Dietary choices fight oxidative stress: migratory songbirds
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Hermit Thrush / Henry T. McL.. / License
Migratory songbirds prepare for long flights by eating berries rich in antioxidants.
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"Bug-chomping songbirds have been discovered doing something remarkable before migrating south for the winter: They switch, awkwardly, to berries rich in antioxidants.
"The dietary change has less to do with fattening up and more to do with stocking up on nutrients to help their bodies deal with the stresses of migration, say researchers." (O'Hanlon 2010)
Hermit ThrushCatharus guttatus (Pallas, 1811)
[Hermit thrush]
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern
Some organism data provided by: ITIS: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Organism/taxonomy data provided by:
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2008 Annual Checklist
Application Ideas: Nutrition research related to oxidative stress. Possible business metaphor from the reciprocal relationship between the birds and the berries, because the berries gain seed dispersal from the birds' behavior.
Industrial Sector(s) interested in this strategy: Medical, nutrition, business
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