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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Alcidae .
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Examples
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The two most harvested species are crested auklet (Aethia cristatella) (about 12,000) and common murre (about 10,000) [71].
Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic 2009
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The article, Prenuptial perfume: Alloanointing in the social rituals of the crested auklet Aethia cristatella and the transfer of arthropod deterrents, will be published in the German journal Naturwissenschaften.
Archive 2007-11-01 Field Notes 2007
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The article, Prenuptial perfume: Alloanointing in the social rituals of the crested auklet Aethia cristatella and the transfer of arthropod deterrents, will be published in the German journal Naturwissenschaften.
Prenuptial Perfumery - A Mating Ritual Field Notes 2007
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Male and female auklets (Aethia sp.) have elaborate and prominent whiskers or crests of feathers on their heads, and two ornithologists, Professor Ian Jones of Memorial University in St John's, and Dr Sampath Seneviratne of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver,
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Male and female auklets (Aethia sp.) have elaborate and prominent whiskers or crests of feathers on their heads, and two ornithologists, Professor Ian Jones of Memorial University in St John's, and Dr Sampath Seneviratne of the University of British Columbia in Vancouver,
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Parakeet Auklets (Aethia psittacula) Source: Art Sowls, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
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Aethia pusilla), which specialize on calanoid copepods, have a narrow foraging niche
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