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Sharing is Caring if You’re a Vampire Bat
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A grain of sand
In the coastal town of Margate, New Jersey there is a battle…
Mating Systems Part II: the evolutionarily advantage for seahorse males to become pregnant and other examples
My last blog post I introduced mating systems and gave examples of…
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Notes from the field: What does a scientist do?
If I were to ask you, describe a scientist, what would you…
