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August 2008

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The bird in the mirror.
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The bird in the mirror. This magpie has been given a red mark that the bird cannot see directly but is visible in the mirror. An increase in actions toward the part of the body with the mark, and other self-directed behaviors, indicate self-recognition. The magpie is shown using its beak in a self-directed but not mark-related action (see Prior et al., e202).

Image Credit: Illustration by Oliver Wrobel

Synopses

Tasting the Bitter Sunlight

Jami L Milton

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Essay

Is Sleep Essential?

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Unsolved Mystery

Where Does Bluetongue Virus Sleep in the Winter?

Anthony Wilson, Karin Darpel, Philip Scott Mellor

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Primers

The Thief in the Mirror

Frans B. M de Waal

PLOS Biology: published August 19, 2008 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0060201

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Whisker-Mediated Texture Discrimination

Mathew E Diamond, Moritz von Heimendahl, Ehsan Arabzadeh

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Liliana M Costa, José F Gutierrez-Marcos

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The Spectrum of Mitochondrial Mutation Differs across Species

Kristi L Montooth, David M Rand

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Community Page

SAW: Breaking Down Barriers between Art and Science

Anne Osbourn

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Research Articles

Mirror-Induced Behavior in the Magpie (Pica pica): Evidence of Self-Recognition

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Pauline E Jullien, Assaf Mosquna, Mathieu Ingouff, Tadashi Sakata, Nir Ohad, Frédéric Berger

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Correction

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