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The Problem with Herring Gulls
Back in the States, identifying different species of gulls was a manageable task, and mediocre birdwatcher though I was, I had no difficulty distinguishing the 5 more common gull species in the...
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Speciation Caused by a Single Mutation
Credit: Robert MoyleIn ScienceNOW, On the Road to a New Species, a fantastic illumination of allopatric speciation being correlated to a single point mutation: The late Ernst Mayr, a famous Harvard...
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Creationists and Birding
Perhaps in an effort to stir the pot so to speak, Corey at 10,000 Birds raised an interesting question a few days ago: Can Creationists Be Birders? The short answer is “Of course!” For most birders,...
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Birth of a New Species
It’s pretty rare that biologists find an instance where speciation appears to have occurred right in front of their very eyes, but it appears that Peter and Rosemary Grant have looked closely enough...
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Incipient Speciation in European Blackcaps
Female Blackcap - Sylvia atricapillaBy Feeding the Birds, You Could Change Their Evolutionary Fate: The split that the researchers observed followed the recent establishment of a migratory divide...
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