Six decades of research bias: Fancy birds steal the spotlight, leaving drab species understudied

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Apr 14, 2025, 9:53 am89 ptsTrending
If you like watching, reading, or learning about pretty, colorful birds, you're not alone. But it turns out that love for the bright and beautiful is impacting scientific study and limiting what we know about how their drab counterparts impact our ecology, which could ultimately affect conservation efforts for…

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