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How Birds Evolve: What Science Reveals about Their Origin, Lives, and Diversity: A Book Review by a Non-Science Person

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Doug Futuyma believes in science and in the scientific basis of evolution. How Birds Evolve: What Science Reveals about Their Origin, Lives, and Diversity by Douglas J. Futuyma is a synthesis of theory and research about evolution and birds. What does it mean that a hummingbird fossil was found in southeastern France?

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What happened with Archaeopteryx?

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You and your colleagues are experts on the history of France, Poland, Spain, all those European countries. This has happened before, Archaeopteryx and the bird family tree have had an often tenuous relationship. And this is where the latest research related to Archaeopteryx comes in. Imagine you study history.

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ACTION ALERT! Tomorrow, MARCH 15, 2011, is the deadline for public.

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For my new book, due out in 2012 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, I’ve been researching sandhill crane hunting. Sincerely, Julie Zickefoose Tags: cranes , sandhill crane hunting , sandhill cranes • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! Or These Blasts From The Past What’s In A Name?

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