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The Mourning Dove is a prolific breeder. military, with all their ballistics and performance testing, it should be good enough for hunters.” She found the nest under the windshield wiper of her vehicle that was parked in her garage.
An AVMA resolution was quietly killed this afternoon that would have revised its policy on use of random-source dogs and cats for research, testing and education. Tags: breeders animal research veterinarians animal shelters medical research avma. From Veterinary News.
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This map shows the association in space: On considering the possible relationships between these strategies, the authors then develop the following three hypotheses: (i) Brood parasites might selectively target cooperative breeders to maximize the care of their offspring. (ii) They looked at fairy-wrens and cuckoos.
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