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Rosefinches, Griffons and Woodcocks

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But I cannot notice the breeder #2! Eurasian Griffon Vultures are flying towards the restaurant (occasionally visited by Brown Bear , too). My friend Puza comes back from a short walk… and shows me the photos of the more elusive #2: the not-so-common Common Rosefinch , a female. It is somewhere in those willows.

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Polygynandry and avian swingers

10,000 Birds

Dale Forbes Mar 16th, 2011 at 8:37 am Hi Laurent, that is a fascinating example of humans responding to difficult environmental challenges. Might I assume that women typically bear fewer children, or fewer survive? In this case, they would be exhibiting polyandry.

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