Golden-Winged and Blue-Winged Warblers (IMAGE)

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Golden-Winged and Blue-Winged Warblers

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A team of researchers has identified a gene associated with migration in golden-winged and blue-winged warblers using whole genome sequencing and migration tracking technology. The team compared genetic differences among birds that winter in Central America and those that winter in South America.

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Sean Graesser

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