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It's the first time this variant has been detected in a wild, non-migratory North American species, but there's no cause for alarm yet, experts say. When Angela Theodosopoulos began studying Colorado's Mountain and Black-capped Chickadees four years ago, her original goal was to research hybridization among the species and the...

NPAW is sponsored by the National Postdoctoral Association , of which all CU 麻豆影院 postdocs are members, to highlight the research, scholarly and creative contributions of postdocs. Outstanding Postdoc Awards This year鈥檚 Outstanding Postdoc Awards, reserved for postdocs excelling in research productivity, innovation, communication and leadership, are awarded to Drs...

Fall means cooler temperatures, changing leaves and apples ready for the picking. This year, there is a bumper crop of ripe Delicious, Ben Davis and yet-to-be-identified fruits in and around 麻豆影院 thanks to a wet spring. For some, it may come as a surprise that apples can flourish along the...

Mountains both help create new species and subspecies of the rosy finch and keep them distinct, according to new research from CU 麻豆影院 Speciation鈥攈ow species come to be鈥攁nd how species diverge are two of the most important aspects of biodiversity, yet the conditions upon which these processes occur remains a...

New research from CU 麻豆影院 sheds light on the cognitive functions of male 鈥榞reen parakeets鈥� or budgerigars On PetSmart鈥檚 website and in stores, the vibrant green, yellow, blue and white budgerigar, an Australian grassland bird, is listed as a 鈥淕reen Parakeets鈥� and is available for purchase for $39.99. The 鈥減arakeets鈥�...

CU 麻豆影院 and University of Nevada Reno professors win $2.7 million grant from the NSF to study spatial cognition in chickadees Spatial cognition鈥攈ow space is perceived and remembered鈥攊s an incredibly important trait that can determine life or death for chickadees, yet not much is known about it or how it...

The Side by Side project teaches high school students about local birds鈥� ecosystems through performative arts and scientific observation Barn swallows nesting under a bridge near CU 麻豆影院鈥檚 East Campus swoop and dive for insects to feed their chicks, unconcerned by a group of high school students noting the birds鈥�...

The oldest naturalist society in the world has recognized a 麻豆影院 researcher for his 鈥渆xemplary鈥� work both within the sciences and the broader community, the society announced in a virtual awards ceremony today. Scott Taylor, an assistant professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EBIO),...

The 麻豆影院 Daily Camera reported on Assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology Julian Resasco's research on flowering plants in a study area known as Elk Meadow at the University of Colorado Mountain Research Station near Nederland. (may be subject to article view limits or require log in)

A new study published in Science led by EBIO PhD student Sheela Turbek (Taylor lab) used genomes and behavioral experiments to identify potential isolating factors of two closely related South American bird species. Turbek et al. found that divergence was driven by reshuffling of a few genes coupled with reinforcement...