Caribbean islands were once the center of diversity for barn owls
October 22, 2026
October 22, 2026
GAINESVILLE, Florida, Oct. 22 -- The University of Florida posted the following news:
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Caribbean islands were once the center of diversity for barn owls
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* Barn owls dispersed to North America from Eurasia between the Pliocene and early Pleistocene epochs, less than 5 million years ago, likely by crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
* A new study conducted by scientists at the Florida Museum of Natural History shows that barn owls in . . .
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Caribbean islands were once the center of diversity for barn owls
*
* Barn owls dispersed to North America from Eurasia between the Pliocene and early Pleistocene epochs, less than 5 million years ago, likely by crossing the Atlantic Ocean.
* A new study conducted by scientists at the Florida Museum of Natural History shows that barn owls in . . .