A hitchhiker's guide to the Galapagos: co-evolution of Galapagos mockingbirds and their parasites
Monday, October 3, 2011 - 02:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Along with the famous finches the Galapagos mockingbirds had a great influence on Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Now, 176 years later, three of the four mockingbird species are among the rarest birds in the world. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology untangles the evolutionary relationships between Galápagos mockingbirds and provides information about their parasites to help ensure the birds survival.