The Importance of Small Change : On beaks and biodiversity on island California
While conducting research on Santa Cruz Island off the coast of California, Langin found differences in the beaks of a single species of bird, the endemic island scrub-jay. Though they lived in neighboring habitats, the size and shape of the birds’ beaks change depending on the types of flora availa...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Boom: A Journal of California. - University of California Press, 2011. - 5(2015), 3, Seite 42-45 |
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Boom: A Journal of California |
| Schlagworte: | Island scrub-jay California Channel Islands Santa Cruz Island bird beaks evolution microgeographic divergence Biological sciences Physical sciences |