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  • Playing a parasite for science

    Aug 22, 2018 10:15 am by Mikus Abolins-Abols, Postdoctoral Researcher, Animal BiologyBehind the Scenes
    1. Postdoctoral researcher Mikus Abolins-Abols peers into the nest of an American robin. Photo by L. B. Stauffer

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    • 1. Postdoctoral researcher Mikus Abolins-Abols peers into the nest of an American robin. Photo by L. B. Stauffer

    I act the part of the cowbird: I spy on robins to find their nests and slip a foreign egg into each one.