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We know little about the young of many species of birds or how they grow.
Last week the Scientific American featured a guest blog that described my microscopic imaging work with the Linyphiidae and the online gallery of female erigonine epigyna at LinEpig. The blog post was written by Field Museum bird taxidermist and science essayist Meera Lee Sethi. Here is an excerpt:
The diversity of this program is simply exceptional
Want to learn more about Turtle ants? Then check out this weeks Field Revealed video.
Studying Gloger's Rule and the effects of changing environments on bird plumages
A recent visitor to the museum's Division of Insects from Nanjing, China brought bags full of exciting fossil beetle specimens with him. Read on for an update...
With access to Ebird, I can record data on the birds I see even on vacation
Peter Pyle visits our collections for project on molt patterns in Chilean birds









