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Sound Ecology: Raptors

KHSU | By Jessica Eden

Published March 8, 2018 at 3:29 PM PST

On this segment of Sound Ecology, Naturalist Ken Burton explores the world of raptors, from providing a working definition for this group of birds to an explanation of convergent evolution.

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Jessica Eden

je28@humboldt.edu

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