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

10,000 Birds

Whittaker’s adventures in olfactory research take unexpected turns into genetics, chemistry, and the halls of academia. Whittaker’s research road is more serpentine than most academics. ” (p. It’s taken a critical mass of women scientists to be heard and to be respected.

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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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How much bird is there, anyway?

10,000 Birds

Here’s some data from the famous research project of Manu, Peru, giving biomass in kilograms per hectare. To remedy this, I visited the Animal Diversity Web site at the University of Michigan. But if you look at a bit of prairie in South Dakota during the dead of winter, you may see very few birds and a lot of bison.

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