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Page 94
Of the other piciform families, the Indicatoridae are specialized in features, such
as their thick skin, relating to their beeswax eating and brood parasitism. Other
peculiarities, such as the graduated long tail of the lyre-tailed honey guide ...
Of the other piciform families, the Indicatoridae are specialized in features, such
as their thick skin, relating to their beeswax eating and brood parasitism. Other
peculiarities, such as the graduated long tail of the lyre-tailed honey guide ...
Page 95
The above arrangement within the suborder Pici begins with the barbets,
generally recognized as the least specialized group within the suborder and the
most likely ancestral family. The honey guides are almost universally considered
very ...
The above arrangement within the suborder Pici begins with the barbets,
generally recognized as the least specialized group within the suborder and the
most likely ancestral family. The honey guides are almost universally considered
very ...
Page 565
Other cells, by differentiating in order to acquire specialized functions and
cooperating with other specialized cells, become the building blocks of large
multicellular organisms as complex as the human being. Although they are much
larger ...
Other cells, by differentiating in order to acquire specialized functions and
cooperating with other specialized cells, become the building blocks of large
multicellular organisms as complex as the human being. Although they are much
larger ...
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