good spotting... it's House Finches... check out male's coloration, from pale yellow to deeo red, huge variation make them a idea species to study sexual selection. : )
Do you know when I just googled "house finch sexual selection", Edwards Lab come up as the 8th hit from the top (Dr. Hill's paper in 94 was the first hit!). Amazing...
What kind of birds are they? They look like the ones in my backyeard...
ReplyDeleteHey Jen,
ReplyDeletegood spotting... it's House Finches...
check out male's coloration, from pale yellow to deeo red, huge variation make them a idea species to study sexual selection. : )
Dear Mark,
ReplyDeleteDo you know when I just googled "house finch sexual selection", Edwards Lab come up as the 8th hit from the top (Dr. Hill's paper in 94 was the first hit!). Amazing...
Ha... indeed! They are the best! : )
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