Hello tweeties,

I managed to get my hands on a paper that was just published that proposes a hypothesis regarding extinction. In short, the author proposes that birds that are closely related to endangered (or extinct) species are more vulnerable to extinction themselves. What do you think?

http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2008/06/tree_of_death.php

GrrlScientist
Devorah
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Roosting high up a tree somewhere in Central Park, NYC