Resident parasites influence appearance, evolution of barn swallows
Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 16:31
in Biology & Nature
Researchers think that local parasites are influencing why barn swallows in Europe, the Middle East and Colorado are choosing their mates differently. Their new research finds that these parasites could be playing an important role in changing the traits displayed to attract mates early in the process of the creation of new species.