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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent focuses on this last question, but you might find yourself fascinated by the first two, which come early in the book but linger on in the imagination as author Danielle J. Do birds use odors and a sense of smell to communicate with each other? ” (p.

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Flight Paths: A Book Review Written During Migration

10,000 Birds

Flight Paths traces the history of migratory research in nine chapters, starting with the earliest attempts to track birds, bird banding/ringing (which she traces back to Audubon), and ending with ‘community science’ projects such as Breeding Bird Surveys and eBird. THIS IMAGE NOT IN THE BOOK. Schulman, 2023.

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Appeal Denied for Six Activists Convicted Under AEPA

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Six members of Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty were convicted at a 2006 trial in New Jersey of conspiracy to violate the 1992 Animal Enterprise Protection Act. The law, since revised, aimed to protect animal research laboratories from illegal, sometimes violent protests.

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DeMuth Agrees to Plea Bargain

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From the Science Insider. The Quad-City Times reports that DeMuth admitted to releasing ferrets and causing damage to computers and records in a 2006 break-in.) Tags: animal research animal enterprise terrorism act FBI. Instead, DeMuth will plead guilty to conspiring to damage a Minnesota company that breeds ferrets.

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Will parrots and falcons soon be moved around in your field guide?

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So comparisons of bill shapes, foot shapes, and the like can certainly stimulate the imagination, but we need rigorous science to explore and synthesize more molecular work, morphological analysis, and biogeographical hypotheses in order to close more gaps in our understanding.

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Black Swans in Melbourne

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I noted the time, place and then took some photographs and then once I got back to our accommodation I endeavoured to find out who was doing the research. It did not take too long to discover that the project has been running since 2006 and has enabled the research team to find out a lot about the Black Swans in the Melbourne area.

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Turtles of the World: A Guide To Every Family–A Book Review by a Turtle Lover

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Lovich and Whit Gibbons bring decades of research and experience to this book. Dr. Lovich is a government scientist, Research Ecologist and Co-Deputy Chief, Terrestrial Ecosystems Drylands Branch, Southwest Biological Science Center, U.S. Press, 2006) or Ernst and Lovich’s text on turtles of North America, cited above.

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