Bird color variations speed up evolution: research
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 12:00
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have found that bird species with multiple plumage colour forms within in the same population, evolve into new species faster than those with only one colour form, confirming a 60 year-old evolution theory.
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