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My scientific specialty is chronobiology (circadian rhythms and photoperiodism), with additional interests in comparative physiology, animal behavior and evolution. I am not an MD so I cannot diagnose and treat your sleep problems. As well as writing this blog, I am also the Online Discussion Expert for PLoS. This is a personal blog and opinions within it in no way reflect the policies of PLoS. You can contact me at: Coturnix@gmail.com
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Category: Academia
Last week, my SciBling Jason Goldman interviewed me for his blog. The questions were not so much about blogging, journalism, Open Access and PLoS (except a little bit at the end) but more about science - how I got into...
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Category: Birds
This week, Dr.Bird answers questions about birds - the raptors, especially those living inside of big cities. Listen to the podcast and join the discussion in the forums: Listen to an interview about city-dwelling raptors. Download MP3 David Bird is...
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Category: Birds
Aves 3D is a 'three dimensional database of avian skeletal morphology' and it is awesome! This is an NSF-funded project led by Leon Claessens, Scott Edwards and Abby Drake. What they are doing is making surface scans of various bones...
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Category: Science News
Yes, years after I left the lab, I published a scientific paper. How did that happen? Back in 2000, I published a paper on the way circadian clock controls the time of day when the eggs are laid in Japanese...
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Category: A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words
The island of Mainau has been designed, decades ago, as a gigantic garden, natural preserve, and a model of sustainability. Thus, animals roaming the island are exceptionally fearless of humans. For this picture, taken during lunch on the island, all...
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Category: Birds
Gunnar Engblom has another hit: Twitter for birders - Part 1. An introduction - which starts introductory enough, but I am intrigued by the last sentence: In part 2 of "Twitter for birders" I will tell you how something called...
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Category: Birds
Gunnar Engblom explains Facebook to newbies. Just go to Facebook and search for 'Birding' - people, groups, events....
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Category: Animal Behavior
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Category: Animal Behavior
Naughty male Australian satin bower bird selectively steals blue items to decorate his nest. The female bower birds rate their partner by their home decor so they do a lot of stealing....
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