Natural History

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Articles in Nov 2000 issue of Natural History

• Tales of a Feathered Tail - examination of avian evolution from dinosaurs and characteristics of evolutionary progression
  by Stephen Jay Gould
• In Sum - signs of beetle bits on fossil leaves; fuel for migrating birds; butterfly sex controls - Brief Article
  by Richard Milner
• MEXICO - wintering site of monarch butterflies and cosmological symbolism of ancient city Chichen Itza - Brief Article
• The Search for LUCA - Last Universal Common Ancestor
  by Matt Ridley
• World Explorer Cruises - educational cruises and nature exploration services - Brief Article
• The Cambridge World History of Food. - Review - book review
  by Raymond Sokolov
• Picky, Picky - Brief Article
  by Ellen Goldensohn
• Swan Hellenic - educational cruises and travel services - Brief Article
• Facts on Foliage - Web sites that explain why leaves change color - Brief Article
  by Robert Anderson
• BELIZE - ecotourism - Brief Article
• BOOKSHELF. - Review - book review
  by William R. Clark
• Who's Really on First? - research data analysis from Monte Verde archeological site; includes notes on magazine contributors
• Dangerous Curves - how snakes use bending skills - Brief Article
  by Carl Zimmer
• On Earth As in the Heavens
  by Neil de Grasse Tyson
• The Road to Ancient Helike - astronomer Steven Sorer's participation in geological research that lead to discovery of ancient Greek city
  by Henry S.F. Jr. Cooper
• When Lions Ruled France - paintings in France's Chauvet Cave depict extinct cats
  by Craig Packer
• Tongue Twister - Brief Article
  by Richard Milner
• Autumn's Deep Rut - sexual behaviour of elks - Brief Article
  by Peter J. Marchand
• Land Of The Walking Marriage - Mosuo people of China
  by Lu Yuan
• Slip Sliding Away - Brief Article
  by J. Alan Holman
• Piedmont Perspective - Piedmont Plateau of the Appalachian Region; includes notes on wetland and dry forest flora - Brief Article
  by Robert H. Mohlenbrock
• Hidden Choices Of Females - females of some species have ability to block sperm from reaching egg
  by Tim Birkhead
• What's in a Name - naming of solar system objects by International Astronomical Union; includes notes on astronomical observation
  by Richard Panek
• Stealth Moms - mothering behavior of Borneo treeshrews
  by Louise Emmons