones living in all that radiation. Did you ever think of that??
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