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

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The Secret Perfume of Birds: Uncovering the Science of Avian Scent focuses on this last question, but you might find yourself fascinated by the first two, which come early in the book but linger on in the imagination as author Danielle J. Do birds use odors and a sense of smell to communicate with each other? ” (p.

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Great Tit Telomeres, Baby Talk, Brainy Birds

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Every time a gene is replicated, or really, a chromosome (during cell division), a bit of the end of a gene may be lost, owing to the way this process happens. This is part of the process of aging. Research done quite a while back suggests that this is adaptive. City Great Tit ( Parus major ) telomeres shortened.

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Swallows. Swallowed

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As I was just starting to examine it, a famous paleontologist who happened to be passing by came over to look, and immediately determine that it was a fossil primate tooth, a very rare find indeed. But, until recently this has not been confirmed by science. The researchers noticed the fish taking swallows at a rate of up to 20 a day.

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What happened with Archaeopteryx?

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But it is utterly bewildering to me to see news reports about this recent science that read “… An icon knocked from its perch&# or “Archaeopteryx no longer first bird.&# And this is where the latest research related to Archaeopteryx comes in. This requires a few things to be true, depending on the fossils.

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