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Florida Museum of Natural History

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Scientists know comparatively little about the breeding seasons of tropical birds. This point is underscored by a new study that shows insect-eating birds in the tropics can postpone breeding by nearly half a year, more than four times as long as previously observed.

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Photo by Felicity Newell

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