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NOVEMBER 12, 2009
s vice president for research. In one case, up to 17 kittens from three litters died or were euthanized -- with no experiment data generated -- after injections to induce hydrocephalus. Tags: universities animal research utah undercover investigation PETA. Per the Salt Lake Tribune, these are some of the allegations.
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 23, 2015
Upon arrival we were given strict and non-flexible rules: never go even one inch off the ice paths, never allow the tiniest piece of litter to escape, never interact in any way with the wildlife, and cause absolutely no environmental damage. But, he continued, some – but not all – of the researchers drove him nuts.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
A logical and outstanding successor to The Genius of Birds (2016), Ackerman’s award-winning book about bird cognition, The Bird Way explores the diversity of bird behavior, the norm and the extremes, with an emphasis on cutting-edge research and findings that explode assumptions. Yet, the research projects are never the whole story.
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 10, 2012
Photo by Adam Riley (Rockjumper Birding Tours) Despite initial appearances, these birds are in fact very large passerines (13-16 in) and research has shown them to be an ancient basal offshoot from the passerine evolutionary tree. Gray-necked Picathartes foraging in leaf-litter on the forest floor in Korup National Park, Cameroon.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 13, 2012
Not only was it pleasure, it was now that most dignified of activities, Research. I applaud responsibility, but please don’t litter.) Though spring migration is only just starting to ramp up there, of course I had to visit the Ramble. The Magic Hedge in Chicago, of course. C’mon, guys.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 24, 2014
Research never hurts, right? I’m not saying that it is ever necessary to litter a post with expletives, but I’ve never seen a reason to pretend they don’t exist. Over time people will notice and start linking to your own material, and your readership will grow. Just don’t plagiarize.
10,000 Birds
MAY 6, 2011
Unfortunately, by the nature of the problem, the history of the young field is littered with examples of researchers allowing their subconscious biases — or worse, their conscious ones — to influence how they read the data. But perhaps such morals would be the hardest to discover and document.
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