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Linnean Podcast #52: Quiet Flight and Silent Killers
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Owls have evolved sensitive hearing facilitated by a facial disc, and flight that is quieted in part by a leading-edge comb on their wing. This comb is a series of modified barbs, or serrations, which project up from the outermost primary feathers on the leading edge of the wing. Here we explore the evolution of comb and facial disc morphology. Speaker: Christopher J. Clark Interviewer and Producer: Ross Ziegelmeier
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