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Feather color is more than skin deep

Where do birds get their red feathers from? According to Esther del Val, from the National History Museum in Barcelona, Spain, and her team, the red carotenoids that give the common crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) its red coloration ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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New bird species found in Idaho

One does not expect to discover a bird species new to science while wandering around the continental United States. Nor does one expect that such a species would provide much insight into how coevolutionary ...

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created Mar 19, 2007 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 0


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