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

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Whittaker’s adventures in olfactory research take unexpected turns into genetics, chemistry, and the halls of academia. Whitaker was told that birds don’t smell by a in 2008. . ” (p. ” * Nevertheless, the myth continued. Whittaker started asking questions beyond “do birds have a sense of smell?”

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UC Davis Named in Criminal Complaint for Mistreatment of Lab Animals

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The University of California, Davis is the focus of a major federal complaint charging it and two other nationally known university research centers have killed dozens of primates through traumatic injuries, veterinary negligence and other violations. The others are the University of Michigan and University of Louisiana/New Iberia.

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Peterson Reference Guide to Seawatching: A Review by an Aspiring Seawatcher

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Forty-seven sites are described here, ranging from interior sites like Whitefish Point, Michigan and Conejohela Flats, Pennsylvania to coastal sites like the Cape May Avalon seawatch in New Jersey and Brier Island, Nova Scotia. This makes researching a species much more time consuming than it should be.

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Collaborative List – October 2018

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501-899 North Galbraith Road, Mio, Michigan, US (44.697, -84.171). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jameson’s Firefinch – Lagonosticta rhodopareia. 25 May 2018.

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Collaborative List – July 2018

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501-899 North Galbraith Road, Mio, Michigan, US (44.697, -84.171). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jameson’s Firefinch – Lagonosticta rhodopareia. 25 May 2018.

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Collaborative list – September 2018

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501-899 North Galbraith Road, Mio, Michigan, US (44.697, -84.171). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Jameson’s Firefinch – Lagonosticta rhodopareia. 25 May 2018.

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Collaborative list – December 2018

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501-899 North Galbraith Road, Mio, Michigan, US (44.697, -84.171). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Hopland Research and Extension Center (restricted access). Taman Negara NP–Forest Loop. 17 Jun 2018. Peskovi (Požeženski pesak).

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