Jump to content
Ornithology Exchange (brought to you by the Ornithological Council)

The owls beyond the Andes: Divergence between distant populations suggests new species


ScienceDaily

Recommended Posts

They might be looking quite identical, but each of the populations of two owl species, living in the opposite hemispheres, might actually turn out to be yet another kind. This suggestion has been made by Dr. Colihueque and his team, based on new genetic divergence analyses of the Common Barn and the Short-eared Owl populations from Chile and comparing them with those from other geographic areas. The study is published in the open-access journal ZooKeys.xZc6sYix0Bs

 

Read the full article on ScienceDaily

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

×
×
  • Create New...