African Starlings: Dashing Darlings of the Bird World in More Ways Than 1 (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

University of Akron

African Starlings: Dashing Darlings of the Bird World in More Ways Than 1 (1 of 2)

Caption

African glossy starlings change color more than 10 times faster than their ancestors and even their modern relatives, according to researchers at The University of Akron and Columbia University. And these relatively rapid changes have led to new species of birds with color combinations previously unseen, according to the study funded in part by the National Science Foundation and published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA.

Credit

Dustin Rubenstein, Columbia University

Usage Restrictions

None

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.