Bijna dertien jaar heb ik schaamteloos kunnen koketteren met mijn waarneming van het eerste geval van homoseksuele necrofilie bij de wilde eend. De observatie uit juni 1995 bleef onovertroffen, tot P.J. Nico de Bruyn, Cheryl A. Tosh en Marthan N. Bester onlangs een waarneming pubiceerden in Journal of Ethology 26: 295-297 getiteld ‘Sexual harassment of [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Ik kan wel inpakken met mijn necro-eend!
Posted in ducks, publications on May 25, 2008 | No Comments »
The dog, the kiwi and the editor
Posted in improbable research on May 4, 2008 | No Comments »
I took this picture Friday night during our weekly Skype-and-Whiskey meeting. If you want to know what it is about: see todays entry of the improbable.com blog.
Ducks in a box
Posted in ducks on May 2, 2008 | No Comments »
The Rotterdam Duck Race 2008 took place on April 20th in the river Nieuwe Maas. None of the 5000 rubber ducks reached the finish due to wind from the ‘wrong’ direction, but hundreds came within reach of duck lovers. Thanks to my colleague Jeroen Bakker, who salvaged a bag full of the drifted ducks in the Veerhaven, I [...]
