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Margaret Morse Nice thought like a song sparrow and changed how scientists understand animal behavior

  • Written by Kristoffer Whitney, Assistant Professor of Science, Technology and Society, Rochester Institute of Technology
Making sense of bird behavior was a lifelong passion for Margaret Morse Nice. AP Photo

The invader, puffed out into the shape of a ball, fluttered one wing straight up in the air. He sang constantly and softly, incomplete songs in rapid succession. The defender, silent, hunched his shoulders in a menacing attitude, closely following every move of...

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