http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/10/06/the-plague-of-tyrants-a-common-bird-parasite-that-infected-tyrannosaurus/ Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:00:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/10/06/the-plague-of-tyrants-a-common-bird-parasite-that-infected-tyrannosaurus/#comment-4964 Ann Littlewood Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:41:35 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/10/06/the-plague-of-tyrants-a-common-bird-parasite-that-infected-tyrannosaurus/#comment-4964 Fascinating! I've seen owls with "frounce" which (if I remember correctly) is the old falconer's word for tricimoniasis. It's an awful disease, blocking the mouth and throat. Afflicts ravens as well. Raptors that eat pigeons are at risk. Thanks for the update on Tyrannosaurus as well. Fascinating! I’ve seen owls with “frounce” which (if I remember correctly) is the old falconer’s word for tricimoniasis. It’s an awful disease, blocking the mouth and throat. Afflicts ravens as well. Raptors that eat pigeons are at risk. Thanks for the update on Tyrannosaurus as well.

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/10/06/the-plague-of-tyrants-a-common-bird-parasite-that-infected-tyrannosaurus/#comment-4963 PKoch Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:59:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2009/10/06/the-plague-of-tyrants-a-common-bird-parasite-that-infected-tyrannosaurus/#comment-4963 Very interesting article (as always!). There is an annoying use of the term "forensic" though, it really bothers me when it's used in its "CSI meaning" in scientific contexts. "Forensic" means <i>applied to the legal system</i>, not "related with death". "Forensic linguistics" is not the study of corpses' language apparatus, and the same goes for "forensic DNA analysis", etc. Very interesting article (as always!). There is an annoying use of the term “forensic” though, it really bothers me when it’s used in its “CSI meaning” in scientific contexts.
“Forensic” means applied to the legal system, not “related with death”. “Forensic linguistics” is not the study of corpses’ language apparatus, and the same goes for “forensic DNA analysis”, etc.

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