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AOU/COS/SCO 2008 Meeting
I have been away all week in Portland, OR at the AOU/COS/SCO 2008 Meeting. At first, I felt very misplaced there, but I soon found company.
1. I managed to to recognize ecologygirl from the photograph in her avatar. She introduced me to her colleague and said encouraging things after I professed my nervousness in such an unfamiliar environment ( Read more... ) -
Good Vibrations
I have been shaken and inspired by the earthquake of yesterday.
Syringeal muscles of songbirds are believed to be among fastest moving muscles in vertebrata.
As reported in the study by C.P.H. Elemens et al., in vivo electric potential measurements from syringeal muscles of Zebra Finches and European Starlings were found to be in phase with ( Read more... ) -
More News to Swallow: Photos of "Marni and Barney"
Photos of the subjects of the conjoined Barn Swallows mentioned in the previous post have been released.
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Follow the Swallow
Roman sent this photo and told that the Cliff Swallow (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) was feeding the Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica erythrogaster). Hybridization of the two has been published.
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