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A review of the birdcentric novel “Accidentals” (the title of which is in the plural for a reason)

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She lives part-time in Uruguay and is co-director of the Fiction Meets Science program at the University of Bremen, Germany, which seeks to bridge the “two cultures” of science and literature. Her narrator is Gabriel, 23, raised in Northern California by an American father and a Uruguayan mother.

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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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You Think You Know Hummingbirds, But You Have No Idea

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It’s coming right for us! Well, at least the males, which behind their resplendent gorgets have a wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am approach to raising the next generation.). Now scientists have a better understanding of the secrets of hummingbird flight, as detailed in a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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Potential Efficiency Improvements

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Supporting local conservation organizations and participating in citizen science initiatives allows us to contribute to the protection of Shanghai’s bird species and their habitats. That’s right, we’re in Shanghai—a place where birds and concrete collide in a remarkable display of irony. Collisions with buildings?

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The Duck Stamp and The Wildlife Conservation Stamp Living in Symbiosis?

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We have a simple solution to raise more money for the National Wildlife Refuge System. This just doesn’t seem like rocket science to me. This means that only 11% of hunters buy the Duck Stamp raising approximately $25 million a year. This is wonderful news right? A lot more money! Let’s look at some facts.

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COMMENTS ON COLLECTING BIRDS: A Reply

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How it raised its chicks? Science doesn’t work that way! Describing the position that Linda took with regards to the validity of the science as dishonest may have been unfair. Science Schmience. Says the prosecution to this: “Can a dead bird educate the researcher on its song? Or how gracefully it flew?

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“Understanding Animal Behaviour” by Rory Putman

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Not sure that I impressed them, I chose to bluff them and looked left and right for a suitable tree branch to pick. Attempting to bluff the bear in believing that they were even bigger bears, Hoshino suggested raising their hands, to appear taller. From the behavioural point of view, what has happened?

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