Genetic Changes in Wild Ducks_02 (IMAGE)

University of Texas at El Paso

Genetic Changes in Wild Ducks_02

Caption

A study led by Lauren McFarland, a doctoral student in ecology and evolutionary biology in the College of Science at The University of Texas at El Paso, has documented, for the first time in North America, when and where genetic changes occurred in wild mallard populations and linked those changes directly to more than a century of releases of domesticated ducks. The findings were published in the journal Current Biology.

Credit

Lauren McFarland

Usage Restrictions

None.

License

Original 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.