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Danielle Whittaker
Evolutionary Biologist & Researcher at Michigan State University
Danielle Whittaker is the Managing Director of the NSF-funded BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action at Michigan State University. Her primary research focus is on birds, what they can smell and what those smells tell them. On weekends, she’s a roller derby referee for the Lansing Derby Vixens.
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For birds, looks just ain't enough - CBS News
In a study published in this month's edition of the journal Animal Behaviour, lead
researcher Danielle Whittaker shows that birds communicate via scent, and ...
Danielle Whittaker - Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers
Science: Danielle Whittaker is an evolutionary biologist who studies dark eyed
juncos (they're birds) and how they use their sense of smell.
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