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Florida scrub-jays attempt to breed at unusually young age after large-scale translocation

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Florida scrub-jays attempt to breed at unusually young age after large-scale translocation

For nearly two decades, biologist Lauren Deaner has worked with Florida scrub-jays, contributing to population recovery efforts and translocations. Now, as a doctoral researcher in UCF's integrative biology program, she is using that field experience to investigate how genetics, behavior and population dynamics influence the long-term recovery of imperiled species.

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