New Research From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program Shows That, Genetically Speaking, Blue-Winged and Golden-Winged Warblers Are Almost Identical. Scientists Behind the Research Say the Main Differences Between the
Tuesday, August 23, 2016 - 11:31
in Biology & Nature
New research from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program shows that, genetically speaking, blue-winged and golden-winged warblers are almost identical. Scientists behind the research say the main differences between the two species are in feather color and pattern, in some cases just a simple matter of dominant or recessive pairings of gene variants, or alleles.