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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

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Birkhead, the experienced storyteller who is also Emeritus Professor at the School of Biosciences, The University of Sheffield, author of multiple scientific articles as well as books of popular science, knows how to make it readable and fun. Colonialism and appropriation of knowledge is discussed in Chapter 6, The New World of Science.

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Birds of Bolivia: Field Guide–A Book Review

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Like a shy stepchild, it’s always eclipsed by the wonders of Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, etc. This is more than eBird reports–a checklist generated from the citizen science database lists only 1,413 species. Plate 97: Andean and partly Andean antshrikes, illustrated by Oscar Tintaya.

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The Cocha Antshrike

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We were in the remote Amazonian forests and not a sound was to be heard except for the rhythmical dripping of water from the raised paddles. Only in the late 1980’s was it “rediscovered” so to say, with the male being found at Imuya Cocha and described to science for the first time. Do you hear that song?” At first nothing.

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Life Along The Delaware Bay: A Book Review

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One bird, the authors discovered, flew 5,000 miles nonstop from southern Brazil to North Carolina. The three co-authors of Life Along the Delaware Bay are scientists who know how to write about science without jargon or pretense.

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Collaborative List – November 2019

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He raised his binoculars above his head and cried out with courage and clarity, “I am Sparticus!” They ranged across 10 countries (Costa Rica, USA, UK, India, Australia, China, Brazil, Mexico, Serbia and Uganda). Mark Hatfield Marine Science Center and Estuary Trail. Something needed to be done. calle jocote.

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