LSU: Why Do Some Birds Lose Flight More Readily Than Others?
December 14, 2020
December 14, 2020
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Dec. 14 (TNSRes) -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release:
The most curious aspect of the Titicaca Grebe, scientifically known as the Rollandia microptera, is its flightlessness. And these birds are a part of a pattern that plays out across the world.
Terrill, who received his PhD in 2017 from LSU's Department of Biological Sciences and Museum of Natural Science, has always been interested in the concept of molting, wh . . .
The most curious aspect of the Titicaca Grebe, scientifically known as the Rollandia microptera, is its flightlessness. And these birds are a part of a pattern that plays out across the world.
Terrill, who received his PhD in 2017 from LSU's Department of Biological Sciences and Museum of Natural Science, has always been interested in the concept of molting, wh . . .