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Once the nest site has been adopted, one member of the pair usually remains on
guard against usurpation by other birds that are still in search of a suitable nest
site. The male may remain on guard for several days and nights, while the female
...
Once the nest site has been adopted, one member of the pair usually remains on
guard against usurpation by other birds that are still in search of a suitable nest
site. The male may remain on guard for several days and nights, while the female
...
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Winter temperatures (May to October) in the Amazon lowland remain virtually
unchanged from those of the summer months, but they drop to about 79° F (about
26° C) in the drought quadrilateral. In the Brazilian Highlands winter
temperatures ...
Winter temperatures (May to October) in the Amazon lowland remain virtually
unchanged from those of the summer months, but they drop to about 79° F (about
26° C) in the drought quadrilateral. In the Brazilian Highlands winter
temperatures ...
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The egg remains in the base of the archegonium, ready for fertilization. The male
sex organ, the antheridium, is a saclike structure made up of a jacket of sterile
cells one cell thick; it encloses many cells, each of which, when mature, produces
...
The egg remains in the base of the archegonium, ready for fertilization. The male
sex organ, the antheridium, is a saclike structure made up of a jacket of sterile
cells one cell thick; it encloses many cells, each of which, when mature, produces
...
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CONTENTS BIRDS 113 BIRTH CONTROL | 113 |
BISMARCK | 121 |
BLOOD | 125 |
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