Here is a link to an interesting article in the CU-Boulder Arts and Sciences Magazine about research on rosy finches by Eric Funk with Scott Taylor. Don't start hyperventilating about your life list—there isn't a push here for lumping.
Rosy-finches are Colorado’s high-alpine specialists, and researchers want to know why | Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine | University of Colorado Boulder<https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2023/01/19/rosy-finches-are-colorados-high-alpine-specialists-and-researchers-want-know-why> [https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/article-thumbnail/16x9_header_finches_23-01-19.jpg?itok=sJDgtRV_]<https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2023/01/19/rosy-finches-are-colorados-high-alpine-specialists-and-researchers-want-know-why> Rosy-finches are Colorado’s high-alpine specialists, and researchers want to know why | Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine | University of Colorado Boulder<https://www.colorado.edu/asmagazine/2023/01/19/rosy-finches-are-colorados-high-alpine-specialists-and-researchers-want-know-why> “Generally, we think of speciation as taking a long time—on the order of millions of years,” Funk said. “But if all of this variation exists within rosy-finches already, and the genome is able to recombine these different genes to produce new trait combinations, it could potentially happen a lot faster. www.colorado.edu Bill Kaempfer 11,000 feet below BCRF breeding range in Safety Harbor, FL -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en?hl=en * All posts should be signed with the poster's full name and city. Include bird species and location in the subject line when appropriate * Join Colorado Field Ornithologists https://cobirds.org/CFO/Membership/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cobirds/SJ0PR03MB628563536D352E5685BFEAA3E1C59%40SJ0PR03MB6285.namprd03.prod.outlook.com.
